Abstract:
Articulated p-benzobisoxazole and p-benzobisthiazole polymers which contain a limited number of 3,3'-biphenyl or 2,2'-bipyridyl segments are synthesized, with inherent viscosities as high as 14 dl/g being recorded. The 3,3'-biphenyl or 2,2'-bipyridyl segments in the p-benzobisoxazole and p-benzobisthiazole polymers impart flexibility to the polymers without adversely affecting the thermooxidative stability. While the resultant articulated polymers exhibit liquid crystalline behavior in methanesulfonic acid and form strong cast films from that solvent, they also exhibit thermooxidative stability comparable to other p-benzobisthiazole and p-benzobisoxazole polymers. The resultant films are useful for the fabrication of high strength laminates to be used in severe environment structural applications.
Abstract:
2-Amino-4-ethynylphenol, a novel compound, is prepared by a four-step synthetic sequence in which the key reaction is the treatment of 4-acetoxy-3-nitroacetophenone with a Vilsmeier reagent derived from N,N-dimethylformamide and phosphorus oxychloride. The compound is useful as an endcapping agent in the synthesis of fluorocarbon ether bibenzoxazole oligomers which, because of the presence of acetylenic terminal groups, can be cured by thermal means to provide broad-use temperature, fuel and fluid resistant vulcanizates.
Abstract:
Fluorocarbon bis(o-aminophenol) compounds in which fluoroalkylene groups attached to each aminophenol radical are separated by a hydrocarbon moiety. The compounds are useful as monomers in preparing thermooxidatively and hydrolytically stable, low glass transition temperature perfluoroalkylene ether bibenzoxazole polymers containing hydrocarbon cure sites.
Abstract:
Thermooxidatively and hydrolytically stable perfluoroalkylene ether bibenzoxazole polymers having improved viscoelastic properties are synthesized by the polycondensation of perfluoroalkylene ether bis(o-aminophenol) compounds with thioimidate esters derived primarily from tetrafluoroethylene oxide but end-capped with hexafluoropropylene oxide. Based on their lower glass transition temperature, the polymers have a very broad use temperature range which renders them particularly useful under severe environmental conditions encountered in aerospace elastomer applications such as seals and sealants.
Abstract:
Perfluoroalkylene ether thioimidate esters derived primarily from tetrafluoroethylene oxide but end-capped with hexafluoropropylene oxide in the terminal positions of the perfluoroalkylene ether chain. The compounds are particularly useful as monomers to synthesize novel thermooxidatively and hydrolytically stable perfluoroalkylene ether bibenzozazole polymers having improved low temperature viscoelastic properties.
Abstract:
There are provided fusible, rod-like graft copolymers having repeating units of the formula: ##STR1## wherein a ranges from about 0.75 to 0.97 and b is 1-a; wherein Z is a benzbisoxazole or benzbisthiazole moiety, wherein Ar is a linear phenylene or polyphenylene moiety, wherein Ar' is ##STR2## and wherein Y is a poly(etherketone) or a poly(etheretherketone), wherein the poly(etherketone) has repeating units of the formula ##STR3## wherein Q is a divalent phenylene or substituted phenylene moiety and c is an integer having a value of 1 to 4, and the poly(etheretherketone) has repeating units of the formula ##STR4## wherein Q' is a divalent phenylene or substituted phenylene moiety, d is an integer having a value of 1 to 4 and e is an integer having a value of 2 to 5.Also provided are methods for making these graft copolymers.
Abstract:
Benzobisthiazole polymers with thiophene moieties having repeating units of the formula:--Bt--(--Tp--).sub.n --wherein Bt is ##STR1## Tp is ##STR2## and n has a value of 1 to 3.
Abstract:
Aromatic polyamide resins having repeating units, each containing at least one m-ethynyl amido subunit: ##STR1## These resins can be thermally treated to undergo intra-molecular cyclization, without evolution of volatiles, into polyimidines containing the following subunit. ##STR2##
Abstract:
Perfluoroalkylene ether bibenzoxazole polymers are prepared by the polycondensation of perfluoroalkylene ether bis(o-aminophenol) compounds and perfluoroalkylene ether-imidate and -thioimidate esters synthesized by the reaction of certain perfluoroalkylene ether dinitriles with trifluoroethanol or ethanethiol. In addition to possessing high thermooxidative stability and good low temperature viscoelastic properties, the elastomeric polymers have a superior hydrolytic stability. This combination of properties renders the polymers particularly useful as seals and sealants in severe environments.
Abstract:
Hexafluoropropylene oxide-terminated perfluoroalkylene ether-imidate and -thioimidate esters are prepared by the reaction of certain perfluoroalkylene ether dinitriles with trifluoroethanol or ethanethiol. The compounds are useful as monomers in synthesizing thermooxidatively stable, low glass transition temperature perfluoroalkylene ether bibenzoxazole polymers with improved hydrolytic stability properties.