Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

Jin-Tae Jung

Kil-Yeong Choi

Mi-hie Yi

Moon-Young Jin

Dae-Woo Ihm

Jae-Geun Park

Jeong-Ghi Koo

Jae-Eun Cho

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 manufacturing method thereof, wherein a mixture of aliphatic tetracarboxylic acid dianhydrides and aromatic diamine having aliphatic side chains are used to yield a soluble polyimide resin which has superior heat-resistance, solubility, surface hardness, transparency and liquid crystal alignment capacity. The soluble polyimide resin having alkoxy substituents, for a liquid crystal layer, according to the present invention, is manufactured by adding a mixture of dioxotetrahydrofuran 3-methylcyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylic dianhydride, which is an aliphatic tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and aromatic tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride to a mixture of aromatic diamine, and said dioxotetrahydrofuran 3-methylcyclohexene- 1,2-dicarboxylic dianhydride is used in the amount of 50 to 99 mol % to the total amount of anhydrides. The polyimide resin according to the present invention not only has superior heat-resistance and mechanical characteristics but also excellent solubility and transparency, which could be applicable as a liquid crystal alignment layer for the TFT-LCD requiring difficult processing condition such as a low temperature and vigorous rubbing processing. Further, the polyimide resin may be useful as basic heat resistant structural materials for advanced industry.

Soluble polyimide resin having alkoxy substituents and the preparation

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