Optically active linear polyimides and hyperbranched poly (amic acid-imide) were prepared by using procedures varying in particular in the maximum temperature employed in their synthesis. The two types of linear polyimides were based on 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride and 1,2-diaminocylohexane enantiomers or 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride and 2,2'-diamino-1,1'-binaphthalene enantiomers. The amine-terminated hyperbranched poly (amic acid-imide) was prepared from 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride and 4,4',4″-triaminotriphenylmethane, and its end groups were modified with the chiral selectors N-acetyl-D-phenylalanine or N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine. The final structure of the products was analyzed by IR spectroscopy, and their optical activity was evaluated and confirmed by polarimetry or circular dichroism.

Department of Organic Chemistry University of Chemistry and Technology Prague 6 Czech Republic

Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology University of Chemistry and Technology Prague Prague 6 Czech Republic

Department of Polymers and Technology University of Chemistry and Technology Prague Prague 6 Czech Republic

Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS Prague 6 Czech Republic

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