Novel Base tolerant polybenzimidazolium hydroxides (Bz-PBI-OHs) were synthesized
Bz-PBI-OH membranes were analyzed well for a fuel cell application.
Bz-PBI-OH was stable 7 days in 1 M KOH solution at 50 °C.
The results of DFT calculation support the stability of Bz-PBI-OH.