Comparison of Properties of Silicon-containing Poly(amide-imide)s

New silicon-containing poly(amide-imide)s have been synthesized by direct polycondensation of various aromatic diamines with a dicarboxylic acid containing the dimethylsilylene group and preformed imide cycles. These polymers are easily soluble in polar amidic solvents such as N-methylpyrrolidinone (NMP) or dimethylformamide (DMF) and can be cast into thin flexible films or coatings from such solutions. They show high thermal stability, with initial decomposition temperature being above 400°C and glass transition temperature in the range of 220-270°C. Very thin polymer films deposited by spin-coating technique onto silicon wafers showed a smooth, pinhole-free surface in atomic force microscopy investigations.

Novel and processable polyimides with a N-benzonitrile side chain: thermal, mechanical and gas separation properties

A series of organo-soluble and thermally stable polyimides with N-benzonitrile side group were synthesized from a new diamine monomer, 3-(bis(4-aminophenyl)amino)benzonitrile with different aromatic dianhydrides via thermal or chemical imidization.

Silicon-containing oligomeric poly(imido-amides) with amino moieties. Synthesis, characterization and thermal studies

Silicon-containing oligomeric poly(imido-amides) (PIAs) were synthesized from dicarboxylic imido-acids containing a Si atom, which were obtained from dianhydrides, amino acids and p-aminobenzoic acid, were polymerized with the diamine bis(4-aminophenyl)diphenylsilane.

Copoly(1,3,4-oxadiazole-naphthylimide)s containing siloxane units in the main chain: synthesis and properties

This study was concerned with the synthesis and properties of new soluble copolyimides containing naphthalene, oxadiazole and tetramethyldisiloxane units. These copolyimides were prepared by two-step polycondensation reaction in solution of aromatic diamines containing preformed oxadiazole ring with a mixture 1 : 1 of naphthalene tetracarboxylic dianhydride and tetramethyldisiloxane- [1,3-bis(4′-phthalic anhydride)]. The structure of these polymers was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared and 1 H-NMR spectroscopy. The solubility, thermal stability and glass transition temperature of these copolyimides were measured and compared with those of related polyimides which do not contain siloxane groups. All these polymers emitted an intense blue color light upon irradiation with UV light. These copoly(oxadiazole-naphthylimide)s could be considered promising candidates for organo-soluble high-performance polymers for use in novel technological applications.