Microwave-Assisted Polymer Synthesis: Recent Developments in a ...
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R. Hoogenboom, U. S. Schubert<br />
N,N 0 -(pyromellitoyl), [21] N,N 0 -(4,4 0 -sulfone-diphthaloyl), [22] or<br />
N,N 0 -(4,4 0 -hexafluoroisopropylidenediphthaloyl) [23] groups<br />
result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> novel classes of optically active poly(amideimide)s,<br />
whereby the latter synthesis was also performed <strong>in</strong><br />
the presence of ionic liquids to improve the microwave<br />
absorption. More recently, Faghihi and Zamani reported the<br />
microwave-assisted synthesis of phosph<strong>in</strong>e-conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
poly(amide-imide)s that exhibit flame-retardant properties.<br />
[24] N,N 0 -(3,3 0 -diphenylphenyl phosph<strong>in</strong>e oxide) bistrimellitimide<br />
diacid chloride and a variety of aromatic<br />
diam<strong>in</strong>es were polymerized result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> processable polymers<br />
with excellent thermal stability as well as flame<br />
retardancy [Scheme 2(c)]. In related research, Faghihi and<br />
coworkers prepared poly(amide-imide)s under microwave<br />
irradiation from N,N 0 -(4,4 0 -diphenyl ether) bis(trimellitimido)<br />
[25] or N,N 0 -(pyromellitoyl)-bis-L-alan<strong>in</strong>e [26] diacid<br />
chlorides with a variety of tetrahydropyrimid<strong>in</strong>ones and<br />
tetrahydro-2- thioxopyrimid<strong>in</strong>es.<br />
All previously discussed examples of poly(amideimide)s<br />
were based on symmetrical monomer units. In<br />
contrast, Mallakpour and Kowsari reported the synthesis<br />
of non-symmetrical acid chlorides derived from epiclon<br />
and L-isoleuc<strong>in</strong>e, [27] L-methion<strong>in</strong>e, [28] or L-val<strong>in</strong>e. [29]<br />
These optically active acid chlorides were subsequently<br />
polymerized with different aromatic diam<strong>in</strong>es under<br />
microwave irradiation as depicted <strong>in</strong> Scheme 3(a). The<br />
comb<strong>in</strong>ation of both aromatic and aliphatic spacers <strong>in</strong><br />
poly(amide-imide)s was <strong>in</strong>vestigated by Mallakpour and<br />
Rafiemanzelat. [30] An asymmetric optically active diacid<br />
based on N-trimellitylimido-L-val<strong>in</strong>e was reacted with<br />
different (aliphatic) diisocyanates result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the correspond<strong>in</strong>g<br />
optically active poly(amide-imide)s as depicted<br />
<strong>in</strong> Scheme 3(b). The result<strong>in</strong>g polymers were used to study<br />
structure-property relationships and it was found that the<br />
<strong>in</strong>corporation of flexible spacer units improved the<br />
solubility of the materials but did not negatively <strong>in</strong>fluence<br />
the thermal stability. A similar N-trimellitylimido-Lleuc<strong>in</strong>e<br />
diacid chloride was reacted with eight different<br />
hydanto<strong>in</strong> derivatives yield<strong>in</strong>g the correspond<strong>in</strong>g<br />
optically active poly(amide-imide)s. [31] The L-val<strong>in</strong>ebased<br />
asymmetric diacid central unit was used for the<br />
microwave-assisted preparation of poly(amide-imideurethane)s.<br />
[32,33] The diacid and poly(ethylene glycol diol)s<br />
were copolymerized us<strong>in</strong>g 4,4 0 -methylene-bis(4-phenylisocyanate)<br />
as coupl<strong>in</strong>g agent <strong>in</strong> a one-step [32] or twostep<br />
[33] procedure [Scheme 3(c)]. For the two-step procedure,<br />
the diisocyanate was first reacted with the diol or the<br />
diacid and subsequently with the other reagent. It was<br />
found that the properties of the polymers could be <strong>in</strong>fluenced<br />
by changes <strong>in</strong> catalyst, microwave power, irradiation<br />
time as well as the molecular weight of the utilized<br />
poly(ethylene glycol). The result<strong>in</strong>g thermoplastic<br />
poly(amide-imide-urethane)s revealed good thermal stability<br />
and phase mix<strong>in</strong>g. The thermal stability of these<br />
Scheme 3. <strong>Synthesis</strong> of poly(amide-imide)s conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g asymmetric build<strong>in</strong>g blocks: (a) Reaction of a non-symmetrical acid chloride derived<br />
from epiclon and am<strong>in</strong>o acids with aromatic diam<strong>in</strong>es; (b) Copolymerization of N-trimellitylimido-L-val<strong>in</strong>e diacid with diisocyanates; (c)<br />
synthesis of poly(amide-imide-urethane)s based on N-trimellitylimido-L-val<strong>in</strong>e diacid, poly(ethylene glycol) and 4, 4 0 -methylene- bis(4-<br />
phenylisocyanate).<br />
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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2007, 28, 368–386<br />
ß 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, We<strong>in</strong>heim<br />
DOI: 10.1002/marc.200600749