Table 10.

Selected characterization data for the polymers prepared by the pre- and [post-] functionalization methods developed by Houck et al. [75].

Polymer	Mw1 (kDa)	Ɖ 4	Tg2 (°C)	Td3 (°C)	Char Yield 4 (%)
poly36	332.7	2.5	6	127	8
poly36a	73.7 [128.9]	1.9 [1.4]	62	192	33
poly36b	112.1 [275.1]	2.1 [2.0]	62	247	28
poly36c	[228.1]	2.8		153	40
poly36d	32.1 [171.7]	2.1 [2.6]	138	312	9
poly36e	[54.9]	[2.2]	77	265	50
poly36f	[22.9]	[2.1]		181 (405) 5	45 (67) 5
poly36g	142.4	3.5	85	250	38
poly36h	[172.3]	[2.8]	81	293	29
poly37	217.0	2.1	227	229	30
poly37a	55.4 [28.2]	1.9 [2.0]	186	392	29
poly37b	192.7 [55.5]	2.0 [1.8]	175	385	35
poly37c	2.3	2.8	100	376	58
poly37d	69.9	1.9	190	368	26
poly37e	127.0	3.2		233	52
Poly37f	[73.3]	[1.8]		62 (355) 5	49 (60) 5

¹ Determined by GPC in THF against PS standards. ² DSC in nitrogen with heating at 5 °C/min, determined on the third heating cycle. ³ TGA onset in nitrogen with heating at 10 °C/min. ⁴ TGA at 900 °C in nitrogen. ⁵ Values observed as the second scan after cure by DSC.