Synthesis of a Novel Silicon-containing Epoxy Compound and Its Mechanical Properties for Amine Curing
摘要
[2-(3,4-epoxy-cyclohexyl)ethyl]dimethyltert-butylsilane was synthesized, using tert-butyldimethylsilane (TBDMS) and 1,2-epoxy-4-vinylcyclohexane (EVC) as the main raw materials and tris(triphenylphosphine) chlororhodium(I) [RhCl(Ph3P)3] as the catalyst. [2-(3,4-epoxy-cyclohexyl)ethyl] dimethyltert-butylsilane is a novel kind of silicon-containing epoxide. The factors affecting the reaction yield, such as catalyst use, reaction time and reaction temperature, were investigated, and the synthesized product was characterized and analyzed by FT-IR and 1H-NMR. A series of amine-curing resins were prepared with [2-(3,4-epoxy-cyclohexyl)ethyl]dimethyltert-butylsilane, bisphenol A epoxy resin (E-51) and modified amine (593 amine). The mechanical properties of cured splines with the different proportions of amine-curing resins were tested. When the content of 593 amine was 20%, the content of E-51 was 75% and the amount of [2-(3,4-epoxy-cyclohexyl) ethyl] dimethyltert-butylsilane was 5%, the mechanical properties of the cured splines were the best with the tensile strength being 23.3 MPa, the elongation at break being 7.8%, and the Young’s modulus being 421.3 MPa.