High-Performance Polyesters: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Poly(P-Oxybenzoate)

Poly (p-oxybenzoate) samples were synthesized via the esterification and the transesterification reactions. The structure of the obtained target products was investigated by IR spectroscopy and has revealed that these substances were oligomers. The transesterification method has facilitated the synthesis of higher molecular weight grades of the polymer. This resulted in enhanced thermal properties of polyester synthesized by transesterification (up to 340 °C). The other specimen has performed thermal stability up to 320 °C.