# US 4,398,021 A · Solvent resistant, thermoplastic aromatic poly(imidesulfone) and process for preparing same

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- Number: US 4,398,021 A
- Document ID: US4398021A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/407,240
- Filed: 1982-08-11
- Granted: 1983-08-09
- Earliest claimed: 1982-08-11
- Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventors: Terry L. St. Clair; David A. Yamaki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4398021A

## CPC

- C08G 73/1064: {containing sulfur}
- C08G: MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS

## Abstract

A process for preparing a thermoplastic poly(imidesulfone) is disclosed. This resulting material has thermoplastic properties which are generally associated with polysulfones but not polyimides, and solvent resistance which is generally associated with polyimides but not polysulfones. This system is processable in the 250.degree.-350.degree. C. range for molding, adhesive and laminating applications. This unique thermoplastic poly(imidesulfone) is obtained by incorporating an aromatic sulfone moiety into the backbone of an aromatic linear polyimide by dissolving a quantity of a 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) in a solution of 3,3'-diaminodiphenylsulfone and bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether, precipitating the reactant product in water, filtering and drying the recovered poly(amide-acid sulfone) and converting it to the poly(imidesulfone) by heating.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for preparing thermoplastic poly(imidesulfone) comprising:
incorporating an aromatic sulfone moiety into the backbone of an aromatic linear polyimide by dissolving a quantity of a 3,3'4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) in a solution of 3,3'-diaminodiphenylsulfone and bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether, precipitating the reactant product in water, filtering and drying the recovered poly(amide-acid sulfone) and converting it to the poly(imidesulfone) by heating.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1 wherein the imide conversion step involves heating for approximately one hour at 100.degree. C. to drive off residual water and solvent and thereafter increasing to and maintaining a temperature of approximately 200.degree. C. for at least fifteen minutes to effect imidization.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1 wherein the BTDA-3,3'-diaminodiphenylsulfone and bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether solution is stirred for at least two hours prior to precipitating the reactant product in water.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The process of claim 3 wherein the precipitation step is performed in a mechanical blender and the blender used to chop the precipitate into a fluffy consistency solid polymer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The process of claim 4 wherein the fluffy consistency solid polymer is isolated by suction filtration, and dried overnight at room temperature prior to the heat conversion treatment.