Abstract: Polyimide copolymers are disclosed having the recurring structure ##STR1## wherein AR is AR.sub.1 or AR.sub.2, wherein AR.sub.1 is ##STR2## and wherein AR.sub.2 is ##STR3## provided that the molar ratio of AR.sub.1 to AR.sub.2 is 3:1 to 1:3, and wherein AR.sub.3 is ##STR4## These polyimides have unexpected properties which are useful in various electronic applications.

Abstract: A co-polyimide based upon a mixture of 4,4'-oxydiphthalic dianhydride (ODPA) and 3,4,3',4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA) as the dianhydride component and either 4,4'-oxydianiline (ODA) or paraphenylene diamine as the amine component is disclosed. The molar ratio between the ODPA and BPDA ranges from 3:1 to 1:3. The co-polyimide may either be formed as a random copolymer, or as a block copolymer where the blocks are based upon blocks of polymer containing ODPA and blocks of polymer containing BPDA provided that the molar ratios of ODPA and BPDA are in the ratio of 3:1 to 1:3.

Abstract: UV stable, impact resistant, flame retarded ABS compositions are obtained by compounding ABS with nitrile rubber, surfactant, Diels-Alder adduct of 2 moles of chlorocyclopentadiene and 1 mole of cyclooctadiene (commonly known as Dech Plus) and antimony oxide. Such compositions consist essentially by weight of from about 1% to about 9% nitrile rubber, from about 0.3% to about 5% surfactant, from about 14% to about 30% Dech Plus, from about 4% to about 20% antimony oxide and from about 50% to about 80.9% ABS. The ABS constituent has an Izod Impact Strength of at least 1.5 foot-pounds per inch. The nitrile rubber is preferably acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer containing by weight from about 15 to about 50% acrylonitrile component, and the surfactant is preferably siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer. The compositions have Izod Impact Strengths ranging from 2.0 to 4 foot-pounds per inch and in most cases a V-O (UL94) flammability classification.

Abstract: UV stable, impact resistant, flame retarded thermoplastic compositions are obtained by compounding ABS with aliphatic resin, Diels-Alder adduct of 2 moles of chlorocyclopentadiene and 1 mole of cyclooctadiene (commonly known as Dech Plus), antimony oxide and optionally with nitrile rubber and/or surfactant. Such compositions consist essentially by weight of from about 0.5 to about 10% of aliphatic resin, from 0% to about 5% nitrile rubber, from 0% to about 5% surfactant, from about 14% to about 30% Dech Plus, from about 4% to about 20% antimony oxide and from about 50% to about 80% ABS. The ABS constituent has an Izod Impact Strength of at least 1.5 foot-pounds per inch; the amounts of said aliphatic resin, said nitrile rubber and said surfactant being such as to provide an Izod Impact Strength in foot-pounds per inch of notch determined by ASTM D-256, of at least 2.0 in the thermoplastic composition.

Abstract: Para-fluoroaniline is prepared by reaction of N-phenylhydroxylamine with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride at atmospheric pressure and reflux conditions.