A novel heterocyclic diamine monomer,
2-(4-aminophenyl)-6-amino-4(3H)-quinazolinone
was
synthesized from readily available compounds in three steps in high
yield. A series of novel polyimides
containing the quinazolinone moiety were synthesized either by a
one-step solution polymerization reaction
or by a two-step procedure that included a ring-opening polyadddition
to give poly(amic acid)s, followed
by cyclodehydration to polyimides. In the one-step method in
m-cresol or p-chlorophenol with
isoquinoline
catalyst, polyimides with inherent viscosities of 0.44−0.63 dL/g were
obtained. Polyimides 4f and 4g
from dianhydrides which have a flexible linkage,
hexafluoroisopropylidene dianhydride (2f) and
BPA
dianhydride (2g), were soluble in hot m-cresol
and could be cast into tough films from m-cresol
solution.
In the two-step method, poly(amic acid)s with inherent
viscosity between 0.63 and 1.40 dL/g were obtained
in DMAc at room temperature. The poly(amic acid)s were
converted to the corresponding polyimide films
by thermal cyclodehydration. The T
g values
of the polyimides ranged from 298 to 350 °C. Polyimide
4a
from pyromellitic dianhydride (2a) did not show a clear
transition in the DSC. Polyimides 4b from
biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (2b) and 4g
were semicrystalline and showed clear endothermic
peaks for T
m at 465 and 356 °C, respectively.
Degradation temperatures for 5% weight loss all
occurred
above 540 °C in nitrogen and above 537 °C in air. Young's
moduli of thin films ranged from 2.34 to 4.89
GPa at room temperature and they maintained the high moduli to high
temperatures. The monomer
was successufuly copolymerized with 4,4‘-oxydianiline and
2g. With increasing incorporation of
quinazolinone units, the copolymers had higher
T
g values, were more thermally stable, and had
higher
moduli.