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Process for preparing polyimides

US4835249A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 1986
Grant dateMay 30, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G73/1032
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for making certain polyimides involves dissolving substantially equimolar amounts of an aromatic dianhydride and an organic diamine in a high-boiling, aprotic solvent, heating the reaction solution to form an insoluble polyimide prepolymer and to distill out water of reaction, separating the solid polyimide prepolymer and melt polymerizing the polyimide prepolymer to form the desired polyimide.

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