A series of polyisophthalamides containing pendent phenylthio groups was prepared from seven aromatic diamines and 5‐phenylthioisophthalic acid by the phosphorylation polycondensation method. The properties of these polymers were compared with those of the analogous unmodified ones. The modified polymers exhibited better solubility in organic solvents than their unmodified counterparts. They also showed glass transition temperatures that were lower by approximately 30°C. However, the presence of the side groups did not bring about any substantial lowering of the thermal stability as measured by TGA. Other properties investigated were mechanical strength and water sorption.
A homologous series of polyesters was prepared from 4,4′‐dihydroxybiphenyl and dibasic acids having 5‐12 methylene units. The mesophases formed at elevated temperatures were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and polarized light microscopy. This family exhibits an unusual odd‐even effect when the transition temperatures are plotted as a function of the number of methylene units in the dibasic acid. Not only do the points for odd and even members fall on different curves, but the odd members exhibit a nematic phase over a very short temperature interval, while the even members form a highly ordered smectic phase. For both the odd and even series, the transition temperatures are significantly depressed when the inherent viscosity falls below 0.2 dL/g. The largest depression occurs for the crystal melting transition, so that polymers of low ηinh show anisotropic and biphasic regions over wider temperature ranges. A copolymer formed from an equimolar mixture of sebacic and chiral (+)‐3‐methyl adipic acid forms a cholesteric phase. Evidently copolymerization destabilizes the smectic phase which would have been expected. The results are discussed in terms of existing theory.
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