Tricyclic heteroaraomatic dye-based monomer containing NMe2 units, 6-bis(dimethylamino)acridine(p-cymene)dichlororuthenium (II), was used to prepare novel polyimides via a one-stage solution polycondensation due to their stability under a variety of oxidative and reductive conditions. The Ru(II) complex monomer was synthesized starting from [RuCl2(p-cymene)](2) and 3,6-bis(dimethylamino)acridine. A series of stable polyimides was synthesized from the Ru(II) complex of 3,6-bis(dimethylamino)acridine and various aromatic dianhyrides. The polymers had inherent viscosities ranging from 1.72 to 2.11 dL/g and were soluble in polar solvents. The glass transition temperatures were 192-278degreesC, and the 10% weight loss temperatures were above 503-635degreesC. Ruthenium-substituted polyimides were tested for catalytic activity in the furan formation reaction of (Z)-3-methylpent-2-en-4-yn-1-ol. The polymeric catalyst was added to (Z)-3-methylpent-2-en-4-yn-1-ol without a solvent and the pure furan was isolated by distillation under reduced pressure. The conversion of the starting, enynol, was determined by gas chromatography (GC).
C1 Inonu Univ, Dept Chem, Malatya, Turkey.
Ege Univ, Dept Chem, Izmir, Turkey.