Molecular factors affecting solubility in rigid‐rod polyamides

Abstract

Abstract The solubility of a series of para ‐linked, substituted phenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl, and quaterphenyl polyamides is reported. Most of these polymers are soluble in amide solvents without lithium chloride, and several are soluble in ethers and/or ketones. The results indicate that solubility in this class of polymers is affected by the position, polarizability and size of the substituents, enantiomeric purity, and the number of non‐coplanar biphenyl rings per repeat unit.