@article { ISI:000325924000001,
	title = {New organosoluble aromatic poly(esterimide)s containing pendent pentadecyl chains: synthesis and characterization},
	journal = {High Performance Polymers},
	volume = {25},
	number = {7},
	year = {2013},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {735-743},
	publisher = {SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD},
	address = {1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>A new diimide dicarboxylic acid, namely 2,2-(4-pentadecyl-1,3-phenylene)bis(1,3-dioxoisoindoline-5-carboxylic acid), containing preformed imide rings and pentadecyl chain, was synthesized by the reaction of 4-pentadecylbenzene-1,3-diamine with trimellitic anhydride. A series of new aromatic poly(esterimide)s (PEIs) was synthesized using diphenylchlorophosphate-activated direct polycondensation of 2,2-(4-pentadecyl-1,3-phenylene)bis(1,3-dioxoisoindoline-5-carboxylic acid), with five commercially available bisphenols, namely 4,4-isopropylidenediphenol (I), 4,4-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphenol (II), 4,4-oxydiphenol (III), 4,4-biphenol (IV), and 4,4-(9-fluorenylidene)diphenol (V) in the presence of pyridine and lithium chloride. Inherent viscosities of PEIs were in the range 0.54-0.83dLg(-1) in chloroform (CHCl3) at 30 +/- 0.1 degrees C. PEIs containing pendent pentadecyl chains were soluble in organic solvents such as CHCl3, m-cresol, N, N-dimethylacetamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, pyridine, and nitrobenzene. Tough, transparent, and flexible films of PEIs could be cast from their CHCl3 solutions. PEIs exhibited glass transition temperature in the range 145-198 degrees C. The temperature at 10\% weight loss of PEIs, determined by thermogravimetric analysis under the nitrogen atmosphere, was in the range of 450-470 degrees C indicating good thermal stability.</p>},
	keywords = {pendent pentadecyl chains, Polycondensation, Polyimide, Preformed imide rings, Thermogravimetric analysis},
	issn = {0954-0083},
	doi = {10.1177/0954008313483344},
	author = {Sadavarte, Nilakshi V. and Patil, Sachin S. and Avadhani, C. V. and Wadgaonkar, Prakash P.}
}
@article { ISI:000362603800044,
	title = {New poly(ether urethane)s based on lignin derived aromatic chemicals via A-B monomer approach: synthesis and characterization},
	journal = {European Polymer Journal},
	volume = {71},
	year = {2015},
	month = {OCT},
	pages = {547-557},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>{omega-Hydroxyalkyleneoxy benzoyl azides were synthesized starting from lignin-derived phenolic acids (vanillic acid and syringic acid) and omega-haloalkanols (6-chlorohexanol and 11-bromoundecanol). These bio-derived A-B monomers were self-polycondensed to afford poly(ether urethane)s which exhibited reasonably high molecular weights (eta(inh) = 0.41-0.69 dL g(-1), and M-n</p>},
	keywords = {A-B type monomer, Poly(ether urethane)s, Renewable resources, Self-polycondensation},
	issn = {0014-3057},
	doi = {10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.08.021},
	author = {Kuhire, Sachin S. and Avadhani, C. V. and Wadgaonkar, Prakash P.}
}
