Institut Francais Du Pe'trole

Bernard Masson

Bernard Sillion

Guy Rabilloud

Pierre Giuliani

Thermostable, infusible and insoluble polymer obtained by thermosetting aromatic oligomers of low molecular weight in the presence of an acid catalyst, said aromatic oligomers having an average molecular weight up to about 5000, a softening temperature from 80.degree. to 400.degree. C. and being obtained by separation from the reaction mixture produced by reacting meta-terphenyl with acetyl chloride and aluminum chloride.

Thermosetting aromatic resins and thermostable polymers derived therefrom

New aromatic compounds with ether functions particularly useful as power transmission fluids and as lubricants withstanding high temperatures, containing at least a major proportion of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN EACH Ar is selected from phenyl and metaphenoxy phenyl and optionally a minor proportion of at least one compound selected from those complying with the general formulas: ##STR2## WHEREIN Ar is defined as above.

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Bernard Masson