Abstract
A new category of poly(ester-amide)s based on diarylidenecyclohexanone in the main chain were synthesized via interfacial polycondensation of two monomers namely: 2,6-bis(4-hydroxybenzylidene) cyclohexanone I and 2,6-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene) cyclohexanone II with diacid chlorides IIIa–c. The model compounds were synthesized by reacting one mole of compounds IVa–c with two monomers I and II. The structure of the model compounds was confirmed by correct elemental and spectral analyses. The various characteristics of the resulting polymers including: solubility, viscosity, thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction analysis were determined and discussed. The majority of the polymers were insoluble in most common organic solvents. The viscosity measurements in dimethylsulfoxide showed the values 0.58–0.79dl/g. Thermal analysis showed that they were thermally stable up to 500°C. X-ray analysis showed that the polymers had some degree of crystallinity in the region 2θ=5–50°.