The invention relates to the technical field of
polymer synthesis, in particular to polyarylether containing
pyridine groups and
thioether groups as well as a preparation method and application of the polyarylether. A
pyridine-containing
bisphenol monomer, a 4, 4 '-dihydroxy
diphenyl sulfide monomer and a dihalo
monomer X-Ar-X are used as raw materials, alkali,
alkali metal or salt of
alkaline earth metal is used as a catalyst, and solution polycondensation is carried out in an aprotic polar
solvent to prepare the
pyridine-containing dihydroxy
diphenyl sulfide. The
diphenyl sulfide structure in the molecular chain of the obtained
polymer endows the molecular chain with flexibility, the regularity of the molecular chain can be improved,
crystallization is more facilitated to obtain a partially crystallized
polymer, the limitation of pyridyl-containing agglomerated arylether on application is overcome, swelling of water or a
solvent and the like on a membrane can be effectively inhibited, and the polymer has good application prospects. Particularly, the
adverse effect of poor membrane stability caused by high swelling of the membrane due to water when the membrane serves as an
ion exchange membrane to be applied to a
flow battery is avoided. And the polyarylether containing the pyridine group and the
thioether group can provide potential
thioether crosslinking points with accurate and controllable quantity, so that the swelling resistance and the
chemical stability of the membrane material are improved.