Facile one‐pot synthesis and thermal cyclopolymerization of aryl bistrifluorovinyl ether monomers bearing reactive pendant groups

A diverse pool of aryl bistrifluorovinyl ether (BTFVE) compounds with reactive pendant groups were prepared in a facile, high yielding three step “one‐pot” synthesis from commercial 4‐bromo(trifluorovinyloxy)benzene. Monomers were confirmed from ATR–FTIR, ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁹F NMR, and HRMS analysis. Aryl BTFVE compounds were thermally polymerized to afford perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) aryl ether polymers with high number–average molecular weight (M_n) for homopolymers (17,050–27,090) and copolymers with 4,4′‐bis(trifluorovinyloxy)biphenyl monomers (27,860–56,500). The PFCB aryl ether homo‐ and copolymers collectively possess high thermal stability (>299 °C in N₂) and are readily solution processable producing optically transparent films. The thermal polymerization was achieved and reactive moieties remained intact, aside from those functionalized with acrylates. In the case with acrylate functionalized polymers, orthogonal polymerization was achieved by first photopolymerizing the acrylates followed by thermal curing of the aryl trifluorovinyl ether endgroups. Preliminary results in this study produced the successful preparation of photodefinable PFCB aryl ether material. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 1887–1893, 2010     

Synthesis and comparison of CF3 versus CH3 substituted perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) networks for optical applications

A novel aryl trifluorovinyl ether monomer, 1,1,1‐tris(4‐trifluorovinyloxyphenyl)‐2,2,2‐trifluoroethane ( 5 ), was prepared via a multistep reaction sequence adapted from previously reported procedures. Monomer 5 polymerizes by free‐radical mediated thermal cyclodimerization to produce a crosslinked perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) polymer. Substituting CH₃ for CF₃ did not affect the polymerization kinetics as measured by differential scanning calorimetry. Surprisingly, the refractive index of poly5 (1.4931 at 1550 nm) is slightly higher than that measured for poly6 (1.4876 at 1550 nm) despite the significant increase in fluorine content. Compared to the CH₃‐containing monomer 6 , fluorinated analogue 5 exhibits increased thermal and thermal oxidative stability and thus we expected lower optical loss for long‐term high performance applications. Copolymerization with existing aryl trifluorovinyl ether monomers should allow access to new PFCB network copolymers with a tailored performance. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 5292–5300, 2004     

Highly phenylated poly(aryl ether phthalazine)s

Two series of novel amorphous poly(aryl ether phthalazine)s have been prepared via an intramolecular ring closure reaction of poly(aryl ether ketone)s (PAEKs) with hydrazine monohydrate. Fluorinated PAEKs, which display solubility in solvents incorporating a ketone functionality such as acetone or ethyl acetate, were converted to poly(aryl ether phthalazine)s to observe if these polymers would display similar solubility characteristics. The poly(aryl ether phthalazine)s have glass transition temperatures in the range of 278–320°C and show 5% weight loss points greater than 500°C in air and nitrogen atmospheres. The fluorinated poly(aryl ether phthalazine)s were not soluble in ketonic solvents. A series of poly(aryl ether phthalazine)s incorporating pendant 2-naphthalenyl moieties has been prepared in an attempt to produce amorphous, thermally stable polymers with high glass transition temperatures. The polymers have glass transition temperatures in the range of 287–334°C and show 5% weight loss points greater than 500°C in air and nitrogen atmospheres. Poly(aryl ether phthalazine)s undergo an exothermic reaction above the glass transition temperature. The major product of this reaction is a rearrangement of the phthalazine moieties to quiazoline moieties, however some crosslinking of the polymers occurs. Cured samples of the poly(aryl ether phthalazine)s show a small increase in the polymer T_g and are insoluble in all solvents tested. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 34:1897–1905, 1996     

Synthesis and characterization of new hyperbranched poly(aryl ether oxadiazole)s

A new AB₂ monomer was synthesized for use in the preparation of a hyperbranched poly(aryl ether oxadiazole) with terminal phenol functionality. The AB₂ monomer contains two phenolic groups and a single aryl fluoride group that is activated toward nucleophilic displacement by the attached oxadiazole ring. The nucleophilic substitution of the fluoride with the phenolate groups led to the formation of an ether linkage. Subsequently, a hyperbranched poly(aryl ether oxadiazole) having approximately a 44% degree of branching, as determined by a combination of model compound studies and ¹H NMR, was obtained. The terminal phenolic groups underwent facile functionalization, furnishing hyperbranched polymers with a variety of functional chain ends. The nature of the chain‐end groups had a significant influence on the physical properties of the polymers, such as the glass‐transition temperature and their solubility. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 3851–3860, 2001     

The effect of crosslinking on thermal and mechanical properties of perfluorocyclobutane aromatic ether polymers

As the minimum features in semiconductor devices decrease, it is a new trend to incorporate copper and polymers with dielectric constant less than 3.0 to enhance the performance of the devices. Two fluorinated polymers, poly(biphenyl perfluorocyclobutyl ether) (BPFCB) and poly(1,1,1-triphenyl ethane perfluorocyclobutyl ether) (PFCB), are newly developed polymers with dielectric constants below 3.0. These two polymers have a similar backbone structure, but PFCB has the capability of crosslinking. To know the implications of these two polymers in the semiconductor industry, properties that are important for the integral reliability of Integral Circuits (IC), such as thermal and mechanical properties, should be understood. This comparative study shows that the crosslinking in perfluorocyclobutane aromatic ether polymer can reduce vertical thermal expansion and increase glass transition temperature (T_g) while water absorption, crystalline-like phase, and dielectric constant are slightly increased. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1383–1392, 1998     

Synthesis and characterization of blue‐light emissive carbazole containing perfluorocyclobutyl arylene ether polymers

A series of N‐alkyl/aryl carbazole 3,6‐substituted arylene trifluorovinyl ether (TFVE) monomers were synthesized in high purity and yield from a concise four‐step synthesis using carbazole as a starting material. Condensate‐free, step‐growth chain extension of the monomers afforded perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) arylene ether homo‐ and copolymers as solution processable, optically transparent blue‐light emissive materials. Arylene TFVE monomers and conversion to PFCB arylene ether polymers were structurally elucidated and purity confirmed by high resolution mass spectroscopy, NMR (¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁹F) spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared analysis. Thermal analysis by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis revealed glass transition temperatures >150 °C and onset of decomposition in nitrogen >410 °C with 40 wt % char yield up to 900 °C. Optical and electrochemical studies included solution (tetrahydrofuran) and solid state (spin cast thin film) UV–vis/fluorescence spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry which showed structure dependence of these blue emissive systems on the nature of the N‐alkyl/aryl carbazole substitution in either homo‐ or copolymer configurations. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014 , 52, 552–560     

聚芳醚酮树脂的分子设计与合成及性能

聚芳醚酮树脂是20世纪发展起来的重要特种工程塑料.因其优良的耐热、耐腐蚀、耐摩擦及生物相容性好等特点,在国防军工、武器装备、航空航天、电子、汽车、机械、石油工业、核能及理疗卫生等高技术领有广泛的应用.此类材料大都采用双酚单体和双氟单体通过A2+B2型亲核缩聚反应制备.这类聚合物的分子结构对材料的性能影响较大,一般情况下分子链由醚、酮、苯三元规整结构构成时,聚合物为半结晶态;然而,当分子结构中存在侧基或其他非规整结构往往破坏聚合物的结晶结构,聚合物呈现无定型态.半结晶聚芳醚酮聚合物具有非常优异的耐热、耐化学稳定性一般作为结构型材料使用;无定型聚芳醚酮具有良好的加工性能,并且可进行一些功能化成为一类优异的功能型材料.本文从结构与性能关系出发,介绍了聚芳醚酮树脂种类,聚芳醚酮树脂的发展历程及合成方法;探讨了聚芳醚酮材料结构与性能关系;总结了功能性聚芳醚酮材料的前沿进展;最后结合实际展望了聚芳醚酮的应用发展方向.     

Sulfonated poly(fluorenyl ether) membranes containing perfluorocyclobutane groups for fuel cell applications

This paper describes the preparation and electrochemical properties of new proton conducting polymer membranes, sulfonated poly(fluorenyl ether) membrane-containing perfluorocyclobutane (PFCB) moieties for fuel cell applications. The sulfonated polymers were prepared via thermal cyclodimerization of 9,9-bis(4-trifluorovinyloxyphenyl)fluorene and subsequent post-sulfonation using chlorosulfonic acid (CSA) as a sulfonating agent. The post-sulfonation reaction was carried out by changing the molar ratio of CSA/repeating unit of the polymer at room temperature for 5 h and the resulting sulfonated polymers showed different degrees of sulfonation (DS) and ion exchange capacities (IEC). With the increment of CSA content, the DS, IEC and water uptake of the sulfonated polymer membranes increased. Their proton conductivity was investigated as a function of temperature. The polymer membrane with an IEC value of 1.86 mmol/g showed a water content of 25% similar to Nafion-115's but showed higher proton conductivity than Nafion-115 over the temperature 25–80 °C. The polymer membrane with lower water uptake and higher IEC showed similar proton conductivity and methanol permeability to Nafion-115. These results confirmed that the sulfonated poly(fluorenyl ether)-containing PFCB groups could be a promising material for fuel cell membranes.     

Photofabrication of surface relief gratings from azobenzene containing perfluorocyclobutane aryl ether polymer

An azobenzene based perfluorocyclobutane (PFCB) aryl ether polymer, poly[4‐(phenylazo)triphenylamine‐1,2‐hexafluorocyclobutyl ether], was synthesized by using a palladium catalyzed amination reaction and the 2π + 2π cyclodimerization of 4‐[(trifluorovinyl)oxy]bromobenzene. This polymer was designed and synthesized to permit azo chromophores to be incorporated, thus introducing photoinduced dynamic behavior into the PFCB containing polymer structure. The polymer exhibited a T_g of about 122 °C, and the maximum absorption of the azo chromophores was 407 nm in the film state. A thin film was prepared through a spin coating process, and the rapid growth of diffraction efficiency was then achieved by irradiation with an interference beam. The efficient formation of holographic surface relief gratings was also verified from AFM images, which show regularly defined and aligned grating structures. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 3525–3532, 2005     

Resistive switching polymer materials based on poly(aryl ether)s containing triphenylamine and 1,2,4‐triazole moieties

A series of poly(aryl ether)s were successfully prepared via aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction from various bisphenols and a novel bipolar aryl difluoride monomer containing electron‐donor triphenylamine and electron‐acceptor 1,2,4‐triazole moieties. The poly(aryl ether)s exhibited excellent solubility in organic solvents such as dimethylformamide, chloroform, and tetrahydrofuran at room temperature. The poly(aryl ether)s showed high thermal stability with T_d10 higher than 500 °C and glass transition temperatures (T_g) higher than 187 °C. The thin films of the poly(aryl ether)s indicated bistable resistive switching behavior with ON/OFF current ratios as high as 10³. The switching on and switching off bias voltages of the poly(aryl ether)s were affected by the bisphenol moiety. The good resistive switching behavior of the poly(aryl ether)s made them promising candidates for future nonvolatile memory applications. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6861–6871, 2008     

Synthesis and characterization of poly(aryl ether)s containing the pyrimidine moiety

A series of new poly(aryl ether)s containing the pyrimidine moiety were prepared by a nucleophilic aromatic substitution polymerization reaction in an aprotic solvent (DMAc) in the presence of excess potassium carbonate. These polymers are high molecular weight, amorphous, and soluble in common solvents at room temperature. The polymers are easily cast from solution into flexible, colorless, and transparent films. They showed high glass transition temperatures ranging from 198 to 304°C by DSC analysis. The 5% weight losses by thermogravimetric analysis ranged from 478 to 580°C, indicating that these polymers are very thermostable in nitrogen and air. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 36: 1107–1110, 1998     

Synthesis,characterization, and thermal properties of novel arylene sulfone ether polyimides and polyamides

A new aromatic sulfone ether diamine was synthesized by nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction of 5‐amino‐1‐naphthol with bis(4‐chlorophenyl) sulfone in the presence of potassium carbonate in a polar aprotic solvent. Polycondensation reactions of the obtained diamine with pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA), and hexafluoroisopropylidene diphthalic anhydride (6FDA) resulted in preparation of thermally stable poly(sulfone ether imide)s. Poly(sulfone ether amide)s also were prepared by reaction of the diamine with terephthaloyl chloride (TPC) and isophthaloyl chloride (IPC). The prepared monomer and polymers were characterized by conventional methods. Physical and mechanical properties of polymers, including thermal stability, thermal behavior, solution viscosity, solubility behavior, and modulus, also were studied. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1487–1492, 2000     

Perfluorocyclohexenyl aryl ether polymers via polycondensation of decafluorocyclohexene with bisphenols

A novel class of semifluorinated perfluorocyclohexenyl (PFCH) aryl ether homo/copolymers was successfully synthesized with high yield through the step‐growth polymerization of commercially available bisphenols and decafluorocyclohexene in the presence of a triethylamine base. The synthesized polymers exhibit variable thermal properties depending on the functional spacer group (R). PFCH aryl ether copolymers with random and alternating architectures were also prepared from versatile bis‐perfluorocyclohexenyl aryl ether monomers. The PFCH polymers show high thermal stabilities with a 5% decomposition temperature ranging from 359 to 444 °C in air and nitrogen atmosphere. These semifluorinated PFCH aromatic ether polymers contain intact enchained PFCH olefin moieties, making further reactions such as crosslinking and application specific functionalization possible. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014 , 52, 232–238     

Synthesis of helical polyisocyanides bearing aza‐crown ether groups as pendant

We, herein, present a novel synthesis of responsive helical poly(aryl isocyanide)s bearing aza‐crown ethers as pendant groups. Chiral aryl isocyanide monomers bearing an aza‐crown ether as a pendant were designed and synthesized, piror to polymerization using a Pd‐Pt µ‐ethynediyl complex as an initiator to give the corresponding polymers in good yield. The resulting polyisocyanides adopted a stable helical structure in solution, as confirmed by circular dichroism spectroscopic analysis. In addition, the polymers were soluble in various solvents. Furthemore, the addition of suitable alkali metal ions to the crown ether of the sidechain on the helical polyisocyanide to form host‐gest complexes resulted in deformation of the helix due to electrostatic repulsion, and these phenomena depended on the size of metal cations. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 496–504.     

Kinetic study of semifluorinated arylene vinylene ether polymers

Fluorinated arylene vinylene ether (FAVE) polymers were prepared from the base‐promoted addition of commercial 2,2‐bis(4‐hydroxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane (6F bisphenol A) to aryl trifluorovinyl ether (TFVE), 2,2′‐bis(4‐trifluorovinyloxybiphenyl)‐1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexafluoropropane. The step‐growth polymerization kinetics by using stoichiometric NaH and catalytic Cs₂CO₃ were investigated by monitoring the ¹⁹F NMR signals of the aryl TFVEs. The nth order kinetic model was used to determine rate constants over a series of programmed temperatures. Polymerization using stoichiometric NaH resulted in second‐order kinetics with an activation energy of 59 kJ/mol. This model kinetic study provided insight into the mechanistic pathways of the FAVE polymer system that has recently shown a lot of interest in many areas of materials science. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

4,4’-二氯二苯酮合成二氮杂萘联苯酮结构聚醚砜酮的研究

以4-(4-羟基苯基)*2,3-二氮杂萘-1-酮(DHPZ)、4,4’-二氯二苯砜(DCS)和4,4’-二氯二苯酮(DCK)为原料,采用分步加料的方法,合成了系列高分子量的聚芳醚砜酮共聚物(PPESKs),其特性黏度在0.40 ～0.61dL/g之间,解决了由于DCK活性低不适合用于聚芳醚合成的问题.采用FTIR、示差...     

A novel semi-fluorinated graft copolymer containing perfluorocyclobutyl aryl ether-based backbone

The synthesis of a series of novel semi-fluorinated graft copolymers bearing perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) aryl ether-based backbone and polystyrene side chains is described. This work initially focused on the synthesis of a trifluorovinyl ether (TFVE) monomer containing a bromine atom, which could be employed as an initiating site for atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Thermal cyclopolymerization of this TFVE monomer provided a macromolecular initiator followed by subsequent initiating ATRP of styrene to afford the desired PFCB aryl ether-based graft copolymers.     

Glass transition and miscibility in blends of two semicrystalline polymers: Poly(aryl ether ketone) and poly(ether ether ketone)

Binary melt‐blended mixtures of two aryl ether ketone polymers (i.e., a new poly(aryl ether ketone) (code name PK99) and poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK), have been studied. Polymer miscibility in glassy amorphous (or melt) domains has been demonstrated for the binary blend comprising of two aryl‐ether‐ketone‐type semicrystalline polymers. Composition‐dependent, single T_g was observed within full composition range in the PK99/PEEK blends, and the narrow T_g breadth also suggests that the scale of mixing was fine and uniform. To better resolve any possible overlapping T_g's, physical aging was imposed on a comparison set of blend samples for the purpose of improving detectability of overlapped multiple transitions if existing. The result still showed one single T_g. The relative sharp T_g and lack of cloud point transition suggest that the scale of molecular intermixing is good. Phase homogeneity was further confirmed using optical and scanning electron microscopy. The X‐ray diffractograms suggest that isomorphism does not exist in the PK99/PEEK blends and that the crystal forms of the respective polymers remain distinct and unchanged by the miscibility in the amorphous region. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 1485–1494, 1999     

Hyperbranched poly(ether–urea)s using AB2‐type blocked isocyanate monomer and azide monomer: Synthesis,characterization, reactive end functionalization,and copolymerization with AB monomer

3,5‐bis(4‐aminophenoxy)phenyl phenylcarbamate—a novel AB₂‐type blocked isocyanate monomer and 3,5‐bis{ethyleneoxy(4‐aminophenoxy)}phenyl carbonyl azide—a novel AB₂‐type azide monomer were synthesized in high yield. Step‐growth polymerization of these monomers were found to give a first example of hyperbranched poly (aryl‐ether‐urea) and poly(aryl‐alkyl‐ether‐urea). Molecular weights (M_w) of the polymer were found to vary from 1,858 to 52,432 depending upon the monomer and experimental conditions used. The polydispersity indexes were relatively narrow due to the controlled regeneration of isocyanate functional groups for the polymerization reaction. The degree of branching (DB) was determined using ¹H‐NMR spectroscopy and the values ranged from 87 to 54%. All the polymers underwent two‐stage decomposition and were stable up to 300 °C. Functionalized end‐capping of poly(aryl‐ether‐urea) using phenylchloroformate and di‐t‐butyl dicarbonate (Boc)₂O changed the thermal properties and solubility of the polymers. Copolymerization of AB₂‐type blocked isocyante monomer with functionally similar AB monomer were also carried out. The molecular weights of copolymers were found to be in the order of 6 × 10⁵ with narrow dispersity. It was found that the T_g's of poly(aryl‐alkyl‐ether‐urea)s were significantly less (46–49 °C) compared to poly(aryl‐ether‐urea)s. Moreover the former showed melting transition at 154 °C, which was not observed in the latter case. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 2959–2977, 2007     

氟取代聚芳醚酮低温合成及其结构研究

通过傅克酰基化反应合成4,4'-二(4-氟苯甲酰基)二苯醚、4,4'-二(五氟苯甲酰基)二苯醚、4,4'-二(4-氟苯甲酰基)二苯硫醚以及4,4'-二(五氟苯甲酰基)二苯醚4种长链双卤单体,并进一步制备了含二氮杂萘酮聚芳醚酮聚合物.通过多氟取代双卤单体在含二氮杂萘酮聚芳醚酮聚合物主链中引入氟原子.多氟取代双卤单体具有多...