Polymer, Vol.37, No.5, 721-727, 1996
High-Temperature NMR Techniques for Studying Cross-Linked Epoxy Systems
The network structures formed when the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A is cured with two stoichiometries of diaminodiphenyl sulfone have been studied by solid-state C-13 n.m.r. at temperatures well above the glass transition temperature. High-resolution spectra have been obtained giving detailed information on the chemistry of these structures. Spectral editing and two-dimensional techniques more usually associated with solution-state n.m.r. have been used to confirm structural elements previously postulated. The value of high-temperature n.m.r. for amorphous and rigid systems such as epoxies is discussed.
Keywords:AMINE HYDROGEN-ATOMS;RELATIVE REACTIVITY;DIGLYCIDYL ETHER;C-13;BISPHENOL;SPECTROSCOPY;POLYMERS;GLYCIDYL