Hydrolytic stability and high Tg of polyimides derived from the novel 4,9‐bis[4‐(3,4‐dicarboxyphenoxy)phenyl]‐diamantane dianhydride |
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| Authors: | Yaw‐Terng Chern Jane‐Jen Wang |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43, Keelung Road, Section 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan;2. General Education Center, National Taipei College of Nursing, Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | This work reports the synthesis and characterization of diamantane‐based polyimides obtained from 4,9‐bis4(3,4‐dicarboxyphenoxy)phenyl]diamantane dianhydride and various aromatic diamines. Interestingly, the diamantane‐based polyimides were very stable to hydrolysis. This novel polyimide exhibits a low dielectric constant (2.65–2.77), low moisture absorption (<0.67%), good solubility, high Tg and unusually high thermal stability. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) reveals that the diamantane‐based polyimides have high Tg ranging from 281 to 379 °C. The high‐temperature β1 subglass transition around 285 °C was observed in polyimide 6a derived from 2,2′‐bis(trifluoromethyl)benzidine. This class of novel diamantane‐based polyimide is very promising for electronic applications, because of its good mechanical properties, good thermal stability, low dielectric constant, excellent hydrolytic resistance, and low moisture absorption. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 1673–1684, 2009 |
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| Keywords: | diamantane dielectric properties heteroatom‐containing polymers hydrolytically stable polymer low K low moisture absorption polyimides |
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