Effect of chloroform on the structure and gas-separation properties of poly(ether imides)

The FTIR spectra of poly(ether imide) films prepared from their chloroform solutions were recorded in a wide temperature interval. The cast films were shown to contain residual solvent. This residual solvent existed in films as unbound chloroform that may be removed by heating to 60–70°C and as bound chloroform that is involved in complex formation with polymers and may be removed by heating at temperatures close to their glass transition temperatures (180°C). Quantum-chemical calculations were performed for structures that model fragments and monomer units of poly(ether imides), as well as their complexes with chloroform. Chloroform was shown to be capable of preferential binding with an oxygen atom in a Ph-O-Ph′ fragment via hydrogen bonds. In this case, the conformational set of poly(ether imide) chains is changed. The above evidence is invoked to explain changes in transport characteristics with time for poly(ether imide) films cast from chloroform solutions.     

Aromatic polyimide-co-amides. I

A series of aromatic polyimide-co-amides of high thermal stability were synthesized. Low-temperature solution condensation involving aromatic diamines of varying basicity and bifunctional carboxylic acid chlorides containing performed imide rings was empolyed. This approach offers several advantages over the conventional polyamic acid route. The final polymers obtained are linear, soluble, and of high molecular weight. Solution of the final polymers are stable in contrast to polyamic acid solutions, which depolymerize hydrolytically due to the neighboring-group effect. Tough, flexible films were cast from solution and required no heat cure. The properties of one polymer made by the preformed ring approach were compared to its structurally related amide and imide homologs.     

Heterocyclic polyamides containing hexafluoroisopropylidene groups

New heterocyclic polyamides have been synthesized by solution polycondensation of aromatic diamines containing phenylquinoxaline units with diacid chlorides having both imide and hexafluoroisopropylidene (6F) groups. These polymers are soluble in polar aprotic solvents, such as N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) or N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and can be cast into flexible thin films from solutions. They show high thermooxidative stability with decomposition temperatures above 400°C and glass transition temperatures in the range of 225-300°C. The polymer films exhibit good chemical resistance towards diluted acids and good electrical insulating properties with dielectric constants in the range of 3.2–3.7.     

Poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole-amide)s containing pendent imide groups

A series of new poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole-amide)s containing pendent imide groups has been synthesized by solution polycondensation of aromatic diamines containing preformed 1,3,4-oxadiazole rings with two diacid chlorides containing imide rings. These polymers were also prepared by the reaction of the same diacid chlorides with p-aminobenzhydrazide which were subsequently cyclodehydrated in solid state. The polymers were soluble in polar amidic solvents and some of them gave transparent flexible films by casting from solutions. They showed high thermal stability with decomposition temperatures above 400°C and glass transition temperatures in the range of 245–327°C. They had low dielectric constants, in the range of 3.32–3.94, and good tensile properties.     

New poly(amide–imide) syntheses. XXI. Synthesis and properties of aromatic poly(amide–imide)s based on 2,6-bis(4-trimellitimidophenoxy)naphthalene and aromatic diamines

A novel polymer-forming diimide–diacid, 2,6-bis(4-trimellitimidophenoxy)naphthalene, was prepared by the condensation reaction of 2,6-bis(4-aminophenoxy)naphthalene with trimellitic anhydride (TMA). A series of novel aromatic poly(amide–imide)s containing 2,6-bis(phenoxy)naphthalene units were prepared by the direct polycondensation of the diimide–diacid with various aromatic diamines using triphenyl phosphite (TPP) in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)/pyridine solution containing dissolved calcium chloride. Thirteen of the obtained polymers had inherent viscosities above 1.01 dL/g and up to 2.30 dL/g. Most of polymers were soluble in polar solvents such as DMAc and could be cast from their DMAc solutions into transparent, flexible, and tough films. These films had tensile strengths of 79–117 MPa, elongation-at-break of 7–61%, and initial moduli of 2.2–3.0 GPa. The wide-angle X-ray diffraction revealed that some polymers are partially crystalline. The glass transition temperatures of some polymers could be determined with the help of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) traces, which were recorded in the range 232–300°C. All the poly(amide–imide)s exhibited no appreciable decomposition below 450°C, and their 10% weight loss temperatures were recorded in the range 511–577°C in nitrogen and 497–601°C in air. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 36: 919–927, 1998     

Preparation of phosphorus-containing polymers. XXVII. Polyester-imides that contain phenoxaphosphine rings

New phenoxaphosphine-containing polyester-imides were prepared by the interfacial polycondensation of a dichloroformyl-phenoxaphosphine derivative containing a preformed imide ring with five bisphenols. The polymerizations, which were carried out in a chloroform-aqueous sodium hydroxide mixture, afforded polyester-imides with reduced viscosities of 0.60–1.55 dL/g in 61–95% yields. The preformed imide ring did not undergo hydrolysis under the polymerization conditions. Several of the polymers were soluble in chloroform and could be cast into flexible and transparent films. The phenoxaphosphine-containing polyester-imides have good thermal properties, exhibiting little decomposition below 400°C. They appear to be more thermally stable than phenoxaphosphine-containing polyesters, but are not as thermally stable as the corresponding polyimides and polyamide-imides. The order of thermal stability for phenoxaphosphine-containing polymers in air is polyimide ? polybenzoxazole > polyamide-imide ? polybenzimidazole > polyester-imide > poly-1,3,4-oxadiazole ? polyamide > polyester. The polyester-imides exhibited self-extinguishing behavior.     

Synthesis and characterization of new highly organosoluble poly(etherimide)s derived from 1,1‐bis{4‐[4‐(3,4‐dicarboxyphenoxy)phenyl]‐4‐phenylcyclohexane} dianhydride

A new bulky pendent bis(ether anhydride), 1,1‐bis[4‐(4‐dicarboxyphenoxy)phenyl]‐4‐phenylcyclohexane dianhydride, was prepared in three steps, starting from the nitrodisplacement of 1,1‐bis(4‐hydroxyphenyl)‐4‐phenylcyclohexane with 4‐nitrophthalonitrile to form bis(ether dinitrile), followed by alkaline hydrolysis of the bis(ether dinitrile) and subsequent dehydration of the resulting bis(ether diacid). A series of new poly(ether imide)s were prepared from the bis(ether anhydride) with various diamines by a conventional two‐stage synthesis including polyaddition and subsequent chemical cyclodehydration. The resulting poly(ether imide)s had inherent viscosities of 0.50–0.73 dL g^?1. The gel permeation chromatography measurements revealed that the polymers had number‐average and weight‐average molecular weights of up to 57,000 and 130,000, respectively. All the polymers showed typical amorphous diffraction patterns. All of the poly(ether imide)s showed excellent solubility in comparison with the other polyimides derived from adamantane, norbornane, cyclododecane, and methanohexahydroindane and were readily dissolved in various solvents such as N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidinone, N,N‐dimethylacetamide (DMAc), N,N‐dimethylformamide, pyridine, cyclohexanone, tetrahydrofuran, and even chloroform. These polymers had glass‐transition temperatures of 226–255 °C. Most of the polymers could be dissolved in chloroform in as high as a 30 wt % concentration. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that all polymers were stable up to 450 °C, with 10% weight losses recorded from 458 to 497 °C in nitrogen. These transparent, tough, and flexible polymer films could be obtained by solution casting from DMAc solutions. These polymer films had tensile strengths of 79–103 MPa and tensile moduli of 1.5–2.1 GPa. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2066–2074, 2002     

Aromatic polysulfone imides and membranes based on them

Aromatic polyimides containing diphenyl sulfone fragments in the backbone were prepared. Asymmetric microporous films of the synthesized polymers were prepared by wet forming under the conditions of a phase-inversion process. The morphologies and the mechanical and transport properties of nonporous and phase-inversion films as materials for pervaporation membranes were studied. Multilayer composite membranes with diffusion layers of an aromatic polyether imide were prepared on the basis of microporous polyamido imide films. These membranes showed high performance in pervaporation separation of ethanol-cyclohexane mixtures of various compositions.     

含苯侧基杂环聚芳酰胺酰亚胺的合成与性能

聚酰胺酰亚胺 (ＰＡＩ)是一类已商业化的耐热高分子材料 ,具有与聚酰亚胺类似的耐热性能 ,但是改善了聚酰亚胺的溶解性、可加工性能 ,因此进一步开发综合性能优异、加工性能好的聚芳酰胺酰亚胺近年来成为研究热点之一[1～ 3 ] .ＰＡＩ的经典制备方法为 :( 1 )偏苯三酸酰氯与芳香二胺的聚合反应 ;( 2 )含酰亚胺环的偏苯酸和异氰酸酯反应 .近年来聚酰胺酰亚胺又开发了以下途径制备 :( 1 )含亚胺环的二酸与芳香二胺一步缩聚反应 ;( 2 )含亚胺环的芳香二卤代物与二胺的催化羰基化反应等[4～ 6] .本研究组近期合成了一种新型芳香二胺 ,并合成了耐…     

Polyaromatic ether–ketones and ether–keto–sulfones having various hydrophilic groups

Polyaromatic ether–ketones and polyaromatic ether–keto–sulfones were sulfonated by suspending the polymer powders in dichloroethane containing liquid sulfur tiroxide and trialkyl phosphate at room temperature. It was found that more than one sulfonic group can be introduced per each repeating unit of the polymers without degradation. The sulfonated polymers were soluble in various organic solvents, and solubility and mechanical properties depended on the initial molecular weight of polymers as well as the degrees of sulfonation. Strong films can be cast from their dimethylformamide solutions.     

Synthesis and properties of new organo‐soluble and strictly alternating aromatic poly(ester‐imide)s from 3,3‐bis[4‐(trimellitimidophenoxy)phenyl]phthalide and bisphenols

A series of new strictly alternating aromatic poly(ester‐imide)s having inherent viscosities of 0.20–0.98 dL/g was synthesized by the diphenylchlorophosphate (DPCP) activated direct polycondensation of the preformed imide ring‐containing diacid, 3,3‐bis[4‐(trimellitimidophenoxy)phenyl]phthalide (I), with various bisphenols in a medium consisting of pyridine and lithium chloride. The diimide–diacid I was prepared from the condensation of 3,3‐bis[4‐(4‐aminophenoxy)phenyl]phthalide and trimellitic anhydride. Most of the resulting polymers showed an amorphous nature and were readily soluble in a variety of organic solvents such as N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone (NMP) and N,N‐dimethylacetamide (DMAc). Transparent and flexible films of these polymers could be cast from their DMAc solutions. The cast films had tensile strengths ranging 66–105 MPa, elongations at break from 7–10%, and initial moduli from 1.9–2.4 GPa. The glass‐transition temperatures of these polymers were recorded between 208–275 °C. All polymers showed no significant weight loss below 400 °C in the air or in nitrogen, and the decomposition temperatures at 10% weight loss all occurred above 460 °C. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1090–1099, 2000     

Preparation and properties of ionic‐liquid‐containing poly(ethylene glycol)‐based networked polymer films having lithium salt structures

Ionic‐liquid‐containing polymer films were prepared by swelling poly(ethylene glycol)‐based networked polymers having lithium salt structures with an ionic liquid, 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (EMImFSI), or with an EMImFSI solution of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI). Their fundamental physical properties were investigated. The networked polymer films having lithium salt structures were prepared by curing a mixture of poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether and lithium 3‐glycidyloxypropanesulfonate or lithium 3‐(glycidyloxypropanesulfonyl)(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide with poly(ethylene glycol) bis(3‐aminopropyl) terminated. The obtained ionic‐liquid‐containing films were flexible and self‐standing. They showed high ionic conductivity at room temperature, 1.16–2.09 S/m for samples without LiTFSI and 0.29–0.43 S/m for those with 10 wt % LiTFSI. Their thermal decomposition temperature was above 220 °C, and melting temperature of the ionic liquid incorporated in the film was around ?16 °C. They exhibited high safety due to good nonflammability of the ionic liquid. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

Synthesis and characterization of new highly organosoluble poly(ether imide)s based on 3,3′,5,5′‐tetramethyl‐2,2‐bis[4‐(4‐dicarboxyphenoxy)phenyl]propane dianhydride

A new bis(ether anhydride), 3,3′,5,5′‐tetramethyl‐2,2‐bis[4‐(4‐dicarboxyphenoxy)phenyl]propane dianhydride ( 3 ), was prepared in three steps: the nitro displacement of 4‐nitrophthalonitrile with 2,2‐bis(4‐hydroxy‐3,5‐dimethylphenyl)propane, the alkaline hydrolysis of the intermediate bis(ether dinitrile), and the subsequent dehydration of the resulting bis(ether diacid). A series of new highly soluble poly(ether imide)s with tetramethyl and isopropylidene groups were prepared from the bis(ether anhydride) 3 with various diamines by a conventional two‐stage synthesis including polyaddition and chemical cyclodehydration. The resulting poly(ether imide)s had inherent viscosities of 0.54–0.73 dL g^?1. Gel permeation chromatography measurements revealed that the polymers had number‐average and weight‐average molecular weights of up to 54,000 and 124,000, respectively. All the polymers showed typical amorphous diffraction patterns. All of the poly(ether imide)s showed excellent solubility and were readily dissolved in various solvents such as N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidinone, N,N‐dimethylacetamide, N,N‐dimethylformamide, pyridine, cyclohexanone, tetrahydrofuran, and even chloroform. Most of the polymers could be dissolved with chloroform concentrations as high as 30 wt %. These polymers had glass‐transition temperatures of 244–282 °C. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that all polymers were stable, with 10% weight losses recorded above 463 °C in nitrogen. These transparent, tough, and flexible polymer films were obtained through solution casting from N,N‐dimethylacetamide solutions. These polymer films had tensile strengths of 81–102 MPa and tensile moduli of 1.8–2.0 GPa. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2556–2563, 2002     

Synthesis and properties of poly(amide–imide)s containing a N-methylcarbazole group

A new dicarboxylic acid monomer containing the N-methylcarbazole and imide structures, 3,6-bis(trimellitimido)-N-methylcarbazole (I), was prepared from the condensation of 3,6-diamino-N-methylcarbazole (c) and trimellitic anhydride. The diamine c was synthesized in three steps starting from the methylation of carbazole, followed by nitration and catalytic hydrazine reduction. A series of N-methylcarbazole-containing poly(amide–imide)s were synthesized by direct polycondensation from the diimide–diacid I with various aromatic diamines. These poly(amide–imide)s had inherent viscosities of 0.66–1.47 dl/g and were readily soluble in a variety of organic solvents, including N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc). Transparent, flexible, and tough films of these polymers could be cast from DMAc solutions, and these films exhibited excellent mechanical strength. The glass-transition temperatures of these poly(amide–imide)s were in the range 317–362 °C. All the poly (amide–imide) did not degrade noticeably below 480 °C in nitrogen, and the 10% weight loss temperatures and char yields at 800 °C were above 520 °C and 60% in nitrogen, respectively, indicating high thermal stability. Received: 8 February 2000/Accepted: 23 March 2000     

Electrical studies of heat resistant polymers

The present necessity to use heat resistant materials in electronics justify the scientific interest in different heterocyclic polymers. This paper is especially concerned with their applications as dielectric films. The processing to obtain thin films of a polyphenylquinoxaline, a polyhydantoïne and a poly(hydantoïne - imide) was examined and the resulting polymers were characterized thermally and electrically for large ranges of temperature and frequency.     

Synthesis and properties of poly(ether imide)s based on a benzonorbornane bis(ether anhydride)

A novel bis(ether anhydride) monomer, 3,6‐bis(3,4‐dicarboxyphenoxy)benzonorbornane dianhydride, was synthesized from the nitro displacement of 4‐nitrophthalonitrile with 3,6‐dihydroxybenzonorbornane in the presence of potassium carbonate, followed by the alkaline hydrolysis of the intermediate bis(ether dinitrile) and the cyclodehydration of the resulting bis(ether diacid). A series of poly(ether imide)s bearing pendant norbornane groups were prepared from the bis(ether anhydride) with various aromatic diamines via a conventional two‐stage process that included ring‐opening polyaddition to form the poly(amic acid)s followed by thermal imidization to the poly(ether imide)s. The inherent viscosities of the poly(amic acid) precursors were 0.81–1.81 dL/g. The poly(ether imide) with m‐phenylenediamine as a diamine showed good organosolubility. Most of the cast poly(ether imide) films have had high tensile strengths and moduli. The glass‐transition temperatures of these poly(ether imide)s, except for those from rigid p‐phenylenediamine and benzidine, were recorded between 211 and 246 °C by differential scanning calorimetry. The softening temperatures of all the poly(ether imide) films stayed within 210–330 °C according to thermomechanical analysis. No polymers showed significant decomposition before 500 °C in a nitrogen or air atmosphere. A comparative study of the properties with the corresponding poly(ether imide)s without pendant substituents was also made. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 1712–1725, 2002     

Fabry-Perot fringes and their application to study the film growth, chain rearrangement, and erosion of hydrogen-bonded PVPON/PAA films

We observed Fabry-Perot fringes in the absorption spectra of hydrogen-bonded layer-by-layer (LBL) films of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVPON) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), which stem from the interferences between beams transmitted and partially reflected at the highly smooth film-air interface and film-quartz interface. The appearance and disappearance of Fabry-Perot fringes can be used to evaluate the homogeneity of the film. They also provide information about the film thickness. Using this optical phenomenon, with a minimal requirement of instrumentation, we studied the effect of several experimental conditions on the film buildup and structure. The film grows linearly with dipping cycles. Films fabricated from higher molecular weight polymers tend to be thicker. Increasing the concentration of the assembly solutions can also make thicker films. However, films from high molecular weight polymers or high concentration assembly solutions may be heterogeneous and do not display Fabry-Perot fringes in their absorption spectra. The defects in these heterogeneous films can be healed by a postannealing in water or diluted HCl to allow the chain rearrangement to complete. We further found the PVPON/PAA films can be eroded by long-term annealing in water or diluted HCl by monitoring the movement of the Fabry-Perot fringes. In most cases, the erosion rate is constant with annealing time. The erosion rate decreases with a decrease in the pH of the media and an increase in the molecular weight of the polymers.     

Heat-resistant metal phthalocyanine imide copolymers

Thermally stable poly(metal phthalocyanine)imide copolymers were prepared with metal(11) 4,4′,4″,4? -phthalocyanine tetraamines, 4,4′ -diamino diphenyl ether, and 3,3′,4,4′ -benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride. Variables such as molar concentrations of the reagents, solvents, and temperature were investigated to optimize the conditions of the polymerization. Inherent viscosity, and infrared (IR) spectral and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) studies were done to characterize the polymers. These polymers are stable and thier decomposition temperatures both in air and nitrogen are greater than 500°C. Their char yields at 800°C in nitrogen varied between 60 and 76%, depending on the type and concentrations of the metal phthalocyanine tetraamines. These polymers can be used to produce heat-stable films, fibers, varnishes, and adhesives.     

Birefringence in solutions and films of poly[4,4'-bis(4'-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-phenoxy)diphenylsulfon]imide of 1,3 bis(3',4-dicarboxyphenoxy)benzene

Birefringence in solutions and films of poly[4,4'-bis(4''-N-phenoxy)diphenylsulfon]imide of 1,3-bis(3',4-dicarboxyphenoxy)benzene macromolecules is studied. The method of birefringence in the flow of polymer solutions in DMF allows one to determine the proper specific optical anisotropy of the repeating unit of chain β_M = +15 × 10^–27 cm³ mol/g. Spontaneous birefringence in polymer films of different thickness is studied under various incidence angles of a polarized beam. The total data analysis allows one to estimate the orientation order parameter of polymer chain fragments in the vicinity of surface S ₀ =–0.01, which is typical of flexible-chain polymers.     

含蒽醌酰亚胺基元的旋光性聚乙炔及其近红外性质

用改进的方法合成了6-溴蒽醌-2,3-二羧酸酐,制备出一个新的非手性炔类单体——N'-(1-己基庚基)-6-乙炔基蒽醌-2,3-二羧酸酰亚胺,并在铑配合物的催化下得到相应的聚合物.当在催化体系中加入手性1-苯基乙胺时,所得的聚合物具有旋光活性,在紫外吸收区具有明显的Cotton效应.聚合物保持了蒽醌酰亚胺基元的近红外电致变色性质,对其施加-0.6 V的电压后,在500～1200 nm波长范围出现了明显的吸收谱带,最大吸收波长为820 nm.