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De La Flor Lopez, SilviaAuthorSerra Albet, Maria AngelsAuthor

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November 28, 2022
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Vitrimeric Epoxy-Amine Polyimine Networks Based on a Renewable Vanillin Derivative

Publicated to: Acs Applied Polymer Materials. 4 (12): 9341-9350 - 2022-12-09 4(12), DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.2c01604

Authors: Roig, Adria; Hidalgo, Pere; Ramis, Xavier; De la Flor, Silvia; Serra, Angels

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Univ Politecn Cataluna, Thermodynam Lab, ETSEIB, Barcelona 08028, Spain - Author
Univ Rovira & Virgili, Dept Analyt & Organ Chem, Tarragona 43007, Spain - Author
Univ Rovira & Virgili, Dept Mech Engn, Tarragona 43007, Spain - Author
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Abstract

A series of bio-based polyimine vitrimers was obtained and characterized. A diimine-diglycidyl monomer (DIDG) was synthesized by condensing vanillin with 4,4 '-oxydianiline (ODA) and further glycidylation with epichlorohydrin. This compound was cross-linked with three different Jeffamines (Jeff230, JeffD400, and JeffT403) with a different number of poly(propylene glycol) units in their structure and different functionalities. Trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether (TMPTE) was added to the formulation to improve the thermal, mechanical, and thermomechanical properties. All of the materials prepared showed Tg's above 66 degrees C, good vitrimeric behavior being the maximum relaxation rate reached by the material prepared from JeffD400, which also allows the most extensive degradation when treated with an acidic aqueous solution. These polyimine vitrimers can entirely relax the stress in less than 10.5 min at 150 degrees C without any added catalyst. All of the materials prepared could be satisfactorily recycled up to 200 degrees C also presenting an excellent self-welding ability.

Keywords

catalystcovalent adaptable networksimine metathesisrecyclabilityself-weldingtransesterificationvitrimersCatalystCovalent adaptable networksImine metathesisRecyclabilityReprocessabilitySelf-weldingTransesterificationVanillinVitrimers

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Acs Applied Polymer Materials due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 16/86, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Polymer Science.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 2.54. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 3.62 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-12-05, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 35
  • Scopus: 46

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-05:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 55 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9286956

    Awards linked to the item

    This work is part of the R & D projects PID2020-115102RB-C21 and PID2020-115102RB-C22 funded by MCNI/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, the authors acknowledge these grants and the Generalitat de Catalunya (2017-SGR-77 and BASE3D) and Diputacio de Tarragona (2022/27).