Thermoplastic toughened styrenic thermosets: synthesis, properties and consequences of radical based cure chemistry

Abstract A novel thermosetting resin based on vinylic end groups was prepared and its network formation investigated. 2,2-Bis(4-vinylbenzyloxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane was prepared by the condensation of vinylbenzyl chloride with Bisphenol-AF in the presence of K 2 CO 3 . This distyrenic monomer was cured thermally to produce a highly crosslinked network with