| Abstract: | Fluorine-containing polyarylates having inherent viscosities of 0.2–0.8 dL/g were prepared from tetrafluoroisophthaloyl chloride and various bisphenols by low temperature solution polycondensation in chloroform with triethylamine or by two-phase polycondensation in a dichloromethane-water or nitrobenzene-water system with benzyltriethylammonium chloride as the phase transfer catalyst. These polyarylates were amorphous and were readily soluble in various solvents, including chloroform and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. The glass transition temperature of the polymer derived from 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane was 150°C. These polyarylates started to lose weight around 350°C in an air or nitrogen atmosphere. |
