Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.108, No.5, 3225-3232, 2008
Phthalocyanine/Laponite nanocomposites as multifunction additives for stabilization of polymeric materials
Novel phthalocyanine amide polymers (Pc) based on 1,8-naphthalenediamine (Ar) as an aromatic amine and 1,4-diaminobutane (Al) as an aliphatic amine, were synthesized to improve the limited stabilization modes of conventional phthalocyanines. The metal-free phthalocyanines polymers (MF-Pc) were moderately soluble in DMSO only while the metalized forms (Cu&Ni-Pc) were completely insoluble. The structure of the samples was confirmed using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible spectrometry (UV-vis) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Additionally, the thermal stability and glass transition temperatures (T.) were investigated by thermal gravimetric analyzer (TGA) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), respectively. The intercalation of the metal-free phthalocyanines, based on the aliphatic amine (MF-PcAl) and aromatic amine (MF-PcAr), into laponite from DMSO solution, was proved by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The basal space of laponite increased from