AbstractTwo series of copoly(1,4‐arylene‐1,2,4‐oxadiazole)s (co‐PAOs) having n‐butyloxymethyl and n‐octyloxymethyl side branch were prepared by solution cyclodehydration of the corresponding precursor copoly(1,4‐arylene terephthaloyl amide oxime)s (co‐PAAs) obtained by solution polycondensation of mixtures of 2,5‐bis(n‐alkyloxymethyl)‐1,4‐benzenediamide oximes (DIS‐TADO) and terephthaldiamide oxime (TADO) with terephthaloyl chloride. Thermal properties of the copolymers were investigated and discussed in connection with the length and the content of side branches. All the copolymers are crystalline.