A series of new AB-type poly etherimides having bisphenol-type moiety was prepared by the one-pot polyimidization using triphenylphosphite TPP in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP)/pyridine solution at 150 degrees C. Complete cyclodehydration was observed in the polymerizations as well as in model reactions. Polymers were obtained with inherent viscosities in the 0.27-0.49 dL/g range. The M-n and M-u/M-n of poly[4-1,4-phenyleneoxy-1.4-phenylenehexafluoro-isopropylidene-1,4-phenyleneoxyphthalimide] (4d) with eta(sic) = 0.49 dL/g were 73,4000 g/mol and 1.5, respectively. Most polymers could readily be dissolved in common organic solvents such as DMAc, NMP, and m-cresol. The polymer 4d was soluble even chloroform. These polymers had glass transition temperatures between 205 and 235 degrees C, and 5% weight loss temperatures in the range of 511-532 degrees C in nitrogen.