In this work, seven new bisimide polymers containing Schiff base component were synthesized through performing many steps. The first step involved reaction of maleic anhydride with 4-amino acetophenone producing maleamic acid which inturn was converted in the second step to corresponding maleimide via dehydration reaction. Treatment with benzidine in the third step afforded Schiff base which subsequently introduced in reaction with citraconic anhydride affording citraconamic acid and this was converted to bisimide through reaction with acetic anhydride and sodium acetate.The newly synthesized monomer was introduced in free radical homo and copolymerization producing the target new polymers.
