The influence of steric factors on the mechanism of copolymerization of phenylvinyl alkyl ethers and maleic anhydride

By assuming that the initial rate of copolymerization (R_p) of phenylvinyl alkyl ether (I) and maleic anhydride (MAn) equals the sum of the rate of polymerization of free monomers R_p(f) and CT complex monomers R_p(CT) the reactivity ratios k_1c/k₁₂ and k_2c/k₂₁ were calculated for copolymerization of I(R = Me, n-Pr, iso-Pr, and sec-Bu) and MAn from the change of copolymerization rate with monomer feed at a constant total monomer concentration. From the equation R_p = R_p(f) + R_p(CT) were calculated R_p(f) and R_p(CT) by applying the generalized model described by Shirota and coworkers and it was found that the participation of CT complex monomers increases with an increase in total monomer concentration in the feed. It was also found that the degree of CT complex monomer participation depends largely on the steric factors. In the copolymerization of I which contains bulky isopropyl or sec-butyl group even in the dilute solutions, copolymerization proceeds by the addition of CT complex monomers.     

Radiation-induced copolymerization of phenylvinyl alkyl ethers and maleic anhydride

Alternating copolymers of phenylvinyl ethyl ether ( I ) and phenylvinyl sec-butyl ether ( II ) with maleic anhydride (MAn) were prepared in bulk or in benzene solution by high-energy irradiation at dose rates of 42, 160, and 540 Gy/h, respectively. The overall energies of activation in copolymerization of I and II with MAn were 15.5 and 18.8 kJ/mol, respectively. The reaction proceeds by the free-radical mechanism and was found to be largely dependent on the bulkiness of the alkyl group. In the copolymerization of I and MAn, the molecular weight increases with conversion. By applying the model described by Shirota and co-workers, it was established that participation of charge-transfer-complex monomers increases with the increase of the total monomer concentration and with the bulkiness of the alkyl group in electron donor monomer.     

Copolymerization of 2-phenylvinyl alkyl ethers and maleic anhydride

A series of 2-phenylvinyl alkyl ethers (I) having as alkyl group methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylpentyl, and optically active 1-methylpropyl of (S) absolute configuration, were copolymerized with maleic anhydride to alternating copolymers. The copolymerizations were carried out in bulk at 70°C in the presence of AIBN as initiator. Monomer I (R = Et) was also polymerized with lauroyl and benzoyl peroxide as initiator. The yield and molecular weight were highest when equimolar amounts of both monomers were used. The equilibrium constant of charge-transfer complex of monomer I (R = Et) and maleic anhydride was determined by the transformed Benessi-Hildebrand NMR method and has a value of 0.28 mole/1.     

Tautomeric and Conformational Isomerism of Mercaptoacetylhydrazones of Methyl Alkyl Ketones

Mercaptoacetylhydrazones of methyl alkyl ketones (Alk = Me, Et, Pr, i-Pr, i-Bu, s-Bu, t-Bu) exist in solutions as a tautomeric mixture of linear and cyclic 1,3,4-thiadiazine forms.The linear hydrazone form exists as a set of conformers caused by restricted rotation of the amide group relative to the C–N bond. It is shown that tautomeric equilibrium constants correlate with the steric constants of the alkyl substituents, E_S.     

The gas-phase decomposition of alkoxy radicals

It is shown that it is possible to obtain good data for the rate constant for the decomposition of alkoxy radicals [RO] by using nitric oxide as a radical trap. Two experimental systems have been used. The first system involves the use of dialkyl peroxides [(RO)₂] as thermal sources of alkoxy radicals. The peroxide concentration was ～10^?4M, nitric oxide ～2 × 10^?4M, and the extent of reaction was ～10%. The total pressure was altered using carbon tetrafluoride as an inert gas. The mechanism is Hence R₂/R₃ = k₂[N O]/k₃. Our previous studies show that k₂ lies in the range 10^10.3±0.2M^?1·sec^?1. The second system employs alkyl nitrites [RONO] as a thermal source of alkoxy radicals. The experimental conditions are very similar, except that we chose to use an atmosphere of nitric oxide for initial experiments. If anything nitric oxide appears to be superior to carbon tetrafluoride as an energy transfer agent. The mechanism is Hence R₃ = k₁'k₃[RO NO]/(k₃ + k₂ + k₆ [N O]). Results are given for R = t-Am, s-Bu, t-Bu, i-Pr, Et, and Me. In addition the first unequivocal evidence is given for the pressure dependence of k₃ when R = t-Bu. The implications for atmospheric chemistry and combustion are also discussed.     

Relative Stabilities of the Geometrical and Conformational Isomers of 2-Alkylideneoxacycloalkanes. A DFT Study

The relative stabilities of the geometrical and rotational isomers of 2-alkylideneoxacycloalkanes (-oxiranes, -oxetanes, -tetrahydrofurans, and -tetrahydropyrans; alkyl = Et, Pr, i-Bu, 2,2-dimethylpropyl) have been studied by DFT calculations. Independent of the size of the alkyl group, the E and Z isomers of alkylideneoxiranes have almost comparable stabilities (the Z form, however, being slightly favored), but, with increasing size of the heterocyclic ring, the relative stability of the E isomer decreases. This is particularly prominent for the tetrahydropyran derivatives with alkyl = 2,2-dimethylpropyl, in which marked repulsive interactions between the t-Bu group and the 3-CH₂ group of the tetrahydropyran ring make the E form, ca. 13 kJ mol^–1 less stable than the Z isomer. On the other hand, for alkyl = Et, Pr, and i-Bu, the relative stabilities of the geometrical isomers are almost independent of the alkyl group. Besides the relative stabilities of the geometrical isomers, energetics of the rotational isomerism of the alkyl group about the C(sp ³)—C(sp ²) bond is also surveyed.     

Polymerization of 1-methylthio-1-alkynes and polymer properties

Polymerization of 1-methylthio-1-alkynes (MeSC?CR; R = Et, n-Bu, n-C₆H₁₃, and n-C₈H₁₇) was studied by use of transition metal catalysts. A 1 : 2 mixture of MoCl₅ and Ph₃SiH provided polymers having M?_w over 1 × 10⁵ in 30–50% yields from these monomers. The length of the alkyl group hardly affected the polymerization. The monomer, MeSC?C-n-C₆H₁₃, showed low reactivity in homopolymerization, but higher reactivity than that of MeC?C-n-C₅H₁₁ in copolymerization. Poly(1-methylthio-1-alkyne)s were colorless solids, and those with long alkyl pendants (R = n-C₆H₁₃, n-C₈H₁₇) were soluble in various organic solvents. The present polymers were thermally more stable than poly(2-alkyne)s, the corresponding hydrocarbon polymers.     

Kinetic Investigations of the Copolymerization of Ethyl Acrylate and Acrylonitrile with Maleic Anhydride

The copolymerization of maleic anhydride with ethyl acrylate (I) in 1,2-dichloroethane and with acrylonitrile (II) in acetone at 50°C with AIBN as initiator was investigated. The v _Br curves show no maximum. The v _Br values and molecular weights decrease with the molar fraction xM An. The r values for both pairs of monomers were determined. For I, k _St, k _z, and f were also ascertained and v _Br curves calculated, and they are compared with the experimental results.     

Etudes sur les composés organométalliques V [1]. Action de la pyridine sur les organomagnésiens

By the action of pyridine on various Grignard reagents at room temperature, new diorganomagnesium complexes R₂Mg · 2pyridine (R=Ph, n-Bu, t-Bu and Et) were prepared and analyzed. Anomalous results were obtained with methyl- or benzylmagnesium reagents.     

Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Thiophenes from 1,3-Dimetallated Acetylenes and Non-Enolizable Thiocarbonyl Compounds

Reaction of 1,3-dimetallated acetylenes KC°C-CH(K)R (R=alkyl, O-alkyl, S-alkyl, aryl, N(alkyl)₂) with non-enolizable thiocarbonyl compounds XCSSCH₃ (X=aryl, heteroaryl, t-Bu, CH₃O, t-BuO, CH₃S, N(alkyl)₂) gives 2,3-disub-stituted thiophenes (6) having X in the 2-position and R in the 3-position.     

Rate constants for alkyl radical recombination. II. The isopropyl radical

Products of radical combination from the free-radical buffer system \documentclass{article}\usepackage{amssymb}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$${{\rm R}^{\rm .} + {\rm R}^{\rm '} {\rm I}\mathop {\leftrightharpoons}\limits^{{\rm K}_{{\rm RR}}}{\rm RI} + {\rm R}^{'}}$$\end{document}. have been analyzed for the two cases, R = Me, R′ = iPr and R = Et, R′ = iPr. Results are consistent with the previously examined system where R = Me, R′ = Et, and give a value of k_P for iPr· combination of 10^8.6±1.1 M^?1 sec^?1.     

Preparation of complexes formed in the reaction between diironnanocarbonyl and tetraalkyl(phenyl)diphosphine disulfides,R2P(S)P(S)R2 (R=Et,n -Pr,n -Bu,Ph)

Fe₂(CO)₉ and R₂P(S)P(S)R₂ (R = Et, n-Pr, n-Bu, Ph) react to form two types of cluster complexes Fe₃(CO)₉(μ₃-S)₂ (1), Fe₂(CO)₆(μ-SPR₂)₂ (2A)–(2D), [2A, R = Et; 2B, R = n-Pr; 2C, R = n-Bu; 2D, R = Ph]. The complexes result from phosphorus–phosphorus bond scission; in the former sulfur abstraction has also occurred. The complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, FT-IR and ³¹P-[¹H]-NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.     

Mass spectra of new heterocycles: X. Fragmentation of the molecular ions of 1-alkyl(cycloalkyl,aryl)-3-alkoxy(aryl)-2-methylsulfanyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrroles

The mass spectra of previously unknown 1-alkyl(cycloalkyl, aryl)-3-alkoxy(aryl)-2-methylsulfanyl-1H-pyrroles were studied. Fragmentation of all 3-alkoxy-substituted pyrroles under electron impact (70 eV) follow both ether and sulfide decomposition paths; In particular, 1-R-substituted 3-methoxy-2-methylsulfanyl-1H-pyrroles (R = Me, Et, i-Pr, s-Bu, cyclo-C₅H₉, cyclo-C₆H₁₁, Ph) lose methyl radical group from both methoxy and methylsulfanyl groups. The mass spectra of 1-sec-butyl- and 1-cycloalkylpyrroles also contained a strong peak (10–49%) from odd-electron [M — C _n H_2n ]^+· ion formed via cleavage of the N-R bond with synchronous hydrogen transfer. Cleavage of the O-Alk bond in the fragmentation of 3-alkoxy-1-isopropyl-2-methylsulfanyl-1H-pyrroles (Alk = Et, i-Pr, t-Bu) was accompanied by rearrangement process leading to the corresponding alkene and odd-electron 1-isopropyl-2-methylsulfanyl-1H-pyrrol-3-ol ion. The main fragmentation path of 1-alkyl-2-methylsulfanyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrroles (Alk = Me, i-Pr) under electron impact involves dissociation of the S-Me bond with formation of rearrangement 1H-[1]benzothieno[2,3-b]pyrrol-8-ium ion.     

4-Alkoxy-2-hydroxy-4′-vinylbenzophenones,ultraviolet-absorbing monomers

2,4-Dihydroxy-4′-vinylbenzophenone (I) and its 4-alkyl ethers (II), Me, Et, n-Bu, n-Oct, and n-dodecyl, were prepared in three steps by Hoesch synthesis, starting with p-(2-bromoethyl) benzonitrile and resorcinol and its monoalkyl ethers. I and its precursor 2,4-dihydroxy-4′-(2-bromoethyl) benzophenone were also converted into their 4-alkyl ethers with alkyl halides in dimethylformamide (DMF) in the presence of sodium hydrogen carbonate. Copolymerizations of I and II with styrene took place smoothly with satisfactory conversions to yield copolymers with ε-values around 10⁴ L/mol cm^?1 per benzophenone unit over the ultraviolet (UV) range of 235–340nm.     

The effect of cation size on ion pairing of methyl orange dye with tetraalkylammonium and benzyltrialkylammonium ions in aqueous solution

Formation constants have been measured by a solvent distribution method for the ion pairing of an arene sulfonate, methyl orange dye, with two series of quaternary ammonium ions: R₄N⁺(R=Et,n-Pr,n-Bu, andn-Pent) and C₆H₅CH₂R₃N⁺ (R=Me, Et,n-Pr,n-Bu,n-Pent, andn-Hex). Ion pairing increases dramatically as the length of the R group increases beyond butyl. Using a hard-sphere model for contact ion pairs, it is estimated that coulombic attraction contributes about –kT to the binding free energy and decreases slightly with increasing size of R₄N⁺. Other factors related to solvation effects, of which cosphere overlap predominates, contribute from –2kT to –7kT of binding energy. Plots of logK for association as a function of cation size show an inflection with decreasing slope between R=propyl and R=butyl. Possible causes for the inflection are considered.     

Electron spin resonance studies of spin labeled alternating functional copolymers

The spin-labeled and spin-probed alternating copolymers of poly(phenylvinyl alkyl ethers) with various alkyl groups (Me, Et, sec-Bu) in the ether moiety were investigated by electron spin resonance (ESR). Measurements were taken in different solvents over a wide range of concentration. Studies reveal that the molecular motion of spin-labels and spin-probes depends on the bulkiness of the alkyl group at the solvent concentration in which the effect of segmental rotation is dominant. The implication of the type of chemical bonding on the nitroxide motion is discussed.     

Acyl Iodides in Organic Synthesis: I. Reactions with Alcohols

Reaction of acyl iodides RC(O)I (R = Me, Ph) with alcohols R'OH (R' = Me, Et, i-Pr, t-Bu, CH₂ = CHCH₂, HCCCH₂) provides in the corresponding organyl iodides R'I. Unlike that 2-chloroethanol and phenol (R' = CH₂CH₂Cl, Ph) react with RC(O)I in the same way as with acyl chlorides yielding esters RCO₂R'. This reaction path occurs partially also with methanol and ethanol.     

Preparation of polymer nanoparticles from renewable biobased furfuryl alcohol and maleic anhydride by stabilizer‐free dispersion polymerization

The spherical polymer nanoparticles of biobased renewable monomers, furfuryl alcohol (FA) and maleic anhydride (MAn), with diameters (D_n) in the range of 120 to 500 nm have been prepared by stabilizer‐free dispersion copolymerization. In acetate or its mixture, the conversion of the monomers greatly depended on the concentration of AIBN. When the molar ratio of AIBN/monomers was 3.6% (wt), the monomer conversion could be as high as 80%. The aggregations of the solvated polymer chains formed the nuclei of the polymer particles. After the nucleation stage, both the monomer conversions and particle sizes increased steadily, while the coefficient of variation of the particle size decreased. The almost linear relationship between the D_n³ and the weight of polymer suggested that there is no significant secondary nucleation. The copolymer of FA and MAn could not dissolve in common organic solvents. Elemental analyses, FTIR and ¹³CP‐MAS spectra showed that the copolymer was close to the alternative copolymer of FA and MAn irrespective to the molar ratios of FA/MAn in monomer feed. Furthermore, the two 2,5‐ and 3,4‐dihydrofuran ring configurations exist in the copolymer and the later is the major one. The reaction of copolymer particles with triethylenetetramine confirmed the reactivity of the succinic anhydride groups at the surface of copolymer particles. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Kinetic Studies on the Copolymerization of Acrylonitrile and Itaconic Acid in Dimethylsulfoxide

The free radical copolymerization of acrylonitrile (AN) with itaconic acid (IA) in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) initiated by azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) has been found to be chemically controlled even at high conversion. In order to explain this specific finding by Walling's kinetic model, a detailed study on the monomer reactivity ratios (MMRs), decomposition kinetics of AIBN and homopolymerization kinetics of AN was carried out in DMSO from 50 to 80°C. The results suggest that the reactivity ratio of IA is less than unity and always larger than that of AN. Thus, the reaction has an ideal copolymerization behavior when the temperature is increased. It is also found that decomposition of AIBN in DMSO is strictly first order and the decomposition rate constants (k _d) determined by nitrogen evolution technique are acceptable. k_p /k ^0.5 _t ratios of AN were estimated from the off-line conversion data under various monomer and initiator concentration. Additionally, the temperature dependences on MRRs, k _d and k_p /k ^0.5 _t were believed to follow the Arrhenius's law very well.