Copolyester
US5102978A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G73/16
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
It has been determined that the glass transition temperature of polyesters can be increased by incorporating certain imide-containing diacid monomers therein. This invention specifically discloses a copolyester which is comprised of repeat units which are derived from (a) a diol component and (b) a diacid component which is comprised of (1) from about 1 to about 15 mole percent of at least one imide-containing diacid monomer having the structural formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkylene group, a substituted alkylene group, an arylene group, or a substituted arylene group, and (2) from about 85 to about 99 mole percent terephthalic acid or a diester thereof. N,N'-bis(1,3-methylene) cyclohexane bis-(trimellitimide) is a highly preferred imide-containing diacid monomer which can be utilized in making the polyesters of this invention.
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