The epoxidation of rubber is an effective way to improve the oil resistance
gas permeability and other properties of the modified product. Although extensive research has been carried out on the epoxidation of natural rubber and other unsaturated rubber
few studies focused on the epoxidation of butyl rubber (IIR) and the possible side reaction of the epoxy group in the epoxidized IIR (EIIR). In this study
the epoxidation of IIR was invesitigated in detail for the first time
and the basic properties of the obtained epoxidized IIR were characterized. The epoxidation of IIR was carried out in
n
-hexane employing m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (mCPBA) as the epoxidation reagent. The effects of the ratio of raw materials
reaction temperature
and the concentration of IIR solution
on the epoxidation reaction were investigated systematically. The structure of EIIR was characterized and the degree of epoxidation was calculated quantitatively by
1
H-NMR spectra. The optimal conditions for the synthesis of EIIR with complete epoxidation and without side-reaction were determined: 15% IIR solution with 1.1 times of mCPBA relative to double bond reacted at 40-45
o
C for 45 min
and then the solution was washed with NaOH aqueous solution to remove the formed acid. Furthermore
the side reaction that occurred during the epoxidation reaction and post-treament procedure was affirmed through the comparison with model compound reaction and
the side reaction in the epoxidation of IIR by hydrogen peroxide/formic acid. The ring-opening reaction of the epoxy group
via
hydrolysis is the main form in EIIR
which is different from those in ENR. The epoxidation of IIR lead to slight increase of
T
g
and thermal decomposition temperature
as evaluated by the results of DSC and TGA. Finally
the solubility and epoxy-group content analysis showed that EIIR possesses excellent strorage stability.
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