A triptycene-containing dicarboxylic acid monomer, bis(4-trimellitimido phenoxy) phenyl triptycene, was successfully synthesized by refluxing the diamine, bis(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl triptycene with trimellitic anhydride in glacial acetic anhydride. A series of aromatic poly(amide-imide)s were prepared by condensation polymerization of the dicarboxylic acid monomer and seven different commercially available diamines. The resulting poly(amide-imide)s were soluble in various solvents, such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylacetamide, N,Ndimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, and pyridine. The polymers were amorphous and had inherent viscosities in the range 0.40-0.67 dL/g. These polymers had low dielectric constants ranging from 2.09 to 2.18. The glass transition temperatures of these polymers were observed between 229 C and 277 C. These polymers showed good thermal stability without significant weight loss up to 500 C. The temperatures at 10% weight loss ranged from 512 C to 570 C in nitrogen. The UV-Vis absorption spectra revealed that most of the polymers had absorption maxima around 312-348 nm, indicating the conjugation between the aromatic rings and nitrogen atoms. Solvent cast films had tensile strengths from 75 to 108 Mpa, elongates at break of 7%-9% and tensile moduli of 1.7-2.0 Gpa, indicating they were strong materials.