Polymers, polymer compositions and method of preparation

US7375177B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Nagarajan Arumugam · Poonamallee, IN
• Radhakrishna Arakali Srinivasarao · Bengaluru, IN
• Jan-Pleun Lens · Breda, NL
• Tilak Raj · Bengaluru, IN
• Binod Behari Sahoo · Baleshwar, IN
• Subash Scindia · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 29, 2005
• Grant date: May 20, 2008
• Expiry date: Mar 21, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08G71/04
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A polymer comprising at least one structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound of Formula (I)wherein R1 is an aromatic divalent functionality having 6 to 60 carbons, R2 can be the same or different at each occurrence and is independently at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of a cyano functionality, a nitro functionality, a halogen, an aliphatic functionality having 1 to 10 carbons, a cycloaliphatic functionality having 3 to 10 carbons and an aromatic functionality having 6 to 10 carbons and “n” is an integer having a value 0 to 3.