Polymer Bulletin, Vol.35, No.4, 441-448, 1995
Synthesis and Thermal-Properties of Polyamide-6 (A)-Polyimide (B) Block-Copolymers of ABA Type
Polyimides (PI) having different molecular weights were prepared by condensation of oxydiphthalic anhydride with 9,9-bis-(4-aminophenyl)fluorene in nitrobenzene solution at 180 degrees C. These polyimides carried two amino chain ends which allowed us to fix polycaprolactam chains (PA6) to obtain PA6-PI-PA6 type copolymers. The elemental analysis and infrared spectroscopic determination gave the proportion of PA6 (or PI) in the copolymers. The studies of thermal properties -DSC and TGA-allowed us to characterize the copolymers.
Keywords:POLYIMIDE