Polyimides, a process for their preparation and their use
AssigneeCiba-Geigy Corporation
InventorJosef Pfeifer
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Abstract
Homopolyimides and copolyimides of aromatic tetracarboxylic acids and aromatic diamines which are substituted in the two ortho-positions relative to at least one N atom by alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl, are soluble in organic solvents and have increased glass transition temperatures and hence very good heat stabilities. Such polyimides, which contain radicals of a benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid, are radiation-sensitive and autophotocrosslinkable. The polyimides are suitable for the production of films, protective coatings and photographic relief images.
Claims29
A homopolyimide or copolyimide of at least one aromatic tetracarboxylic acid and at least one aromatic diamine, which essentially consists of 5 to 100 mol % of at least one structural element of the formula I ##STR68## and 95-0 mol % of at least one structural element of the formula II ##STR69## wherein Z is an unsubstituted tetravalent aromatic radical to which in each case two carbonyl groups are bonded in the ortho- or peri-position, X is the divalent radical of an aromatic diamine, Z' has the same meaning as Z, or is a different tetravalent organic radical to Z, and X' is the divalent radical of an organic diamine which differs from X, wherein the aromatic radical of X is substituted in the two ortho-positions relative to at least one N atom by alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl or aralkyl, or wherein two adjacent C atoms of the aromatic radical are substituted by alkylene.
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