Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(meta-aryl sulfide amide amide)

Abstract

Poly(meta-aryl sulfide amide amide) (m-PASAA) was prepared with aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction: by the step polycondensation of sodium sulfide(Na₂S· xH₂O) with 3,3′ -bis(4-diflurobenzoyl) aryl diamine between 180–202°C at atmospheric pressure. The polymers were characterized by FT-IR spectrum, ¹H-NMR spectrum, ¹³C-NMR spectrum, X-ray diffraction, element analyzer, DSC, TGA, AFM, instron universal tester and dissolvability experiment. The intrinsic viscosity of m-PASAA was 0.41–0.46 dl/g obtained with optimum synthesis conditions. The polymers were found to have excellent thermal performance with glass transition temperature (T_g) of 233.5–277.8°C, initial degradation temperature (T_d) of 447–456.7°C. They could afford flexible and strong films with tensile strengths 38.4–46.1MPa. At the same time, their solubility was much better than polyphenylene sulfide (polyphenylene sulfide scarcely dissolves in whole organic solvents under 200°C (1)).

Keywords:

• Polyphenylene sulfide
• atmospheric pressure
• 3,3′ -bis(4-diflurobenzoyl) aryl diamine
• poly(meta-aryl sulfide amide amide)
• solubility

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by research grants from the National High Technology Foundation of China (863 program, Grant No.: 2007AA03Z561).