%0 Journal Article %A Wang, Meng Wei %A Jeng, Ru Jong %A Lin, Ching Hsuan %D 2015 %T Study on the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Benzoxazine through Multisubstituted Polybenzoxazine Precursors %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Study_on_the_Ring_Opening_Polymerization_of_Benzoxazine_through_Multisubstituted_Polybenzoxazine_Precursors/2198389 %R 10.1021/ma502336j.s001 %2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/3832720 %K Multisubstituted Polybenzoxazine PrecursorsTo %K PBz %K ortho positions %K DSC %K ROP %K ortho position %K IR %K precursor %K para position %K polybenzoxazine %X To discuss the mechanism of ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of benzoxazine, a bisphenol A/diaminodiphenylmethane-based polybenzoxazine precursor (PBz-0M), o-dimethylbisphenol A/diaminodiphenylmethane-based polybenzoxazine precursor (PBz-2M), and o-dimethylbisphenol A/o-tetramethyldiaminodiphenylmethane-based polybenzoxazine precursor (PBz-6M) were prepared. Among the polybenzoxazine precursors, free ortho positions to the O of oxazine are available for PBz-0M. No free ortho or para position to the O of oxazine is available for PBz-2M, but free ortho position to the N of oxazine is available. No free ortho positions to the O or N of oxazine are available for PBz-6M. According to DSC, IR, and thermal analysis, we found that the ROP of PBz-2M can be carried out even though no free ortho or para position to the O of oxazine is available. We conclude that the ROP is carried out through the ortho position to the N of oxazine and propose a reaction mechanism to explain the polymerization. %I ACS Publications