Abstract:
A condensation product of resorcin and acetone, wherein the ratio of the area of the first elution peak to the total area of all peaks is 20 to 50% as determined by gel permeation chromatography of which detector is a differential refractive index detector.
Abstract:
Azole rings, such as oxazole and thiazole rings, can activate an aromatic ring bonded to a leaving group such as a halogen atom so that the aromatic ring will undergo aromatic nucleophilic substitution. The reaction is useful for making ethers, thioethers and amines containing azole rings. In particular, monomers having azole rings, activated aromatic rings with leaving groups and nucleophilic moieties can react under conditions of aromatic nucleophilic displacement to form non-rigid rod PBZ polymers. The non-rigid rod PBZ polymers can be used to form molecular composites with rigid rod PBZ polymers which molecular composites are not substantially phase separated.
Abstract:
Metal residues are extracted from poly(ether ketone ketones) with aliphatic alpha-hydroxycarboxylic acids or aromatic ortho-hydroxycarboxylic acids in a liquid phase, either neat or in an aqueous or a nonaqueous solution. Extraction of metal residues, which ususally derive from the catalysts used in the preparation of poly(ether ketone ketones), improves both the color and the thermal stability of these polymers.
Abstract:
A fluorinated poly(phenylene ether ketone) having one of structural formulas (I), (II), or (III), wherein X is selected from the group consisting of aryl, SO2, O, CO, -C(CH3)2, and S, is prepared by reacting a bisphenol with 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2,2-bis[4-(4-halobenzoyl)phenyl]propane (wherein halo is fluoro or chloro), which is a novel monomer formed as the reaction product of halobenzene (wherein halo is fluoro or chloro) and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2,2-bis(p-chloroformylphenyl)propane.
Abstract:
Described herein are immiscible poly(aryl ether sulfone) blends possessing improved flow properties. The novel compositions contain (a) from about 80 to about 99 percent by weight of a poly(aryl ether sulfone) having a second order glass transition temperature (Tg) higher than about 240°C, and (b) from about 1 to about 20 percent by weight of a second poly(aryl ether sulfone) having a Tg lower than about 225°C. The compositions described herein retain the very attractive characteristics of their constituents, and display excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance.
Abstract:
The present invention employs a compound represented by the following formula (0):
wherein R Y is a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms or an aryl group of 6 to 30 carbon atoms; R Z is an N-valent group of 1 to 60 carbon atoms or a single bond; each R T is independently an alkyl group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, an aryl group of 6 to 40 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, an alkenyl group of 2 to 30 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, an alkoxy group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, a cyano group, a thiol group, a hydroxy group, or a group in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxy group is replaced with an acid dissociation group, wherein the alkyl group, the alkenyl group, and the aryl group each optionally contain an ether bond, a ketone bond, or an ester bond, wherein at least one R T is a hydroxy group or a group in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxy group is replaced with an acid dissociation group; X is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or not a crosslink; each m is independently an integer of 0 to 9, wherein at least one m is an integer of 1 to 9; N is an integer of 1 to 4, wherein when N is an integer of 2 or larger, N structural formulas within the parentheses [ ] are the same or different; and each r is independently an integer of 0 to 2.