Synthesis and properties of organosoluble polyimides based on novel flourene‐ring containing diacetamido‐diamine

A new diacetamido‐diamine monomer, N′‐[7‐(acetyl‐4‐aminoanilino)‐9,9‐dioctylflouren‐2‐yl]‐N′‐4‐aminophenyl) acetamide (ADOAc), with flourene‐based structure was prepared from the reaction of 4‐aminoacetanillide with 2,7‐dibromo‐9,9‐dioctylfluorene in the presence of 10 mol % CuI, 20 mol % N,N′‐dimethylethylene diamine as catalyst and K₂CO₃ as base. Two new flourene‐ring containing polyimides were prepared from the reaction of ADOAc with aromatic dianhydrides such as pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) and 3,3′,4,4′‐benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) via chemical imidization of poly(amic acid). The new diamine and the related polyimides were characterized by using conventional methods such as FT‐IR, NMR, and elemental analysis. The polyimides obtained from the reaction of ADOAc with PMDA (PIa) and of ADOAc with BTDA (PIb) had inherent viscosity of 0.49 and 0.58 dL/g respectively, and showed excellent solubility in a variety of organic solvents. The polyimides of PIa and PIb showed excellent thermal stability with 10% weight loss in nitrogen atmosphere at temperatures of 418°C and 407°C and T_g of 172°C and 167°C, respectively. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009