Synthesis of novel maleimide-terminated thioetherimide oligomer and its bulk copolymerization with reactive solvents

This paper reports the synthesis of a novel maleimide-terminated thioetherimide oligomer and its copolymefization with reactive solvents bearing vinyl. Starting from 3-chlorophthalic anhydride and 4-chlorophthalic anhydride, 2,2',3,3'-thiodiphenyl tertracaboxylic dianhydride (3,3'-TDPA) and 3,3',4,4'-thiodiphenyl tertracaboxylic dianhydride (4,4'-TDPA) were synthesized. Thereby, a novel maleimide-terminated thioetherimide oligomer was prepared from. 3,3-TDPA, 4,4'-TDPA, 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4-diaminodiphenylmethane (DMMDA) and maleic anhydride. Binary and ternary copolymer resin were derived from corresponding binary and ternary homogeous solution consisting of thioetherimide oligomer, reactive solvent N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP) or N,N'-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA) and divinylbenzene (DVB) as modifier, initiated either by gamma ray irradiation or by benzoyl peroxide (BPO). Thermal and mechanical properties of copolymer resin are determined and compared in terms of the kind of reactive solvent, addition of modifier DVB. The effect of initiation approach on property of final copolymer resin were studied. Phase separation and sub-transition of ternary copolymer resin induced by BPO are observed, which could be accounted for by thermal movement of DMAA molecules during thermal initiation.

Synthesis and miscibility studies of rodlike flexible polyimide molecular composites via para-para linked aromatic poly(amic ester) precursors

Para-para linked aromatic poly(amic ester) precursors of rodlike polyimide (PI) BPDA-PDA and polyetherimide (PEI) HQDPA-ODA were synthesized. The para-para linked poly(amic ester)s were employed in this work to obtain, in theory, full-imidized polyimides. The two precursors were mixed by dissolving them in N, N'-dimethyl acetamide and subsequently coagulating in methanol. After thermal imidization, the miscibility behaviour of the resulting composites has been studied by means of dynamic mechanical analysis (d.m.a.) and differential scanning calorimetry (d.s.c.). The composites show a single glass transition temperature (T-g) at both d.m.a. and d.s.c. in which the T-g increases with increasing PI content. These Tg values are reproducible in repeated heating cycles, suggesting the true miscibility of the blends. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Structure/permeability and permselectivity relationship of polyetherimides from 1,4-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy) benzene dianhydride .2.

Gas permeability coefficients of a series of aromatic polyetherimides, which were prepared from 1,4-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy) benzene dianhydride (HQDPA) with various aromatic diamines, to H-2, O-2 and N-2 have been measured under 7 atm and at the temperature range 30-100 degrees C. A significant change in the permeability and permselectivity resulting from the systematic variation in chemical structure of the polyetherimides was found. Among the polyetherimides, that were prepared from phenylenediamine and methyl substituted phenylenediamines, the increase of permeability is accompanied by a decrease of permselectivity. The polyetherimides that were prepared from 3,5-diaminobenzoic esters have lower permselectivity than the others. However, the polyetherimide from 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid possesses much higher permselectivity than the others due to cross-linking. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd

Structure/permeability and permselectivity relationship of polyetherimides from 1,4-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy) benzene dianhydride .3.

Gas permeability coefficients of a series of aromatic polyetherimides prepared from 1,4-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy) benzene dianhydride (HQDPA) and four (methylene dianiline)s with a methyl side group to H-2, CO2, O-2, N-2, and CH4 were measured under 7 atm and within a temperature range from 30 to 150 degrees C. The gas permeabilities and permselectivities of these polymers were compared with those of the HQDPA-based polyetherimides from methylene dianiline (MDA) and isopropylidene dianiline (IPDA). The number and position of the methyl side groups on the benzene rings of the diamine residues strongly affect the gas permeabilities and permselectivities of the HQDPA-based polyetherimides. The gas permeability of the polyetherimide progressively increases with an increase in the number of the methyl side groups. Both the gas permeability and permselectivity of the polyetherimides with methyl side groups are higher than those of HQDPA-MDA. The polyetherimide prepared from 3,3'-dimethyl 4,4'-methylene dianiline (DMMDA1) possesses both higher permeability and permselectivity than the polyetherimides prepared from 2,2'-dimethyl 4,4'-methylene dianiline (DMMDA2). However, two of the polyetherimides prepared 2,2',3,3'-tetramethyl 4,4'-methylene dianiline (TMMDA1) or 2,2', 5,5'-tetramethyl 4,4'-methylene dianiline (TMMDA2) possess almost the same gas permeability and permselectivity.