Synthesis, characterization and thermal degradation of functional benzoxazine monomers and polymers containing phenylphosphine oxide

Three phosphorus-containing bisphenol compounds, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)phenylphosphine oxide (BHPPO), bis(4-hydroxyphenoxyphenyl)phenylphosphine oxide (BPPPO), and bis(4-hydroxyphenoxy)phenylphosphine oxide (BPHPPO) have been synthesized as starting materials for the synthesis of benzoxazine monomers. Benzoxazine monomers containing phenylphosphine oxide have been prepared and subsequently characterized by FT-IR and H-1 NMR. The monomers are thermally initiated and polymerized via ring-opening polymerization. Thermogravimetric analysis indicates that phosphorylation can have a profound effect on increasing char yield and on thermal degradation temperatures. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.