Background
In recent years, with the rapid increase in the production of polyolefin resins, the field of processing applications thereof has become more and more widespread. The requirements of people on plastic products are increasingly strict while the living standard of people is continuously improved. The nucleating agent is used as an excellent modification auxiliary agent of polyolefin, and can greatly reduce the haze of a plastic product, improve the transparency and the heat distortion temperature, improve the strength of the product, greatly improve the application performance of the product and finally improve the added value of the product. Its development and application has attracted general attention from countries around the world.
The chemical structure of the polyolefin nucleating agent can be divided into three types, namely inorganic nucleating agent, organic nucleating agent and high polymer nucleating agent, wherein the organic nucleating agent has the best nucleating modification effect and use performance and is the most active and widely used nucleating agent in research. The organic nucleating agent is an organic compound with lower relative molecular mass, and mainly comprises nucleating agents such as dibenzylidene sorbitol and derivatives thereof, carboxylic acid and metal salts thereof, organic phosphate metal salts, amides and the like.
The development and research of the dibenzylidene sorbitol and the homologous derivative nucleating agent thereof are hot areas of domestic and foreign research in recent years. Since the first Japanese patent of industrial significance was made in 1972, the synthesis technology of such nucleating agents has been greatly developed.
In the 70 s of the 20 th century, Hamad of Japanese discovered that adding dibenzylidene sorbitol (DBS) to PP can improve the transparency and glossiness of PP, improve the heat distortion temperature and rigidity of PP, accelerate the crystallization speed of PP and shorten the molding processing period. Since then, this PP modification technology has become widespread worldwide and has been commercially available in the 80 s of the 20 th century.
The nucleating agents of the homologous derivatives of Millad3905, Millad3940 and Millad3988 are successively developed and successfully put on the market by Milliken chemical company in the United states, and a better application effect is achieved. DBS and 5 brands of products of homologous derivatives thereof are developed and put on the market successively by petrochemical research institute of Lanzhou petrochemical company, and good application effect is achieved.
However, the polyolefin nucleating agent on the market at present has the defects of large smell, low improved transparency, low nucleating efficiency and the like, and a series of novel DBS polyolefin nucleating agents are developed by the company, can be widely used for transparent modification of polypropylene, effectively improve the transparency of PP (polypropylene) products, are suitable for various processing technologies, have no special smell, and can be used in the fields of agricultural films, food containers, storage containers, beverage bottles, packaging films, CD (compact disc) boxes, automobile parts and the like.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention synthesizes a series of novel DBS polyolefin nucleating agents.
The novel DBS gelator has a general formula shown in formula (I):
wherein,
r1 is hydrogen or a C1-C4 straight or branched chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group;
m and n are integers from 0 to 5, including 0, 1, 2,3,4, 5.
The DBS polyolefin nucleating agent is different from the existing polyolefin nucleating agent in electronic structure, effectively improves the transparency and optical performance of PP products, and prepares a novel material with commercial value.
The invention also provides a preparation method of the DBS polyolefin nucleating agent. The method comprises the step of reacting sorbitol with aldehyde by using alcohol as a solvent and using an acid catalyst and a phase transfer catalyst to obtain the DBS polyolefin nucleating agent.
The process for preparing the DBS polyolefin nucleating agent of the present invention is preferably as follows.
The preparation method of the DBS polyolefin nucleating agent shown in the formula (I) comprises the following steps:
(a) adopting methanol as a solvent, trimethyl orthoester as an acidic catalyst, tetrabutylammonium bromide as a phase transfer catalyst, and reacting sorbitol with aldehyde to obtain the DBS polyolefin nucleating agent; the reaction equation is as follows:
the gelator has a significant influence on the crystallization behavior of polyolefins, and many substances can be used as nucleating agents for PP, however, different nucleating agents have different nucleating effects. The addition of nucleating agent to promote PP crystallization to accelerate grain structure micronization and improve PP physical properties is a simple and effective method for recently developed PP high performance and high transparency, and the nucleating agent influences the physical and mechanical properties of PP by changing the crystallization form of PP, so that the nucleated PP has higher tensile strength and modulus, high heat distortion temperature, hardness and transparency.
The DBS polyolefin nucleating agent can be used as a nucleating agent in the production of polyolefin products, and the adding amount of the DBS polyolefin nucleating agent is 0.1-2.0% of the mass of polyolefin, preferably 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.5%, 0.6%, 0.8%, 1.2%, 1.4%, 1.5% and 1.8%.
Industrially, the nucleating agent is added to accelerate the overall crystallization speed of polyolefin, shorten the process molding time and reduce the average size of spherulites, thereby improving the mechanical properties of polyolefin and improving light transmittance and haze. The sorbitol derivative is used as an organic nucleating agent DBS, and has a very obvious nucleating effect on polyolefin macromolecules. During the cooling process in the molten state, DBS is gelated in the melt of polyolefin to form a huge reticular structure consisting of microfibers, so that a large surface area can be provided, and polyolefin molecules are easy to nucleate on the surfaces of the DBS microfibers, so that the DBS has a good nucleating effect on polyolefin polymers. It is believed that the mechanism of action of nucleating agents is an epitaxial crystallization relationship, i.e., the epitaxial growth of macromolecules on the surface of small molecule crystals. Thiierry et al propose to evaluate the extent of the nucleating agent's effect on polyolefin crystallization behavior using nucleation efficiency.
The invention has the positive effects that: (1) the nucleating agent prepared by the invention is tasteless, and effectively solves the problem of odor of the existing nucleating agent; (2) the nucleating agent of the invention effectively accelerates the crystallization speed of polyolefin resin, improves the crystallinity of the polyolefin resin, increases the transparency and surface gloss of the polyolefin, and improves the physical and chemical properties of the polyolefin resin, such as flexural modulus, tensile yield strength, thermal deformation temperature, impact strength and the like; (3) the preparation method provided by the invention is simple in steps and easy to realize industrial production.
Detailed Description
(example 1)
Synthesis of 1,3:2, 4-bis (3-fluoro-4-tert-butylbenzyl) sorbitol
Adding 50mL of methanol into a four-neck flask with a thermometer and a condensing reflux pipe, adding 4.55g (25mmol) of sorbitol, heating the mixture in a water bath to 50 ℃, removing the water bath after the sorbitol is completely dissolved, adding 5.30g (50mmol) of trimethyl orthoformate, 0.24g of tetrabutylammonium tribromide and 50mmol of 3-fluoro-4-tert-butylbenzaldehyde, reacting at room temperature, and detecting the reaction by TLC. After stirring for 7h at room temperature, slowly pouring the mixture into 100mL of NaOH solution with the mass fraction of 5.0%, washing the mixture to be neutral by water, then washing the mixture by using 100mL of methanol, and drying the mixture for 5h in vacuum at 70 ℃.
1HNMR(CHCl3d3) ppm:7.20(m,2H, aromatic ring H), 6.88(m,2H, aromatic ring H), 6.82(m,2H, aromatic ring H),5.98(s,2H, semialdehydeH),4.44(t,2H), 4.19(m,1H), 3.81(m,4H),3.62(m,1H),1.34(s,18H,6 CH)3)。
(example 2)
Synthesis of 1,3:2, 4-bis (3, 5-difluoro-4-tert-butyl-benzyl) sorbitol
Adding 50mL of methanol into a four-neck flask with a thermometer and a condensing reflux pipe, adding 4.55g (25mmol) of sorbitol, heating the mixture in a water bath to 50 ℃, removing the water bath after the sorbitol is completely dissolved, adding 5.30g (50mmol) of trimethyl orthoformate, 0.24g of tetrabutylammonium tribromide and 50mmol of 3, reacting at room temperature, and detecting the reaction by TLC. After stirring for 7h at room temperature, slowly pouring the mixture into 100mL of NaOH solution with the mass fraction of 5.0%, washing the mixture to be neutral by water, then washing the mixture by using 100mL of methanol, and drying the mixture for 5h in vacuum at 70 ℃.
1HNMR(CHCl3d3) ppm 6.59(s,4H, aromatic ring H),5.98(s,2H, semialdehydeH),4.44(t,2H), 4.19(m,1H), 3.81(m,4H),3.62(m,1H),1.34(s,18H,6 CH)3)。
(example 3)
Synthesis of 1,3:2, 4-bis (3, 5-difluoro-4-ethyl-benzyl) sorbitol
50mL of methanol was put in a four-necked flask equipped with a thermometer and a reflux condenser, 4.55g (25mmol) of sorbitol was added, the mixture was heated in a water bath to 50 ℃ and the water bath was removed after the sorbitol was completely dissolved, 5.30g (50mmol) of trimethyl orthoformate, 0.24g of tetrabutylammonium tribromide, 50mmol of 3, 5-difluoro-4-ethylbenzaldehyde were added, and the reaction was carried out at room temperature by TLC. After stirring for 7h at room temperature, slowly pouring the mixture into 100mL of NaOH solution with the mass fraction of 5.0%, washing the mixture to be neutral by water, then washing the mixture by using 100mL of methanol, and drying the mixture for 5h in vacuum at 70 ℃.
1HNMR(CHCl3d3) ppm 6.62(m,4H, aromatic ring H),5.98(s,2H, semialdehydeH),4.44(t,2H), 4.19(m,1H), 3.81(m,4H),3.62(m,1H)H),2.59(m,4H,2CH 2 CH3),1.34(s,18H,6CH 3 )。
(example 4)
Synthesis of 1,3:2, 4-bis (3-fluoro-4-ethyl-benzyl) sorbitol
50mL of methanol was put into a four-necked flask equipped with a thermometer and a reflux condenser, 4.55g (25mmol) of sorbitol was added, the mixture was heated in a water bath to 50 ℃ and the water bath was removed after the sorbitol was completely dissolved, 5.30g (50mmol) of trimethyl orthoformate, 0.24g of tetrabutylammonium tribromide, 50mmol of 3-fluoro-4-ethylbenzaldehyde were added, and the reaction was carried out at room temperature and detected by TLC. After stirring for 7h at room temperature, slowly pouring the mixture into 100mL of NaOH solution with the mass fraction of 5.0%, washing the mixture to be neutral by water, then washing the mixture by using 100mL of methanol, and drying the mixture for 5h in vacuum at 70 ℃.
1HNMR(CHCl3d3) ppm:7.03(m,2H, aromatic ring H)6.91(m,2H, aromatic ring H), 6.85(m,2H, aromatic ring H),5.98(s,2H, semialdehydeH),4.44(t,2H), 4.19(m,1H), 3.81(m,4H),3.62(m,1H),2.59(m,4H, 2H)CH 2 CH3),1.34(s,18H,6CH 3 )。
(example 5)
Synthesis of 1,3:2, 4-bis (3-fluoro-4-isopropyl-benzyl) sorbitol
Adding 50mL of methanol into a four-neck flask with a thermometer and a condensing reflux pipe, adding 4.55g (25mmol) of sorbitol, heating the mixture in a water bath to 50 ℃, removing the water bath after the sorbitol is completely dissolved, adding 5.30g (50mmol) of trimethyl orthoformate, 0.24g of tetrabutylammonium tribromide and 50mmol of 3-fluoro-4-isopropylbenzaldehyde, reacting at room temperature, and detecting the reaction by TLC. After stirring for 7h at room temperature, slowly pouring the mixture into 100mL of NaOH solution with the mass fraction of 5.0%, washing the mixture to be neutral by water, then washing the mixture by using 100mL of methanol, and drying the mixture for 5h in vacuum at 70 ℃.
1HNMR(CHCl3d3) ppm:7.04(m,2H, aromatic ring H), 6.88(m,2H, aromatic ring H), 6.82(m,2H, aromatic ring H),5.98(s,2H, semialdehydeH),4.44(t,2H), 4.19(m,1H), 3.81(m,4H),3.62(m,1H)H),3.12(m,2H,2CH(CH3)2),1.29(s,18H,6CH 3 )。
(example 6)
Synthesis of 1,3:2, 4-bis (3, 5-difluoro-4-isopropyl-benzyl) sorbitol
Adding 50mL of methanol into a four-neck flask with a thermometer and a condensing reflux pipe, adding 4.55g (25mmol) of sorbitol, heating the mixture in a water bath to 50 ℃, removing the water bath after the sorbitol is completely dissolved, adding 5.30g (50mmol) of trimethyl orthoformate, 0.24g of tetrabutylammonium tribromide and 50mmol of 3, reacting 5-difluoro-4-isopropylbenzaldehyde at room temperature, and detecting the reaction by TLC. After stirring for 7h at room temperature, slowly pouring the mixture into 100mL of NaOH solution with the mass fraction of 5.0%, washing the mixture to be neutral by water, then washing the mixture by using 100mL of methanol, and drying the mixture for 5h in vacuum at 70 ℃.
1HNMR(CHCl3d3) ppm 6.59(m,4H, aromatic ring H),5.98(s,2H, semialdehydeH),4.44(t,2H), 4.19(m,1H), 3.81(m,4H),3.62(m,1H),3.12(m, 2H)CH(CH3)2),1.29(s,18H,6CH 3 )。
(example 7)
Synthesis of 1,3:2, 4-bis (4-trifluoromethyl-benzyl) sorbitol
50mL of methanol was put into a four-necked flask equipped with a thermometer and a reflux condenser, 4.55g (25mmol) of sorbitol was added, the mixture was heated in a water bath to 50 ℃ and the water bath was removed after the sorbitol was completely dissolved, 5.30g (50mmol) of trimethyl orthoformate, 0.24g of tetrabutylammonium tribromide, 50mmol of 4-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde were added, and the reaction was carried out at room temperature by TLC. After stirring for 7h at room temperature, slowly pouring the mixture into 100mL of NaOH solution with the mass fraction of 5.0%, washing the mixture to be neutral by water, then washing the mixture by using 100mL of methanol, and drying the mixture for 5h in vacuum at 70 ℃.
1HNMR(CHCl3d3) ppm:7.384(m,4H, aromatic ring H),7.12(m,4H, aromatic ring H),5.98(s,2H, semialdehydeH),4.44(t,2H), 4.19(m,1H), 3.81(m,4H),3.62(m, 1H).
The above-mentioned embodiments are intended to illustrate the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention in further detail, and it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.