Abstract
A novel triaryl imidazole‐containing diamine, 3,5‐diamino‐N‐(4‐(4,5‐diphenyl‐1H‐imidazol)phenyl)benzamide, was successfully synthesized via the condensation of 4‐(4,5‐diphenyl‐1H‐imidazol)benzenamine and 3,5‐dinitrobenzoyl chloride, followed by reduction of the dinitro compound. A series of new aromatic polyimides with pendent triaryl imidazole moieties were prepared from the reaction of this diamine with various tetracarboxylic dianhydrides by a conventional two‐step polymerization process via thermal and chemical imidizations. The polyimides were obtained in quantitative yields with inherent viscosities of 0.21–0.44 dL/g. All the polymers are readily soluble in polar organic solvents. Flexible and strong films of polyimides were obtained by solution casting. The glass transition temperature of these polymers was in the range of 261–264°C. They were fairly stable up to a temperature around 300°C and lost 10% weight at 408°C under nitrogen. The ultraviolet–visible absorption spectra showed that all of the polymers had absorption maxima around 320 nm with a fluorescence emission maxima around 388–407 nm in N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidinone solution. Cyclic voltammograms of the polyimides revealed an oxidation wave with a peak around 1.7 V. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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