SynopsisNovel polyamides from trans-Pocten-l,8-dioic acid (POD) and truns-%trans-&octadien-1,S-dioic acid (2,GODD) ad linear aliphatic diamines or piperasine were prepared in good yields by low-temperature polycondensation. The polymers obtained were investigated by infrared spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry. Polyamides from 4-OD show high molecular weights and crystallinities and T, above 500"K, whereas those from 2,6-ODD are very weakly crystalline and decompose without melting in nitrogen a t temperatures higher than 550'K. DSC studies revealed in the case of 4-OD polymers with odd diamines, a multiple peak phenomenon in the melting region, strongly dependent from the heating rate. Some hypotheses consistent with this behavior are briefly discussed, and it is concluded that the phenomenon arises from melt recrystallization occurring during the DSC scan.
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