| Abstract: | A Phenazasiline ring was incorporated into a polymer backbone by polycondensation of 2,8-dichloroformyl-5,10-dihydro-5-methyl-10,10-diphenylphenazasiline (V) with aromatic diamines or bisphenols, and phenazasiline-containing polyamides and polyesters were obtained. The polyamides were prepared by low-temperature solution polycondensation in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) in the presence of lithium chloride. The polyesters were synthesized by interfacial polycondensation in a mixture of 1,2-dichloroethane and aqueous alkali in the presence of tetrabutylammonium chloride as an accelerator. These reaction conditions gave the corresponding polymers with high viscosities. The phenazasiline-containing polyamides exhibited good solubilities in polar aprotic solvents such as dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, and NMP, and also in m-cresol, although the polyesters showed limited solubilities in organic solvents. Under nitrogen, the phenazasiline-containing polyamides and polyesters showed little degradation below 400°C and had good heat resistance. |
