Polyarylene sulfide and preparation thereof
US5384391A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G75/025
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for preparing polyarylene sulfides which comprises providing at least one cyclic arylene sulfide oligomer of the formula ##STR1## wherein S represents a sulfur atom, groups Ar, which may be the same or different, represent each an arylene radical having 6-24 carbon atoms, groups R, which may be the same or different, represent each a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl radical, or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkoxy radical, or a primary or secondary amino group, n is an integer of from 2 to 50, and m is an integer of from 0 to 15, and heating said cyclic oligomer I in the presence of a ring opening polymerization catalyst so as to form polyarylene sulfide. The process produces polyarylene sulfides improved in chemical, physical and mechanical properties.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.