Cyclobutabenzene monomers
AssigneeThe Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of the University of Michigan
InventorsDavid C. Martin, Jeffrey S. Moore, Larry J. Markoski, Kenneth A. Walker
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Abstract
Novel difunctionalized cyclobutabenzene monomers of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Z can be hydrogens or a cyclobutane ting; and X and Y are carbox amino, alcohol, isocyanate, acid halide, or bis-acyl fluoride groups. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the cyclobutabenzene derivative is 1,2-dihydrocyclobutabenzene-3,6-carboxylic acid. The difunctionalized cyclobutabenzene monomer can form part of a polymer backbone chain, but has an additional functionality, the butane ring, which can be easily opened to produce strong, covalent bond crosslinking between polymer chains. The crosslinking can be induced simply by heating the polymer to a temperature in excess of 300.degree. C.
Claims6
A monomer of the general formula:
- ##STR7## wherein Z is hydrogens or a cyclobutane ring;
- and X and Y are carboxyl, amino, isocyanate, acid halide, or 4-fluorobenzoyl groups.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.