4 4 oxydianiline

Benzidine, 2,2′-bis(4-aminophenyl)hexafluoropropane, nonane-1,9-diamine and poly(ethylene glycol) 4-nonylphenyl 3-sulfopropyl ether potassium salt (macrosalt) were purchased from Sigma Aldrich (Milwaukee, WI, USA) and used as received; 4,4′-oxydianiline was purchased from TCI America and purified by sublimation before use. The monomer 4,4′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(2,6-diphenylpyrylium)ditosylate, M, was synthesized according to the reported procedure [27 (link)]. Bis(2-(2-(4-aminophenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl) ether was synthesized according to the reported procedures [35 (link),44 (link)]. Common organic solvents were purchased from commercial vendors (Sigma Aldrich (Milwaukee, MI, USA), Alfa Aesar (Ward Hill, MA, USA), Acros Organics (Morris, NJ, USA), and TCI America (Portland, OR, USA) and used without further purification.

Bisphenol AF (>98%), 4,4′-oxydianiline (>98%), and 1-(2-furyl)methylamine (99%) were purchased from TCI America (Portland, OR, USA). Paraformaldehyde (>95%), tetrahydrofuran (≥99.9%), and TLC Silica gel 60 F254 (100 glass plates, 2.5 cm × 7.5 cm) were obtained from Sigma Aldrich (Burlington, MA, USA). Chloroform and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) were received from Fisher Scientific Company (Waltham, MA, USA). Deuterated Chloroform (CDCl3) (99.8%) was purchased from Cambridge Isotope Laboratories., Inc. (Tewksbury, MA, USA). Glycidyl isobutyl POSS (EP0418) was purchased from Hybrid Plastics Inc. (Hattiesburg, MS, USA). Woven 3M Nextel 312 ceramic fabric (Style AF-40, 5 harness satin weave, 1800 denier, heat cleaned) was purchased from Bristal Metal Products, Inc. (Westlake, OH, USA). All chemicals were used as received.