PREPARATION AND DIAZO-COUPLING REACTION OF THE PENDANT SPACER-SEPARATED ANILINE RESIDUE BASED ON A POLYOXETANE NETWORK

Polyoxetane networks anchoring the pendant spacer-separated aniline re sidue were prepared in good yield by a BF3-initiated ring-opening poly merization of the corresponding succinyl-protected oxetane monomer wit h a bisoxetane, as a crosslinking agent, followed by alkaline hydrolys is of the crosslinked product. Diazo-coupling reactions of the pendant aniline residue were examined with phenol and resorcinol, and the for mation of desired polymers was confirmed by comparing the structures b etween the polymer products and the authentic polymers by IR and H-1-N MR spectroscopy. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.