Issue 24, 2022

Exploiting the reversible covalent bonding of boronic acids for self-healing/recycling of main-chain polybenzoxazines

Abstract

In this work, a new strategy for the synthesis of self-healable/recyclable polybenzoxazine networks under mild conditions by exploiting dynamic B–O bond exchanges is presented. The process is based on mixing main chain polybenzoxazine precursors with phenyl boronic acid and heating up to 180 °C. The obtained polybenzoxazine films displayed good self-healing properties at low temperatures and very mild pressures in the absence of additives to promote the healing process. The recovery extent of the films was quantified by tensile tests. The stress relaxation and sweep frequency behaviour of the films were analyzed by rheological measurements. The spectral and thermal behaviors of the films were also investigated. Moreover, the networks showed higher hydrolysis stability than those of conventional boronic esters because of the intramolecular coordination of B–N in the linkages.

Graphical abstract: Exploiting the reversible covalent bonding of boronic acids for self-healing/recycling of main-chain polybenzoxazines

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 Jan 2022
Accepted
19 May 2022
First published
20 May 2022

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 3631-3638

Exploiting the reversible covalent bonding of boronic acids for self-healing/recycling of main-chain polybenzoxazines

S. Gulyuz, Y. Yagci and B. Kiskan, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 3631 DOI: 10.1039/D2PY00068G

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