Synthesis and characterization of novel optically active poly(ester‐imide)s with high Tg and good thermal stability |
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| Authors: | Tao Han Yi Zhang Qiaoying Cao Siwei Liu Zhenguo Chi Jiarui Xu |
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| Affiliation: | Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of the Ministry of Education, DSAPM Lab, Materials Science Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat‐sen University, , Guangzhou, China |
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| Abstract: | A series of novel optically active poly(ester‐imide)s (ter‐PEIs) with high glass transition temperature (Tg), good thermal stability, and solubility were successfully designed and synthesized by direct polycondensation reactions, using p‐hydroxybenzoic acid (PHB), 4,4’‐dihydroxybenzophenone, and a chiral diacid, N,N'‐(pyromellitoyl)‐bis‐L‐phenylalanine diacid as monomers. The resulting terpolymers were characterized by1H‐NMR, FTIR, element analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, different scanning calorimeter and wide‐angle x‐ray diffraction, etc. The ter‐PEIs are amorphous polymers with good heat resistance and high Tgs. They are soluble in many common polar organic solvents and show optically rotation property. The specific rotation values of the ter‐PEIs increase with the molar ratio of the chiral diacid, and the rigid PHB monomer is beneficial to increase the Tgs of the polymers. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | poly(ester‐imide)s optically active Tg, solubility thermal stability |
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