Arylidene Polymers. XVII. Cyclization of Aromatic Poly[dibenzylidenecyclopentanone-Hydrazide] as a Route to Polyheterocyclic 1,3,4-Oxadiazole and 1,2,4-Triazole

A new interesting class of thermal stable arylidene polymers containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,4-triazole moieties in the main chain have been synthesized from aromatic polyhydrazide I. Cyclization of I at 250°C in the absence of solvent was found to be the best pathway for the inclusion of the 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety in the main chain. Heating of I with aniline, cyclohexyl amine, or 3-amino pyridine at 180°C for 30 h gave the corresponding 1,2,4-triazole polymers III. The introducing effect of different aromatic, cycloalkyl, and heterocyclic amines in III_a-c and IV_a-c on thermal stability behavior was studied by TGA analysis. Moreover, all the polymers were characterized by elemental and spectral analyses, solubility, and viscometry measurements. X-ray diffractograms of the synthesized polymers showed they had less crystallinity than the polyhydrazide precursors.