New poly[N-(ester)-3-(ether)-4-(chloro)]maleimides were synthesized by the reaction of N-(4-chlorocarbonylphenyl)-3,4-dichloromaleimide (3) with various bisphenols such as hydroquinone (8a), 2,2-bis-(4-hydroxypheny1)propane (8b), 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropy1idene)diphenol (8c), and 2,5-bis(4-hydroxybenzylidene)cyclopentanone (8d). The structures of the resulted polymers were confirmed by IR and elemental analyses. A series of model compounds (4-7) was synthesized to facilitate confirmation of the structure of the polymers. The polymer containing hydroquinone units (9a) exhibited LC behavior in the melt, as observed by PLM measurements.
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