Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
A series of 2-aryl-4,7-benzothiazoledicarboxylic acids have been synthesized from the corresponding dimethyl derivatives. These derivatives contain the phenyl, and the p-bromo-, mchloro-, p-chloro-, m-methoxy-, and p-methoxyphenyl aryl substituents. The phenyl, pchlorophenyl and p-methoxyphenyl substituted diacids were polymerized with 2,5-diamino-1,4- benzenedithiol dihydrochloride to yield the corresponding poly(benzothiazole)s. The polymers were of low molecular weight (intrinsic viscosity as high as 1.7) and did not show enhanced solubility in common solvents.