Polymerization of vinyl monomers by diphenylsulfone–potassium complexes

Diphenylsulfone (DPSO₂) was found to react with an equimolar amount of potassium in tetrahydrofuran (THF), dimethoxyethane (DME), or diglyme (DG) at reflux or an elevated temperature to yield a reddish-black solution, giving an electron spin resonance (ESR) signal. The signal was attributed to the formation of relatively labile DPSO₂ anion radical. The apparent effects of solvents on the reactivity of DPSO₂ with potassium depended on the polarities and the solvation powers: benzene ? toluene ? dioxane ? tetrahydrofuran < monoglyme < diglyme. The monopotassium complex was found to react further with another molecular amount of the metal to yield a dark blue solution giving no ESR signal. The monopotassium complex initiated the polymerization of acrylonitrile (AN). It did not, however, initiate the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA), styrene (St), or isoprene (IP). The active species of the monopotassium complex that initiated the polymerization of AN was found from analyses of the reaction products and the infrared spectrum of oily oligomer of AN obtained by the complex to be potassium benzenesulfinate. The dipotassium complex was found to initiate the polymerization of MMA, St, IP and AN. The active species of the dipotassium complex that initiated the polymerization of MMA, St, or IP was found from analyses of the reaction products and the infrared spectrum of the oily oligomer of MMA obtained by the complex to be phenyl potassium.     

Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate by Organometallic Compounds. V. Dark Stoichiometric and Polymerization Reactions between Trialkylaluminums and Methyl Methacrylate

The stoichiometric reaction products of the reaction of triethylaluminum and methyl methacrylate (MMA) derive from a different complex to that responsible for the photosensitized, radical polymerization. The stoichiometric products are the result of nucleophilic attack on the carbonyl group of MMA (1,2 addition). No 3,4 nucleophilic adducts are found and it is questioned whether the one product usually believed to be the result of conjugate (1,4) attack does so arise. The reactions have been followed, in situ, using 60 MHz NMR and mechanisms are discussed. The nucleophilic addition reactions do not develop into an anionic polymerization chain. The equilibrium constants governing MMA-triethylaluminium complex formation are such that the 1:1 complex, the precursor of radical polymerization, prevails overwhelmingly in MMA-rich mixtures and the precursor of stoichiometric, nucleophilic, addition reactions prevails in A1-rich mixtures. The validity of diagnostic tests for polymerization mechanism based on the nature of concomitant, low molecular weight products is discussed.

It is confirmed that triethylaluminium does not initiate MMA polymerization in the dark over the temperatures 233-333°K. We find diisobutylalumin-ium hydride inert, in dark or light, at 298 and 333°K. Triisobutylaluminium only initiates MMA when illuminated at 298°K, but at 333°K there is also a significant dark rate. Preliminary copolymerization experiments, devised to elucidate the mechanism of this dark polymerization, suggest that, as in the case of the photo-sensitized, triethylaluminium-initiated, radical polymerization, it proceeds from a 1:1 MMA: trialkylaluminium complex.     

Polymerization of vinyl monomers by alkali metal–thiobenzophenone complexes

The polymerization of vinyl monomers by use of alkali metal (Li, Na, K)–thiobenzophenone complexes was studied. Monoalkali metal complexes of thiobenzophenone (thioketyls) induced the polymerization of vinyl monomers such as acrylonitrile (AN) and methyl methacrylate (MMA), and dialkali metal complexes of thiobenzophenone (dianion) induced the polymerization of styrene (St), butadiene (Bd), and isoprene (Ip) as well as AN and MMA. The polymerization of MMA with the dianion was initiated by both the mercaptide and the carbanion of the dianion, but that of styrene was initiated by the carbanion alone. In the case of polymerization of MMA by the thioketyl, the initial rate of polymerization depended on the catalyst concentration and the square of the monomer concentration. Similar results were obtained in the case of the dianion. The polymer yield increased with increasng polarity of sovents. In the copolymerization of AN with MMA, the copolymer obtained consisted almost of AN units. From these results, it was concluded that the polymerization proceeded by anionic mechanisms.     

Polymerization of vinyl monomers initiated by organoaluminium compounds/benzoyl peroxide systems

The free-radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) initiated by systems comprizing benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and different organoaluminium compounds (OACs) has been studied. The influence of the type of OAC, concentration of components of the initiation system, temperature, and time on the reaction yield have been determined. Systems containing BPO and diethylaluminium chloride (Et₂AlCl) have been found to enable us to obtain, in high yields at room temperature, of homopolymers of MMA, methyl acrylate, acrylonitrile (AN), vinyl acetate, and the alternating AN/styrene (St) copolymer; they are, however, not very active in the homopolymerization of St and vinyl chloride. Factors affecting the polymerization yield have been discussed in terms of the mechanism of the reaction between BPO and OACs, reactivity of alkyl radicals formed in these systems, and catalytic effect of OAC in the propagation step.     

Vinyl Polymerization. 371. Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by the System of Polyvinylferrocene and Carbon Tetrachloride

The polymerization of vinyl monomers initiated with the system of polyvinylferrocene (PVFc) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) was carried out in dark. Methyl methacrylate (MMA) and acrylonitrile (AN) could be polymerized, while styrene (St) was hardly polymerized under the conditions used. The polymerization proceeded through a free-radical mechanism and was concluded to be initiated by attack of vinyl monomer, having a polarized vinyl group, on the charge-transfer complex of PVFc/CCl₄. In the polymerization of MMA, the initiating ability of PVFc was much larger than that of ferrocene (Fc-H) or poly(ferrocenylmethyl methacrylate) (PFMMA) and was comparable to that of polyferrocenylenemethylene (PFM). The overall activation energy was estimated to be 34.2 kJ/mole.     

Donor-Acceptor Complexes in Copolymerization. XXVI. Effect of Solvent,Temperature, and Complexing Agent on the Polymerization of Comonomer Charge Transfer Complexes

The copolymerization of styrene with methyl methacrylate (S/MMA = 4/1) or acrylonitrile (S/AN = 1/1) in the presence of ethylaluminum sesquichloride (EASC) yields 1/1 copolymer in toluene or chlorobenzene. In chloroform the S-MMA-EASC polymerization yields 60/40 copolymer while the S-AN-EASC polymerization yields 1/1 copolymer. In the presence of EASC, styrene-α-chloroacrylonitrile yields 1/1 copolymer (DMF or DMSO), S-AN yields 1/1 copolymer (DMSO) or radical copolymer (DMF), S-MMA yields radical copolymer (DMF or DMSO), α-methylstyrene-AN yields radical copolymer (DMSO) or traces of copolymer (DMF), and α-MS-methacrylo-nitrile yields traces of copolymer (DMSO) or no copolymer (DMF). When zinc chloride is used as complexing agent in DMF or DMSO, none of the monomer pairs undergoes polymerization. However, radical catalyzed polymerization of isoprene-AN-ZnCl₂ in DMF yields 1/1 alternating copolymer. The copolymerization of S/MMA in the presence of EASC yields 1/1 alternating copolymer up to 100°C, while the copolymerization of S/AN deviates from 1/1 alternating copolymer above 50°C. The copolymerization of S/MMA deviates from 1/1 copolymer at MMA/EASC mole ratios above 20 while the copolymerization of S/AN deviates from 1/1 copolymer at MMA/EASC ratios above 50.     

Vinyl Polymerization. 374. Radical Polymerization of Vinyl Monomer Initiated with Sodium Polystyrenesulfonate

The polymerization of vinyl monomer initiated by an aqueous solution of sodium polystyrenesulfonate (PSS-Na) was carried out at 85°C. Methyl methacrylate (MMA) and styrene were polymerized, while acrylonitrile was not. The rate of polymerization of MMA decreased with the increase of the degree of polymerization of PSS-Na. However, the polymerization was not initiated by sodium ethyl benzenesulfonate which was a unit molecule of PSS-Na. The polymerization proved to be a radical reaction. The polymerization was considered to commence with the formation of hydrophobic areas with PSS-Na in the aqueous phase. MMA is incorporated into these areas, and there the polymerization is initiated and proceeds. The hydrophobic areas were assumed to be similar to the micelles formed by anionic detergents such as sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate. An initiation mechanism is proposed.     

Copper(0)‐mediated living radical polymerization of acrylonitrile at room temperature

The copper(0)‐catalyzed living radical polymerization of acrylonitrile (AN) was investigated using ethyl 2‐bromoisobutyrate as an initiator and 2,2′‐bipyridine as a ligand. The polymerization proceeded smoothly in dimethyl sulphoxide with higher than 90% conversion in 13 h at 25 °C. The polymerization kept the features of controlled radical polymerization. ¹H NMR spectra proved that the resultant polymer was end‐capped by ethyl 2‐bromoisobutyrate species. Such polymerization technique was also successfully introduced to conduct the copolymerization of styrene (St) and AN to obtain well‐controlled copolymers of St and AN at 25 °C, in which the monomer conversion of St could reach to higher than 90%. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

含胺基功能性单体的聚合研究——Ⅻ.N-丙烯酰-N′-苯基哌嗪类的合成、光聚合及其作为氧化还原引发体系组分的研究

N-acryloyl-N'-phenylpiperazine (APP) and N-methacryloyl-N'-phenylpiperazine (MPP) were synthesized by the reaction of N-phenylpiperazine with corresponding acryloyl chlorides. The solution of these polymers display the fluorescence phenomenon, but these monomers do not. APP and MPP can be photopolymerized under the UV irradiation. The rate equation of MMA polymerization initiated by APP and BPO is given as RP = [APP]0.5 [BPO]0.5 [MMA] . The redox initiation system would be formed by the. combination of APP and BPO.APP not only initiates the polymerization of MMA ,but also incorporates into the MMA polym-er chains.     

含胺基功能性单体的聚合研究——Ⅻ.N-丙烯酰-N′-苯基哌嗪类的合成、光聚合及其作为氧化还原引发体系组分的研究

我们曾报道了含芳香叔胺基功能性单体的合成及其聚合的研究,这些单体都是既参与引发反应又参与聚合的“引发剂单体”。本文报道了一种含有芳香叔胺基的新单体——N-丙烯酰-N′-苯基哌嗪(APP)和N-甲基丙烯酰-N′-苯基哌嗪(MPP)的合成及其光聚合。由于APP或MPP含有芳香叔胺基,它们和过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)配合,     

The dispersion polymerization of unsaturated monomers initiated by the macromonomeric initiator

The dispersion polymerizations of styrene (St) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) initiated by poly(oxyethylene) macroinimer (PEO-MIM) in ethanol/water were investigated at 50, 60 and 80°C. The polymerisation rate vs. conversion dependence was described by with a maxim at the beginning of polymerisation. Polymerization was faster with MMA than with St. The limiting conversion was inversely proportional to temperature and was much more pronounced with St. The rate of polymerization increased with temperature. The overall initial activation energy increased with conversion and reached value ca. 25 kJ.mol⁻¹ for MMA and 50 kJ.mol⁻¹ for styrene at ca. 60% conversion. The particle size was observed to decrease with increasing the macroinimer concentration. The polymer dispersions were unstable and a large amount of coagulum appeared during the polymerisation especially in the styrene-containing reaction system.     

Radical polymerization as an indicator reaction for determination of organic compounds

Polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 4-vinylpyridine (VP) has been carried out in an aqueous solution in the presence of the initiating system persulfate-tetramethylethylenediamine. The reaction rate has been monitored by measuring the light absorbance of the suspension of the resulting polymer. The effect of 26 model organic compounds on the polymerization rate has been studied. It has been shown that the VP polymerization is inhibited by a smaller number compounds (9 compounds) than the MMA polymerization (22 compounds), which indicates that the former reaction has better selectivity, whereas the determination of model compounds using the MMA polymerization reaction is more sensitive. This is explained by the lower chain growth rate constant for VP vs. MMA and different stationary concentrations of radicals in the systems. The use of these indicator polymerization reactions makes it possible to distinguish some closely related compounds, e.g., 1,4-benzoquinone and 9,10-anthraquinone (MMA reaction) or dinitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol or phenol (VP reaction). Determination of ascorbic acid in a pharmaceutical formulation has been carried out.     

Polymerization reactivity of unsaturated end group generated during the disproportionation in termination reaction of methyl methacrylate polymerization: A study using model compounds

Polymerizations of some vinyl monomers were carried out with 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile at 60°C in the presence of a methyl methacrylate (MMA) dimer ( I ) or a MMA polymer ( II ) with a double bond at their ends to confirm the polymerization reactivity of unsaturated end group generated during the disproportionation in termination reaction of MMA polymerization. It was found that the polymerizations of α-monosubstituted monomers have been much retarded than those of α,α-disubstituted monomers by the addition of I . Kinetic study on MMA and methyl acrylate polymerizations showed that the rate constant for the reaction of a propagating radical with I was 5.4 and 29.2 L/mol s in their polymerizations, respectively. ESR study using I and II suggested that an addition reaction was a predominant mechanism for the reaction of an unsaturated end group with a radical rather than a hydrogen abstraction.     

Kinetic and ESR studies on radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of fullerene

The effect of fullerene (C₆₀) on the radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in benzene was studied kinetically and by means of ESR, where dimethyl 2,2′-azobis(isobutyrate) (MAIB) was used as initiator. The polymerization rate (R_p) and the molecular weight of resulting poly(MMA) decreased with increasing C₆₀ concentration ((0–2.11) × 10⁻⁴ mol/L). The molecular weight of polymer tended to increase with time at higher C₆₀ concentrations. R_p at 50°C in the presence of C₆₀ (7.0 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L) was expressed by R_p = k[MAIB]^0.5[MMA]^1.25. The overall activation energy of polymerization at 7.0 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L of C₆₀ concentration was calculated to be 23.2 kcal/mol. Persistent fullerene radicals were observed by ESR in the polymerization system. The concentration of fullerene radicals was found to increase linearly with time and then be saturated. The rate of fullerene radical formation increased with MAIB concentration. Thermal polymerization of styrene (St) in the presence of resulting poly(MMA) seemed to yield a starlike copolymer carrying poly(MMA) and poly(St) arms. The results (r₁ = 0.53, r₂ = 0.56) of copolymerization of MMA and St with MAIB at 60°C in the presence of C₆₀ (7.15 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L) were similar to those (r₁ = 0.46, r₂ = 0.52) in the absence of C₆₀. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 36: 2905–2912, 1998     

Copolymerization of 2-methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane with electrophilic vinyl monomers through zwitterionic mechanism

Spontaneous copolymerization of cyclic ketene acetal, 2-methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane ( I ) with common electrophilic vinyl monomers, such as methyl α-cyanoacrylate (MCA), acrylonitrile (AN), and methyl methacrylate (MMA) were investigated to further explore zwitterion polymerization method with cyclic ketene acetals. In the reaction of I with MCA and AN, spontaneous copolymerization took place at ambient temperature. The copolymers of I with MCA gave low molecular weight polymers, but copolymers obtained with I and AN were high molecular weight polymers. In the reaction of I and MMA, high molecular weight copolymer was obtained only at temperatures above 80°C. Thus, obtained polymers were not the alternating copolymers and possessed high I content in all the cases. From the above results, macrozwitterionic mechanism was suggested as discussed.     

含苄氯端基β-蒎烯大分子引发剂及嵌段共聚物的合成

在 - 40℃下 ,CH2 Cl2 中以α 氯代乙苯为引发剂 ,Ti(OiPr) 4 TiCl4复合物 (摩尔比为 1 3)为Lewis酸活化剂、nBu4NCl存在下先进行 β 蒎烯的活性聚合 ,30min后当单体转化率接近 10 0 %时 ,加入苯乙烯引发其活性聚合 .在苯乙烯低转化率 (15 %左右 )下终止反应 ,得到由 3～ 5个苯乙烯链节封端带苄氯端基的聚 β 蒎烯大分子引发剂 .1 H NMR分析表明每个大分子引发剂所带的苄氯端基数接近 1(1 1) .大分子引发剂与Ti(OiPr) 4 TiCl4复合后 ,CH2 Cl2 中 - 40℃下能顺利引发苯乙烯阳离子聚合 ,获得 β 蒎烯 苯乙烯嵌段共聚物 ;与氯化亚铜(CuCl) 2 ,2′ 联二吡啶 (bipy)复合 ,组成原子转移自由基聚合 (ATRP)引发体系 ,在甲苯中 110℃引发甲基丙烯酸甲酯 (MMA)自由基聚合 ,得到 β 蒎烯 MMA嵌段共聚物 ,但此时大分子引发剂的引发效率小于 10 0 %     

220-MHz NMR spectra of acrylic monomer–2-substituted 1,3-diolefin alternating copolymers

An investigation by 220-MHz NMR spectroscopy was carried out on the alternating copolymers of acrylic monomer with 2-substituted 1,3-diolefin. The chain structures were determined. The acrylic monomers used were methyl methacrylate (MMA), acrylonitrile (AN), and methacrylonitrile (MAN); isoprene (IP) and chloroprene (CLP) were the 1,3-diolefins. In the MAN–IP alternating copolymer, the 1-position methylene protons of IP showed an AB quartet peak, confirming the α-1 linkage structure. Similarly, in the MMA–CLP and AN–CLP copolymers, the 1-position methylene protons of CLP showed and AB quartet and an ABX pattern, respectively, confirming the α-1 linkage structure in both these cases also. The α-1 linkage structure was also revealed by the decoupling technique in the MAN–CLP alternating copolymer. The AN–IP and MMA–IP alternating copolymers also possess a bond between the α-position of the acrylic monomer and the 1-position of IP. The monomeric units in the alternating copolymers of acrylic monomers with 2-substituted 1,3-diolefins were generally linked at the α-position of acrylic monomer and the 1-position of 1,3-diolefin. On the other hand, in the Diels-Alder adducts of acrylic monomer with 2-substituted 1,3-diolefin, the reaction takes place between the α-position of acrylic monomer and the 4-position of 1,3-diolefin. The regioselectivity of the alternating copolymers and the Diels-Alder adducts is quite compatible with the expectations from molecular orbital theory.     

Effect of triphenyl phosphite on the radical polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate

The effects of triphenyl phosphite (TPP) on the radical polymerization of styrene (St) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) initiated with α,α,-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) was investigated at 50°C. The rate of polymerization of St and MMA at a constant concentration of TPP was found to be proportional to the monomer concentration and the square root of the initiator concentration. The rate of polymerization and the degree of polymerization of both St and MMA increased with increasing TPP concentration. The accelerating effect was shown to be due to the decrease of the termination rate constant k_t with an increase in the viscosity of the polymerization systems. The chain transfer constant C_tr of TPP in St and MMA systems was determined from the degree of polymerization system. The C_tr of TPP was almost zero in the St system and 6.5 × 10^?5 in the MMA system.     

PSt种子与“花瓣”形PSt/PAN复合颗粒的制备

以过硫酸钾为引发剂,在乙醇/水的混合介质中使苯乙烯进行无皂乳液聚合,得到了单分散亚微米级聚苯乙烯(PSt)微球.用扫描电子显微镜研究了引发剂浓度、单体浓度、反应温度和溶剂组成对PSt微球粒径的影响.结果表明,改变上述条件能明显影响其粒径.以所得单分散聚苯乙烯微球为种子,在丙烯酸单封端聚乙二醇大分子单体存在的条件下,使丙烯腈和少量苯乙烯进行新的无皂种子乳液聚合,在合适的条件下制得到了“花瓣”形的聚合物复合颗粒,为深入探讨这类特殊形态聚合物颗粒的形成机理提供了新的佐证.     

Core-shell emulsion copolymerization of styrene and acrylonitrile on polystyrene seed particles

Seeded emulsion copolymerization of an azeotropic composition of styrene (St) and an acrylinitrile (AN) comonomer mixture in polystyrene (PS) seed at different polymerization temperature of 55–75°C were investigated. The kinetic data showed a transition temperature at 65°C, above which the activation energy of polymerization is low, 6.1 Kcal/mol, compared with 9.8 Kcal/mol below it. The particle-size results and thin layer chromatographic (TLC) data showed two types of particle of different composition and morphology in the final latex system: a smaller size of (St–AN) copolymer and a larger size of core-PS and (St–AN) copolymer shell, with a zone of PS grafted (St–AN) copolymer in between. Various polymerization parameters, that is emulsifier concentration, type of seed particle and its size, and monomer/polymer ratio, were studied and their effects on particle size and particle morphology were examined. The percent of grafted core-PS was 10% below a polymerization temperature of 65°C and 40% above that temperature. By adjusting the size and number of the seed particles, monomer-polymer ratio, and emulsifier concentration conditions were established in which a final copolymer latex with “perfect” core-shell morphology was achieved.