Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

Dae-Woo Ihm

Kil-Yeong Choi

Mi-hie Yi

Moon-Young Jin

Jin-Tae Jung

Jae-Geun Park

Jae-Min Oh

The invention herein relates to a soluble polyimide resin having a dialkyl substituent for a liquid alignment layer, wherein aliphatic tetracarboxylic dianhydride and aromatic diamine having a dialkyl substituent are used to yield said soluble polyimide resin which has superior heat-resistance, solubility, transparency, and liquid crystal alignment capacity. According to the present invention, the soluble polyimide polymer having a dialkyl substituent, for a liquid crystal alignment layer, comprising the following a repetitive unit of formula 1: ##STR1## Consequently, the polyimide resin under the present invention not only has superior heat-resistance but also excellent solubility and transparency, which could be applicable as a liquid crystal alignment layer for the TFT-LCD requiring a low temperature processing. Further, the invention has the effects of providing a polyimide resin with superior physical property for heat-resistance structural material, and the monomer therein, in addition to the manufacturing methods thereof.

Soluble polyimide resin having a dialkyl substituent for a liquid

The invention herein relates to a soluble polyimide resin for a liquid crystal alignment layer and the process of preparation of the same, wherein aliphatic tetracarboxylic dianhydride and aromatic diamine having the amide group are used to yield a novel form of a polyimide resin having superior heat-resistance, solubility, transparency, and liquid crystal alignment capacity. More specifically, the invention herein relates to a novel polyimide resin having excellent heat-resistance, solubility, liquid crystal alignment property, and high pretilt angle, which is prepared by means of jointly using the aromatic diamine, used for the preparation of the conventional polyimide resin, and the aromatic diamine having a long alkyl chain with a substituted amide group, and reacting the same with various types of carboxylic dianhydride.

Soluble polyimide resin for liquid crystal alignment layer and process

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