Facile synthesis of new thermally stable and organo-soluble polyamide-imides from phosphorus-containing aromatic amines and various dianhydrides

Abstract

Abstract Imide ring containing novel polyamide-imides (PAIs) were prepared by triphenyl phosphite-activated polycondensation of phosphorus-containing aromatic amines, bis(3-aminophenyl) isopropyl phosphine (BAP) and bis(3-aminophenyl) aminotolyl phosphine (TAP), with various diimide-diacids (DIDAS). All polymers were fully characterized by FTIR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, 31P-NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. These polymers showed no significant weight loss below 419°C and glass transition temperatures (Tg) in the region of 231°C–290°C. The resulting polymeric films exhibited high optical transparency. The inherent viscosity of the synthesized polymers was in the range 0.55–0.85 dl/g and wide angle X-ray diffraction measurements revealed that these polymers were predominantly amorphous.