Shpp Global Technologies B.v.

Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Dadasaheb V Patil

Robert Russell Gallucci

Paul Dean Sybert

James Patrick Schulte, Ii

Peter Johnson

Viswanathan Kalyanaraman

Manojkumar Chellamuthu

Matthew L Kuhlman

Juan J Rodriguez Ordonez

Prakash Sista

A method of making a biphenol dianhydride composition includes heating a first solution including a biphenol tetraacid of the formula (I) wherein Ra, Rb, p and q are as defined herein; at least one of sodium ions, potassium ions, calcium ions, zinc ions, aluminum ions, iron ions, phosphate ions, sulfate ions, chloride ions, nitrate ions, and nitrite ions; and a non-halogenated solvent. The N first solution is heated under conditions effective to provide a second solution including the corresponding biphenol dianhydride, the at least one of sodium ions, potassium ions, calcium ions, zinc ions, aluminum ions, iron ions, phosphate ions, sulfate ions, chloride ions, nitrate ions, and nitrite ions, and the non-halogenated solvent.

Method of making a biphenol dianhydride composition, method for purification of a biphenol dianhydride, and poly(etherimide)s derived from the biphenol dianhydride

A method for purification of a biphenol dianhydride composition includes contacting the biphenol dianhydride composition with a halogenated solvent to form a solution, and isolating the purified biphenol dianhydride composition from the solution. A method of making a biphenol dianhydride composition including contacting a first solution including a biphenol tetraacid, and at least one of sodium ions, potassium ions, calcium ions, zinc ions, aluminum ions, iron ions, nickel ions, titanium ions, chromium ions, magnesium ions, manganese ions, copper ions, phosphorus ions, phosphate ions, sulfate ions, chloride ions, bromide ions, fluoride ions, nitrate ions, and nitrite ions, with a halogenated solvent to provide a second solution, heating the second solution to form the corresponding biphenol dianhydride, and isolating the purified biphenol dianhydride. The biphenol dianhydride is particularly useful for forming poly(etherimides), which can be used in a variety of articles.

Method of making a biphenol dianhydride composition, method for purification of a biphenol dianhydride composition, and poly (etherimides) derived from the biphenol dianhydride

A poly(etherimide) includes repeating units derived from polymerization of a biphenol dianhydride and an organic diamine. A method of making the poly(etherimide) includes contacting the biphenol dianhydride and the organic diamine under conditions effective to provide a poly(etherimide). The poly(etherimide) can be useful in a variety of articles, for example in an optoelectronic component.

Poly(etherimide), method for the manufacture thereof, and articles comprising the poly(etherimide)

A method of making polyetherimide comprising reacting a first diamine having four bonds between the amine groups, a second diamine having greater than or equal to five bonds between the amine groups, 4-halophthalic anhydride and 3-halophthalic in the presence of a solvent and a polymer additive to produce a mixture comprising 3,3'-bis(halophthalimide)s, 3,4&#x2032;-bis(halophthalimide)s, 4,4&#x2032;-bis(halophthalimide)s, solvent and the polymer additive wherein the molar ratio of 3-halophthalic anhydride to 4-halophthalic anhydride is 98:02 to 50:50 and the molar ratio of the first diamine to the second diamine is 98:02 to 02:98; and reacting the mixture with an alkali metal salt of a dihydroxy aromatic compound to produce a polyetherimide having a cyclics content less than or equal to 5 weight percent, based on the total weight of the polyetherimide, wherein the polymer additive dissolves in the solvent at the imidization reaction temperature and pressure.

Methods of manufacture for polyetherimide

A copolyimide includes the reaction product of an aromatic dianhydride component including a substituted or unsubstituted pyromellitic dianhydride or a functional derivative thereof and an aromatic bis(ether phthalic anhydride) or a functional derivative thereof, and an organic diamine component comprising a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene diamine and a diaminodiphenyl sulfone. Articles and compositions including the copolyimides and methods of manufacturing a polyimide film are also described.

High heat copolyimides, articles prepared therefrom, and methods of manufacturing copolyimide articles

A polymer composition that includes, based on the total weight of the polymers: 1-99 weight percent, of a polymer component comprising a polyarylether ketone, a polybenzimdazole, a polyimide, a poly(aryl ether sulfone), a poly(phenylene sulfide), or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; and 1-99 weight percent, of a polyisoindolinone, wherein the polyisoindolinone comprises: 1-100 mole percent, preferably 5-100 mole percent, of isoindolinone ether ketone units of the formula (I) and 0-99 mole percent, of arylene ether ketone units of the formula (II) wherein the variables are as defined herein. 

Polyisoindolinone compositions, methods of manufacture, and compositions and articles formed therefrom

A polymer composition including a polyetherimide comprising repeating units of formula (1) and formula (2) [Formula should be inserted here] wherein the repeating units of formula (1) are present in an amount of at least 10 mole %, preferably 20 to 100 mole %, Z is independently at each occurrence derived from a biphenol; Z' is independently at each occurrence a group of formulas (3) to (13) as defined herein, preferably bisphenol A, 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-ethane, isophorone bisphenol (1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane), spirobiindane bisphenol, dimethylindanone bisphenol, 3,3&#x2032;-dimethylbisphenol cyclohexane, or fluorenone bisphenol; and R is independently at each occurrence as a Caromatic hydrocarbon group or a halogenated derivative thereof, a straight or branched chain Calkylene group or a halogenated derivative thereof, a Ccycloalkylene group or halogenated derivative thereof; wherein the polyetherimide has a Tg of greater than 200&#xb0; C. 

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