Research Article

Study on Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Trioxymethylene and Second Monomer Initiated by Phosphotungstic Acid

Table 1

1H-NMR results of copolymerization of TOX with the second monomer.

Serial numberSampleSecond monomern(T):n(O)(O)a) (mol%)n(T):n(O)(O)b) (mol%)

p (TOX-co-DOX)
1p (TOX98-co-DOX2)98 : 2 (2%)99.18 : 0.52 (0.33%)
2p (TOX96-co-DOX4)96 : 4(4%)98.40 : 1.60(1.60%)
3p (TOX94-co-DOX6)94 : 6(6%)96.24 : 3.76(2.37%)
4p (TOX92-co-DOX8)92 : 8(8%)96.10 : 3.90(3.90%)
5p (TOX90-co-DOX10)
p (TOX-co-D4)
90 : 10(10%)95.68 : 4.32(4.32%)
6p (TOX98-co-D42)98 : 2(2%)99.84 : 0.16(0.16%)
7p (TOX96-co-D44)96 : 4(4%)99.69 : 0.31(0.31%)
8p (TOX92-co-D48)92 : 8(8%)99.66 : 0.34(0.34%)
9p (TOX90-co-D410)90 : 10(10%)99.58 : 0.42(0.42%)
10p (TOX88-co-D412)
p (TOX-co-CHO)
88 : 12(12%)99.36 : 0.64(0.64%)
11p (TOX99-co-CHO1)99 : 1(1%)99.76 : 0.24(0.44%)
12p (TOX98-co-CHO2)98 : 2(2%)99.47 : 0.53(0.60%)
13p (TOX97-co-CHO3)97 : 3(3%)98.93 : 1.07(1.43%)
14p (TOX96-co-CHO4)96 : 4(4%)98.51 : 1.49(2.14%)
15p (TOX95-coCHO5)95 : 5(5%)96.39 : 3.61(3.24%)

n(T):n(O) represents the mole ratio of TOX with the second monomer. (O)a) represents the feeding mole fraction of the second monomer; (O)b) represents the mole fraction of the second copolymerization component in the total copolymerization component calculated by equations (1)–(3).