L. Ravikumar, R. Saravanan
Apr 24, 2012
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International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials
Abstract
A new aromatic dicarboxylic acid monomer 4-pyridylformylimino-N-(phenyl,2′,5′ – dicarboxylic acid) (PPDC) containing pyridine and azomethine units was synthesized through a simple one-step condensation reaction between 2-aminoterephthalic acid and 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde. A series of new polyamides was prepared through the direct one-pot phosphorylation polycondensation of PPDC with simple aromatic commercial diamines and diamines bearing phenylthiourea groups. The polyamides were characterized by FT-IR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. Thermal stability of the polymers was evaluated using thermogravimetric analysis. The polyamides with inherent viscosities in the range of 0.30–0.51 dL/g showed an outstanding solubility in various solvents such as 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), dimethly sulfoxide (DMSO), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N-dimetylacetamide (DMAc), and pyridine. The cured polyamides displayed significantly higher thermal stability than the uncured polyamides. The conductivity of the polyamides, when blended with 20% by weight of doped polyanilines, was in the range 3.09–4.21 × 10−3 S cm−1.