Diacetylene compound and process for production of polymer containing diacetylene groups from the diacetylene compound

Claim 2

A diacetylene compound of the formula: ##STR31## wherein X is hydroxyl, halogen, alkoxy, a monavalent hydrocarbon having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a --OM group wherein M is an alkali metal, and each of Y 1 and Y 2 , which are the same or different, is hydrogen, a monavalent organic group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms or halogen.

Claim 3

The diacetylene compound according to claim 1, wherein X is a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a --ONa group or a --OK group.

Claim 4

The diacetylene compound according to claim 1, wherein X is a hydroxyl group or a halogen atom.

Claim 5

The diacetylene compound according to claim 3, wherein the halogen atom is Cl or Br.

Claim 6

The diacetylene compound according to claim 1, wherein each of Y 1 and Y 2 is a hydrogen atom.

Claim 7

The diacetylene compound according to claim 1, which has the formula: ##STR32## wherein X, Y 1 and Y 2 are as defined with respect to the formula I.

Claim 8

The diacetylene compound according to claim 1, which is a coupling reaction product of an ehtynyl compound of the formula: ##STR33## wherein X is as defined with respect to the formula I and Y is the same as Y 1 or Y 2 as defined with respect to the formula I.

Claim 9

The diacetylene compound according to claim 1, wherein said diacetylene compound is a member selected from the group consisting of 1,4-bis(4-methoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-ethoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-butoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-phenoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-benzyloxyphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-methoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-ethyoxylcarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-phenoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-methyl-4-methoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-methyl-4-ethoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-chloro-4-methoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-chloro-4-ethoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-methlycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-ethylcarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-phenylcarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-methylcarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-ethylcarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-methyl-4-methylcarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(2-methyl-4-methylcarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-methyl-5-methylcarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-chloro-4-ethylcarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-chloro-5-ethylcarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-methyl-4-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-ethyl-4-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-methyl-5-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(2-ethyl-5- hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-chloro-4-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-chloro-5-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(2-chloro-4-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(2-chloro-3-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4sodiumoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-sodiumoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-potassiumoxycarbonylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-chloroformylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-chloroformylphenyl-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-methyl-4-chloroformylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(2-methyl-4-chloroformylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-chloro-4-chloroformylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(3-chloro-5-chloroformylphenyl)-butadiyne, 1,4-bis(4-bromoformylphenyl)-butadiyne, and 1,4-bis(3-bromoformylphenyl)-butadiyne.

Claim 10

A diacetylene compound of the formula: ##STR34## wherein X is hydroxyl, halogen, or alkoxy and each of Y 1 and Y 2 , which are the same or different, is hydrogen, a monovalent organic group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms or halogen.

Claim 11

A diacetylene compound of the formula: ##STR34## wherein X is hydroxyl, halogen, or alkoxy and each of Y 1 and Y 2 , which are the same or different, is hydrogen, a monovalent organic group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms or halogen.