Patent ID: 8492507

Claim:
An acetylenic polyamide wherein said acetylenic polyamide by reaction is fitted with at least one acetylenic carbon-carbon triple bond derived from at least one acetylenic compound having said at least one acetylenic carbon-carbon triple bond; said acetylenic compound is a compound of Formula I-VIII wherein the position in the aromatic ring of acetylenic (carbon-carbon triple bond) is variable and wherein each substituent R individually is hydrogen or a hydroxy, halo or amino group or a linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aminoalkyl, aminoalkenyl, aminoalkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, hydroxyacyl or aminoacyl group or an aryl, hydroxyaryl or aminoaryl group, each substituent R 1 individually is hydrogen or a hydroxy or halo group or a linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, haloalkyl or haloalkenyl group, each R 2 individually is a linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or acyl group and each R 3 individually is a linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group or an aryl group; or ethynyl o-phthalic anhydride, methylethynyl o-phthalic anhydride, phenylethynyl o-phthalic anhydride, naphthyl ethynyl o-phthalic anhydride, ethynyl isophthalic acid, methylethynyl isophthalic acid, phenylethynyl isophthalic acid, naphthyl ethynyl isophthalic acid, ethynyl terephthalic acid, methylethynyl terephthalic acid, phenylethynyl terephthalic acid, naphthyl ethynyl terephthalic acid, ethynyl benzoic acid, methylethynyl benzoic acid, phenylethynyl benzoic acid, naphthyl ethynyl benzoic acid, ethynyl adipic acid, methylethynyl adipic acid, phenylethynyl adipic acid, naphthyl ethynyl adipic acid, ethynyl azelaic acid, methylethynyl azelaic acid, phenylethynyl azelaic acid, naphthyl ethynyl azelaic acid, ethynyl sebacic acid, methylethynyl sebacic acid, phenylethynyl sebacic acid, naphthyl ethynyl sebacic acid, ethynyl 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, methylethynyl 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, phenyl ethynyl 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, naphthyl ethynyl 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and/or a corresponding acid halide or alkyl ester, wherein said acetylenic polyamide comprises monomer units derived from at least one linear or branched aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic di, tri or polyfunctional amine, at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic aminoacid and/or at least one lactam; wherein said acetylenic polyamide comprises monomer units derived from hexamethylene diamine, pentamethylene diamine, 2,2,4-trimethyl-hexamethylene diamine, 2,4,4-trimethyl-hexamethylene diamine, 1,4-diaminobutane, 11-aminoundecanoic acid, 12-aminodecanoic acid, aminocaproic acid caprolactam and/or laurolactam.