Production of a functionalized polytriazole polymer

1. A method for the production of a functionalized polytriazole polymer comprising the steps of:

a) mixing a hydrazine salt with at least one of a dicarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic acid derivative in polyphosphoric acid to obtain a solution;

b) heating the solution in a protective gas atmosphere at temperatures in a range between 150° C. and 190° C. to form polyhydrazides and adding at least one primary amine to the solution to form polytriazoles, wherein said primary amine has at least one sulfonic acid group and is selected from a group consisting of aromatic primary amines and heteroaromatic primary amines, wherein at least one of said primary amines has a structure of the formula

H 2 N—Ar—YqZ

wherein Ar is an aromatic or heteroaromatic group,

Y is a bond or a group with 1 to up to 20 carbon atoms,

Z is a group of the formula —SO 3 R 1 , wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal, and

q is a whole number between 0 and 4; and

c) precipitating a polymer from the solution.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the functionalized polytriazole polymer is a poly(1,2,4-triazole)-polymer.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step a) the hydrazine salt is hydrazine sulfate.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step a) the at least one of a dicarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic acid derivative is an aromatic and/or heteroaromatic dicarboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid derivative.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of heating the solution further comprises first heating the solution in a protective gas atmosphere for obtaining polyhydrazides, then adding said at least one primary amine to the solution and further heating the solution in the protective gas atmosphere for obtaining polytriazoles.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the solution in step a) comprises at least one of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of 4,4′-diphenyletherdicarboxylic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, phthalic acid, 3-fluorophthalic acid, 5-fluoroisophthalic acid, 2-fluoroterephthalic acid, 1,4-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, 1,5-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, 2,7-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, diphenic acid, ether, benzophenone-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, bis(4-dicarboxylphenyl)sulfone, biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, 4-trifluoromethyl-phthalic acid, and 2,2-bis(4-carboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane; the C1-C20-alkylesters of any of the foregoing; and C5-C12-arylesters of any of the foregoing.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the solution in step a) comprises a heteroaromatic dicarboxylic acid, having in the aromatic ring at least an atom from the group of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and phosphorus.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of a dicarboxylic acid from the group consisting of pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid, pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid, pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid, 4-phenyle-2,5-pyridine dicarboxylic acid, 3,5-pyrazol dicarboxylic acid, 2,6-pyrimidine dicarboxylic acid, 2,5-pyrazine dicarboxylic acid, and benzimidazol-5,6-dicarboxylic acid; the C1-C20-alkylesters of any of the foregoing; and C5-C12-arylesters of any of the foregoing are used.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the inert gas is a noble gas.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein polyhydrazide in step b) is obtained in a time frame between one and three hours.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein Ar comprises a multi ring system.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein one or more of —O—, —CO—, —C(CH 3 )—, —C(CF 3 )—, and —SO 2 — are included between the aromatic rings of the multi ring system.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a molecular ratio of the aromatic and/or heteroaromatic primary amines to the polytriazole obtained in step b) is essentially 1:1 and/or the molecular ratio of the aromatic and/or heteroaromatic primary amines is essentially 0.4 mol/150g to the amount of polyphosphoric acid.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a primary amine from the group consisting of, 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid and 3-amino benzenesulfonic acid is used.

15. The method according to claim 5 , wherein at least one of the first heating takes place in a temperature range between 150° C. and 170° C. and the further heating takes place in a temperature range between 170° C. and 190° C.

16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer in step c) is obtained in a timeframe of two to five hours.

17. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a neutralization step carried out in a basic solution to eliminate an etching effect.

18. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the dicarboxylic acid and the dicarboxylic acid derivative comprises a structure of the formula

wherein Ar is one of an aromatic or heteroaromatic group,

X is a group of the formula OR 2 , wherein R 2 is a hydrogen atom or a group with 1 to up to 20 carbon atoms,

Y is a bond or a group with 1 to up to 20 carbon atoms,

Z is a group of the formula —SO 3 R 1 or —PO(OR 1 ) 2 , wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal, and

q is a whole number between 0 and 4.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein Ar comprises a substituent.

20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein Ar comprises a multi ring system.

21. The method according to claim 20 , wherein one or more of —O—, —CO—, —C(CH 3 )—, —C(CF 3 )—, and —SO 2 — are included between the aromatic rings of the multi ring system.