| Abstract: | A new class of polyazoxyarylethers was prepared by nucleophilic displacement polymerization using an activated dichlorocompound and a bisphenol dianion in anhydrous aprotic solvent. Model reactions were studied with 3,3′- and 4,4′-dichloroazoxybenzene and various phenol and thiophenol salts to find out the reaction conditions for polycondensation. IR, 1H NMR, and elemental analyses were used to establish the structure of the model compounds and the polymers. Thermal analysis indicated that the oxy derivative is less prone to thermo-oxidative degradation than the corresponding thio derivative of polyazoxyarylether. The polymers are crystalline and soluble in halogenated hydrocarbons and polar solvents. |
