Y. Chern, J. Tsai, Jane-Jen Wang
May 1, 2009
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Journal of Polymer Science Part A
Abstract
A series of new polyimides (PIs) containing di-tert-butyl side groups were synthesized via a polycondensation of 1-(4-aminophenoxy)-4-(4-amino-2-methylphenyl)-2,6-di-tert-butylbenzene (3) with various aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydrides. The novel unsymmetric PIs exhibited a low dielectric constants (2.78–3.02), low moisture absorption (0.53–1.35%), excellent solubility, and high glass transition temperature (308–450 °C). The PI derived from the new diamine and the very rigid naphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTDA) was soluble in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, chloroform, m-cresol, and cyclohexanone. The unsymmetric di-tert-butyl pendent groups significantly enhance the rotational barrier of the polymer chains; thus these PIs had high Tgs. The 1H NMR spectrum of the diamine 3 revealed that the protons of 4-aminophenoxy moiety are not chemical shift equivalent. This is because the steric hindrance of the bulky di-tert-butyl groups prevents the benzene ring of 4-aminophenoxy moiety from rotating freely. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2443–2452, 2009