Kaya A.Yäldäräm M.Kamacä M.Avcä A.2024-07-222024-07-22201100218995http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/18041Up to date, only a few kinds of poly (azomethine-urethane)s (PAMUs) derived from aromatic hydroxy compounds were obtained and studied with thermal degradation steps. Novel PAMUs were prepared using the hydroxy-functionalized Schiff bases derived from melamine and toluene-2,4-diisocyanate. Schiff base prepolymers were synthesized by the condensation reaction of melamine with 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 2-hydroxy-1-naphtaldehyde. Characterization was made by UV-Vis, FTIR, NMR, and SEC techniques. Thermal characterizations of the novel PAMUs were carried out by TG-DTA and DSC techniques. Thermal decomposition steps at various temperatures were also clarified and the physical changes of the synthesized PAMUs with exposing to the thermal degradation steps were displayed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.EnglishCharacterizationCondensation reactionsDecompositionMelaminePolyurethanesPyrolysis4-hydroxybenzaldehydeAzomethineFunctionalizedHydroxy compoundsMelamine derivativesPhysical changesSchiff-baseThermal characterizationEstersArticle10.1002/app.33441