For the purpose of reducing the induction period of the ring-opening polymerization of N-methyl-1,3-benzoxazines, several urethanes were examined as promoters. The examined promoters 3a-d were the adducts of resorcinol and phenyl isocyanate, that of bisphenol A and phenyl isocyanate, that of resorcinol and butyl isocyanate, and that of 1,3-propanediol and phenyl isocyanate, respectively. The aromatic urethanes 3a and 3b, which were adducts of the phenolic compounds and phenyl isocyanate, exhibited significant promoting effects.
EXPERIMENTAL
MaterialsAll reagents and solvents were used as received. A 40% methanol solution of methylamine, a 35% aqueous solution of formaldehyde, p-cresol, and 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (bisphenol A) were purchased from Wako Pure Chemical Industries. Using these chemicals, 1 21 and 2 22 were synthesized according to the reported procedure 23 and purified by column chromatography (silica gel, eluent ¼ hexane þ ethyl acetate (v/v 50:50-0:100) followed by recrystallization from ethyl acetate. 20 Their purity was proven by the 1 H NMR spectra shown in Figure S1 and Figure S2 (in Supporting Information). Phenyl isocyanate, butyl isocyanate, resorcinol, 1,3-propanediol, and dibutyltin dilaurate were purchased from Wako Pure Chemical Industries. Using these chemicals, 3a (the adduct of resorcinol and 2 eq phenyl isocyanate), 3b (the adduct of bisphenol A and 2 eq phenyl isocyanate), 3c (the adduct of resorcinol and 2 eq butyl