Design and Characterization of Chiral and Thermally Stable Nanostructure Poly(amide-imide)s Containing Different Trimellitylimido-Amino Acid-Based Diacids and 4,4′-Methylenebis(3-chloro-2,6-diethylaniline) Units

In this study new chiral nanostructure poly(amide-imide)s (PAI)s were synthesized via direct polycondensation of different trimellitylimido-amino acid-based diacids and 4,4′-methylenebis(3-chloro-2,6-diethylaniline), using tetra-n-butylammonium bromide and triphenyl phosphite as a green media. The formation of these nanostructure PAIs was confirmed by 1H-NMR, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, specific rotation, elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and thermo gravimetric analysis techniques. The FE-SEM micrographs and XRD patterns showed that, the obtained PAIs are nanostructured with different shapes and noncrystalline polymers.