Functional Aromatic Poly(1,3,4-Oxadiazole-Ether)s with Benzimidazole Pendants: Synthesis, Thermal and Dielectric Studies

Shimoga D Ganesh; Vasantakumar K Pai; Mahadevappa Y Kariduraganavar; Madhu B Jayanna

doi:10.1155/2014/790702

Functional Aromatic Poly(1,3,4-Oxadiazole-Ether)s with Benzimidazole Pendants: Synthesis, Thermal and Dielectric Studies

Int Sch Res Notices. 2014 Oct 8:2014:790702. doi: 10.1155/2014/790702. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Shimoga D Ganesh¹, Vasantakumar K Pai¹, Mahadevappa Y Kariduraganavar², Madhu B Jayanna³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Industrial Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, Jnana Sahyadri, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga, Karnataka 577 451, India.
² Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence in Polymer Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580 003, India.
³ Department of Physics, Government Science College, Chitradurga, Karnataka 577501, India.

Abstract

Poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole-ether) with reactive carboxylic acid pendants was synthesized from solution polymerization via nucleophilic displacement polycondensation among 2,5-bis(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (BFPOx) and 4,4'-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) valeric acid (BHPA). Without altering the polymeric segments, benzimidazole modified poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole-ether)s were prepared by varying stoichiometric ratios of 1,2-phenylenediamine. The molecular structural characterization of these polymers was achieved by, FT-IR, NMR, TGA, elemental analysis, and analytical techniques. The weight-average molecular weight of virgin polymer with carboxylic acid functionality was determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and was found to be 22400 (Mw/Mn = 2.07). All the synthesized polyethers were compressed into pellets and electrical contacts were established to perform dielectric properties.