| abstract |
A novel fluorine-containing aromatic compound of the formula: <IMAGE> wherein X is <IMAGE> in which Rf is a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, Rf' is a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, p is an integer of 1 to 3, q is an integer of 0 to 3, r is 0 or 1, s is an integer of 0 to 5 and t is an integer of 0 to 5, Y is X, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and each A is independently <IMAGE> in which D is an amino, carboxyl, hydroxyl, methyl or haloformyl group, and n is an integer of 1 or 2, or <IMAGE> can be used to derive various compounds, some of which are useful for preparing a fluorine-containing epoxy compound of polyimide with good properties. |