Ch. Zhang et Zy. Wang, POLY(ARYLENE ETHER)S CONTAINING 2,2'-DIBENZOYLBIPHENYL UNITS FROM ISOMERIC 2-CHLOROFLUOROBENZOPHENONES, Macromolecules, 26(13), 1993, pp. 3324-3329
High molecular weight, amorphous, soluble poly(arylene ether)s contain
ing 2,2'-dibenzoylbiphenyl units are synthesized, based on the difluor
o monomers derived from 2-chlorofluorobenzophenones, by a nickel(0)-ca
talyzed coupling reaction. The glass transition temperatures range fro
m 156 to 230-degrees-C. The 5% weight losses from these polymers by th
ermal gravimetric analysis occur all above 460-degrees-C in nitrogen a
nd 448-degrees-C in air.