Soluble N-Substituted Organosilane Polybenzimidazoles
Six organosilane derivatives were synthesized, and are more soluble in common organic solvents (tetrahydrofuran and chloroform) than the parent polybenzimidazole. Our polymer modification pathway provides a straightforward synthesis that can be carried out at room temperature and give reasonable yields. Solution 1H NMR spectra of both the parent and deprotonated polybenzimidazoles are reported. Based upon the NMR analysis in CDCl3, nearly all of the benzimidazole N-H positions are substituted by the organosilane moieties. Some of the modified polymers have similar thermal properties compared to the parent polymer, and the average molecular weights are higher for the substituted polybenzimidazoles than the parent PBI.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE - FE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC07-99ID-13727
- OSTI ID:
- 920713
- Report Number(s):
- INL/JOU-06-11692; TRN: US200818%%125
- Journal Information:
- Macromolecules, Vol. 40, Issue 21
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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