• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.22 no.7
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• pp.753-757
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• 2001

1-(2'2'3'-Tricyano-3-carbomethoxycyclopropyl)-34-di-(2'-hydroxyethoxy)benzene, (4) was prepared by the reaction of bromomalononitrile with methyl 3,4-di-(2'-hydroxyethoxy)benzylidenecyanoacetate (3). Diol 4 was condensed with tolylene-2,4-diisocyanate, 3,3'-dimethoxy-4,4'-biphenylenediisocyanate, and 1,6-hexamethylenediisocyanate to yield polyurethanes 5, 6, and 7 containing tricyanocyclopropane functionalities in the pendant group. The resulting polymers 5-7 were soluble in common organic solvents and the inherent viscosities were in the range of 0.25-0.30 dL/g. Polyurethanes 5-7 showed a thermal stability up to 300 $^{\circ}C$ in TGA thermograms. Solution-cast films showed Tg values in the range of 100-125 $^{\circ}C$ and piezoelectric coeffcients (d31) of the poled polymer films were 1.3-2.0 pC/N, which are acceptable for piezoelectric device applications.