Modified polyphenylene ether, process for preparing the same and thermoplastic resin composition comprising the same
US5498689A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L67/00
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A modified polyphenylene ether comprising repeating units of the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independently from each other, a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and having a number average polymerization degree of 20 to 12,000, in which 0.02/X to 1/X of methyl groups at the 2- and/or 6-positions of phenylene group are substituted by an aminomethyl group wherein X is a number average polymerization degree, a process for preparing the same, and a thermoplastic resin composition containing (A) 1 to 75% by weight of the above modified polyphenylene ether and (B) 99 to 25% by weight of a liquid crystalline polyester. Since this modified polyphenylene ether includes a highly reactive primary amine on the polymer side chain, it is preferably used in a wide range as a component of various compositions or polymer alloys. The thermoplastic resin composition is excellent in heat resistance, mechanical properties and appearance and gloss of a molded article.
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