Patent ID: 6335409
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: C07C,C08F,G02F

Abstract:
A polymer, which comprises repeating units of the formula: whereinM1 is a monomer unit selected from the group consisting of acrylate, methacrylate, 2-chloroacrylate, 2-phenylacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide, 2-chloroacrylamide, 2-phenylacrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted acrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted methacrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted 2-chloroacrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted 2-phenylacrylamide, vinyl ether, vinyl ester, styrene derivative, comprising a vinylphenyl ether or vinylbenzyl ether and siloxane; S1 is a spacer unit; ring A is unsubstituted phenylene, phenylene which is substituted with fluorine, chlorine, cyano, alkyl or alkoxy, pyridine-2-5-diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, cyclohexane-1,4-diyl, piperidine-1,4-diyl, or piperazine-1,4-diyl; ring B is unsubstituted phenylene, phenylene which is substituted with fluorine, chlorine, cyano, alkyl or alkoxy, pyridine-2,5-diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, 1,4-naphthylene, 2,6-naphthylene, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, or cyclohexane-1,4-diyl; Y1, Y2 each independently is a single covalent bond, â€”(CH2)tâ€”, â€”Oâ€”, â€”COâ€”, â€”COâ€”Oâ€”, â€”Oâ€”OCâ€”, â€”NR4â€”, â€”COâ€”NR4â€”, â€”R4Nâ€”COâ€”, â€”(CH2)uâ€”Oâ€”, â€”Oâ€”(CH2)uâ€”, â€”(CH2)uâ€”NR4â€”, or â€”NR4â€”(CH2)uâ€”, in which R4 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; t is a whole number from 1 to 4; u is a whole number from 1 to 3; m, n each independently is 0 or 1; ring C is unsubstituted phenylene, phenylene which is substituted with fluorine, chlorine, cyano, alkyl or alkoxy, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, pyridine-2,5-diyl, 2,5-thiophenylene, 2,5-furanylene, 1,4-naphthlene, or 2,6-naphthylene; Z is â€”Oâ€” or â€”NR5â€”, in which R5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, or a second group of formula D, in which D is an unsubstituted C1-C20 straight chain alkyl group, an unsubstituted C1-C20 branched-chain alkyl group, a C1-C20 straight-chain alkyl group substituted with fluorine or chlorine, a branched-chain C1-C20 alkyl group substituted with fluorine or chlorine, an unsubstituted cycloalkyl residue with 3 to 8 ring atoms, or a cycloalkyl residue with 3 to 8 ring atoms substituted with fluorine, chlorine, alkyl or alkoxy; M1â€² is a monomer unit selected from the group consisting of acrylate, methacrylate, 2-chloroacrylate, 2-phenylacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide, 2-chloroacrylamide, 2-phenylacrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted acrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted methacrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted 2-chloroacrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted 2-phenylacrylamide, vinyl ether, vinyl ester, styrene derivative, and siloxane; S1â€² is a spacer unit; ring Aâ€² is unsubstituted phenylene, phenylene which is substituted with fluorine, chlorine, cyano, alkyl or alkoxy, pyridine-2,5-diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, cyclohexane-1,4-diyl, piperidine-1,4-diyl, or piperazine-1,4-diyl; ring Bâ€² is unsubstituted phenylene, phenylene which is substituted with fluorine, chlorine, cyano, alkyl or alkoxy, pyridine-2,5-diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, 1,4-naphthylene, 2,6-naphthylene, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, or cyclohexane-1,4-diyl; Y1â€², Y2â€² each independently is a single covalent bond, â€”(CH2)tâ€”, â€”Oâ€”, â€”COâ€”, â€”COâ€”Oâ€”, â€”Oâ€”OCâ€”, â€”NR4â€”, â€”COâ€”NR4â€”, â€”R4Nâ€”COâ€”, â€”(CH2)uâ€”Oâ€”, â€”Oâ€”(CH2)uâ€”, â€”(CH2)uâ€”NR4â€”, or â€”NR4â€”(CH2)uâ€”, in which mâ€², nâ€² each independently is 0 or 1; ring Câ€² is unsubstituted phenylene, phenylene which is substituted with fluorine, chlorine, cyano, alkyl or alkoxy, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, pyridine-2,5-diyl, 2,5-thiophenylene, 2,5-furanylene, 1,4-naphthlene, or 2,6-naphthylene; Zâ€² is â€”Oâ€” or â€”NR5â€”, in which R5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, or a second group of formula D, in which Dâ€² is an unsubstituted C1-C20 straight-chain alkyl group, an unsubstituted C1-C20 branched-chain alkyl group, a C1-C20 straight-chain alkyl group substituted with fluorine or chlorine, a branched-chain C1-C20 alkyl group substituted with fluorine or chlorine, an unsubstituted cycloalkyl residue with 3 to 8 ring atoms or a cycloalkyl residue with 3 to 8 ring atoms substituted with fluorine, chlorine, alkyl or alkoxy, M2 is a monomer unit selected from the group consisting of acrylate, methacrylate, 2-chloroacrylate, 2-phenylacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide, 2-chloroacrylamide, 2-phenylacrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted acrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted methacrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted 2-chloroacrylamide, N-lower alkyl substituted 2-phenylacrylamide, vinyl ether, vinyl ester, straight-chain alkyl esters of acrylic acid, straight-chain alkyl esters of methacrylic acid, branch-chain alkyl esters of acrylic acid, branched-chain alkyl esters of methacrylic acid, alkyl esters of acrylic acid, allyl esters of methacrylic acid, alkyl vinyl ethers, alkyl vinyl esters, phenoxyalkyl acrylates, phenoxyalkyl methacrylates, phenylalkyl acrylates, phenylalkyl methacrylates, hydroxyalkyl acrylates with C1-C20 alkyl residues, hydroxyalkyl methacrylates with C1-C20 alkyl residues, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, styrene, 4-methylstyrene, and siloxane; w, w1 and w2 are molar fractions of the monomers with 01<1 and 02&lE;0.5.