Structural changes in polymers of diethyl succinylsuccinate(1,4-diethoxycarbonyl-2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-cyclohexadiene) with diamines at high temperatures

The structural changes of the polymers having the following structures: at high temperatures were studied by the spectroscopic and thermal analysis. When the polymers were heated in air, they were oxidized predominantly to polymers having the structure: The rate of oxidation was fast and the reaction was almost completed within 2 hr at 180°C. In the case of polymer 3, an intramolecular cyclization to form acridone was detected as a minor reaction.     

Darstellung und Eigenschaften von Ti-substituierten N-Heterocyclen

Preparation and Properties of Ti-substituted N-Heterocycles The compounds (x = 2 to 6) have been prepared by transamination of Ti(NMe₂)₄ with the heterocyclic amines and have been characterised by elemental analyses and ¹H NMR and IR spectroscopy. The dependence on both x and n of the thermal decomposition has been studied for the series and . The results can be interpreted in terms of the steric strain of the R₂N and substituents. Apart from the piperidido groups none of the ligands exhibit protective group properties comparable to the R₂N groups.     

Deformation of methylenecyclopropane in solution: NMR study in the nematic phase at 240 and 400 MHz

The NMR spectrum of methylenecyclopropane oriented in two nematic phases has been measured at 240 and 400 MHz. Ratios of the proton-proton distances have been obtained. These values are compared with those deduced from the structure of the molecule in the gaseous state; they suggest an increase of the ethylenic angle in the nematic phase.     

Oxazolidines versus schiff bases

The formation of oxazolidines from propionaldehyde and aliphatic β-aminoalcohols is complicated by the appearance of appreciable amounts of unsaturated Schiff bases. The simple Schiff base, often the dominant species when aromatic aldehydes react with amines, could not be detected in the present aliphatic systems. We conclude that in aliphatic systems the order of stability is and . The gem-dimethyl group α to nitrogen stablizes the heterocyclic ring remarkably.     

Eine neue einfache Methode zur Entalkylierung von Phosphon- und Phosphinsäureestern

A New Facile Method for the Dealkylation of Phosphonic and Phosphinic Acid Esters The synthesis of phosphonic and phosphinic acid esters of the type is realized by reaction of dialkylphosphonates and O-alkylphosphinates with chlorotrimethylsilane in the presence of catalytical amounts of NH₄Cl and hexamethyldisilazane (HMDZ).     

The pyrolyses of tri- and tetramethylethylene in the presence of nitric oxide

The pyrolyses of trimethylethylene and tetramethylethylene have been investigated in the presence and absence of nitric oxide. It appears that apart from a unimolecular split, e.g., a disproportionation reaction such as may play an important role in initiation. Nitric oxide had no effect on H₂ production, which is probably a molecular process. There was similar behavior of both compounds in the presence of NO, indicating that the olefinic hydrogen atom does not play a decisive role. Other aspects of the mechanisms are discussed.     

Flash Photolysis of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Solutions

Flash photolysis of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene solutions (TNT) indicates a photochemically induced isomerization leading to the aci-quinoid isomer with an absorption maximum at 460 nm in nonpolar solvents, or the conjugate base of the aci-quinoid isomer with absorption maxima at 500, 540, and 630 nm in polar solvents. Both species, the quinoid isomer and the conjugate base, have transient existence and their identification was based on detailed spectroscopic and kinetic studies presented here. The magnitude of the negative charge on the transient conjugate base was determined with salt effect experiments and found to be equal to unity.     

Structure of the tetramer of α-methylstyrene

The structure of the tetrameric dianion formed by α-methylstyrene in tetrahydrofuran by reaction with sodium has been examined. Mass spectral, NMR, infrared, and kinetic data all indicate that the structure is rather than the structure which had previously been assumed for this species.     

Interfaces between coexisting phases in polymer mixtures: What can we learn from Monte Carlo simulations?

Symmetric binary polymer mixtures are studied by Monte Carlo simulation of the bond fluctuation model, considering both interfaces between coexisting bulk phases and interfaces confined in thin films. It is found that the critical behavior of interfacial tension and width is compatible with that of the Ising model, as expected from the universality principle. In the strong segregation limit, only qualitative but not quantitative agreement with the self-consistent field (SCF) theory is found. It is argued that the SCF theory requires but for the short chains studied (N = 32 effective monomer units per chain), the limit is only reached for close to unity. Also, the effective χ-parameter decreases in the interface. It is shown that the interfacial width w does not increase by the adsorption of block copolymers as long as their areal density is still dilute (“mushroom” regime). But a broadening of interfaces does occur for thin films confined between walls at distance D, due to fluctuations that lead to for short-range forces, in agreement with experiment.     

Effects of molecular weight,rubber toughening,and environment on fatigue crack propagation behavior of block amide copolymers

The Fatigue Crack Propagation (FCP) behavior of block amide copolymers is investigated as a function of molecular weight, rubber toughening as well as environmental conditions. The enhancement of FCP resistance with increasing average molecular weight is shown and correlated to features observed on the fracture surface. Particular attention is paid to hysteretic heating, measured with an infrared camera, in the crack tip zone of different average molecular weight copolymers and rubber-toughened copolymer. A FCP approach of stress-cracking in an aqueous solution of zinc chloride is proposed here. An improvement in FCP resistance as the average molecular weight increases, similar to that exhibited in normal environment, appears. The shift in da/dN values over the tested range of can be approximated by an exponential function:      

Synthesis and psychotropic properties of furyl- and thienyl-germatranes

Trihalogermyl-furans and -thiophenes were prepared by inserting germanium dibromide (GeBr₂) generated from the dibromogermane(II) dioxanate complex into the carbon-halogen bond of halo-furans and -thiophenes. Their ethanolysis and transesterification by triethanolamine yielded the germatranes which were subjected to psychotropic activity assays. The psychotropic properties of germatranes were found to depend on the type of the heterocycle and on the position of the germatrane moiety.     

The mass spectra of some chlorinated aromatic pesticidal compounds

Mass spectral studies of some chlorinated aromatic pesticidal compounds are reported. The compounds studied include substituted diphenyl derivatives of methane, ethene and methanol. The diphenylmethanes are characterized by a relatively intense peak at m/e 165. Comparison of their low voltage spectra with 9-dichloromethylfluorene indicates that this ion has a fluorenyl ion structure. The structure of the base peak (m/e 246) of the diphenylethenes was investigated by comparing competitive metastable transitions with 9-dichloromethylenefluorene and utilizing defocusing metastables. Additional studies of model compounds suggest that the m/e 246 ion is very complex and is probably comprised of a number of structures. The mass spectra of the diphenylmethanols are significantly different from the other two groups. The hydroxyl group markedly affects the fragmentation process for these compounds; the characteristic peak is presumably the chlorobenzoyl ion and is probably precursor for other fragment ions. Mass spectral correlations of pesticidal compounds of similar structure are needed to obtain enough background to facilitate interpretation of the mass spectra of their metabolites. Furthermore, such studies make feasible the identification of characteristic product ions formed by rearrangement processes during ionization of organic molecules in the gas phase. This information can be a nucleus for correlating the other significant mass spectral data of an unknown compound. Intensive studies of carbamates,¹ organophosphorus² and bridged polycyclic chlorinated pesticidal³ compounds were invaluable in identifying metabolites of the aforementioned pesticides.^4,5,6 The compounds in this Work are chlorinated aromatic pesticidal compounds which consist of a diphenylemthane, a diphenylethylene, or a diphenylmethanol structure. The compounds p,?-DDE were briefly discussed by Jorg, Houriet and Spiteller.⁷ The compounds examined are listed in Table 1. Treatment of data. The mass spectra of the pesticides are presented as bar graphs in Figs 1 to 12 It a metastable peak is observed, the metastable transition is indicated by m^* on the figures and also by (m^*) when confirmed or identified using the defocusing technique.⁸ Since the relative abundances of the metastable peaks for these compounds are very small (<0.1%) on special effort was made to establish their presence unless they wre pertinent.     

Metal Complexes of 4,7-Dithiadecane-1,10-dicarboxylic Acid and Allied Compounds

Silver and copper(I) complexes can be obtained from CO₂H? (CH₂)_n? S? CH₂? CH₂? S? (CH₂)_n? CO₂H when n = 1, 2, and 3 (I, II and III resp.); the compound with n = 4 (IV) fails to give these complexes. does give a silver and a copper(I) complex, while the isomeric compound again fails to give these complexes. From IV, V, and VI we prepared the corresponding disulfones.     

Modification of poly(vinyl alcohol) through reaction with phosphorus-containing reactants

Crosslinked products of the form: and have been formed from the interfacial condensation of phosphorus diacid halides with poly(vinyl alcohol). Product yield and amounts of phosphorus reactant included in the product increases as the amount of base increases. Product stability in aqueous systems decreases in the order neutral > base > acid.     

Synthese „anorganischer”︁ Tintenfisch-Moleküle

Inorganic Pode-Type Molecules The reaction of monosubstituated polyethylenglykoles [m = 0—4, R = Cl, OCH₃, OAs(CH₃)₂, OSi(CH₃)₃] with amino compounds (CH₃)_xE[N(CH₃)₂]_y(E = Si, x = y = 2; E = Si, x = 1, y = 3; E = P, x = 0, y = 3; E = As, y = 0, y = 3) results in the formation of pode-type molecules of the formula . The synthesis and rearrangement of these compounds by heating is described.     

Polymerization of alkoxyallenes by transition-metal catalysts

The structure of polymers obtained by polymerization of methoxyallene and ethoxyallene with transition-metal catalysts depends on the catalyst employed. Rapid polymerization at 0°C through the unsubstituted double bond occurred with π-allylnickel halides, NiCl₂/AlEt₃ and CoCl₂/AlEt₃, yielding polymers with the structure Typical Ziegler–Natta catalysts (TiCl₄, VOCl₃ or FeCl₃ with AIEt₃) gave polymers mainly with the structure although some of the structural units were probably present as well. Polymers having conjugated double bonds were prepared with PdCl₂, [(π-allyl)PdCl]₂, and PdCl₂(C₆H₅CN)₂ as catalysts. Palladium iodide produced polymers with all three of the above structural units present. Polymerization occurred more slowly with these palladium catalysts. A preliminary examination of the effect of variation of solvent, ligand, co-catalyst, and temperature on the rate and structure of the polymers obtained with the palladium catalysts is reported.     

ETUDE EN SPECTROMETRIE DE MASSE DE PHOSPHONATES ENYNIQUES ET DE β-CETOPHOSPHONATES-γ, δ-ETHYLENIQUES

The mass spectrometric study of acetylenic dialkylphosphonates (I) and of γ, δ-éthylenic-β-ketophosphonates (II) is characterised by rearrangement processes of the phosphorylated group and cleavage of the phosphorus-carbon bond. The fragmentation patterns of compounds II were identical to those found for I by loss of water.     

Kinetics of recombination,dismutation, and disproportionation reactions involving neutral ketyl radicals and radical anions

The kinetics of fast elementary recombination of neutral ketyl radicals of benzophenone and its four derivatives (BPH?), the dismutation of benzophenone radical anions, the disproportionation between BPH? and stable nitroxyl radicals, ( ), and the electron transfer have been investigated in both individual solvents and binary mixtures of different viscosities. Reaction (1) for unsubstituted BPH in water, water glycerol, and n-hexane is controlled by diffusion with 2k₁ ? k_diff. In aliphatic alcohols and toluene, which form solvation complexes with BPH?, reaction (1) is diffusion-enhanced and activation-controlled, respectively, with 2k₁ < k_diff. In a viscous solvent such as 1-propanol–glycerol mixture (100 ? η ? 450 cP) reaction (1) is diffusion-controlled. Reaction (2) in alkaline 1-propanol and alkaline 1-propanol–glycerol mixture is activation controlled. The rates of reactions (3) and (4) for benzophenone radicals and nitroxyl radicals of the imidazoline series decrease as the viscosity of the water–glycerol and 1-propanol–glycerol mixtures is increased. The reactions are molecular mobility limited; nevertheless, the numerical values of k₃ (k₄) are 2–6 times as small as the corresponding k_diff values due to the low steric factor of the reactions (therefore called pseudodiffusion-controlled reactions). The theoretical estimates of k₃ (k₄) are in good agreement with the experimental results. The elimination of spin forbiddance in the process of radical recombination in viscous solvents is discussed.     

Living cationic polymerization of 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether: Kinetics,mechanism and application to polymer synthesis

The cationic polymerization of 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether initiated by HI/weak Lewis acid (I₂ or ZnI₂) systems has been studied from both a kinetic-mechanistic and a synthetic viewpoint. At low temperature and in toluene as solvent, the polymerization proceeds via a living process and the kinetic order with respect to monomer varies according to the nature of the Lewis acid activator. This behaviour can be explained by the coordination of the Lewis acid with both the monomer and the chain-end, the latter leading to a strong activation of the -I bond towards monomer insertion. The living polymerization obtained from divinylether precursors leads to -I ended telechelics, and their transformation into dihydroxytelechelic oligomers has been performed. The chemical modification of chloroalkyl side groups by phase transfer catalysis allows the attachment of specific groups without consumption of-OH ends.     

Mechanism of inhibiting action of quinones in oxidizing polymers and model compounds

Quinones (Q) do not affect the liquid-phase oxidation of hydrocarbons and retard the solid-phase oxidation of polymers terminating chains in reactions with alkyl macroradicals. This difference is the result of specific influence of a polymer matrix on the kinetics of free radical reactions. Quinones were found to terminate chains in oxidizing polypropylene containing hydroperoxide groups by the reaction with hydroperoxyl radicals. This is the result of peroxide group's decomposition with hydrogen peroxide production and chain termination in the following reactions: The equilibrium reaction between hydroquinone (QH₂) and quinonimine (QI) was evidenced to proceed as a chain reaction with chain propagation in reactions of •QH with QI and HQI• with QH₂. Analysis of the reactions of quinone with phenols (ArOH) proved that it can be important as an additional way of chain termination in oxidizing polymers and hydrocarbons at elevated temperatures.