3432-73-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Highly Stable, Low Gas Crossover, Proton-Conducting Phenylated Polyphenylenes
Adamski, Michael,Skalski, Thomas J. G.,Britton, Benjamin,Peckham, Timothy J.,Metzler, Lukas,Holdcroft, Steven
, p. 9058 - 9061 (2017)
Two classes of novel sulfonated phenylated polyphenylene ionomers are investigated as polyaromatic-based proton exchange membranes. Both types of ionomer possess high ion exchange capacities yet are insoluble in water at elevated temperatures. They exhibit high proton conductivity under both fully hydrated conditions and reduced relative humidity, and are markedly resilient to free radical attack. Fuel cells constructed with membrane-electrode assemblies containing each ionomer membrane yield high in situ proton conductivity and peak power densities that are greater than obtained using Nafion reference membranes. In situ chemical stability accelerated stress tests reveal that this class of the polyaromatic membranes allow significantly lower gas crossover and lower rates of degradation than Nafion benchmark systems. These results point to a promising future for molecularly designed sulfonated phenylated polyphenylenes as proton-conducting media in electrochemical technologies.
Sulfo-Phenylated Polyphenylenes Containing Sterically Hindered Pyridines
Xu, Shaoyi,Adamski, Michael,Killer, Miho,Schibli, Eric M.,Frisken, Barbara J.,Holdcroft, Steven
, p. 2548 - 2559 (2019/03/26)
We systematically investigated the effect of incorporating a sterically hindered pyridyl group into a sulfo-phenylated polyphenylene to control the polymer's physicochemical properties through acid-base interactions. Homopolymers with similar molecular weights and comparable structures that vary by only one atom (N- vs C-) per repeat unit along the polymer chain were prepared. Compared to a non-pyridyl reference membrane, incorporation of a pyridyl group improves the oxidative stability against free radicals, increases the elongation at break to 55% (from 37%), and enhances the thermal stability to 326 °C (from 246 °C). In an accelerated fuel cell degradation test, polymeric membranes containing the sterically encumbered pyridyl unit exhibited exceptional stability (0.16 mV h-1 degradation rate over 1000 h) and retained ~80% of their peak power density over this time.
Structurally-Defined, Sulfo-Phenylated, Oligophenylenes and Polyphenylenes
Skalski, Thomas J. G.,Britton, Benjamin,Peckham, Timothy J.,Holdcroft, Steven
supporting information, p. 12223 - 12226 (2015/10/12)
We report the synthesis and molecular characterization of structurally defined, sulfo-phenylated, oligo- and polyphenylenes that incorporate a novel tetra-sulfonic acid bistetracyclone monomer. The utility of this monomer in the [4 + 2] Diels-Alder cycloaddition to produce well-defined, sulfonated oligophenylenes and pre-functionalized polyphenylene homopolymers is demonstrated. Characterization of the oligophenylenes indicates formation of the meta-meta and para-para adducts in a ~ 1:1 ratio. These functionalized monomers and their subsequent coupling provide a route to prepare novel, sterically encumbered, sulfonated polyphenylenes possessing unprecedented structural control.
Hyperbranched pyridylphenylene polymers based on the first-generation dendrimer as a multifunctional monomer
Kuchkina,Zinatullina,Serkova,Vlasov,Peregudov,Shifrina
, p. 99510 - 99516 (2015/12/05)
An A6 + B2 approach was applied for the first time to synthesize novel hyperbranched pyridylphenylene polymers by Diels-Alder cyclocondensation reaction. For this, the first-generation pyridylphenylene dendrimer with six ethynyl functionalities (A6) was used as a branching core for the molecule growth. The phenyl-substituted bis(cyclopentadienone)s (B2) of different structures were used as co-monomer in the reaction. A careful choice of reaction conditions allowed us to obtain high molecular weight polymers without undesirable gelation. The molecular weight of the polymers varied in the range of 10800-80100 with a polydispersity degree of 1.69 to 4.07 according to SEC analysis. The 1H and inverse-gated decoupling 13C NMR combined with heteronuclear single quantum correlation and heteronuclear multiple bond correlation measurements were used to estimate the branching degree of the polymers synthesized.
Synthesis and properties of sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfone)s without ether linkage by Diels-Alder reaction for PEMFC application
Lim, Youngdon,Lee, Hyunchul,Lee, Soonho,Jang, Hohyoun,Hossain, Md. Awlad,Cho, Younggil,Kim, Taeho,Hong, Youngtaik,Kim, Whangi
, p. 16 - 23 (2014/01/17)
A new sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfone) polymer (SPPS) was synthesized by Diels-Alder polymerization from 1,4-bis(2,4,5-triphenylcyclopentadienone)benzene (BTPCPB) and 4,4′-diethynylphenylsulfone, and followed by sulfonation reaction with chlorosulfuric
