Direct Polyamidation of N,N’-(4,4’-Hexafluoroisopropy-lidendiphthaloyl)-bis-L-isoleucine with Different Aromatic Diamines via Vilsmeier Adduct Derived from Tosyl Chloride and N,N-Dimethylformamide

Summary Various approaches have been carried out in the synthesis of poly(amide-imide)s. A well-developed solution polycondensation method has been used to prepare such copolymers either from a dianhydride containing a preformed amide group with a diamine or from a dicarboxylic acid containing a preformed imide ring with a diamine. Direct polycondensations of carboxylic acids and aromatic diamines can be a more useful technique for synthesis of poly(amide-imide)s PAIs. In this work, direct polymerization reaction of N,N’-(4,4’-hexafluoroisopropylidendiphthaloyl)-bis-L-isoleucine with several aromatic diamines such as 4,4’-diaminodiphenylsulphone (4a), 4,4’-diaminodiphenylmethane (4b), 4,4’-diaminodiphenylether (4c), 1,4-phenylenediamine (4d), 4,4’-diaminobiphenyl (4e), 1,3-phenylenediamine (4f), 2,4-diaminotoluene (4g), was performed in the presence of tosyl chloride (TsCl)/dimethylformamide (DMF)/pyridine (Py) as a condensing agent. The resulting PAIs were obtained in high yield and inherent viscosity. Some structural characterization and physical properties of these polymers have been studied and will be reported.     

Synthesis and Properties of Novel Polycyanurates Derived from 2-(N-piperidino)-4,6-bis (naphthoxy-2-carbonyl chloride)-s-triazine

Various polyamides containing s-triazine rings in the main chain were synthesized by high temperature polycondensation of 2-(N-piperidino)-4,6-bis(naphthoxy-2-carbonyl chloride)-s-triazine [PNCCT] with various aromatic diamines such as 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl [DADP], 4,4′-diaminodiphenylamide [DADPA], 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulphone [DADPS], 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulphonamide [DADPSA], 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl methane [DADPM], 2,4-diamino toluene [DAT] and p-phenylene diamine [PPDA]. All the polyamides were characterized by viscosity measurements, IR spectra, NMR spectra, and thermogravimetric analysis.     

Oxidative degradation of a polyimide film: I. Initial studies

High molecular weight poly-N,N′-(4,4′-diphenylether)pyromellitimide film was prepared from pyromellitic dianhydride and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylether and the oxidative degradation at 400°C was studied by weight loss measurements, infrared spectrometry and saponification experiments. The results indicated the rapid development of crosslinks between the polyimide chains.     

Synthesis and memory characteristics of polyimides containing noncoplanar aryl pendant groups

A series of soluble aromatic polyimides were prepared from 2,2′-diphenyl-4,4′-biphenyl diamine (DPBD), 2,2′-bis(biphenyl)-4,4′-biphenyl diamine (BBPBD), 2,2′-bis[4-(naphthalen-1-yl)phenyl]-4,4′-biphenyl diamine (BNPBD) and 2,2′-bis(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-4,4′-biphenyl diamine (BMPBD) by polycondensation with 2,2′-bis[4′-(3′′,4′′,5′′-trifluorophenyl)phenyl]-4,4′,5,5′-biphenyl tetracarboxylic dianhydride via a two-step procedure. The resulting polymers were fully characterized and they exhibited excellent organosolubility, high thermal and dimensional stability. Resistive switching devices with the configuration of Al/polymer/ITO were constructed from these polyimides by using conventional solution coating process. Devices with the active layer based on DPBD, BBPBD and BNPBD exhibited nonvolatile and rewritable flash type memory characteristics with the turn-on voltage at ?2.0 to ?3.0 V and the turn-off voltage at 2.0–3.0 V. Whereas, device based on BMPBD demonstrated a bipolar write-once read-many times (WORM) memory capability with the writing voltage around ±3.0 V. The ON/OFF current ratio of these devices was of about 10⁶ and the retention times can be as long as 10⁴ s.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyamides Based on s-Triazine Moiety

Seven polyamides containing s-triazine rings in the main chain were synthesized by high temperature polycondensation of 2-(β-naphthylamino)-4,6-bis(naphthoxy-3-carbonyl chloride)-s-triazine [NANCCT] with various aromatic diamines such as 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl [DADP], 4,4′-diaminodiphenylamide [DADPA], 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulphone [DADPS], 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulphonamide [DADPSA], 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl methane [DADPM], 2,4-diamino toluene [DAT] and p-phenylene diamine [PPDA]. All the polyamides were characterized by solubility tests, density measurements, viscosity measurements, IR spectra, NMR spectra, and thermogravimetric analysis. The polyamides had inherent viscosities in the range 0.88–1.16 g/dL in N,N′-dimethyl formamide at room temperature (30°C). All the polyamides showed good thermal stability at high temperatures and most of them were soluble readily at room temperature in polar solvents.     

Synthesis and properties of polyimides derived from diamine monomer containing bi-benzimidazole unit

A new aromatic heterocyclic diamine monomer containing bi-benzimidazole unit, 2,2-bis(4′-aminophenyl)-5,5-bi-1H-benzimidazole, was synthesized from 2,2-bis(4′-nitrophenyl)-5,5-bi-1H-benzimidazole (BNPBBI) prepared via the reaction of 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetramine and p-nitrobenzaldehyde with a high yield. Their compositions and chemical structures containing polybenzimidazole backbone were characterized by FTIR, ¹H NMR and elemental analysis. A series of aromatic polyimides containing the heterocyclic moiety in the main chain were prepared by the reaction of BAPBBI with various aromatic dianhydrides of 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride, 4,4′-oxydiphthalic anhydride or pyromellitic dianhydride. The polymers possess a high glass transition temperature of >415 °C and a good thermal stability up to 566 °C with a 5 % weight loss. The combination of polybenzimidazole and polyimide via introducing BAPBBI into the main chains provides the rigid structure, and macromolecular interactions are thus enhanced, resulting in the outstanding mechanical properties. These polyimides exhibit the strong tensile strength of 201 to 327 MPa, and the ultrahigh tensile moduli of 10.7 to 15.5 GPa without post stretching.     

Organosoluble and light-colored fluorinated semialicyclic polyimide derived from 1,2,3,4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride

In this study, the alicyclic dianhydrides 1,2,3,4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride (CBDA) was polymerized with seven kinds of fluorinated aromatic diamines, 2,2′-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,4′-diaminobiphenyl (1), 1,4-bis(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy)benzene (2), 1,4-bis(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy)diphenyl (3), 1,4-bis(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy) diphenyl ether (4), 2,2-bis[4-(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy)phenyl]hexafluoropropane (5), 4,4′-bis(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy)diphenyl sulfone (6), and 2,7-bis(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy)naphthalene (7), via a two-step polycondensation procedure to prepare seven kinds of fluorinated semialicyclic polyimides (PI) PI-1 ∼ PI-7. The structures of these polyimides were confirmed by infrared spectroscopy (IR). Solubility of the polyimides was tested in various organic solvents and their thermal properties were investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Ultraviolet-visible spectra (UV-vis) and near infrared absorption spectra (NIR) were obtained to evaluate the optical properties of these polyimides. The obtained polyimides PI-1 ∼ PI-7 displayed excellent solubility in a variety of organic solvents; they were readily soluble in amide-type polar solvent. These polyimide films exhibited good optical transparency in the visible light region (400–700 nm) with the transmittance higher than 80% at 450 nm, and these polyimide films showed little absorption at the optocommunication wavelengths of 1.30 and 1.55 μm. These polyimides showed good thermal stability with the 10% thermal decomposing temperatures higher than 443°C in nitrogen and the glass transition temperatures higher than 265°C. In addition, the effect of the structure of fluorinated diamines on the properties of polyimide films was also compared. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

Comparative study on polyimides from 3,3′-and 4,4′-linked diphthalic anhydride

1,4-Bis(2,3-dicarboxyphenoxy)benzene dianhydride, 1,4-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)benzene dianhydride, bis(2,3-dicarboxyphenoxy)sulfide dianhydride, bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)sulfide dianhydride, and 2,3,3′,4′-tetracarboxy diphenyl sulfide dianhydride were synthesized from 3-chlorophthalic anhydride and 4-chlorophthalic anhydride. Bis(2,3-dicarboxyphenyl)sulfone and bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)sulfone were obtained by the oxidation of the corresponding bis(dicarboxyphenyl)sulfide by hydrogen peroxide. The polyimides from the dianhydrides mentioned above and 4,4′-oxydianiline were prepared. The properties, such as dynamic mechanical behavior, thermooxidative stability, stress-strain behavior, chemical resistance, and permeability to some gases have been in investigated for the isomeric polyimides. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Low-dielectric-constant aromatic homopolyimide and copolyimide derived from pyromellitic dianhydride, 4,4′-oxydianiline, 2,2-bis[4-(4-aminephenoxy)phenyl]propane, 1,4-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene,or 1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene

Low-dielectric-constant aromatics, homopolyimide and copolyimide, were introduced. Homopolyimides were prepared by pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) as an anhydride monomer and 4,4′-oxydianiline (ODA), 2,2-bis[4-(4-aminephenoxy)phenyl]propane, 1,4-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene, or 1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene as an amine monomer. The copolyimides were prepared with PMDA as an anhydride monomer, ODA as an amine monomer with the addition of 2,2-bis[4-(4-aminephenoxy)phenyl]propane, 1,4-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene, or 1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene as another amine monomer. The polyimides were well characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, thermomechanical analysis, dielectric measurements, and tensile testing. The homopolyimide and copolyimides showed lower dielectric constants than the homopolyimide formed by ODA and PMDA. The results also indicate that the interchain distance, the quantities of phenyl ether, and the position of the substitute are factors that not only affected the thermal performance of polyimide by improving the molecular flexibility but also reduced the dielectric constant of polyimide by increasing the free volume of the molecular chain and decreasing the polarization points per unit volume. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136, 47405.     

Synthesis of some novel silicone-imide hybrid inorganic–organic polymer and their properties

Synthesis and properties of poly(imide-siloxane) hybrid polymers (PIS), having alternate diimide and disiloxane units, based on 1,3-bis(succinyl anhydride)1,1,3,3-tetraorganodisiloxane (I or II) have been described. Polymers have been synthesized by the precursor synthesis i.e., poly(amic acid), using siloxanes (I or II) and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane (DDM) or 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulphone (DDS) in N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) followed by thermal imidization. FT-IR, thermal (TGA and TMA), solvent resistant and dielectric properties of the compounds have also been studied. The glass transition, thermal stability and char yields of these hybrid polymers increased appreciably. These materials also showed very good solvent resistant properties in protic and aprotic solvents.     

Preparation and characterization of organosoluble polyimides based on 1,1-bis[4-(3,4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]cyclohexane and commercial aromatic dianhydrides

A bis(ether amine) III-A containing a cyclohexane cardo group, 1,1-bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]cyclohexane, was synthesized and used as a monomer to prepare polyimides VI-A with six commercial dianhydrides via three different procedures. The intermediate poly(amic acid)s had inherent viscosities of 0.83–1.69 dL g⁻¹ and were thermally or chemically converted into polyimides. Polyimides were also prepared by high-temperature direct polymerization in m-cresol and had inherent viscosities higher than the thermally or chemically cyclodehydrated ones. To improve the solubility of polyimides, six copolyimides were also synthesized from bis(ether amine) III-A with a pair of dianhydrides, which contained 3,3′,4,4′-diphenylsulfonetetracarboxylic dianhydride or 4,4′-hexafluoroisopropylidenediphthalic anhydride. Series VI-A polyimides were characterized by the good physical properties of their film-forming ability, thermal stability, and tensile properties. A comparative study of the properties, with the corresponding polyimides derived from 2,2-bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]propane, is also presented. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 2750–2759, 2001     

Synthesis and thermal,mechanical and gas permeation properties of aromatic polyimides containing different linkage groups

Two series of aromatic polyimides containing various linkage groups based on 2,7‐bis(4‐aminophenoxy)naphthalene or 3,3′‐dimethyl‐4,4′‐diaminodiphenylmethane and different aromatic dianhydrides, namely 4,4′‐(4,4′‐isopropylidenediphenoxy)bis(phthalic anhydride), 4,4′‐(hexafluoroisopropylidene)bis(phthalic anhydride), 3,3′,4,4′ benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 9,9‐bis[4‐(3,4‐dicarboxyphenoxy)phenyl]fluorene dianhydride and 4,4′‐(4,4′‐hexafluoroisopropylidenediphenoxy)bis(phthalic anhydride), were synthesized and compared with regard to their thermal, mechanical and gas permeation properties. All these polymers showed high thermal stability with initial decomposition temperature in the range 475–525 °C and glass transition temperature between 208 and 286 °C. Also, the polymer films presented good mechanical characteristics with tensile strength in the range 60–91 MPa and storage modulus in the range 1700–2375 MPa. The macromolecular chain packing induced by dianhydride and diamine segments was investigated by examining gas permeation through the polymer films. The relationships between chain mobility and interchain distance and the obtained values for gas permeability are discussed. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry     

Synthesis,characterization, and gas permeability of aromatic polyimides containing pendant phenoxy group

A diamine containing a pendant phenoxy group, 1-phenoxy-2,4-diaminobenzene, was synthesized and condensed with different aromatic dianhydrides [4,4′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride, 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride, 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracorboxylic dianhydride, and pyromellitic dianhydride] by one-step synthesis at a high temperature in m-cresol to obtain polyimides in high yields. Most of the polyimides exhibited good solvent solubility and could be readily dissolved in chloroform, sym-tetrachloroethane, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and nitrobenzene. Their inherent viscosities were in the range of 0.33–1.16 dL/g. Wide-angle X-ray spectra revealed that these polymers were amorphous in nature. All these polyimides were thermally stable, having initial decomposition temperatures above 500°C and glass-transition temperatures in the range of 248–281°C. The gas permeability of 4,4′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride and 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride based polyimides was investigated with pure gases: He, H₂, O₂, Ar, N₂, CH₄, and CO₂. A polyimide containing a  C(CF₃)₂ linkage showed a good combination of permeability and selectivity. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2008     

Gas permeability and permselectivity of polyimides prepared from phenylenediamines with methyl substitution at the ortho position

Polyimides were prepared from diamines: 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3-phenylenediamine (3MPDA) and 2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (4MPDA). 1,4-Bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)benzene dianhydride (HQDPA), 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA), 3,3′-4,4′-diphenylsulphone tetracarboxylic dianhydride (SO₂PDA), 3,3′,4,4′-diphenylsulphide tetracarboxylic dianhydride (SPDA), pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), and 2,2′-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoroisopropane dianhydride (6FDA) were used as dianhydride. The gas permeabilities of H₂, O₂ and N₂ through the polyimides were measured at temperatures from 30 °C to 90 °C. The results show that as methyl and trifluoromethyl substitution groups densities increase from 7.73 × 10⁻³ mol cm⁻³ to 13.50 × 10⁻³ mol cm⁻³, the peameability of H₂ increases 10-fold at 60% loss of permselectivity of H₂/N₂; however, the permeability of O₂ increases 20-fold at 20% loss of permselectivity of O₂/N₂. For O₂/N₂ separation, PMDA-3MPDA has similar performance to 6FDA-3MPDA and 6FDA-4MPDA; all have higher permeabilities for O₂ than normal polyimides, and the P(O₂)/α(O₂/N₂) trade-off relationships lie on the upper bound line for polymers. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

Preparation and Properties of Cyano-Containing Polyimide Films Based on 2,6-Bis(4-aminophenoxy)- benzonitrile

Summary A series of cyano-containing polyimides were synthesized from 2,6-bis(4-amino- phenoxy)benzonitrile and some aromatic dianhydride monomers by solution polycondensation. The poly(amic acid) films could be obtained by solution-cast from N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone solutions and thermally converted into tough polyimide films. Structure and physical properties of thin films of those polyimides were measured by FTIR, TGA, dynamic mechanical analysis and LCR hitester et al. Results showed that the polyimides prepared from 2,6-bis(4-aminophenoxy)- benzonitrile and 2,2-bis[4-(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)phenyl]propane dianhydride or 4,4’-(hexafluoropropylidene)diphthalic anhydride exhibited more excellent energy-damping characteristic and excellent solubility in NMP, DMF, DMAc, DMSO, THF and CHCl₃, whereas the polyimides from 2,6-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzonitrile and 3,3’,4,4’-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride or Pyromellitic dianhydride were insoluble in polar and nonpolar organic solvents. All polyimides indicated higher glass transition temperatures, excellent thermal stability and tensile properties. Incorporating a nitrile group into the polyimide backbone would enhance the dielectric constant of the polyimide films.     

Synthesis of pyrrones based on the reduction and cyclization of their o-nitrosubstituted polyimides precursors

Pyrrones derived from 1,2,4,5-tetraaminobenzene and pyromellitic dianhydride or 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride were prepared by catalytic reduction and cyclization of the poly(o-nitro)imides, obtained by polycondensation of 1,3-dichloro-4,6-dinitrobenzene with the dipotassium salt of pyromellitic diimide or 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic diimide. These polymers were characterized by slightly better thermal stability as compared with the polymers of the same structure obtained by conventional methods. The model compound for these polymers has been also synthesized by catalytic reduction and cyclization of 1,3-bis(phthalimido)-4,6-dinitrobenzene.     

Synthesis of highly transparent and thermally stable copolyimide with fluorine-containing dianhydride and alicyclic dianhydride

The development of optical films is highly desirable for applications in flexible displayers. In this work, a copolyimide (co-PI) film with high thermal stability and high transparency was prepared by the copolymerization of 2,2′-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether, cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, and 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride (6FDA). The effects of aliphatic dianhydride and fluorine dianhydride monomers on the optical, thermal, and mechanical properties of the co-PIs were discussed in detail based on the experimental results and theoretical simulations. We found that the preparation of polyimide (PI) based on the combination of two dianhydrides could obtain the PI film with excellent comprehensive performance due to nonconjugated structure and strong electron-withdrawing effect. Through the structure and composition optimization, a PI film of PI-6FDA-70 with T_g of 300 °C, T_d10% more than 500 °C, the average transparency of 90% and the elongation at the breakage more than 8% was prepared. Such molecular design provides a practical approach to develop high-performance colorless PI films. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 137, 48603.     

Photodegradable polymers: Poly(arylene keto amine)s

Low-molecular-weight poly(arylene keto amines) were prepared from the polymerization of 4,4-bis(chloroacetyl)diphenyl ether, 4, 4′-bis(bromoacetyl) diphenyl ether, and 4,4′-bis(2-bromopropionyl) diphenyl ether with piperazine, 4, 4′-trimethylenedipiperidine, and N, N′-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine. These film-forming polymers and suitable monomeric model compounds were found to be degraded by photolysis. The poly(keto amines) resisted degradation by the fungi As-pergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus.     

Synthesis and characterization of polyamide-imides

A series of thermally stable, tough, linear polyimides containing amide linkages was prepared. The new polyamide-imides were synthesized by reacting a group of isomers of diaminobenzanilide (DABA) with various dianhydrides, such as 4,4′-oxydiphthalic anhydride (ODPA), 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA), and 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA). The resulting polyamide-acids were thermally or chemically converted to the polyamide-imide (PAI). Twelve polyimides were synthesized from unsubstituted and N-methyl substituted amide diamines and their properties were compared with previously made polyamide-imides and the polyimide LARC-TPI. These polyimides exhibited high inherent viscosities and glass transition temperatures. They were made into tough, flexible films of which some showed good thermal stability and resistance to organic solvents. Overall, the mechanical properties of the PAI films were comparable to those of LARC-TPI with the 4,4′-systems exhibiting exceptional properties and crystallinity. These materials have potential as high temperature films, coatings and fibers, as well as molding and laminating resins.     

Tris(3-aminophenyl)Phosphine oxide-based nadimide resins. II

A series of phosphorus-containing nadimide end-capped resins having different backbones was prepared by reacting endo-5-norbornene-2-3-dicarboxylic acid anhydride (nadic anhydride), pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA)/3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (BTDA)/2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6F) and tris(3-aminophenyl)phosphine oxide (TAP) in glacial acetic acid/acetone. Structural characterization of the resins was done by elemental analysis, FTIR, and ¹H-NMR. Thermogravimetric studies revealed a multistep decomposition reaction for uncured resins. Residual weight at 800°C in nitrogen was found to be 50–60%. Resins cured at 300°C for 1 h in air atmosphere were stable up to 440 ± 20°C and decomposed in a single step above this temperature. The char yields of cured resins were in the range 63–71.5%. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.