American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry B (Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysical Chemistry), 7(119), p. 3223-3230, 2015
DOI: 10.1021/jp510320g
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A novel oligomer p-bromoacetophenone-formaldehyde (OPBAF) was prepared by condensation polymerization in the presence of an acid as catalyst. It was characterized by FT-IR, NMR, pyrolysis GC/MS, XRD, GPC and TG-DTG. The crystallographic parameters and space group for hexagonal OPBAF were a = b = 2.0810 Å and c = 9.2340 Å, and P-3m1 respectively. The degradation activation energy of the oligomer was studied by the Kissinger method. The kinetic parameters were also obtained. Halogen bonding interactions in the crystalline oligomers are identified in between halogen•••carbonyl and halogen•••halogen. Little correlation was found in the halogen bonding motifs exhibited as a function of bromine present in this oligomer and a unique bifurcated Br•••Br/Br•••O═C halogen bonding synthon was identified. This newly developed oligomer may be used as an interesting material for the development of 3D-designed structural products.