Synthesis and characterization of new poly[phenylquinoxaline(ether)imides]

A series of new aromatic poly[phenylquinoxaline(ether)imides] were synthesized by solution polycondensation of aromatic diamines containing preformed phenylquinoxaline groups with dianhydrides having ether linkages and isopropylidene or hexafluoroisopropylidene units. All polymers are readily soluble in polar organic solvents (N-methylpyrrolidinone, DMF, dimethylacetamide) and in less polar liquids such as chloroform. Very thin coatings were deposited onto silicon wafers. According to atomic force microscopy, they had a smooth, pinhole-free surface. The polymers showed high thermal stability with decomposition temperatures above 470 °C and glass transition temperatures in the range of 210–238 °C, being thus characterized by a large gap between the glass transition and decomposition temperatures.Based on the report presented at the International Conference Modern Trends in Organoelement and Polymer Chemistry dedicated to the 50th year anniversary of the A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, May 30–June 4, 2004).Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1952–1957, September, 2004.     

Novel processable and heat resistant poly(phenylthiourea azomethine imide)s: Synthesis and characterization

N-(4-chloro-3-aminobenzal)N′(4-aminophenyl)thiourea having phenylthiourea and azomethine groups was synthesized and exploited as starting material for the fabrication of new polymers. Novel diamine was condensed with pyromellitic dianhydride, 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone-tetrcarboxylic dianhydride and 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene) diphthalic dianhydride to obtain poly(phenylthiourea azomethine imide)s. The structural explication of monomers and poly(phenylthiourea azomethine imide)s were carried out by FTIR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR techniques along with crystallinity, organosolubility, inherent viscosity and molecular weight measurements. Accordingly, polymers bearing CS and -CN- moieties in the backbone demonstrated an amorphous nature and were readily soluble in amide solvents such as DMAc, DMF, and DMSO. Poly(phenylthiourea azomethine imide)s encompassed η_inh of 1.40-1.55 dL/g and were obtained in quantitative yields. In addition, GPC measurements of polymers revealed M_w around 60,291-67,665. Thermal stability of these polymers was ascertained via 10% weight loss temperatures around 514-533 °C in an inert atmosphere. Besides, glass transition temperatures of polyimides were found to be 272-276 °C.     

COMPARED PROPERTIES OF FLUORINATED HETEROCYCLIC COPOLYIMIDES

Various new fluorinated heterocyclic copolyimides have been synthesized by a polycondensation reaction of a diacid chloride containing imide, hexafluoroisopropylidene and methylene groups with aromatic or heteroaromatic diamines containing preformed phenylquinoxaline or 1,3,4-oxadiazole rings. Other fluorinated heterocyclic copolyimides have been prepared by a polycondensation reaction of the same diacid chloride with aromatic dihydrazides, bis(o-hydroxy-amine)s or a bis(o-carboxy-amine), resulting in intermediate polyhydrazides, poly(o-hydroxy-amide)s or poly(o-carboxy-amide), respectively, which were futher cyclodehydrated to the corresponding polyoxadia zole-imide, polybenzoxazole-imide or polybenzoxazinone-imide structure. These polymers showed good solubility in polar amidic solvents, such as N-methylpyrrolidinone (NMP) and dimethylformamide (DMF), and even in less polar liquids, like tetrahydrofurane or pyridine, except for those compounds containing benzoxazole rings which were less soluble, only on heating in NMP or DMF. The weight average molecular weight measured for tetrahydrofurane-fully-soluble polymers are in the range of 12800–26700 and the polydispersity is in the range of 2–5. All these polymers exhibited good thermal stability, with decomposition temperature being above 350°C, although somewhat lower than that of related polymers prepared by using fully aromatic diacid chlorides instead of the present ones containing methylene units. The glass transition temperature is in the range of 200–300°C. The dielectric constant measured for polymer films is in the range of 3.3–3.7. Tensile strength is in the range of 35–70 MPa, elongation to break between 30–40% and tensile modulus in the range of 170–330 MPa. A study of the relation between conformational parameters and properties of some of these polymers has been carried out by using the Monte Carlo method with an allowance for hindered rotation, and the values were compared with the experimental data and discussed in relation with the rigidity of the chains. The present polymers are potential candidates for use as high performance materials.     

New cohort of optically active nanostructure poly(amideimide)s: Production and properties

Novel aromatic-aliphatic poly(amide-imide)s containing chiral units in the main chain and hydroxyl benzamide units in the side chain have been obtained from the step-growth polymerization of 3,5-diamino-N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) benzamide(2) with different chiral diacid chlorides(1a-1e).Theoretical calculations were done by means of computational chemistry methods to narrate the stable conformation and orientation of each diacid chloride monomers under reaction conditions.These polymers were characterized by conventional techniques.The resulting polymers show good thermal stability.Other physical properties of polymers including crystallinity,inherent viscosity and morphological characteristics were also studied.     

Polymerization of 4,4′‐(hexafluoroisopropylidene)‐N,N′‐bis(phthaloyl‐L‐leucine) diacid chloride with aromatic diamines by microwave irradiation

A new facile and rapid polycondensation reaction of 4,4′‐(hexafluoroisopropylidene)‐N,N′‐bis(phthaloyl‐L‐leucine) diacid chloride (1) with several aromatic diamines, including benzidine (2a), 4,4′‐diaminodiphenyl methane (2b), 1,5‐diaminoanthraquinone (2c), 4,4′‐sulfonyldianiline (2d), 3,3′‐diaminobenzophenone (2e), P‐phenylenediamine (2f), 2,6‐diaminopyridine (2g), 4,4′‐diaminobenzophenone (2h), 2,4‐diaminotoluene (2i), and 4,4′‐diaminodiphenylether (2j), was developed with a domestic microwave oven in the presence of a small amount of a polar organic medium such as o‐cresol. The polymerization reactions proceeded rapidly compared to conventional solution polycondensation and finished within 12 min, producing a series of optically active poly(amide‐imide)s with quantitative yields and high inherent viscosities of 0.50–1.93 dL/g. All of the polymers were fully characterized by IR, elemental analyses, and specific rotation. Some structural characterization and physical properties of these optically active poly(amide‐imide)s are reported. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1154–1160, 2000     

Preparation and characterization of optically active and organosoluble poly(amide‐imide)s from polycondensation reaction of N,N′‐(4,4′‐sulphonediphthaloyl)‐bis‐L‐isoleucine diacid with aromatic diamines

3,3′,4,4′‐Diphenylsulfonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (1) was reacted with L ‐isoleucine (2) in acetic acid and the resulting imide‐acid (3) was obtained in high yield. The diacid chloride (4) was prepared from the diacid derivative (3) by reaction with thionyl chloride. The polycondensation reaction of diacid chloride (4) with several aromatic diamines such as 4,4′‐sulfonyldianiline (5a), 4,4′‐diaminodiphenyl methane (5b), 4,4′‐diaminodiphenylether (5c), p‐phenylenediamine (5d),m‐phenylenediamine (5e), 2,4‐diaminotoluene (5f) and 4,4′‐diaminobiphenyl (5g) was performed by two conventional methods: low temperature solution polycondensation and short period reflux conditions. In order to compare conventional solution polycondensation reaction methods with microwave‐assisted polycondensation, the reactions were also carried out under microwave conditions with a small amount of o‐cresol that acts as a primary microwave absorber. The reaction mixture was irradiated for 6 min with 100% of radiation power. Several new optically active poly(amide‐imide)s with inherent viscosity ranging from 0.23 to 0.41 dl/g were obtained with high yield. All of the earlier polymers were fully characterized by IR, elemental analyses and specific rotation techniques. Some structural characterizations and physical properties of these new optically active poly(amide‐imide)s are reported. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

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.     

Preparation,characterization and thermal degradation study of poly(amide imide)s based on tri-component mixture of PMDA/BTDA,diamines and acid chloride

A series of poly(amide imide)s (PAIs) having alternate (amide–amide) and (imide–imide) units (polymers 1–14 and 22–35), and random distribution of amide-imide linkages (polymers 15–21 and 36–42) were prepared by low temperature solution polymerization of benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (PMDA)/benzophenone-3,3′,4,4′-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA), diamines (cyclic and aromatic) and acid chloride in dimethylforamide. All the polymers were readily soluble in polar aprotic solvents with inherent viscosities in the range of 0.134–0.878. The process of cycloimidization of poly(amide amic acid)s (PAAs) to PAIs was investigated by TGA and FT-IR techniques at four different temperatures i.e., 175, 200, 225, and 260 °C. The rate of cycloimidization was calculated by taking into account the theoretical weight loss (W_T), obtained from [n × M_w (H₂O)/M_w (R_U)] W, where M_w (H₂O) molecular weight of water, W weight of PAA taken for TGA, M_w (R_U) the molecular weight of repeat unit of PAA, n number of water molecules eliminated per repeat unit of PAA upon cycloimidization. For a particular diamine, the extent of percentage cycloimidization at the end of the isothermal heating was higher for PAAs containing trimellitic anhydride chloride (TMAc) unit, irrespective of the nature of the dianhydride and diamine. Thermal and thermooxidative degradation of PAIs was investigated by TGA in nitrogen and oxygen atmosphere. The initial decomposition temperatures (IDT) of polymers are above 260 °C, and vary widely (from 260 to 501 °C) depending upon the structure of the polymer backbone. PAIs containing TMAc exhibited higher thermal stability as compared to those polymers having diacid chloride units, in both N₂/O₂ atmospheres.     

Synthesis and structures of spiro-σ-complexes based on 2-(2-benzylaminophenyl)-5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole

The reactions of 2-(2-benzylaminophenyl)-5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole with electrophilic 8-chloro-5,7-dinitroquinoline and 7-chloro-4,6-dinitrobenzofuroxan afforded two new bipolar spiro--complexes. The structure of the complex prepared by the latter reaction was established by X-ray diffraction analysis. The activation parameters of the stereodynamic rearrangement of quinoline spirane were determined by dynamic NMR spectroscopy.Results of the study were presented at the International Conference Modern Trends in Organoelement and Polymer Chemistry dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences (May 30–June 4, 2004, Moscow).Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1990–1994, September, 2004.     

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     

Synthesis and properties of poly(ether imide)s derived from 2,7-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)naphthalene dianhydride and various aromatic diamines

A naphthalene unit-containing bis(ether anhydride), 2,7-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)naphthalene dianhydride, was prepared in three steps starting from the nucleophilic nitrodisplacement reaction of 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene and 4-nitrophthalonitrile in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solution in the presence of potassium carbonate followed by alkaline hydrolysis of the intermediate bis(ether dinitrile) and subsequent dehydration of the resulting bis(ether diacid). High-molar-mass aromatic poly(ether imide)s were synthesized using a conventional two-stage polymerization process from the bis(ether anhydride) and ten aromatic diamines. The intermediate poly(ether amic acid)s had inherent viscosities of 0.95–2.67 dL/g. The films of poly(ether imide)s derived from two rigid diamines, that is, p-phenylenediamine and benzidine, crystallized and embrittled during the thermal imidization process. The other poly(ether imide)s belonged to amorphous materials and could be fabricated into transparent, flexible, and tough films. These poly(ether imide) films had yield strengths of 91–115 MPa, tensile strengths of 89–136 MPa, elongation to break of 11–45%, and initial moduli of 1.7–2.2 GPa. The T_gs of poly(ether imide)s were recorded in the range of 222–256°C depending on the nature of the diamine moiety. All polymers were thermally stable up to 500°C, with 10% weight loss being recorded above 540°C in air and nitrogen atmospheres. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 2281–2287, 1997     

Self-organised poly[(ethynediyl)(arylene)(ethynediyl)silylene]/<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-ethylcarbazole/polyphenylsilsesquioxane hybrid nanomaterials: photoconductivity and electro-optic response at telecommunication wavelengths

The photoconductivity and electro-optic response of a self-organised nanostructured poly[(ethynediyl)(arylene)(ethynediyl)silylene]/N-ethylcarbazole/polyphenylsilsesquioxane composite have been investigated with a cw diode laser at a wavelength of 1500 nm. For electric field 25 V µm^–1 and beam intensity 18 W cm^–2, the photosensitivity was 0.5 pS cm^–1 (W cm^–2)^–1. The dark conductivity was found to be much less than the photoconductivity and the composite shows photo charge generation at this wavelength. The value of the composite electro-optic coefficient is in agreement with data for polymeric materials active in the visible range. Orientational effects have been observed with modulation frequencies down to several Hz, and quite slow dynamics of the response can be expected.Based on the report presented at the International Conference Modern Trends in Organoelement and Polymer Chemistry dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, May 30–June 4, 2004).Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1897–1901, September, 2004.     

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     

Synthesis and properties of poly(ether imide)s derived from 2,6-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)naphthalene dianhydride and aromatic diamines

A new naphthalene unit-containing bis(ether anhydride), 2,6-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)naphthalene dianhydride, was synthesized in three steps starting from the nucleophilic nitrodisplacement reaction of 2,6-dihydroxynaphthalene and 4-nitrophthalonitrile in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solution in the presence of potassium carbonate, followed by alkaline hydrolysis of the intermediate bis(ether dinitrile) and subsequent dehydration of the resulting bis(ether diacid). High-molar-mass aromatic poly(ether imide)s were prepared using a conventional two-step polymerization process from the bis(ether anhydride) and various aromatic diamines. The intermediate poly(ether amic acid)s had inherent viscosities of 0.65–2.03 dL/g. The films of poly(ether imide)s derived from two rigid diamines, i.e. p-phenylenediamine and benzidine, crystallized during the thermal imidization process. The other poly(ether imide)s belonged to amorphous materials and could be fabricated into transparent, flexible, and tough films. These aromatic poly(ether imide) films had yield strengths of 104–131 MPa, tensile strengths of 102–153 MPa, elongation to break of 8–87%, and initial moduli of 1.6–3.2 GPa. The glass transition temperatures (T_g's) of poly(ether imide)s were recorded in the range of 220–277°C depending on the nature of the diamine moiety. All polymers were stable up to 500°C, with 10% weight loss being recorded above 550°C in both air and nitrogen atmospheres. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 36: 1657–1665, 1998     

Synthesis and structures of substituted 5,6-dihydro-spiro(benz[4,5]imidazo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]quinazoline-6,3′-indolin)-2′-ones

The reactions of 2-(2-aminophenyl)benzimidazole with substituted isatins afforded the corresponding 5,6-dihydrospiro(benz[4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline-6,3indolin)-2-ones. The spirocyclic structure of the reaction products was established by NMR spectroscopy and X ray diffraction analysis.Results of the study were presented at the International Conference Modern Trends in Organoelement and Polymer Chemistry dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences (May 30–June 4, 2004, Moscow).Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1987–1989, September, 2004.     

New silicon-containing heterocyclic polyimides

New aromatic polyimides and polyamide-imides with phenylquinoxaline rings and dimethylsilane units have been synthesized by solution polycondensation reaction of aromatic diamines containing phenylquinoxaline units with bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)-dimethylsilane dianhydride, or with a diacid chloride resulting from the reaction of this dianhydride with p-aminobenzoic acid. These polymers were easily soluble in organic solvents, such as N-methylpyrrolidinone and dimethylacetamide, and showed high thermal stability with decomposition temperature being above 440°C and glass transition temperature in the range of 245-285°C. Very thin coatings were deposited from polymer solutions onto silicon wafers and exhibited smooth, pinhole-free surface in atomic force microscopy investigations. Some of these polymers showed blue fluorescence in solution and films, with a maximum in the range of 415-425 nm.     

Synthesis of optically active poly(amide‐imide)s derived from N,N′‐(4,4′‐carbonyldiphthaloyl)‐bis‐L‐leucine diacid chloride and aromatic diamines by microwave radiation

3,3′,4,4′‐benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (4,4′‐carbonyldiphathalic anhydride) was reacted with L ‐leucine in a mixture of acetic acid and pyridine (3 : 2), and the resulting imide‐acid [N,N′‐(4,4′‐carbonyldiphthaloyl)‐bis‐L ‐leucine diacid] was obtained in quantitative yield. The compound was converted to the N,N′‐(4,4′‐carbonyldiphthaloyl)‐bis‐L ‐leucine diacid chloride by reaction with thionyl chloride. A new facile and rapid polycondensation reaction of this diacid chloride with several aromatic diamines such as 4,4′‐diaminodiphenyl methane, 2,4‐diaminotoluene, 4,4′‐sulfonyldianiline, p‐phenylenedi‐amine, 4,4′‐diaminodiphenylether, and m‐phenylenediamine was developed by using a domestic microwave oven in the presence of a small amount of a polar organic medium such as O‐cresol. The polymerization reactions proceeded rapidly compared with the conventional solution polycondensation and were completed within 6 min, producing a series of optically active poly(amide‐imide)s with a high yield and an inherent viscosity of 0.37–0.57 dL/g. All of the above polymers were fully characterized by IR, elemental analyses, and specific rotation. Some structural characterization and physical properties of these optically active poly(amide‐imide)s are reported. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 39: 177–186, 2001     

α-Cyclopropylalkyl cations of a spiro[2.4] heptane system

-Cyclopropylalkyl cations of a spiro[2.4]heptane system, which are possible intermediates in solvolytic reactions of the corresponding cyclopropylalkanol derivatives, have been generated from compounds of the spiro(indan-2,1-cyclopropane), spiro(indan-1,1-cyclo-propane), and spiro[acenaphthylene-1(2H),1-cyclopropane] classes under long life conditions (HSO{in3}F-SO{in2}FCl-CD{in2}Cl{in2}, –100 °C).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2194–2198, December, 1994.This work was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-4715).     

Synthesis and characterization of new optically active poly(amide‐imide)s containing epiclon and L‐methionine moieties in the main chain

Epiclon [3a,4,5,7a‐tetrahydro‐7‐methyl‐5‐(tetrahydro‐2,5‐dioxo‐3‐furanyl)‐1,3‐isobenzofurandione] (1) was reacted with L ‐methionine (2) in acetic acid and the resulting imide‐acid 3 was obtained in high yield. The diacid chloride 4 was prepared from diacid derivative 3 by reaction with thionyl chloride. Thermostable poly(amide‐imide)s containing epiclon structure were synthesized by reacting of diacid chloride 4 with various aromatic diamines. Polymerization reaction was performed by two conventional methods: low temperature solution polycondensation and short period reflux conditions. In order to compare conventional solution polycondensation reaction methods with microwave‐assisted polycondensation, the reactions were also carried out under microwave conditions with a small amount of o‐cresol that acts as a primary microwave absorber. The reaction mixture was irradiated for 6 min with 100% radiation power. Several new optically active poly(amide‐imide)s with inherent viscosity ranging from 0.15 to 0.36 dl/g were obtained with high yield. All of the above polymers were fully characterized by ¹H‐NMR, FT‐IR, elemental analyses and specific rotation techniques. Some structural characterizations and physical properties of these new optically active poly(amide‐imide)s are reported. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation and characterization of new thermally stable and optically active poly(ester‐imide)s by direct polycondensation with thionyl chloride in pyridine

4,4′‐hexafluoroisopropylidene‐2,2‐bis‐(phthalic acid anhydride) (1) was reacted with L ‐methionine (2) in acetic acid and the resulting N,N′–(4,4′‐hexafluoroisopropylidenediphthaloyl)‐bis‐L ‐methionine (4) was obtained in high yield. The direct polycondensation reaction of this diacid with several aromatic diols such as bisphenol A (5a), phenolphthalein (5b), 1,4‐dihydroxybenzene (5c), 4,4′‐dihydroxydiphenyl sulfide (5d), 4,6‐dihydroxypyrimidine (5e), 4,4′‐dihydroxydiphenyl sulfone (5f) and 2,4′‐dihydroxyacetophenone (5g) was carried out in a system of thionyl chloride and pyridine. Expecting that the reaction with thionyl chloride in pyridine might involve alternative intermediates different from an acyl chloride, the polycondensation at a higher temperature favorable for the reaction of the expected intermediate with nucleophiles was attempted, and a highly thermally stable poly(ester‐imide) was obtained by carrying out the reaction at 80°C. All of the above polymers were fully characterized by ¹H‐NMR, ¹⁹F‐NMR FT‐IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and specific rotation. Some structural characterization and physical properties of these optically active poly(ester‐ imide)s are reported. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.