1967

Enamines derived from cyclic ketones behave as difunctional intermediates when treated with phenyl isocyanate to produce dicarboxanilides. Reaction of bis(4-isocyanatophenyl)-methane with 1-N-morpholino-1-cyclopentene in DMSO leads to poly[iminocarbonyl(2-morpholino-1-cyclopenten-1.3-ylene)carbonylimino-p-phenylenemethylene-p-phenylene], a polyamide. The effects of various cyclic enamines and diisocyanates on the polymerization are surveyed. Morpholine and piperidine are more effective than pyrrolidine or dimethylamine when incorporated into cyclopentanone enamines. The molecular weight of the polymer decreases when the ring size of the ketone component is increased. The efficiency of the d…