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The authors presented a novel synthetic route for the imidazolium functionalized poly(arylene ether ketone)s, derived from an engineering plastics polymer, a poly(arylene ether ketone) with 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethyl-4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyl moiety(PAEK-TM). The preparation of anion exchange membranes comprised converting benzylic methyl groups to bromomethyl groups by a radical reaction, followed by the functionalization of bromomethylated PAEK with alkyl imidazoles, i.e., methyl, butyl or vinyl imidazole. The structure of imidazolium functionalized PAEK was proved by 1H NMR spectra. A class of flexible and tough membranes was then achieved by subsequent film-forming and anion exchange processes. The water uptake and hydroxide conductivities of membranes are comparable or superior to those of quaternary ammonium(QA) anion exchange membranes. This work demonstrated a new route for non-QA anion exchange membrane design, avoiding the chloromethylation reagent and precisely controlling the degree and location of imidazolium groups.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21104022) and the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Colleges, Jilin University, China(No.450060491017).
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Zhou, H., Zhang, N., Ma, Wj. et al. Preparation of anion exchange membrane based on imidazolium functionalized poly(arylene ether ketone). Chem. Res. Chin. Univ. 29, 811–815 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40242-013-2467-2
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