1.2.4.5- Tetraaminobenzene tetrahydrochloride

Sulfonated polybenzoimidazole (sPBI) membranes have also been prepared by poly condensation of 2-sulphoterephthalic acid with 1,2,4,5-tetraaminobenzene tetrahydrochloride [193] or by grafting alkyl or aryl sulfonates on to the imidazole ring [194]. ABPBI was sulphonated by immersion in sulfuric acid followed by heat treatment at 450 °C [195]. Other methods of sulphonation have been reviewed by Asensio et al. [196], along with a detailed description of the properties of PBI blends with sulfonated and non-sulfonated polymers, and block PBI copolymers. 

On the other hand, some of the monomers are potentially dangerous. For example, 3,3, 4,4 -biphenyltetramine tetrahydrochloride is suspected of causing genetic defects and may cause cancer. 3,3 -Diaminobenzidine has carcinogenicity for the rat and is tumorigenic. 1,2,4,5-Tetraaminobenzene tetrahydrochloride and 2,6-Dicarboxypyridine cause skin irritation and serious eye irritation. 

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