Note Synthesis and Characterization of Some New Polyesters from 4, 4′-Dicarboxyacetyldiphenyl Ether and its Dimethyl Ester

Abstract

In continuation of the work in connection with the synthesis and characterization of polyketoetheresters [1], the present paper describes the synthesis of structurally related polyketoetheresters in which the ether linkage is in the acid moiety of the repeat unit. The polyesters listed in Table 1 were prepared by polycondensation of equimolar amounts of 4,4′-dicarboxyacetyldiphenyl ether (DCADPE) and the required diacetate of dihydroxyarenes and/or of the dimethyl ester of DCADPE and the required aliphatic diol or arene diol in the presence of zinc acetate.