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the present invention involves a poly ( aryl ether sulfones ) derived from 1 , 4 &# 34 ;-( bishalophenylsulfone ) terphenyl and a dihydric phenol . the monomer , 1 - 4 &# 34 ;-( bishalophenylsulfonyl ) terphenyl , is prepared from a reaction mixture of p - terphenyl and p - halobenzenesulfonyl halide using a metal halide catalyst . in general , the reaction appears as follows : ## str1 ## wherein x and x 1 are independently selected from halogens . preferably , x is selected from chlorine , bromine and fluorine . preferably , x 1 is selected from chlorine and bromine . more preferably , the monomer prepared is 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl and is derived from a reaction mixture of p - terphenyl and p - chlorobenzenesulfonyl chloride in the presence of an organic solvent and a metal chloride catalyst , preferably ferric chloride . the reaction may be represented as follows : ## str2 ## preferably the reaction rate is promoted by heating the reaction mixture to a temperature selected from between 110 ° c . and 170 ° c . and more preferably between 150 ° c . and 170 ° c . for a period of at least about 0 . 5 hours to obtain a substantial yield of the monomer . the organic solvent of the reaction mixture is 1 , 2 , 4 trichlorobenzene although other organic solvents which are suitable for dissolving terphenyl and the p - halobenzenesulfonyl halide may also be employed . the amounts of p - halobenzenesulfonyl - halide and terphenyl employed in the reaction mixture should be in mole ratios of about 2 : 1 and preferably a slight excess of p - halobenzenesulfonyl halide should be present , for example , a mole ratio of 2 . 1 to 1 . after the reaction mixture is heated and allowed to react to from the 1 , 4 &# 34 ;-( bishalophenylsulfone ) terphenyl monomer , the monomer can be isolated by filtration , washing and drying . the polymer of the present invention may be prepared under anhydrous conditions in a dipolar aprotic solvent by reacting a dihydric phenol with the 1 , 4 &# 34 ;-( bishalophenylsulfone ) terphenyl monomer in the presence of a base . the reaction can be represented as follows : ## str3 ## where r is a member of the class consisting of ( i ) ## str4 ## and ( ii ) divalent radicals of the general formula : ## str5 ## where y is a member selected from the class consisting of divalent radicals of the formulas : ## str6 ## where q is 0 or 1 , and z is a whole number from 1 to 5 . suitable dihydric phenols include the dihydric phenols such as , for example , 2 , 2 - bis ( 4 - hydroxyphenyl ) propane , bis ( 4 - hydroxyphenyl ) methane , 2 , 2 - bis ( 4 - hydroxy - 3 - methylphenyl ) propane , 4 , 4 - bis ( 4 - hydroxyphenyl )- heptane , 2 , 2 -( 3 , 5 , 3 &# 39 ;, 5 &# 39 ;- tetrachloro - 4 , 4 &# 39 ;- dihydroxyphenyl ) propane , 2 , 2 -( 3 , 5 , 3 &# 39 ;, 5 &# 39 ;- tetrabromo - 4 , 4 &# 39 ;- dihydroxyphenyl ) methane . other dihydric phenols which are also suitable for use in the preparation of the above polymers are disclosed in u . s . pat . nos . 2 , 999 , 835 ; 3 , 038 , 365 ; 3 , 334 , 154 ; and 4 , 131 , 575 ; incorporated herein by reference . thus , when bisphenol - a is the dihydric phenol , r is ## str9 ## and when hydroquinone is the dihydric phenol , r is ## str10 ## preferably blends of dihydric phenols are not employed in that such blends generally reduce the tendencies of the polymer to crystallize from the melt . another preferred dihydric phenol is bisphenol sulfone , which can be represented by the formula : ## str11 ## suitable dihydric phenols may also be : ## str12 ## wherein r 1 and r 2 are the same or different and are alkyl of one to four carbon atoms , inclusive , preferably one to three , and halogen , preferably chloro or bromo . the letters a and b are the same or different and are an integer of 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 or 4 , preferably 0 , 1 or 2 . w is selected from alkylene of two to ten carbon atoms , inclusive , alkylidene of one to ten carbon atoms , inclusive , cycloalkylene off four to twelve carbon atoms , inclusive , cycloalkylidene of four to twelve carbon atoms , inclusive , -- s --, -- s -- s --, ## str13 ## c is 0 or 1 . the polymer may be produced by either a dmso process or a dmac process , similar suitable polymer forming processes are set forth in johnson , et . al ., u . s . pat . no . 4 , 175 , 175 , which is incorporated herein by reference . the dmso process involves the addition of a stoichometric amount of a base , preferably a metal hydroxide , e . g . naoh , at 2 mole equivalents to the dihydric phenol in a dipolar aprotic solvent to form an anhydrous disodium salt of the dihydric phenol . the 1 , 4 &# 34 ;-( bishalophenylsulfone ) terphenyl is then added to the solution containing the anhydrous disodium salt and heated to form the polymer . in more detail , the dmso process involves preparing the poly ( aryl ether sulfones ) involves converting the dihydric phenol to the alkali metal salt by reaction of the alkali metal with the dihydric phenol in the dipolar aprotic solvent . a suitable dipolar aprotic solvent is dimethylsulfoxide , although other solvents may also be suitable . the solvent preferably also contains amounts of a cosolvent such as toluene or chlorobenzene which are used to azeotropically remove the water of reaction . another suitable process for the preparation of the poly ( aryl ether sulfone ) is the dmac process which involves preparing a mixture of the 1 , 4 &# 34 ;-( bishalophenylsulfone ) terphenyl , dihydric phenol , an excess of a base ( i . e . k 2 co 3 at greater than 2 mole equivalents thereof ), a solvent comprising a dipolar aprotic solvent and a cosolvent to azeotropically remove the water of the reaction , heating the mixture and simultaneously removing water therefrom to form a reacted mixture comprising polymer and a metal halide salt . suitable dipolar aprotic solvents include dimethylacetamide , although other dipolar aprotic solvents such as diphenyl sulfone are suitable . the cosolvent employed is toluene , although other cosolvents , for instance , benzene , heptane , xylene , toluene , chlorobenzene , dichlorobenzene , and the like , are suitable . the cosolvent may be present at levels as high as 50 weight percent of the combined solvent and cosolvent present . it is desirable to exclude oxygen from the reaction mixture to avoid side reactions between diatomic oxygen and the reactants , solvents or polymers . a nitrogen atmosphere was employed to ensure the exclusion of diatomic oxygen from the presence of the reaction mixture . the reaction temperature is preferably above 110 ° c . in order to keep the polymer in solution and for improved reaction rates , more preferably the reaction temperature is between 150 ° c . and 170 ° c . the reaction temperature should be below 190 ° c . if dimethylsulfoxide is employed in order to avoid thermal decomposition thereof . reaction temperatures may be above the normal boiling point of the solvents if pressures in excess of atmosphere pressure are employed . the amount of solvent employed may vary , preferably the reaction mixture comprises 50 % to 85 % by weight solvent . following polymer formation , the polymer may be recovered from the solvent by conventional separation processes such as precipitation of the polymer in a non solvent such as methanol followed by washing and drying of the polymer . molecular weight of the polymer may be controlled by the addition of chain stoppers to the reaction mixture . the polymers prepared from dihydric phenols and 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl were rapidly crystallized from the melt and exhibited high heat distortion temperatures . suitable polymers also include copolymers obtained by reacting 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl and a dichlorodiphenylsulfone compound with the dihydric phenol . the dichlorodiphenylsulfone compound may be 4 , 4 &# 39 ;- dichlorodiphenylsulfone which can be represented by the formula : ## str14 ## preferably , the 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl is present at a level o at least 25 mole percent based on the total moles of 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl and dichlorodiphenyl compound employed . the following examples are provided by way of illustration and not by way of limitation . 575 . 8 grams ( 2 . 5 moles ) of p - terphenyl ( m . w . 230 . 31 ) was added to 1500 milliliters of 1 , 2 , 4 - trichlorobenzene to form a slurry , this slurry was then swept with n 2 for about 30 minutes . the slurry was then heated to 70 ° c . without the terphenyl completely dissolving . the slurry was then further heated to 110 ° c . without the p - terphenyl completely dissolving . 1108 . 13 grams ( 97 %) of p - chlorobenzenesulfonylchloride ( 5 . 25 moles ) ( m . w . 211 . 07 ) was dissolved in 700 milliliters ( ml ) of 1 , 2 , 4 - trichlorobenzene and added to the terphenyl slurry and thereby formed a homogenous solution . 55 grams of ferric chloride ( fecl 3 , m . w . 162 . 2 , 0 . 25 moles ) was added to the solution to form a reaction mixture . the mixture was heated and maintained within a temperature range of 150 ° c . to 170 ° c . for 20 hours to obtain a reacted mixture . the monomer , 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl was then isolated from the reacted mixture by filtration of the reacted mixture , washing the resultant filtered solid with methanol , slurrying the washed solids with 3 liters of water and 60 grams of citric acid , heating and then filtering this slurry , washing these filtered solids with methanol and hot toluene , slurrying the solids in hot xylene and filtering off the xylene , slurrying the resultant solids in acetone followed by filtering off the solids therefrom . these solids were then dried at 100 ° c . under vacuum for 6 hours and then were further dried at 130 ° c . under vacuum for over 12 hours to yield 1160 grams of 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorosulfone ) terphenyl having a tm by differential scanning calorimetry of 351 ° c ., a heat of fusion of 25 . 5 cal / gm , and a molecular weight of 579 . 50 grams per mole . a poly ( aryl ether sulfone ) was prepared by reacting 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl and bisphenol - a . bisphenol - a , k 2 co 3 , diphenylsulfone , toluene and 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfonyl ) terphenyl were admixed to form a reaction mixture . the reaction mixture was heated to a reaction temperature of 170 ° c . with simultaneous removal of water from the mixture to form polymer in a reacted mixture . the reacted mixture was poured into methanol and then filtered . the filtered solids were then added to hot h 2 o to form a slurry , filtered , added to h 2 o , filtered , added to acetone , filtered , added to acetone , filtered , added to hot h 2 o , filtered , and then dried by vacuum in a vacuum oven at 175 ° c . the resultant polymer and an intrinsic viscosity of 0 . 52 dl / g as determined in phenol / 1 , 1 , 2 , 2 tetrachloroethane ( tce ) and had a tm of 338 ° c . as determined by differential scanning calorimetry . the polymer was rapidly crystallizable from the melt . a poly ( aryl ether sulfone ) was prepared by reacting 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl with hydroquinone . under a nitrogen atmosphere 15 . 9 grams of 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl ( 0 . 20 moles , m . w . 579 . 50 ), 22 . 02 grams of hydroquinone ( 0 . 20 moles , m . w . 110 . 10 ), 45 grams of k 2 co 3 ( m . w . 138 . 21 ), 350 grams of diphenylsulfone and 100 ml of toluene were mixed together and were heated while water was simultaneously being removed by distillation to form polymer in a reacted mixture . the reacted mixture was removed from the flask , poured into methanol . the solids were then filtered out , slurried in hot h 2 o , filtered out , slurried in hot h 2 o , filtered out , slurried in acetone , filtered out , slurried in acetone , filtered out , slurried in hot h 2 o , filtered , dried in a vacuum over at 175 ° c . the resultant polymer was insoluble in a phenol / tce solvent and had a melting temperature of 411 ° c . the polymer was rapidly crystallized from the melt . a poly ( aryl ether sulfone ) was prepared by reacting 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl with bisphenol sulfone . 6 . 1818 grams ( 0 . 0100 moles ) of 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl and 2 . 5033 grams ( 0 . 0100 moles ) of bisphenol sulfone were mixed together with 2 . 0040 grams of k 2 ( co 3 ) 30 . 0034 g of diphenyl sulfone and 3 milliliters of toluene . the reactants were placed in a 100 ml reaction flask and brought to a temperature of 160 ° c . with a n 2 blanket , another 3 milliliters of toluene was added , the reaction was run for over 12 hours , the reaction temperature was then raised to 260 ° c . and run for 1 hours and then allowed to cool for over 12 hours . the reactants were then heated to 260 ° c . again for 4 hours . the resulting polymer was then cooled and washed with methanol , then hot water , then hot water , then acetone , then acetone , and then hot water . the polymer was in the form of a fine powder and was then refluxed in acetone . the resultant polymer had an intrinsic viscosity of 0 . 12 dl / g in phenol / tetrachloroethane , a glass transition temperature of 196 ° c . via a differential scanning calorimeter , and a melting temperature of 240 ° c . via a differential scanning calorimeter . a poly ( aryl ether sulfone ) was prepared by reacting 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl with 4 , 4 &# 39 ;- dichlorodiphenyl sulfone , represented by the formula : ## str15 ## and 4 , 4 &# 39 ;- dihydroxydiphenyl ether , represented by the formula : ## str16 ## 4 . 6706 grams of 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ), 0 . 7180 grams of 4 , 4 &# 39 ;- dichlorodiphenylsulfone and 2 . 0008 grams of 4 , 4 &# 39 ;- dihydroxydiphenyl ether were mixed with 2 . 0008 grams of k 2 co 3 , 30 . 0001 grams of diphenylsulfone and 4 milliliters of toluene . the reactants were heated to 160 ° c . under a nitrogen blanket . the reactants were then heated to 200 ° c . and then to 260 ° c . for one hour total and then allowed the reactants to cool , then heated the reactants to 160 ° c . for 6 hours , then 200 ° c . for 0 . 5 hours , then 260 ° c . for 1 hour and 40 minutes . the resultant polymer was then washed with methanol , then hot water , then hot water , then acetone , then acetone and then hot water . the polymer was then refluxed in acetone for 3 days . the resulting polymer had an intrinsic viscosity of 0 . 54 dl / g as measured in phenol and tce ( tetrachloroethane ), a melting temperature of 245 ° c . as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter , and glass transition temperature of 226 ° c . as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter . a poly ( aryl ether sulfone ) was prepared by reacting 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis -( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl with bisphenol of acetophenone ( 1 - phenyl - 1 , 1 - bis ( 4 - hydroxyphenyl )) ethane which can be represented by the formula ## str17 ## 6 . 1818 grams of 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis -( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl and 2 . 9042 grams of bisphenol of acetophenone were mixed with 2 . 0115 grams of k 2 co 3 , 29 . 9942 grams of diphenylsulfone and 4 milliliters of toluene . the reactants were heated to 160 ° c . under a nitrogen blanket , increased temperature to 170 ° c . for about 7 hours , increased temperature to 200 ° c . for one hour , then to 22020 c . for 20 minutes then to 260 ° c . for 2 hours and 20 minutes . the resulting polymer washed with methanol , then hot water , then hot water , then acetone and then hot water . the polymer was then refluxed in acetone over 48 hours . the polymer had an intrinsic viscosity of 0 . 11 dl / g in phenol / tce and had a melting temperature of 229 ° c . as measured by differential scanning calorimetry . poly ( aryl ether sulfone ) from the reaction products of 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl and dihydroxy diphenyl ether which represented by the formula : ## str18 ## 6 . 1196 grams of 1 , 4 &# 34 ;- bis ( p - chlorophenylsulfone ) terphenyl and 2 . 0001 grams of dihydroxy diphenyl ether were mixed with 2 . 0010 grams of k 2 co 3 , 30 . 0225 grams of diphenyl sulfone and 10 milliliters of toluene . the reactants were heated under a nitrogen blanket . the reactants were eventually heated to 280 ° c . to complete the reaction . the resultant polymer was refluxed in n n dimethyl acetamide and then washed with methanol , hot water , hot water , acetone , acetone and then hot water . the resultant polymer was then dried and exhibited an intrinsic viscosity of 0 . 41 dl . g in phenol and tetrachloroethane , a melting temperature of 275 ° c . via differential scanning calorimetry and a glass transition temperature of 225 ° c . via differential scanning calorimetry .

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