Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.57, No.11, 1311-1314, 1995
Effects of Catalyst on Sequence Distribution and Transparency of Poly(Tetramethylene Terephthalate)-Poly(Tetramethylene Ether) Segmented Copolymers
Polyether-polyester segmented copolymer based on hard segments of tetramethylene terephthalate (PBT) and soft segments of poly(tetramethylene ether glycol) (PTMG) was synthesized by four kinds of catalyst : tetrabutyl titanate and magnesium acetate (Ti-Mg); tetrabutyl titanate and triethanolamine; tetra(isopropyl) titanate; and isopropoxy(triethanolaminato) titanate, respectively. Their segment sequence distributions were analyzed by C-13-NMR, based on different chemical shifts of aromatic quaternary carbons in the three different triad sequences. The effects of catalyst on sequence distribution and transparency were investigated. It was found that the copolymer has lower probability of B-T-B when Ti-Mg was used as catalysts, and results in higher transparency.