Macromolecules, Vol.27, No.6, 1303-1306, 1994
Synthesis and Characterization of Thermotropic Poly(Benzobisthiazole)S
Thermotropic polymers containing the benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d]bisthiazole-2,6-diyl unit combined with 2,5-bis(n-alkoxy)-1,4-phenylene (Cn-PTBT) or 5-(alkyloxy)-1,3-phenylene units (Cn-PIBT) were synthesized via precursor polyamides prepared by low-temperature solution polycondensation. The polyamides were converted into Cn-PTBT or Cn-PIBT by heating at 250-degrees-C. All polymers except for one containing 2,5-bis(n-butyloxy)-1,4-phenylene showed anisotropic melt phases in the range of 280-450-degrees-C. Characterization of these polymers by differential scanning calorimetry, thermal optical analysis, X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis is reported. The polymers were not stable at high temperatures due to decomposition of the alkyloxy side chains.