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Synthesis of Cyclohexyl Acrylate Derivative and Its Evaluation as a Plasticizer for PVC

Zhihong Wang^1,#, Wei Wei^1,2,#, Song Wang¹, Bingli Zhou², Yingle Chen¹, Liu Yang¹, Qiaoguang Li², Lei Zeng^1,*

1 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, 510520, China
2 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China

* Corresponding Author: Lei Zeng. Email:
# These authors contributed equally to this work

Journal of Polymer Materials 2025, 42(2), 449-462. https://doi.org/10.32604/jpm.2025.066668

Received 14 April 2025; Accepted 23 June 2025; Issue published 14 July 2025

Abstract

In this study, 3,4-Epoxycyclohexylmethyl 3,4-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate (ECC) and refined Camellia oleifera seed oil (RCOSO) obtained from saponification and acidified hydrolysis has been used as raw materials to perform ring-opening reactions for the preparation of cyclohexyl acrylate derivative (CAR). The structure of the synthesized product was characterized using infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. CAR was employed as a plasticizer to produce modified polyvinyl chloride (PVC) films, dioctyl phthalate plasticizer (DOP) used in reference samples to investigate the influence of different plasticizer molecular structures on the properties of PVC films. Observation suggested that (1) CAR plasticizer was successfully synthesized; (2) CAR can interact with PVC, exhibiting good compatibility; (3) PVC films contain CAR showed improved thermal stability, hydrophilicity, and tensile strength. Therefore, CAR has the potential to replace DOP as a plasticizer for PVC.

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