Yang, Z. C.; Zong, L. S.; Wang, J. Y.; Jian, X. G. Asymmetric quinoxaline-induced main-chain twisting for high-frequency low-loss poly(aryl ether)s. Acta Polymerica Sinica (in Chinese), doi: 10.11777/j.issn1000-3304.2026.26099.
Yang, Z. C.; Zong, L. S.; Wang, J. Y.; Jian, X. G. Asymmetric quinoxaline-induced main-chain twisting for high-frequency low-loss poly(aryl ether)s. Acta Polymerica Sinica (in Chinese), doi: 10.11777/j.issn1000-3304.2026.26099.DOI:CSTR: 32057.14.GFZXB.2026.7622.
Asymmetric Quinoxaline-induced Main-chain Twisting for High-frequency Low-loss Poly(aryl ether)s
To address the urgent demand for low-dielectric-constant polymer dielectrics in high-frequency communication technologies
this study proposes a new strategy for modulating chain conformation through main-chain engineering to reduce the dielectric constant (
D
k
) and dielectric loss (
D
f
). Distinct from conventional approaches that enhance rigidity or introduce flexible segments
we aimed to introduce controlled molecular twists while maintaining main-chain rigidity
thereby simultaneously increasing free volume and restricting dipole motion. To this end
two novel asymmetric single-quinoxaline-based difluoro monomers with different bond angles were designed and synthesized
and copolymerized with the fluorinated bisphenol 6F-BPA to successfully prepare poly(aryl ether)s
namely P6FEQA and P6FEQD
with varying degrees of main-chain twisting. For comparison
a linear polymer
P6FEQ
was
synthesized using a symmetric bis-quinoxaline monomer. Systematic investigations revealed that increasing the degree of main-chain twist effectively attenuates the macroscopic polarization response by reducing packing density and strongly suppresses dipole relaxation through conformational locking. Among the obtained polymers
P6FEQD
which exhibited the highest degree of twisting
demonstrated the most outstanding dielectric performance at 15 GHz
with a
D
k
as low as 2.385 and a
D
f
of only 0.00344
which was nearly an order of magnitude lower than the typical loss values of commercial poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) in the GHz frequency range. Notably
the monomers employed are readily synthesizable. This work provides a clear paradigm and mechanistic elucidation for achieving high-frequency dielectric performance optimization through "rigid-twist" molecular design.
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