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Process for producing solvent-soluble polyimide

US7078477B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2004
Grant dateJul 18, 2006
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2024

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

Abstract

In the process of the present invention, a solvent-soluble polyimide is produced by polycondensing at least one tetracarboxylic acid component with at least one diamine component in a solvent in the presence of a tertiary amine. The tetracarboxylic acid component is selected from the group consisting of tetracarboxylic dianhydrides represented by the following formula 1:wherein R is as defined in the specification, and tetracarboxylic acids and their derivatives represented by the following formula 2:wherein R and Y1 to Y4 are as defined in the specification. Unlike the conventional techniques using an excessively large amount of a chemical imidation agent such as acetic anhydride and a chemical imidation catalyst such as triethylamine, in the process of the present invention, the solvent-soluble polyimide having a high polymerization degree is easily produced in a solvent with good productivity by using only a catalytic amount of the tertiary amine.

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