Two
kinds of aromatic polyesters containing thioether units had
been prepared through the reaction of 4,4′-thiodibenzoyl chloride
(T-DC) (or 4,4′-bis(4-chloroformylphenylthio)benzene (BPBDC))
and 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenylethane (BHPPE) by the method
of interfacial polycondensation. These polyesters showed good solubility,
and could afford tough films with tensile strengths of 103.6–108.3
MPa. The glass transition temperature (T
g) of these polyesters ranged from 189.8 to 235.6 °C and initial
degradation temperatures (T
d) were 450–454
°C. The activation energies of degradation were in range of 156.6–160.3
KJ/mol. The limiting oxygen indexes (LOIs) of these polyesters ranged
from 37 to 39, and UL-94 V-0 rating could achieve via this approach.
The thermal degradation kinetics and thermal pyrolysis mechanism of
these polyesters was studied by thermogravimetric analysis and Py-GC/MS
analysis, respectively.