This lecture will describe the preparation of halogen-free polymers that are designed to promote char formation upon burning rather than the evolution of flammable gas. For example, we have found that integration of deoxybenzoin units into aromatic polyesters, polysulfones, and epoxy polymers affords products with exceptionally low heat release properties (as characterized by microscale combustion calorimetry) and little-to-no burning in larger scale flame tests. This presentation will review recent progress in this area and highlight our ability to achieve a variety of polymer architectures (from linear to highly branched) containing deoxybenzoin units.

Synthesis of novel, halogen-free, non-flammable polymers

ACS Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting

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