Abstract: Methods for preparing rigid-rod macromonomers having a polyaromatic backbone, solubilizing side groups, and reactive end groups are provided. Such methods include catalytic reductive coupling of substituted 1,4-dihaloaromatic compounds in the presence of an endcapping moiety.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 8, 1998
Date of Patent:
October 26, 1999
Assignee:
Maxdem Incorporation
Inventors:
Robert R. Gagne, Matthew Louis Marrocco, III, Mark Steven Trimmer, Neil H. Hendricks