Fivenewopticallyactivepolyamides(PAs)6a-6ewerepreparedbydirectpolycondensationreactionof2-(1,3-isoindolinedione-2-yl)-glutaricacid4asanewchiraldiacidwithvariousaromaticdiamines5a-5einamediumconsistingoftriphenylphosphite(TPP),calciumchloride,pyridine(Py)andN-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP).Thepolycondensationreactionproducedaseriesofpolyamids6a-6einquantitativeyieldswithinherentviscositiesof0.26-0.39dL/g.Theresultingpolymerswerefullycharacterizedbymeansof~1H-NMR,FT-IRspectroscopy,elementalanalysis,inherentviscosityandspecificrotation.Thermalpropertiesofthesepolymerswereinvestigatedusingthermalgravimetricanalysis(TGA)anddifferentialthermalgravimetry(DTG).PhthalimideringsasabulkypendentgroupinthepolymerchainsdisturbtheinterchainandintrachaininteractionsandmakethesePAsreadilysolubleinpolar,aproticsolventssuchasN,N-dimethylacetamide(DMAc),N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF),dimethylsulfoxide(DMSO),N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP)andsulfuricacid.
