New multiblock poly(ether-ester)s based on poly(trimethylene terephthalate) as rigid segments

Abstract

A series of novel poly(trimethylene terephthalate)- block-poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTT--PTMO) segmented block copolymers were synthesised by transesterification in the melt of dimethyl terephthalate, 1,3-propanediol and poly(tetramethylene oxide) glycol (PTMO, 1000 g/mol). A range of multiblock copolymers were synthesized, with flexible PTMO segments contents varying from 20 to 80 wt%. The novel poly(ether- block-ester)s were characterized by using viscometry, hardness measurements, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA), and tensile properties.