Synthesis and characterization of novel polyimides derived from 4-phenyl-2, 6-bis [3-(4-aminophenoxy)-phenyl]-pyridine diamine and aromatic dianhydrides

A new kind of pyridine-containing aromatic diamine monomer, 4-phenyl-2, 6-bis [3-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]-pyridine(m-PAPP),was synthesized by a modified Chichibabin reaction of benzaldehyde and a substituted acetophenone, 3-(4-nitrophenoxy)-acetophenone(m-NPAP), and a reduction of the resulting dinitro compound 4-phenyl-2, 6-bis[3-(4-nitrophenoxy)phenyl]-pyridine (m-PNPP) with Pd/C and hydrazine monohydrate, successively. A series of novel aromatic polyimides were prepared from the diamine with various aromatic dianhydrides via a conventional two-step thermal or chemical imidization method. The inherent viscosities of the resulting poly (amic acid) precursors were 1.37-1.56 dL/g, and these polymers could be cast and thermally converted into transparent, flexible, and tough polyimide films. The polyimides displayed higher solubility in polar solvents such as NMP, DMSO and m-cresol. The glass transition temperatures of these polymers were recorded at 180-264 °C. All of these novel polyimides held 10% weight loss at the temperature above 430 °C and left more than 50% residue even at 800 °C in air, as well as have outstanding mechanical properties with the tensile strengths of 91.6-114.1 MPa and elongations at breakage of 10.1-15.7%. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurements revealed that these polyimides were predominantly amorphous.     

Synthesis and properties of novel organosoluble polyimides derived from bis[3-(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy) phenyl] ether

A new aromatic ether diamine, bis[3-(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy) phenyl] ether, was successfully synthesized via nucleophilic substitution reaction of 3,3′-oxydiphenol and 2-chloro-5-nitrotrifluoromethylbenzene, followed by a catalytic reduction. A series of new polyimides were synthesized from the diamine with various commercially available aromatic dianhydrides via a conventional two-stage process, i.e. ring-opening polyaddition forming the poly(amic acid)s and further thermal or chemical imidization forming polyimides. The resulting polyimides exhibited good solubility in polar solvents, such as N,N-dimethylacetamide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone and common solvents such as chloroform, tetrahydrofuran upon heating and possessed the inherent viscosities of 0.51-0.68 dL/g. The resulting strong and flexible films exhibited excellent thermal stability with the temperature at 10% weight loss is above 502 °C and the glass transition temperature in the range of 191-232 °C. The polyimides also were found to possess high optical transparency.     

Synthesis and characterization of new polyimides containing ethynylene linkages

We have synthesized a series of new diamines containing bis(ethynylaniline) linkages by bromine substitution reaction of ethynylaniline with 4,4′-bis(4-bromophthalimido)diphenylether (PODA) or 1,4-bis(4-bromophthalimido)benzene (PPDA). The intermediates were separated at each step, purified and characterized by the spectroscopic techniques. The model compound having imide and triple bond moiety was synthesized in order to elucidate the nature of the products formed from the ethynyl curing by FT-IR spectroscopy. The polymerization reaction of ethynylaniline diamines with various dianhydrides gave fully imidized and soluble aromatic polyimides. The thermally cured polyimide samples displayed good solvent resistance. The thermal crosslinking of triple bond moieties in the main chain was carried out by heating in the temperature range from 150 to 400 °C. The glass transition temperature of polyimide completely disappeared after heat treatment at 400 °C for 5 min. The polyimides derived from diamines containing bis(ethynylaniline) groups were thermally stable after heat treatment.     

Synthesis and properties of polyimides derived from 1,7-bis(4-aminophenoxy)naphthalene and aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydrides

The novel diamine, 1,7-bis(4-aminophenoxy)naphthalene (1,7-BAPON), was synthesized and used to prepared polyimides. 1,7-BAPON was synthesized through the nucleophilic displacement of 1,7-dihydroxynaphthalene with p-fluoronitrobenzene in the presence of K₂CO₃ followed by catalytic-reduction. Polyimides were prepared from 1,7-BAPON and various aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydrides by the usual two-step procedure that included ring-opening polyaddition to give poly(amic acid)s, followed by cyclodehydration to polyimides. The poly(amic acid)s had inherent viscosities of 0.74-2.48 dL/g. Most of the polyimides formed tough, creasible films. These polyimides had glass transition temperatures between 247–278°C and their 10% weight loss temperatures were recorded in the range of 515–575°C in nitrogen atmosphere. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis and characterization of polyimides from bis(3‐aminophenyl)‐4‐(1‐adamantyl)phenoxyphenyl phosphine oxide

A novel diamine, bis(3‐aminophenyl)‐4‐(1‐adamantyl)phenoxyphenyl phosphine oxide (mDAATPPO), was synthesized via the Williamson ether reaction of 4‐(1‐adamantyl)phenol and bis(3‐nitrophenyl)‐4‐fluorophenyl phosphine oxide, followed by reduction. The phenol group was prepared by the Friedel–Crafts reaction of 1‐bromoadamantane and phenol, whereas the phosphine oxide group was synthesized by the Grignard reaction of 1‐bromo‐4‐fluorobezene and diphenyl phosphinic chloride, followed by nitration. The monomer and its intermediate compounds were characterized with Fourier transform infrared, NMR, and melting‐point apparatus. The monomer was then used to prepare polyimides with 2,2‐bis(3,4‐dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane dianhydride, 3,3′,4,4′‐benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 4,4′‐oxydiphthalic dianhydride, and pyromellitic dianhydride by the conventional two‐step synthesis: the preparation of poly(amic acid) followed by solution imidization. The molecular weights of the polyimides were controlled to 20,000 g/mol by off‐stoichiometry, and the synthesized polyimides were characterized with Fourier transform infrared, NMR, gel permeation chromatography, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry. In addition, the solubility, intrinsic viscosity, dielectric constant, and birefringence of the polyimides were evaluated. Novel polyimides with mDAATPPO exhibited good solubility, high glass‐transition temperatures (290–330 °C), excellent thermal stability (>500 °C), low dielectric constants (2.77–3.01), low refractive indices, and low birefringence values (0.0019–0.0030). © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 2567–2578, 2006     

Synthesis and second harmonic generation studies of nlo-functionalized polyimides

Several NLO-functionalized polyimides were synthesized through novel synthetic pathways and their NLO properties were characterized. For preventing the disadvantage in poly(amic acid) precursor route, the Mitsunobu reaction and alternative synthetic route for NLO polyimides were chosen. The second-order NLO coefficients (χ⁽²⁾) of the synthesized polyimides were between 48pm/V and 122pm/V. The thermal stability of nonlinearity characterized showed that all polyimide films retain their NLO activities at temperatures below 100°C.     

Preparation of phosphorus-containing polymers—XXIII: Phenoxaphosphine-containing polyimides

New phenoxaphosphine-containing polyimides were synthesized from 10-phenylphenoxaphosphine-2,3,7,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride 10-oxide (IV) and diamines via polyamic acids in two steps. (IV) was prepared by dehydration of 10-phenylphenoxaphosphine-2,3,7,8-tetracarboxylic acid 10-oxide (III) derived from 2,3,7,8-tetramethyl-10-phenylphenoxaphosphine (I) or 2,3,7,8-tetramethyl-10-phenylphenoxaphosphine 10-oxide (II) by pyridine-permanganate oxidation. (I) was synthesized from bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)ether and phenylphosphonous dichloride by the Friedel-Crafts reaction. The resulting polyimides had reduced viscosities of 0.13–0.84 di/g in cone H₂SO₄ at 30°. They were also soluble in dichloroacetic acid and some of them dissolved in DMA, DMSO. DMF and chloroform. Aromatic phenoxaphosphine-containing polyimides exhibited excellent thermal properties and hardly degraded below about 500°; the aliphatic polyimides decomposed at around 500. The aromatic polyimides had thermal stability similar or superior to aromatic polypyromellitimides and better heat resistance than linear open-chain phosphorus-containing polyimides. These polyimides showed retardance to inflammation.     

Liquid crystalline comb-like polyimides with biphenyl-based side groups

We have synthesized series of comb-like polyimides with mesogenic units in their side groups. Such comb-like polyimides were obtained by polycondensation of aromatic diamines bearing biphenyl-based mesogenic moieties with bicyclo[2,2,2]oct-7-ene 2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BCDA). The different diamines, with two lengths of spacer (with 6 and 11 methylene groups), were synthesized in three steps using as mesogenic groups: biphenyl, 4-cyanobiphenyl and 4-(2-methyl-1-butoxy)biphenyl. The synthesis of the polyimides was performed in two steps: polycondensation of a dianhydride with a diamine in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone at room temperature giving the corresponding polyamic acid, followed by thermal cyclization into the corresponding polyimide. The comb-like polyimides were studied by X-ray diffraction between room temperature and 250°C. Two types of smectic structure were established: SmA₁ for the long spacer and SmC₁ for the short spacer.     

Liquid crystalline comb-like polyimides with biphenyl-based side groups

We have synthesized series of comb-like polyimides with mesogenic units in their side groups. Such comb-like polyimides were obtained by polycondensation of aromatic diamines bearing biphenyl-based mesogenic moieties with bicyclo[2,2,2]oct-7-ene 2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BCDA). The different diamines, with two lengths of spacer (with 6 and 11 methylene groups), were synthesized in three steps using as mesogenic groups: biphenyl, 4-cyanobiphenyl and 4-(2-methyl-1-butoxy)biphenyl. The synthesis of the polyimides was performed in two steps: polycondensation of a dianhydride with a diamine in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone at room temperature giving the corresponding polyamic acid, followed by thermal cyclization into the corresponding polyimide. The comb-like polyimides were studied by X-ray diffraction between room temperature and 250°C. Two types of smectic structure were established: SmA₁ for the long spacer and SmC₁ for the short spacer.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel electroactive polyamides and polyimides with bulky 4‐(1‐adamantoxy)triphenylamine moieties

A novel adamantoxytriphenylamine‐containing diamine monomer, 4‐(1‐adamantoxy)‐4′,4″‐diaminotriphenylamine, was synthesized from readily available reagents. Two series of novel electroactive aromatic polyamides and polyimides with bulky 4‐(1‐adamantoxy)triphenylamine moieties were prepared from the newly synthesized diamine monomer with various aromatic dicarboxylic acids and tetracarboxylic dianhydrides, respectively. All the resulting polyamides and most of the polyimides were readily soluble in polar organic solvents and could be solution cast into tough and flexible films. These polymers showed moderate to high glass transition temperatures in the range of 263–311 °C, and they were fairly stable up to a temperature above 480 °C (for polyamides) or 500 °C (for polyimides). Cyclic voltammograms of the polyamides and polyimides showed one pair of reversible redox waves with oxidation half‐wave potentials (E_1/2) in the range of 0.78–0.81 and 0.97–1.05 V, respectively, versus Ag/AgCl in an acetonitrile solution. In addition, the polymers were found to display stable electrochromic properties by repeated cyclic scans between 0.0 and 1.1–1.2 V, with coloration change from a colorless or pale yellowish neutral form to a dark blue or bluish green oxidized form. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 1740–1755, 2009     

Soluble polyimides from a semi-aliphatic diamine containing ester,amide and ether groups

A diamine was synthesized by two successive reactions.Nucleophilic reaction of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid with terephthaloyl chloride yielded terephthaloyl bis(4-oxybenzoic) acid.Then reaction of this compound with 1,8-diamino-3,6- dioxaoctane via Yamazaki method resulted in preparation of diamine named terephthalic acid bis(4-{2-[2-(2-amino ethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl carbamoyl}phenyl) ester.After fully characterization it was used to prepare new polyimides through polycondensation with different dianhydrides using trimethylchlorosilane.Characterization of polymers was achieved by common methods and their physical properties including inherent viscosity,thermal behavior,thermal stability,crystallinity and solubility were studied.Prepared polyimides showed improved solubility and good thermal stability.     

1-(5-氯甲基-2-羟基-4-烷氧基)苯乙酮的合成

以2,4-二羟基苯乙酮为起始原料,经羟基烷基化和氯甲基化反应合成了3个新型查尔酮类衍生物的关键中间体——1-(5-氯甲基-2-羟基-4-烷氧基)苯乙酮,其结构经1H NMR和ESI-MS确证。     

主链含邻位取代单元及吡啶环聚酰亚胺的合成与性能

以o-羟基苯乙酮、对氯硝基苯和苯甲醛为原料,通过亲核取代反应、改进的Chichibabin反应以及水合肼催化还原合成了一种新型含邻位取代单元及吡啶环的芳香二胺4-苯基-2,6-双[3-(4-氨基苯氧基)苯基]吡啶(o,p-PAPP).以N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)为溶剂,将o,p-PAPP分别与3,3',4,4'-二苯醚四羧酸二酐(ODPA)、2,2-双[4-(3,4-二羧基苯氧基)苯基]丙烷二酐(BPADA)、3,3',4,4'-二苯酮四甲酸二酐(BTDA)及均苯四甲酸二酐(PMDA)通过常规的两步法,合成了4种聚酰亚胺.用FTIR、DSC、TGA、XRD、溶解性测试、UV-Vis和荧光光谱对聚合物的结构和性能进行了表征.FTIR结果表明,所得的聚合物在1780,1720和1380cm-1左右出现了聚酰亚胺的特征吸收峰.实验所得的PI能很好地溶解于常见有机溶剂(如DMF,DMAC,DMSO,NMP,THF,CHCl3),在氮气氛中,PI的10%失重温度(T10)为444.2～467.5℃,800℃时的残余质量(Rw)为49.6%～58.3%.同时PI分子主链中的吡啶环结构使其具有良好的紫外光吸收性能,经HCl质子化后,在460 nm附近出现非常强的荧光发射峰.     

Sul-containing fluorinated polyimides for optical waveguide device

Novel sul-containing fluorinated polyimides have been synthesized by the reaction of 2,2′-bis-(trifluoromethyl)-4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulfide (TFDAS) with 1,4-bis-(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)benzene dianhydride (HQDPA), 2,2′-bis-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA), 4,4′-oxydiphthalicanhydride (ODPA) or 3,4,3′,4′-biphenyl-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (s-BPDA). The fluorinated polyimides, prepared by a one-step polycondensation procedure, have good solubility in many solvents, such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), dimethylacetamide (DMAc), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), cyclohexanone, tetrahydrofuran (THF) and m-cresol. The molecular weights (M_n's) and polydispersities (M_n/M_w's) of polyimides were in the range of 1.24 × 10⁵ to 3.21 × 10⁵ and 1.59–2.20, respectively. The polymers exhibit excellent thermal stabilities, with glass-transition temperatures (T_g) at 221–275 °C and the 5% weight-loss temperature are above 531 °C. After crosslinking, these polymers show higher thermal stability. The films of polymers have high optical transparency. The novel sul-containing fluorinated polyimides also have low absorption at both 1310 and 1550 nm wavelength windows. Rib-type optical waveguide device was fabricated using the fluorinated polyimides and the near-field mode pattern of the waveguide was demonstrated.     

ORGANO-SOLUBLE FLUORINATED POLYIMIDES DERIVED FROM α,α-BIS(4-AMINO-3,5- DIMETHYLPHENYL)-4''-FLUOROPHENYL METHANE AND VARIOUS AROMATIC DIANHYDRIDES

Organo-soluble fluorinated polyimides were synthesized by the polycondensation of a new aromatic diamine α,αbis(4-amino-3,5-dimethylphenyl)-4'-fluorophenyl methane with several aromatic dianhydrides. The one-step polymerization polyimides could be soluble not only in polar aprotic solvents, such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, and N,Ndimethylacetamide, but also in common organic solvents, such as chloroform, cyclopentanone, m-cresol and so on. The polyimide films show excellent transparency with the UV-Vis cut-off lengths of 310-360 nm and light transmittances of higher than 80% in the visible region. In addition, the polyimides exhibit good thermal stability with an initial decomposition temperature (Td) higher than 530℃ and have more than 60% of residual weight retentions at 700 ℃.     

Phthalonitrile‐containing aromatic polyimide thin films with nano‐actuation properties

Polymer films of some polyimides containing pendant phthalonitrile groups were prepared by casting the corresponding poly(amic acid) solutions onto glass plates, followed by thermal imidization under controlled temperature conditions. The poly(amic acid)s were synthesized by polycondensation reaction of 4,4′‐diamino‐4″‐(3,4‐dicyanophenoxy)triphenylmethane, 1, or of different amounts of 1 and 4,4′‐bis(4‐aminophenoxybiphenyl), with two aromatic dianhydrides, 4,4′‐oxydiphthalic anhydride or benzophenone‐3,3′,4,4′‐tetracarboxylic dianhydride. Most of the films were flexible and tough and exhibited high thermal stability, having the initial decomposition temperature above 400 °C. Dynamic mechanical analysis and dielectric spectroscopy revealed the influence of phthalonitrile group content on the relaxation processes of polyimides. The values of the dielectric constant at 10 kHz and 20 °C were in the range of 3.25–3.61. The films exhibited nano‐actuation in the range of 240–480 nm, depending on the phthalonitrile group content, when an electric voltage was applied on their surface. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

含苯并咪唑单元可溶性聚酰亚胺的合成和性能

合成了一种刚性芳香二胺单体3,3',5,5'-四甲基-4,4'-二胺基苯基甲苯(BDAP),与6-氨基苯基-2-氨基苯并咪唑(BIA)组成混合二胺,分别与4种商品化的二酐单体(均苯四酸二酐(PMDA)、联苯四酸二酐(BPDA)、二苯酮四酸二酐(BTDA)和二苯醚四酸二酐(ODPA))一步法缩聚合成了一系列可溶性聚酰亚胺.采用FTIR,1H-NMR,UV-Vis,DMA和TGA等测试方法对所制备的聚酰亚胺进行了表征.结果表明,所制备的聚酰亚胺具有良好的溶解性能,能够在NMP和DMAc等常规溶剂中溶解;耐热性及力学性能优良,玻璃化转变温度超过410℃,分解温度在500℃以上.     

The Difference in the Behaviour of Hydrazine and p-Substituted Phenylhydrazines on Various 4-(3-Aryl-3-Oxopropenyl) Antipyrines

A series of novel 4-(3-aryl-4,5-dihydro-lH-pyrazol-5-yl)-l, 5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-lH-pyrazol-3(2H)-oncs (III) were synthesized. Thus, the key intermediates, 4-(3-aryl-3-oxopropenyl-1,5- dimethyl-2-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3(2H)-ones (II) were cyclized with hydrazine hydrate containing a few drops of ethanol gave the desired pyrazoline derivatives (III), which can be acetylated to afford the target N-acetyl derivatives (IV). On the other hand, the same reaction condition using p-substituted phenylhydrazines, the starting key intermediates (II) were recovered unchanged. The use of glacial acetic acid instead of ethanol, lead to a new series of 1,3-diarylpyrazoles (VI) by a different pathway. The structure of the newly synthesized compounds was elucidated by elemental analyses, IR, ¹H-NMR and mass spectra.     

Polyimides from 1,5-bis(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy)naphthalene and aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydrides

A new trifluoromethylated bis(ether amine), 1,5-bis(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy)naphthalene, was synthesized in two steps starting from 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene and 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzotrifluoride via nucleophilic aromatic substitution and catalytic reduction. A series of novel fluorinated polyimides with moderate to high molecular weights were synthesized from the diamine with various aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydrides using a conventional two-stage process. All polyimides could afford flexible and tough films and most of them were soluble in strong polar solvents such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc). The polyimides showed glass-transition temperatures (T_g) in the range of 253-315 °C (by DSC) and softening temperatures (T_s) in the range of 250-300 °C (by TMA). Decomposition temperatures for 5% weight loss all occurred above 500 °C in both air and nitrogen atmospheres. The dielectric constants of these polymers ranged from 3.17 to 3.64 at 1 MHz. The properties of these fluorinated polyimides were also compared with those of polyimides prepared from 1,5-bis(4-aminophenoxy)naphthalene with the same dianhydrides.     

ORGANO-SOLUBLE FLUORINATED POLYIMIDES DERIVED FROM a,a-BIS(4-AMINO-3,5- DIMETHYLPHENYL)-4′-FLUOROPHENYL METHANE AND VARIOUS AROMATIC DIANHYDRIDES

 Organo-soluble fluorinated polyimides were synthesized by the polycondensation of a new aromatic diamine -bis(4-amino-3,5-dimethylphenyl)-4′-fluorophenyl methane with several aromatic dianhydrides. The one-step polymerization procedure was conducted at 180℃ in m-cresol, producing the polyimides with inherent viscosities of 0.680.76 dL•g1. The polyimides could be soluble not only in polar aprotic solvents, such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, and N,N-dimethylacetamide, but also in common organic solvents, such as chloroform, cyclopentanone, m-cresol and so on. The polyimide films show excellent transparency with the UV-Vis cut-off lengths of 310360 nm and light transmittances of higher than 80% in the visible region. In addition, the polyimides exhibit good thermal stability with an initial decomposition temperature (Td) higher than 530℃ and have more than 60% of residual weight retentions at 700℃.