Poly(dinaphthyl arylene ether) and preparation thereof
US4806617A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G61/12
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
When two 4-naphthoxyphenyl moieties are connected through a polar linking group, Y, it does not interfere with an oxidation process which results in dehydrogenative polymerization to yield polyarylene polyether (PAPE) polymers having a weight average mol wt greater than 10,000. Homo- and copolymers having a repeating unit in which a 4,4'-di(1-naphthoxyphenyl) moiety is connected through its phenyl rings to a bivalent polar residue are described. A specific monomer is selected from the group consisting of 4,4'-di(1-naphthoxy)diphenyl sulfone (DNDPS, Y=SO.sub.2) and, 4,4'-di(1-naphthoxy)benzophenone (DNBP, Y=CO). Because the process provides thermoplastic PAPE polymers having a Tg in the range from about 250.degree. C. to about 350.degree. C. with excellent physical properties, the polymers are suitable for use in the fabrication of composites for aerospace vehicles subjected to elevated temperatures.
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