Abstract
We synthesized the new photosensitive oligomer containing a chalcone moiety in the main chain by end-capping reaction of diepoxide compound with methacrylic acid. The chalcone-epoxy oligomeric compound was synthesized with 4,4(′)-dihydroxychalcone and epichlorohydrin. Investigation of the photosensitivity of the newly synthesized chalcone oligomer was carried out by using UV-Vis absorption and infrared spectroscopies under UV exposure. We observed the photodimerization behavior under UV irradiation. At the same time, we could also observe the photopolymerization of the compound with a trace amount of dimethoxyphenyl acetophenone. Thermal properties of UV-cured dimethacrylate compounds were also studied.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1559-1564 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | European Polymer Journal |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 Aug |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was financially supported by a grant from Korea Research Foundation (2001-005-D00004).
Keywords
- Chalcone
- Photocrosslink
- Photopolymerization
- Photosensitive
- UV irradiation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry