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A series of new polyamide-imides with high thermal stability were synthesized by direct polycondensation of imide containing diamines with various aromatic diacids using polar aprotic solvents. In this technique triphenylphosphite (TPP) and pyridine were used as condensing agents to form polyamide-imide through N-phosphonium salts of pyridine. The various imide containing diamines were prepared by reacting dianhydride (PMDA, BPTDA) with aromatic diamines such as phenylene diamine, 3,3’-dichloro 4,4’-diaminodiphenylmethane and 2,6-diaminopyridine in 1:2 ratio. The diacids containing flexible ether units were prepared by treating diol with aromatic acid (2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid). The polyamide-imides obtained by this technique were characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR and 1H-NMR. The solubility of these polyamide-imides was found to be good in polar aprotic solvents such as NMP, DMF, and DMAc etc. The viscosity of the polyamide-imides were determined and found to be in the range of 1.21 to 1.76 dl/g indicating the formation of high molecular weight polymers. The thermal stability of the polymers was tested using DSC and the Tg values are in the range of 207–234 °C showing the high thermal stability of the prepared polymers.
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Bhuvana, S., Madhumathi, M. & Sarojadevi, M. Synthesis and Characterization of processable heat resistant poly (amide-imides) for high temperature applications. Polym. Bull. 57, 61–72 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-006-0530-6
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