Poly(arylene amine)s were prepared from the reduction of aromatic poly(anthraquinone imines), which are readily available from the condensation reaction of arylene diamines and anthraquinones or 2,5-dimethylbenzoquinone. The reduction reaction was studied in detail with model diimines derived from anthraquinones. Simply stirring in hydrazine monohydrate at 70 degreesC readily reduced a polyimine derived from 2,5-dimethylbenzoquinone. Complete reduction of the polymers derived from anthraquinone or its derivatives was achieved by using hydrazine monohydrate in the presence of a palladium catalyst at 65 degreesC. These polymers have potential useful properties as photoconductors or antioxidants and extend the series of polyaniline analogues under very controlled structural and synthetic conditions.