| Abstract: | A series of copolymers were prepared by the reaction of various bisphenols with a 50:50 molar ratio of two bisfluoro compounds, 4,4′‐bis(1‐fluoro‐2‐trifluoromethyl benzyl) benzene and 4,4′‐difluorobenzophenone. The synthesized polymers were well characterized for their thermal, mechanical, and electrical performances. The copolymers showed a better set of properties than their analogous homopolymers derived from 4,4′‐bis(1‐fluoro‐2‐trifluoromethyl benzyl) benzene and bisphenols. The microstructures of the copolymers were analyzed by 1H‐, 13C‐, 19F‐, distortionless enhancement by polarization transfer 90, two‐dimensional 1H–1H homonuclear correlation spectroscopy, and 13C–1H correlation spectroscopy NMR techniques. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 96: 1292–1305, 2005 |
