| abstract |
VINYL AROMATIC AMINIMIDES ARE PREPARED FROM VINYL AROMATIC ACIDS OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF. THE VINYL AROMATIC AMINIMIDE CAN BE HOMOPOLYMERIZED AND COPOLYMERIZED TO RESULT IN FUNCTIONAL GROUP-CONTAINING POLYMERIC PRODUCTS CAPABLE OF THERMOSETTING. THE VINYL AROMATIC AMINIMIDES HAVE THE GENERAL FORMULA (RC(=CH2)-),(R1-N(+)(-R2)(-R3)-N(-)-CO-(CH2)N-)BENZENE WHEREIN R IS A HYDROGEN, METHYL, OR HALOGEN; N IS ZERO OR ONE AND R1,R2,AND R3 ARE HYDROCARBON RADICALS AND R1 AND R2 CAN BE COMBINED TO FORM A HETEROCYCLIC RING WITH THE NITROGEN. |