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Aromatic diamine 4,4′-[oxybis(4,1-phenylenethio)]dianiline and various dianhydrides with isopropylidene, hexafluoroisopropylidene, fluorenylidene diphenyl, ether, thioether and/or amide linkages were applied in a polycondensation reaction to obtain new processable polyimides and poly(amideimide)s (PIs). PIs were synthesized by the conventional two-step procedure of ring-opening polyaddition and subsequent thermal cyclic dehydration. The structures of the polymers were characterized with Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The thermal behaviors of the PIs were characterized with differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. The glass transition temperature (Tg) of the PIs were in the range of 175–298 °C and depended on the dianhydride used. The 5% weight loss temperatures were in the range of 423–515 °C, which shows the high thermal resistance characteristics of the PI. The optical absorption properties in the UV–visible range of the obtained polymers were studied in solution and in the solid state. The average refractive indices (n) of the PI films measured at the low absorption range were in the range of 1.96–1.50. The permeation properties of the PIs were studied for He, O2, N2 and CO2 at 6 atm, with a constant pressure/variable volume setup. The hexafluoroisopropylidene-based PI showed the largest permeability for all gases.
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This work was financed by Grant no N N209 086 138 given by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland from its means for scientific research for the years of 2010–2012. We thank Mr M. Domański for the WAXD measurements, Professor A. Valozhin for the 4,4′-[oxybis(4,1-phenylenethio)]dianiline and Dr H. Janeczek for the DSC characterization.
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Grabiec, E., Schab-Balcerzak, E., Wolińska-Grabczyk, A. et al. Physical, optical and gas transport properties of new processable polyimides and poly(amideimide)s obtained from 4,4′-[oxybis(4,1-phenylenethio)]dianiline and aromatic dianhydrides. Polym J 43, 621–629 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/pj.2011.28
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