Preparation of polyamides derived from 1,6-diamantane dicarboxylic chloride by solution polycondensation and interfacial polycondensation

1,6-Diamantane dicarboxvlic acyl chloride ( I ) was used as a monomer with various aromatic diamines to synthesize polyamides by interfacial polycondensation and solution polycon-densation. The polyamides prepared by interfacial polycondensation had inherent viscosities between 0.38 and 0.15 dL/g. The polyamides prepared by solution polycondensation had inherent viscosities between 0.62 and 0.25 dL/g. The polyamides IIIa prepared by solution polycondensation showed the main melting transition at 380°C by dynamic mechanical analysis. In addition, it was quite temperature-stable and maintained good mechanical properties (G′?10⁸ Pa) up to high temperatures close to the main transition well above 350°C. The polyamide IIIA had a tensile strength of 35 MPa, elongations to break of 10%, and initial modulus of 0.8 GPa. Some of the polyamides were soluble in NMP, DMAc, and DMSO, depending on soft segment moiety of diamine ( II ). The polyamides prepared by interfacial polycondensation have a greater tendency to form crystal than those prepared by solution polycondensation, as evidenced by x-ray diffraction studies. These polyamides had glass transition temperatures in the 270–300°C range, and 5% weight loss temperatures up to 435°C in nitrogen. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.