Dimensional, crosslinkable oligomers
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsClyde H. Sheppard, Hyman R. Lubowitz
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AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsClyde H. Sheppard, Hyman R. Lubowitz
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Multidimensional oligomers of the present invention are surprisingly useful for advanced composites because each generally has a use temperature greatly in excess of its curing temperature. The oligomers have essentially no arms, and comprise crosslinking phenylimide end caps condensed directly onto an aromatic hub (preferably, phenyl) through "commodity" polymeric linkages, such as amide, diimide, ether, or ester. For example, p-nadicimidobenzoylchloride can be condensed with triaminobenzene to yield a multidimensional, crosslinking amide oligomer. Short chains of ether/carbonyl aromatic chains can be included, if desired. Methods for making these high-performance oligomers with ether/carbonyl aromatic chains use an Ullmann ether synthesis followed by a Friedel Craft reaction.
An oligomer of the formula:
An oligomer of the formula:
An oligomer of the formula:
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