Studies on bismaleimides and related materials: 2. Synthesis and characterization of oligomeric maleimides derived from polystyrene and poly(phenylene methylene)

Studies on Bismaleimides and Related Materials.4.Synthesis and Characterization of New Bismaleimides Based on Terphenyl, Tetraphenylketazine, and Bisphenol A: "Reactive Building Blocks" for Bismaleimides

“…Other approaches include the synthesis of oligomeric materials with pendant maleimide groups based on N-(&phenoxyphenyl)maleimide/formaldehyde condensation products5 and on hydrocarbon systems. 6 In this paper we describe results on the synthesis of a bismaleimide (3e) and a trismaleimide (TMI) (30 based on terphenyl. We also introduce the general concept of "reactive building block" BMI monomers in which the key structural features (functionality) of "reactive diluents" are incorporated in the BMI linking group (X in structure 1; Chart 1).…”