Claims
- 1. A method for making copolymers of etherimide units and amideimide units which comprises simultaneously interacting a mixture of ingredients comprising (I) an organic diamine of the formula:
- H.sub.2 NR.sup.1 NH.sub.2
- (II) An aromatic bis (etheranhydride) of the general formula: ##STR22## and (III) A trimellitic acid halide of the formula: ##STR23## where Z is halogen, R is a member selected from the class consisting of (a) the following divalent organic radicals: ##STR24## and (b) divalent organic radicals of the general formula: ##STR25## where X is --C.sub.y H.sub.2y --, y is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5 inclusive, and R.sup.1 is a divalent organic radical selected from the class consisting of (a) aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 6-20 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, (b) alkylene radicals and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2-20 carbon atoms, (c) C.sub.(2-8) alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxanes, and (d) divalent radicals included by the formula, ##STR26## where Q is a member selected from the class consisting of ##STR27## and x is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5, inclusive.
- 2. The process as in claim 1, wherein the trimellitic anhydride is 4-chloroformyl phthalic anhydride.
- 3. The process as in claim 1 wherein the trimellitic acid halide and the aromatic bisether dianhydride are employed in a molar ratio of from 0.95 to 1.05 total moles of these two reactants per mole of the organic diamine.
- 4. The process as in claim 1 wherein the organic diamine is meta-phenylene diamine.
- 5. The process as in claim 1 wherein the diamine is diphenyl sulfone diamine.
- 6. The process as in claim 1 wherein the diamine is diaminodiphenyl ether.
- 7. The process as in claim 1 wherein the diamine is diaminodiphenyl methane.
- 8. The process as in claim 1 wherein the diamino compound is 2,2-bis(4-aminophenyl) propane.
- 9. The process as in claim 1 wherein the trimellitic compound is 4-chloroformyl phthalic anhydride and the the dianhydride is 4,4'-bisphenol-A dianhydride.
- 10. The process as in claim 1 wherein the amine is m-phenylenediamine, the trimellitic acid halide has the formula ##STR28## and the dianhydride is 4,4'-bisphenol-A dianhydride.
- 11. The process as in claim 1 wherein the reactants are interacted at elevated temperatures.
- 12. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 1.
- 13. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 2.
- 14. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 3.
- 15. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 4.
- 16. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 5.
- 17. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 6.
- 18. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 7.
- 19. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 8.
- 20. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 9.
- 21. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 10.
- 22. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 11.
- 23. A random copolymeric composition selected from the class of general formulas consisting of (a) ##STR29## and (b) ##STR30## where R is a member selected from the class consisting of (a) the following divalent organic radicals: ##STR31## and (b) divalent organic radicals of the general formula: ##STR32## where X is --C.sub.y H.sub.2y --, y is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5 inclusive, and R.sup.1 is a divalent organic radical selected from the class containing of (a) aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 6-20 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, (b) alkylene radicals and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2-20 carbon atoms, (c) C.sub.(2-8) alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxanes, and (d) divalent radicals included by the formula, siloxanes, and (d) divalent radicals included by the formula, ##STR33## where Q is a member selected from the class consisting of ##STR34## and x is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5 inclusive, m and n are whole numbers independently equal to at least 1, and p is a whole number greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric compositions are interacted simultaneously.
- 24. A random copolymer comprising (a) from 5 to 95 mol percent of chemically combined units of the formula ##STR35## and (b) from 95 to 5 mol percent of chemically combined units of the formula ##STR36## where R is a member selected from the class consisting of (a) the following divalent organic radicals: ##STR37## and (b) divalent organic radicals of the general formula: ##STR38## where X is --C.sub.y H.sub.2y --, y is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5 inclusive, and R.sup.1 is a divalent organic radical selected from the class consisting of (a) aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 6-20 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, (b) alkylene radicals and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2-20 carbon atoms, (c) C.sub.(2-8) alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxanes, and (d) divalent radicals included by the formula, ##STR39## where Q is a member selected from the class consisting of ##STR40## and x is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5, inclusive, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously.
- 25. A random copolymeric composition of matter corresponding to the formula ##STR41## where m and n are whole numbers independently, equal to at least 1, and p is a whole number greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously.
- 26. A random copolymeric composition of matter corresponding to the formula ##STR42## where m and n are independently whole numbers equal to at least 1, and p is a whole number greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously.
- 27. A random copolymeric composition of matter corresponding to the formula ##STR43## where m and n, independently are whole numbers equal to at least 1, and p is a whole number, greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously.
- 28. A random copolymeric composition having the formula ##STR44## where m and n, independently are whole numbers equal to at least 1, and p is a whole number greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously.
- 29. A random copolymeric composition having the formula ##STR45## where m and n, independently are whole numbers equal to at least 1, and p is a whole number greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 110,894, filed Jan. 10, 1980, now abandoned.
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