Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5186422 | Polymer | 2009 | 7 Pages |
New polyimides (PIs) containing thioether and sulfonyl groups in their main chains have been developed. These PIs were synthesized by a two-step polycondensation procedure from several dianhydrides such as 4,4â²-[p-thiobis(phenylenesulfanyl)] diphthalic anhydride (3SDEA), 4,4â²-oxydiphthalic anhydride (ODPA), 4,4â²-[sulfonylbis(phenylenesulfanyl)] diphthalic anhydride (pDPSDA) and a new sulfonyl and sulfur-containing aromatic diamine, 2,7-bis(4â²-aminophenylenesulfanyl)thianthrene-5,5,10,10-tetraoxide (APTTT). All of the PIs show good thermal and optical properties such as optical transparency higher than 80% at 450 nm for a thickness of ca. 10 μm, glass transition temperatures higher than 250 °C, thermal decomposition temperatures (T10%) in the range of 504-514 °C. Because of the two sulfonyl groups at each monomer unit in the polymer main chain, all of the PIs show good transparency maintaining relatively high refractive index.
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