Polyesters having syringyl-type biphenyl

Polyesters Having Syringyl-Type Biphenyl Units... 

In this study, polyesters [XII] having syringyl-type biphenyl units were synthesized from 4,4 -dihydroxy-3,3, 5,5 -tetramethoxybiphenyl (XI) which was prepared from 2,6-dimethoxyphenol (11). As shown in Scheme 6, poly esterification of XI with terephthaloyl, isophthaloyl and sebacoyl chloride were carried out by the low temperature solution polycondensation and by the interfacial polycondensation. The polyterephthalate with jjinh = 1.42 dl/g was obtained by the interfacial poly condensation. The polyisophtha-late with f7 nh = 0.73 dl/g and the polysebacate with Jj nh = 0.43 dl/g were obtained by the low temperature solution polycondensation. 

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