The fluorine-containing epoxy resin, 2-trifluorotoluene diglycidylether (FER) was prepared by reaction of 2-chloro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene with glycerol diglycidylether in the presence of pyridine catalyst. Curing behavior of FER/DDM system was investigated using dynamic and isothermal DSC. Cure activation energy (Ea) was determined by Flynn-Wall-Ozawa's equation. The rheological properties of FER/DDM system were studied under isothermal condition using a rheometer. Cross-linking activation energy (Ec) was determined from the Arrhenius equation based on gel time and curing temperature. As a result, the chemical structure of FER was confirmed by FT-IR, 13C NMR, and 19F NMR spectroscopy. The cure activation energy of FER/DDM system was 53.4 kJ/mol and conversion and conversion rate were increased with the curing temperature. The cross-linking activation energy of FER/DDM system was 41.6 kJ/mol and gel time was decreased with the curing temperature.

피리딘을 촉매로 사용하여 2-chloro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene과 glycerol diglycidyl ether를 반응시켜 불소함유 에폭시 수지인 2-trifluorotoluene diglycidylether (FER)을 합성하였다. FER/DDM 시스템의 경화 거동은 동적 DSC와 등온 DSC 열분석을 통하여 알아보았으며, Flynn-Wall-Ozawa식을 사용하여 경화 활성화 에너지 (Ea)를 계산하였다. 또한, 본 시스템의 유변학적 특성은 레오미터를 이용하여 등온 조건하에서 고찰하였으며, Arrhenius식을 사용하여 젤화 시간과 경화 온도에 의해 가교 활성화 에너지 (Ec)를 구하였다. 실험 결과, FT-IR, 13C NMR, 그리고 19F NMR 분광법 분석을 통하여 합성한 수지의 화학 구조를 확인하였으며, FER/DDM 시스템의 Ea는 53.4 kJ/mol이었으며, 경화 반응의 전환율과 전환 속도는 경화 온도가 높을수록 높은 값을 나타내었다. 시스템의 Ec는 41.6 kJ/mol이었으며, 경화 온도가 높을수록 젤화 시간이 단축되었다.

Keywords: fluorine; epoxy resins; cure behavior; activation energy; rheological properties