A novel polymer having high glass transition temperature and an excellent balance between heat resistance, high refractive index and mechanical properties, and a composition and molded article containing the polymer are provided. The polymer according to the invention has a first structural unit represented by at least one of formulae (1-1), (1-2) and (1-3) below and a second structural unit having either a secondary amino structure or a tertiary amino structure at two or more terminals. ##STR00001##

A novel polymer having high glass transition temperature and an excellent balance between heat resistance, high refractive index and mechanical properties, and a composition and molded article containing the polymer are provided. The polymer according to the invention has a first structural unit represented by at least one of formulae (1-1), (1-2) and (1-3) below and a second structural unit having either a secondary amino structure or a tertiary amino structure at two or more terminals.

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The invention relates to a process for producing semi-aromatic polyethers based on an aliphatic diol, to semi-aromatic polyethers based on an aliphatic diol obtained by said process, and to the use of said semi-aromatic polyethers based on an aliphatic diol for manufacturing membranes, manufactured parts and coatings.

A polyisoindolinone includes 1-100 mole percent of isoindolinone ether ketone units of the formula A; and 0-99 mole percent of arylene ether ketone units of the formula B wherein the variables are as defined herein; and wherein when the polyisoindolinone is a poly(isoindolinone ether ether ketone), it has a least one, preferably at least two, preferably all of the following properties: a glass transition temperature greater than 150° C., or 150-270° C. as determined by differential scanning calorimetry, less than 25 weight percent solubility at 23° C. in dichloromethane, orthodichlorobenzene, or chloroform, or substantially no blue phosphorescence in response to irradiation with ultraviolet light of 320-400 nm.

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The present invention relates to the technical field of polymer science, and disclosed thereby is a bio-based polyarylene ether resin containing a furan ring structure and a preparation method thereof. A bio-based monomer containing a furan ring structure furan-2,5-bis(4-fluorophenyl)methanone (BFBF), which is inventively prepared by using a bio-based derivative furan dicarboxylic acid (FDAC), undergoes a nucleophilic substitution reaction with one or more from a dihydric phenol monomer and a dihalobenzophenone monomer to prepare a bio-based homopolymerized or copolymerized polyaryletherketone resin containing a furan ring structure. The introduction of a bio-base into the field of special engineering plastics diversifies the types of polyaryletherketone resins, while also effectively responding to an oil crisis.

A polymer composition [composition (C)] comprising: (a) a polyarylene ether ketone (PAEK-1) comprising recurring units deriving from the incorporation of 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitols; (b) a poly(biphenyl ether) sulfone (PPSU-1) comprising repeating units of formula (I) and/or (c) a polyetherimide (PEI-1) comprising repeating units of formula (II) wherein Ar* and Ar* are as defined in the specification are herein disclosed. (PAEK-1) and (PPSU-1) and/or (PEI-1) are completely miscible and give rise to compositions that are transparent and possess high strength and stiffness and that are suitable for the manufacture of a variety of shaped articles. ##STR00001##

A polymer composition that includes, based on the total weight of the polymers: 1-99 weight percent, of a polymer component comprising a polyarylether ketone, a polybenzimdazole, a polyimide, a poly(aryl ether sulfone), a poly(phenylene sulfide), or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; and 1-99 weight percent, of a polyisoindolinone, wherein the polyisoindolinone comprises: 1-100 mole percent, preferably 5-100 mole percent, of isoindolinone ether ketone units of the formula (I) and 0-99 mole percent, of arylene ether ketone units of the formula (II) wherein the variables are as defined herein. ##STR00001##

A block copolymer containing one or more segments containing an ionic group (hereinafter referred to as an ionic segment(s)) and one or more segments containing no ionic group (hereinafter referred to as a nonionic segment(s)), wherein at least one of the ionic segment or the nonionic segment contains: constituent units composed of an aromatic hydrocarbon polymer (hereinafter referred to as a constituent unit); and a first linker that links the constituent units with each other. A block copolymer and a polymer electrolyte material produced using the block copolymer are made feasible, in which the block copolymer can achieve high proton conductivity under low-humidity conditions, excellent mechanical strength and chemical stability, and enhanced in-process capability.

Provided is a polymer electrolyte article having high proton conductivity, mechanical strength, and chemical stability, wherein, for the average periodic distance in the phase-separated structure of the polymer electrolyte article observed by small-angle X-ray scattering, the average periodic distance in the atmosphere and the average periodic distance in water satisfy the following condition: (the average periodic distance in water)/(the average periodic distance in the atmosphere)?2.20.

A polymer composition that includes, based on the total weight of the polymers: 1-99 weight percent, of a polymer component comprising a polyarylether ketone, a polybenzimdazole, a polyimide, a poly(aryl ether sulfone), a poly(phenylene sulfide), or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; and 1-99 weight percent, of a polyisoindolinone, wherein the polyisoindolinone comprises: 1-100 mole percent, preferably 5-100 mole percent, of isoindolinone ether ketone units of the formula (I) and 0-99 mole percent, of arylene ether ketone units of the formula (II) wherein the variables are as defined herein.

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