Patent ID: 8063168

Claim:
An oligomer having di-phenylethenyl endcaps comprising the formula: D-A-D wherein D is a di-phenylethynyl endcap of wherein Φ=phenyl; G =—SO 2 —, —S—, —O—, —CH 2 —, —CO—, —SO—, C 3 F 6 , or NHCO; and R 1 =amine, hydroxyl, acid chloride, or anhydride, where R1 is the point of attachment to A; and A is an oligomer selected from the group consisting of imidesulfone; ether; ethersulfone; amide; imide; ester; estersulfone; etherimide; amideimide; oxazole; oxazole sulfone; thiazole; thiazole sulfone; imidazole; and imidazole sulfone.