Synthesis and properties of highly sulfonated proton conducting polyimides from bis (3-sulfopropoxy) benzidine diamines

Y Yin, J Fang, T Watari, K Tanaka, H Kita…

Index: Yin, Yan; Fang, Jianhua; Watari, Tatsuya; Tanaka, Kazuhiro; Kita, Hidetoshi; Okamoto, Ken-Ichi Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2004 , vol. 14, # 6 p. 1062 - 1070

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Abstract

Two novel sulfonated diamine isomers, 2, 2′-bis (3-sulfopropoxy) benzidine (2, 2′-BSPB) and 3, 3′-bis (3-sulfopropoxy) benzidine (3, 3′-BSPB), were successfully synthesized and the highly sulfonated polyimides (SPIs) with sulfonic acid groups in the side chains were prepared from 1, 4, 5, 8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTDA) and BSPB monomers. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis revealed that these side- ...