ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
poly(arylene ether)s
;
pendant benzoyl groups
;
polyxanthenes
;
Friedel-Crafts cyclization
;
thermal stability
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Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Poly(arylene ether)s (3), (4) containing pendant benzoyl groups as precursors for novel polyxanthenes (7), (8) were prepared by nucleophilic substitution reaction of 2,5-difluoro-4-benzoylbenzophenone (1) or 2,5-difluoro-4-(4-dodecylbenzoyl)-4′-dodecylbenzophenone (2) with hydroquinone derivatives in the presence of potassium carbonate in N,N-dimethylacetamide. The polycondensation proceeded smoothly at 165°C and produced poly(arylene ether)s with inherent viscosities up to 0.80 dL/g. The novel polyxanthenes were synthesized via the reduction of poly(arylene ether)s followed by the Friedel-Crafts cyclization of diol polymers. The structure of the polyxanthenes was characterized by 1H-NMR and IR spectroscopies. Polyxanthene 8 was quite soluble in chloroform and THF. The 10% weight loss temperature of polyxanthene 7 was 510°C in nitrogen and it was 90°C higher than the corresponding poly(arylene ether) 3. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 2267-2272, 1997
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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