Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A difunctionalized substantially linear crosslinkable thermoplastic polyarylene polyether oligomer, or polyarylene polythioether (PAPE) oligomer represented by the formula: R.sup.e --R--["PAPE"]--R--R.sup.e wherein, R represents O or S in an ether linkage with R e ; R e represents a residuum containing a terminal carbon to carbon double bond at each end of the oligomer; and, "PAPE" represents the residuum of at least one dihydric phenol optionally substituted with inert substituents, so that said crosslinkable oligomer is represented by the formula: R.sup.e --R--["DH(T)P"].sub.n --R--R.sup.e wherein, n is an integer in the range from 2 to about 100; ["DH(T)P"] is the residuum of dihydric phenol or dihydric thiophenol moieties linked through a linking residue R s so as to form a repeating unit [DH(T)P--R.sup.s ] wherein DH(T)P is a residuum of a structure selected from ##STR15## X represents a bond between aromatic carbon atoms or a divalent connecting radical selected from the group consisting of C═O, --O--, --S--, --S--S--, --SO 2 --, --Si-- and divalent organic hydrocarbon radicals such as alkylene, alkylidene, cycloaliphatic, or the halogen, alkyl, aryl, or like substituted alkylene, alkylidene and cycloaliphatic radicals as well as alkarylene, cycloalkyl and aromatic radicals, and a ring fused to both Ar groups; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are inert substituents, which if present on any phenyl ring, may each be the same or different and represent halogen, particularly chlorine or bromine; NO 2 ; alkyl having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, without regard for the spatial configuration such as normal, iso or tertiary; alkoxy having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; and, hydrogen; and, R s represents the residuum of a reactive linking group selected from the group consisting of the same or another [DH(T)P]; a α-dihaloalkane having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; phosgene; alkyl and aryl diacid halides including dihaloaryl having six ring carbon atoms; dihalophenyl phosphonate; bis(haloalkoxy)alkane having from 3 to about 20 carbon atoms; and, dihalocycloalkanes having from 3 to 7 ring carbon atoms; so that the molecular weight Mn of said crosslinkable oligomer is in the range from about 1000 to about 10,000.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A difunctionalized substantially linear crosslinkable thermoplastic polyarylene polyether oligomer, or polyarylene polythioether (PAPE) oligomer represented by the formula: R.sup.e --R--["PAPE"]--R--R.sup.e wherein, R represents O or S in an ether linkage with R e ; R e represents a residuum containing a terminal carbon to carbon double bond at each end of the oligomer; and, "PAPE" represents the residuum of at least one dihydric phenol optionally substituted with inert substituents, so that said crosslinkable oligomer is represented by the formula: R.sup.e --R--["DH(T)P"].sub.n --R--R.sup.e wherein, n is an integer in the range from 2 to about 100; ["DH(T)P"] is the residuum of dihydric phenol or dihydric thiophenol moieties linked through a linking residue R s so as to form a repeating unit [DH(T)P--R.sup.s ] wherein DH(T)P is a residuum of a structure selected from ##STR15## X represents a bond between aromatic carbon atoms or a divalent connecting radical selected from the group consisting of C═O, --O--, --S--, --S--S--, --SO 2 --, --Si-- and divalent organic hydrocarbon radicals such as alkylene, alkylidene, cycloaliphatic, or the halogen, alkyl, aryl, or like substituted alkylene, alkylidene and cycloaliphatic radicals as well as alkarylene, cycloalkyl and aromatic radicals, and a ring fused to both Ar groups; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are inert substituents, which if present on any phenyl ring, may each be the same or different and represent halogen, particularly chlorine or bromine; NO 2 ; alkyl having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, without regard for the spatial configuration such as normal, iso or tertiary; alkoxy having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; and, hydrogen; and, R s represents the residuum of a reactive linking group selected from the group consisting of the same or another [DH(T)P]; a α-dihaloalkane having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; phosgene; alkyl and aryl diacid halides including dihaloaryl having six ring carbon atoms; dihalophenyl phosphonate; bis(haloalkoxy)alkane having from 3 to about 20 carbon atoms; and, dihalocycloalkanes having from 3 to 7 ring carbon atoms; so that the molecular weight Mn of said crosslinkable oligomer is in the range from about 1000 to about 10,000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 1 wherein R represents O.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 1 wherein R represents S.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 1 wherein said R e is a residuum which includes a functional group selected from the group consisting of styrylmethylene, acrylyl, methacrylyl, and alkoxyvinyl ether having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 1 wherein DH(T)P and R s are each residua of a dihydric phenol ("DHP") selected from the group consisting of a dihydric polynuclear phenol and a mononuclear polyhydric phenol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 5 wherein said polynuclear DHP is selected from the group consisting of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane; 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)silane; diphenyl sulfone; diphenyl sulfide; diphenyl ketone and diphenyl ether; and said mononuclear DHP is a 1,4-dihydroxy benzene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 6 wherein the combinations of the following DHPs are present as residua in the repeating unit: (i) 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and diphenyl sulfone; (ii) 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and diphenyl ketone; (iii) 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and diphenyl ether; (iv) diphenyl sulfone and diphenyl ketone; (v) diphenyl ketone and diphenyl ether; (vi) diphenyl sulfone and diphenyl ether; (vii) diphenyl sulfone and 1,4-dihydroxy benzene; (viii) diphenyl sulfide and diphenyl sulfone; (ix) 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, diphenyl sulfone and 1,4-dihydroxy benzene; and (x) diphenyl sulfone and 1,4-dihydroxy benzene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 5 wherein said DHP is the residuum of an oligomer of a dialkyl phenol and the R s is the residuum of an alkyl-substituted 1,4-dihydroxy benzene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 1 wherein said "PAPE" is the residuum of an oligomer of polyphenylene oxide having a mol wt in the range from 1000 to about 10,000 and the O ether atom of one phenyl ring is connected to the phenyl ring of the next succeeding phenyl ring in said "PAPE".
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 7 wherein R s is a residuum selected from the group consisting of alkenyl having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, dihalophenyl phosphonate, and aralkenyl having from 7 to about 27 carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 1 wherein said [DH(T)P] is chain extended with the residuum R s of said reactive linking group so that said crosslinkable oligomer is represented by the formula: R.sup.e --R--[[DH(T)P--R.sup.s --.sub.n [DH(T)P]--R--R.sup.e wherein R s represents the residuum of a reactant, or, reactive solvent, which residuum links two [DH(T)P] moieties which may be the same or different.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 6 wherein one said dihydric phenol is 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol, and another dihydric phenol is a dihalophenylsulfone (DHPS) having the structure: ##STR16## wherein, X' represents halogen selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine; and, R 1 -R 4 are inert substituents, any of which if present on remaining positions on each ring, may each be the same or different and represent alkyl having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, without regard for the sptaial configuration such as normal, iso or tertiary; alkoxy having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; nitro (NO 2 ) and, hydrogen.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A difunctionalized substantially linear crosslinkable thermoplastic polyarylene polyether oligomer, or polyarylene polythioether oligomer (PAPE) represented by the formula: R.sup.e' --R--["PAPE"]--R--R.sup.e' wherein, R represents O or S in an ester or ether linkage with R e' ; R e' represents is a residuum containing a terminal carbon to carbon triple bond at each end of the oligomer; and, "PAPE" represents the residuum of the PAPE oligomer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A difunctionalized substantially linear crosslinkable thermoplastic polyarylene polyether oligomer, or polyarylene polythioether oligomer (PAPE) represented by the formula: R.sup.e' --R--["PAPE"]--R--R.sup.e' wherein, R represents O or S in an ester or ether linkage with R e' ; R e' represents is a residuum containing a terminal carbon to carbon triple bond at each end of the oligomer; and, "PAPE" represents the residuum of the PAPE oligomer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 13 wherein "PAPE" represents the residuum of at least one dihydric phenol optionally substituted with inert substituents, so that said PAPE oligomer is represented by the formula: R.sup.e' --R--["DH(T)P"].sub.n --R--R.sup.e' wherein, n is an integer in the range from 2 to 100; R, and R e' have the same connotation as hereinbefore; and, ["DH(T)P"] is the residuum of dihydric phenol or dihydric thiophenol moieties linked through a linking residue R s so as to form a repeating unit [DH(T)P--R.sup.s ] wherein DH(T)P is a residuum having a structure selected from ##STR17## X represents a bond between aromatic carbon atoms or a divalent connecting radical selected from the group consisting of C═O, --O--, --S--, --S--S--, --SO 2 --, --Si-- and divalent organic hydrocarbon radicals such as alkylene, alkylidene, cycloaliphatic, or the halogen, alkyl, aryl, or like substituted alkylene, alkylidene and cycloaliphatic radicals as well as alkarylene, cycloalkyl and aromatic radicals, and a ring fused to both Ar groups; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are inert substituents, which if present on any phenyl ring, may each be the same or different and represent halogen, particularly chlorine or bromine; NO 2 ; alkyl having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, without regard for the spatial configuration such as normal, iso or tertiary; alkoxy having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; and, hydrogen; and, R s represents the residuum of a reactive linking group selected from the group consisting of the same or another [DH(T)P]; a α,ω-dihaloalkane having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; phosgene; alkyl and aryl diacid halides including dihaloaryl having six ring carbon atoms; dihalophenyl phosphonate; bis(haloalkoxy)alkane having from 3 to about 20 carbon atoms; and, dihalocycloalkanes having from 3 to 7 ring carbon atoms; so that the molecular weight Mn of said crosslinkable oligomer is in the range from about 1000 to about 10,000.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 14 wherein R represents O.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 14 wherein R represents S.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 14 wherein R e' includes an ethynylphenyl group.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 14 wherein DH(T)P and R s are each residua of a dihydric phenol ("DHP") selected from the group consisting of a dihydric polynuclear phenol and a mononuclear polyhydric phenol.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 18 wherein said polynuclear DHP is selected from the group consisting of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane; 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) silane; diphenyl sulfone; diphenyl sulfide; diphenyl ketone and diphenyl ether; and said mononuclear DHP is a 1,4-dihydroxy benzene.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 18 wherein the combinations of the following DHPs are present as residua in the repeating unit: (i) 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and diphenyl sulfone; (ii) 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and diphenyl ketone; (iii) 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and diphenyl ether; (iv) diphenyl sulfone and diphenyl ketone; (v) diphenyl ketone and diphenyl ether; (vi) diphenyl sulfone and diphenyl ether; (vii) diphenyl sulfone and 1,4-dihydroxy benzene; (viii) diphenyl sulfide and diphenyl sulfone; (ix) 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, diphenyl sulfone and 1,4-dihydroxy benzene; and, (x) diphenyl sulfone and 1,4-dihydroxy benzene.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The PAPE oligomer of claim 20 wherein R s also includes a reactant selected from the group consisting of phosgene; dichloromethane; and, dihalophenyl phosphonate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A substantially linear thermoplastic thermally crosslinkable aromatic polyether sulfone ("APS") oligomer having alternating bisphenol A "BPA(s)" and diphenyl sulfone "DPS(s)" residua, said oligomer being terminated with ethynylphenyl "EtPh" units, optionally with each of said BPA(s), DPS(s), and EtPh units having substituents, represented by the formula: EtPh--CH.sub.2 --O--BPA(s)--O--DPS(s)--O--BPA(s)--.sub.n O--CH.sub.2 --EtPh and the structure: ##STR18## wherein, (s) represents H or R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 ; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are inert substituents, any of which, if present on any phenyl ring, and R 5 , may each be the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, and alkoxy having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, said alkyl and alkoxy being each chosen without regard for the spatial configuration of the carbon atoms; and, n represents an integer in the range from about 2 to about 10.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A substantially linear thermoplastic thermally crosslinkable aromatic polyether sulfone ("APS") oligomer having alternating bisphenol A "BPA(s)" and diphenyl sulfone "DPS(s)" residua, said oligomer being terminated with ethynylphenyl "EtPh" units, optionally with each of said BPA(s), DPS(s), and EtPh units having substituents, represented by the formula: EtPh--CH.sub.2 --O--BPA(s)--O--DPS(s)--O--BPA(s)--.sub.n O--CH.sub.2 --EtPh and the structure: ##STR18## wherein, (s) represents H or R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 ; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are inert substituents, any of which, if present on any phenyl ring, and R 5 , may each be the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, and alkoxy having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, said alkyl and alkoxy being each chosen without regard for the spatial configuration of the carbon atoms; and, n represents an integer in the range from about 2 to about 10.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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The APS oligomer of claim 22 wherein said R 5 are each methyl, and the remaining substituents are each hydrogen; and, said Mn is in the range from about 1000 to about 5000.