Recent progress in synthesis of fluorine containing monomers for polyimides

Aromatic polyimides (PIs) have been noted for their excellent characteristics such as thermal stability, electrical properties and chemical resistance as well as their high strength and high modulus. Fluorine containing aromatic polyimides (FPIs) are intensively studied in order to improve their properties for optical and electronic applications. In this brief report we review and integrate the relevant literature on fluorine containing polyimides from the viewpoint of monomer design. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.