Issue 130, 2015

Synthesis and properties of hyperbranched polyimides derived from tetra-amine and long-chain aromatic dianhydrides

Abstract

To investigate the properties of hyperbranched polyimides (HBPIs) for potential optical applications, novel fluorinated tetra-amine monomers with ether and sulfonyl groups, 4,4′-di[3,5-di(2-trifluoromethyl-4-aminophenoxy)phenoxy]sulfone, and five kinds of long-chain dianhydrides, have been designed and synthesized. A series of anhydride-terminated hyperbranched polyimides have been prepared via a two-step method with chemical imidization. The HBPIs possess outstanding solubility and show excellent thermal and optical properties. The glass transition temperatures (Tg) of the HBPIs range from 230–242 °C determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and 232–263 °C by thermomechanical analysis (TMA), depending on the dianhydride used. The 5% weight loss temperatures are in the range of 480–533 °C, showing high intrinsic thermal-resistant characteristics of the HBPIs. The HBPI films show good optical transparency, higher than 80% at 800 nm. The cast polyimide films have favorable mechanical properties with tensile strengths of 91–112 MPa, elongation at break of 5.99–7.99%, and initial modulus of 2.14–2.57 GPa. The polyimides exhibit average refractive indices of 1.5780–1.6271, and birefringence of 0.0065–0.0079 because of the hyperbranched structure. The PI derived from 2,2-bis[4-(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)phenyl]hexafluoropropane possesses the lowest refractive indices due to the high fluorine content in the polymer chain.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and properties of hyperbranched polyimides derived from tetra-amine and long-chain aromatic dianhydrides

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Nov 2015
Accepted
11 Dec 2015
First published
21 Dec 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 107793-107803

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Synthesis and properties of hyperbranched polyimides derived from tetra-amine and long-chain aromatic dianhydrides

S. Liu, Y. Zhang, X. Wang, H. Tan, N. Song and S. Guan, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 107793 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA23227A

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