Thermal conversion of hydroxy-containing polyimides to polybenzoxazoles. Does this reaction really occur?

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3081-3092

  Hodgkin, Jonathan H ^a   Dao, Buu N ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha hydroxypolyimides; FTIR studies; Polybenzoxazole; Thermolysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA-HYDROXYPOLYIMIDES; AROMATIC DIAMINE; BENZOXAZOLE; BIPHENYLENE; CROSSLINKED; DIANHYDRIDES; FT-IR STUDY; FTIR STUDIES; HYDROXY GROUPS; IMIDE GROUPS; LOW LEVEL; MODEL COMPOUND; NEW MECHANISMS; POLAR SOLVENTS; POLYBENZOXAZOLE; STRUCTURAL DEFECT; SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES; THERMAL CONVERSION;

AMINES; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ESTERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYIMIDES;

THERMOLYSIS;

EID: 70349852437     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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