M. Bratychak(a,b), W. Brostow(a,b), M. Gagin(a), O. Grynynshyn(a), O. Shyshchak(a,b)

(a) Dept. of Petroleum Chemistry and Technology, Lvivska Polytechnika National University, Stepana Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine; mbratych@polynet.lviv.ua
(b) Department of Materials Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203-5310, USA; and Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA

ABSTRACT

Oligomeric azodinitrile compounds with epoxy groups were synthesized by interaction between 4,4'-azo-bis-(4-cyanopentanoic) acid and diglycydyl ethers of diphenylpropane, ethylene glycol and resorcine in the presence of benzyltriethylammonium chloride as the catalyst. Effects of temperature, reaction medium, initial components raio and catalyst concentration on oligomer yields have been studied. Styrene polymerization is an example demonstrating the possibility of using such compounds for obtaining oligomers with epoxy end groups.