A method for manufacturing 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene, including: reacting terephthaloyl chloride with diphenyl ether in a reaction solvent and in the presence of a Lewis acid, so as to obtain a product mixture including a 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene-Lewis acid complex; contacting the product mixture with an aqueous solution, so as to obtain an aqueous phase containing the Lewis acid and an organic phase containing 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene; heating at least the second phase up to a maximum temperature, followed by cooling the second phase down to a separation temperature; subjecting at least the second phase to a solid/liquid separation step at the separation temperature, so as to recover solid 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene.

The present disclosure presents a disulfide containing monomer, its reduced form, its derivative, the synthesis method of this disulfide containing monomer, and the polymer containing the monomers disclosed thereof

Embodiments of the invention relate to a novel class of polymers with superior mechanical properties and chemical stability, as compared to known polymers. These polymers are particularly well suited for use in anion exchange membranes (AEMs), including those employed in fuel cells. Novel methods for the manufacture of these polymers are also described.

Disclosed herein in various embodiments are aryl-ether free polyaromatic polymers based on random copolymer architecture with two, three, or more aromatic ring components and methods of preparing those polymers. The polymers of the present disclosure can be used as ion exchange membranes, e.g., as anion exchange membranes, and ionomer binders in alkaline electrochemical devices.

The present invention provides an organic nano-grid, a nano-polymer thereof and a preparation method therefor. The organic nano-grid has a general formula (I), and the nano-polymer has a general formula (II), wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl chain, R.sub.2 is halogen or an electroactive group, and X may comprise a heteroatom such as N, O and S, and n is a natural number from 1 to 10. A nano-connection strategy is applied to the construction of a one-dimensional nano-polymer. The polymer starts from a monomer A.sub.2B.sub.2 to form a corresponding nano-polymer by a Friedel-Crafts polymerization cyclization reaction.

The present disclosure relates to compositions including a first polymeric structure and a second polymeric structure, in which at least one of these can include an ionizable moiety or an ionic moiety. Materials, devices, and methods using such compositions are also described.

The present disclosure relates to compositions including a core moiety and a plurality of polymeric units, in which at least one of these can include an ionizable moiety or an ionic moiety. Materials, devices, and methods using such compositions are also described.

An allyl-containing resin is provided. The allyl-containing resin comprises a repeating unit comprising a structural unit represented by the following formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein, R.sub.1 to R.sub.3 in formula (I) are as defined in the specification; the Fourier transform infrared spectrum of the allyl-containing resin has a signal intensity “a” from 1650 cm.sup.−1 to 1630 cm.sup.−1 and a signal intensity “b” from 1620 cm.sup.−1 to 1560 cm.sup.−1, and 0<a/b≤1.20; and the quantitative .sup.1H-NMR spectrum of the allyl-containing resin has a signal intensity “c” from 3.2 ppm to 6.2 ppm and a signal intensity “d” from 6.6 ppm to 7.4 ppm, and 0<c/d≤1.20.

The invention relates to an organic polyspiralgrid nanopolymer material and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of nanotechnology and organic electronics. The structure of the organic polyspiralgrid nanopolymer material is composed of grids containing a spiro ring that serves as a repeat unit to form a special nano polymer, and the structure shares the spiro ring structure. A synthetic method thereof relates to a synthon containing the spiro ring, and by means of a Friedel-Crafts reaction, an organic spirogrid and a nano polymer thereof are built. By means of reasonable molecular design and the Friedel-Crafts reaction with the advantages of being mild in reaction condition, high in yield, high in selectivity, simple in posttreatment, green, free of toxicity and the like, the problems that a traditional polymer molecule is complex in synthesis step, toxic in posttreatment, large in pollution and the like are solved.

Embodiments of the invention relate to a novel class of polymers with superior mechanical properties and chemical stability, as compared to known polymers. These polymers are particularly well suited for use in anion exchange membranes (AEMs), including those employed in fuel cells. Novel methods for the manufacture of these polymers are also described.