Synthesis and characterization of dendronized aromatic polyamides with bromomethyl groups in the periphery

This paper focused on the synthesis of novel functionalized dendronized aromatic polyamides, which contained a polyamide backbone and polyamide dendrons decorated with bromomethyl groups, by the macromonomer route. The new activating procedure of the synthesis of dendrons and macromonomers using thionyl chloride as an activating agent eliminated the protection/deprotection procedure and reduced side reactions. The structures of the dendrons, macromonomers, and polyamides were confirmed by FTIR, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, and elemental analysis. The properties of the resulting dendronized polyamides, which were compared with that of the linear polyamide (LP), were studied using GPC, XRD, TGA, DSC, inherent viscosity measurement, and solubility experiment. (c) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.