New Phosphorus‐Containing Copolyesters

Synthesis and Characterization of New Phosphorus-containing Poly(ester imide)s

New phosphorus-containing poly(ester imide)s were prepared via polycondensation in solution of 1,4-bis[N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)phthalimidyl-5-carboxylate]-2-(6-oxido-6H-dibenz <c,e ><1,2 >oxaphosphorin-6-yl)-naphthalene with different aromatic dicarboxylic acids using a SOCl2/pyridine condensing agent. The polymers showed high thermal stability having a decomposition temperature above 375 °C and char yield at 700 °C in the range of 54—56%. The glass transition temperature was in the range of 190—226 °C. Solutions of the polymers in N,N-dimethylformamide showed fluorescence having maximum emission wavelength in the range 405—425 nm. The polymers exhibited thermotropic liquid crystalline behavior.

Synthesis and Characterization of Some Polyesters and Poly(ester-imide)s Based on Bisphenol-A Derivatives

Aromatic polyesters and poly(ester-imide)s based on bisphenol-A derivatives were prepared by solution polycondensation at high temperature of three diols with an aromatic diacide chloride containing two preformed ester groups, namely terephthaloyl-bis-(4-oxybenzoylchloride) or two diacide chlorides containing preformed imide rings, namely 4-chloroformyl- N ( p-chloroformylphenyl)-phthalimide and 2,2-bis[ N-(4-chloroformylphenyl)phthalimidyl] hexafluoropropane. The polymers were easily soluble in polar organic solvents, such as N-methylpyrrolidone, N , N -dimethylformamide, N , N -dimethylacetamide and chloroform. They showed high thermal stability, the decomposition temperature being above 320 °C and the glass transition temperature in the range 92—196 ° C. Some of the polymers exhibited thermotropic liquid crystalline behavior.

New Polyesterimides Containing Bulky, Cyclic Phosphorus Groups

A new phosphorus-containing monomer, bis( N-hydroxyethyl-phthalimidyl)-bis(9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-oxide-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-yl)methane, that contains preformed imide rings and flexible linking groups was synthesized. This compound was used to synthesize new phosphorus-containing polyesterimides by solution polycondensation with various aromatic diacide chlorides such as terephthaloyl chloride, terephthaloyl-bis-(4-oxybenzoylchloride), 4-chloroformyl- N( p-chloroformylphenyl)-phthalimide and 2,2-bis(4-chloroformyl- N-phthalimidyl)-diphenylmethane. The rates of the polycondensation reactions were calculated from kinetic investigations. The polymers were readily soluble in polar organic solvents, such as N-methylpyrrolidone, N, N-dimethylacetamide and N, N-dimethylformamide. The polymers were analytically, spectrally and thermally characterized.