Troger's base-based monomers, and polymers, methods of making and uses thereof
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the present disclosure provide compounds derived by Troger's amine as shown below, microporous structures, membranes, methods of making said compounds, structures, and membranes, methods of use for gas separation, and the like (Formula A1).
1. A compound comprising the following structure:
wherein each X and Y is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, a halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group and wherein at least one of X and Y is a halogen, an aryl group, or a heteroaryl group.
2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the hydroxyl-functionalized diamine has a structure selected from the following:
3. A composition comprising: a polyimide having the following structure:
wherein R and R 3 are each independently selected from an aromatic or aliphatic group; wherein m and n are the ratio of the repeat unit of each polymer, wherein the ratio is about 0-1 provided that, when the ratio is 0, R is neither of the following:
where R 1 and R 2 are methyl groups,
where R 1 and R 2 are hydrogens, or
where R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen and Z is
and wherein each X and Y is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, a halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group.
4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein each R is independently selected from the following: substituted aromatic or aliphatic rings separated by hexafluoroisopropyl, isopropyl, carbonyl, oxy, sulfonyl groups, or:
wherein Z is
wherein X is N; wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from: H or a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, alkyl group.
5. The composition of claim 3 , wherein R 3 is selected from:
wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from: H or a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, alkyl group; wherein R 4 is selected from a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group; and
wherein Z is
6. A membrane, comprising a polyimide of claim 3 , wherein the membrane is microporous having a pore size of less than about 10 Å.
7. A method of making a soluble linear polyimide, comprising:
wherein each X and Y is independently selected from the group consisting of H, a halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group; wherein R and R 3 are each independently selected from an aromatic group or aliphatic group; wherein m and n are the ratio of the repeat unit of each polymer; wherein the ratio is about 0-1, provided that, when the ratio is 0, R is neither of the following:
where R 1 and R 2 are methyl groups,
where R 1 and R 2 are hydrogens, or
where R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen and Z is
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein each R is independently selected from the following: substituted aromatic or aliphatic rings separated by hexafluoroisopropyl, isopropyl, carbonyl, oxy, sulfonyl groups, or:
wherein Z is
wherein X is N; wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from: H or a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, alkyl group.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein R 3 is selected from:
wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from: H or a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, alkyl group; wherein R 4 is selected from a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group; and
wherein Z is
10. A microporous polyimide membrane comprising: a polyimide having the structure:
wherein R and R 3 are each independently selected from an aromatic or aliphatic group;
wherein m and n are the ratio of the repeat unit of each polymer; wherein said ratio can range from 0-1, provided that, when the ratio is 0, R is neither of the following:
where R 1 and R 2 are methyl groups,
where R 1 and R 2 are hydrogens, or
where R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen and Z is
wherein each X and Y is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, a halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group; and wherein the microporous polyimide membrane has the characteristic of separating gases; wherein the membrane-based gas separations include separations of gases of the following groups: O 2 /N 2 separation; H 2 /N 2 separation; H 2 /C 1+ hydrocarbon separation; He/C 1+ hydrocarbon separation; CO 2 /C 1+ hydrocarbon separation;
CO 2 /N 2 separation; and olefin/paraffin separation.
11. The microporous polyimide membrane of claim 10 , wherein each R is independently selected from the following: substituted aromatic or aliphatic rings separated by hexafluoroisopropyl, isopropyl, carbonyl, oxy, sulfonyl groups, or:
wherein Z is
wherein X is N; wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from: H or a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, alkyl group.
12. The microporous polyimide membrane of claim 10 , wherein R 3 is selected from:
wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from: H or a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, alkyl group; wherein R 4 is selected from a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group; and
wherein Z is
13. A method of gas separation, comprising:
exposing a first gas mixture to a microporous polyimide membrane comprising: a polyimide having the structure:
wherein R and R 3 are each independently selected from an aromatic or aliphatic group;
wherein m and n are the ratio of the repeat unit of each polymer; wherein the ratio is about 0-1, provided that, when the ratio is 0, R is neither of the following:
where R 1 and R 2 are methyl groups,
where R 1 and R 2 are hydrogens, or
where R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen and Z is
wherein each X and Y is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, a halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group; and removing a second gas passed through the microporous polyimide membrane, wherein the first gas and the second gas are different.
14. The method of gas separation of claim 13 , wherein the first gas mixture includes one of the following mixtures: O 2 /N 2 ; H 2 /N 2 ; H 2 /C 1+ hydrocarbon; He/C 1+ + hydrocarbon; CO 2 /C 1+ hydrocarbons; CO 2 /N 2 ; and olefin/paraffin.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein each R is be independently selected from the following: substituted aromatic or aliphatic rings separated by hexafluoroisopropyl, isopropyl, carbonyl, oxy, sulfonyl groups, or:
wherein Z is
wherein X is N;
wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from: H or a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, alkyl group.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein R 3 is selected from:
wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from: H or a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, alkyl group; wherein R 4 is selected from a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group; and
wherein Z is
17. A hydroxyl containing Tröger's based-based network porous polyimides, composition comprising: a polyimide having the following structure:
wherein Ar n is selected from the following structures:
wherein Ar n has multi-arms of cores and range from 3 arms to 6 arms; wherein R 5 and R 6 are each independently selected from a halide, an alky group, or an aromatic group; wherein each X and Y is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, a halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group.
18. A method of making an insoluble microporous polyimide network comprising:
wherein Ar n is selected from an aromatic or aliphatic group as shown in claim 17 ; wherein each X and Y is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, a halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group.