Model studies on the kinetics and mechanism of polyarylate synthesis by acidolysis

Model reactions were carried out to simulate the acidolysis process for polyarylate synthesis by using p-tert-butylphenyl acetate (ptBuPhOAc) and benzoic acid in diphenyl ether. p-tert-Butylphenol was formed in the reaction mixture and its concentration stayed constant throughout the reaction. Acetic benzoic anhydride and benzoic anhydride were detected by NMR. Based on this experimental evidence, a mechanism for the acidolysis was proposed involving the mixed anhydride. The kinetics of the acidolysis reaction was studied for this model reaction. The overall reaction order is two and the reaction order with respect to each reactant is one. Second-order reaction rate constants were measured at different reaction conditions (200–250°C). The activation energy (E_a), activation enthalpy (ΔH^≠), and activation entropy (ΔS^≠) were calculated from these data. The thermodynamic parameters of the acidolysis reaction were also measured for the analogous reaction of p-tert-butylphenyl pivalate (ptBuPhOPiv) and benzoic acid. The kinetics of two other elementary reactions involved in the acidolysis reaction were also studied: p-tert-butylphenol with acetic anhydride or benzoic anhydride, and p-tert-butylphenyl pivalate with benzoic acid.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of Catalytic Reduction of U(VI) with Hydrazine on Platinum Catalysts in Nitric Acid Media

The kinetics of U(IV) produced by hydrazine reduction of U(VI) with platinum as a catalyst in nitric acid media was studied to reveal the reaction mechanism and optimize the reaction process. Electron spin resonance (ESR) was used to determine the influence of nitric acid oxidation. The effects of nitric acid, hydrazine, U(VI) concentration, catalyst dosage and temperature on the reaction rate were also studied. In addition, the simulation of the reaction process was performed using density functional theory. The results show that the influence of oxidation on the main reaction is limited when the concentration of nitric acid is below 0.5 mol/L. The reaction kinetics equation below the concentration of 0.5 mol/L is found as: -dc(UO₂²⁺)/dt)=kc^0.5323(UO₂²⁺)c^0.2074(N₂H₅⁺)c^-0.2009(H⁺). When the temperature is 50 ℃, and the solid/liquid ratio r is 0.0667 g/mL, the reaction kinetics constant is k=0.00199 (mol/L)^0.4712/min. Between 20 ℃ and 80 ℃, the reaction rate gradually increases with the increase of temperature, and changes from chemically controlled to diffusion-controlled. The simulations of density functional theory give further insight into the influence of various factors on the reaction process, with which the reaction mechanisms are determined according to the reaction kinetics and the simulation results.     

Kinetics of interaction of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane with silica gel using elemental analysis and 29Si NMR spectra

 Three silica gel sample systems, modified with 3-amino-propyltriethoxy silane (APTS), were prepared by sequentially sampling the reaction mixture at various time intervals. The concentrations of 3-aminopropylsilyl groups (APS) bound on the silica surface were determined by elemental analysis. For the same sample systems, ²⁹Si NMR intensities of an (–O)₄Si species belonging only to the silica gel particles and corrected by a cross-polarization correction factor were also measured. Both the APS-concentrations and the correc-ted ²⁹Si NMR intensities depended upon reaction time, reflecting the rate of the APTS–silica gel reaction. Kinetic analysis of these data was made by use of the Gauss–Newton method, and the overall reaction was found to consist of three reaction processes (an initial fast reaction, a slower second reaction and a much slower third reaction). In particular, the conversion of (–O)₃SiOH to (–O)₄Si is predominant in the second reaction process and the pore size of a silica gel particle affects the reaction mechanism. Received: 1 November 1996 Accepted: 24 January 1997     

Pulse radiolysis study on the mechanisms of reactions of CCl3OO. radical with quercetin, rutin and epigallocatechin gallate

The mechanisms of reactions between CC1₃OO^? radical and quercetin, rutin and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) have been studied using pulse radiolytic technique. It is suggested that the electron transfer reaction is the main reaction between CC1₃OO^? radical and rutin, EGCG, but there are two main pathways for the reaction of CC1₃OO^? radical with quercetin, one is the electron transfer reaction, the other is addition reaction. The reaction rate constants were determined. It is proved that quercetin and rutin are better CC1₃OO^? radical scavengers than EGCG.     

Rheological study on the cure kinetics of two-component addition cured silicone rubber

The cure kinetics for two-component silicone rubber formed by addition reaction was studied by the rheological method. The influence of reaction temperature (T) on the cure kinetics was explored in detail. It was observed that the data of gel time (t _gel, i.e. the time when the reaction reaches the gel point) or a specific reaction time (t _nc) (defined as the reaction time before which time the influence of confinement of network on the diffusion of reaction components can be neglected) versus T obey certain functional relationship, which was well explained by the cure kinetics model of thermoset network. The cure kinetics for the two-component silicone rubber can be well fitted by the Kamal-Sourour(autocatalyst) reaction model rather than Kissinger model. When the reaction time was before or equal to t _nc, the reaction order obtained by the Kamal-Sourour reaction model was 2, which was consistent with the reaction order inferred from the two components chemical reaction when the diffusion of reaction components was not influenced by the formed cross-linked polymer network. When the reaction time was larger than t _nc, such as to the end of reaction (t _e), the influence of confinement of network on the diffusion of reaction components cannot be neglected, and the reaction order obtained by the Kamal-Sourour reaction model was larger than 2. It was concluded that the confinement effect of network had a greater influence on the cure kinetics of the silicone rubber. The reaction rate constants (k _r) under different temperatures were also determined by Kamal-Sourour reaction model. The activation energy (E) for the two-component silicone rubber was also calculated from the results of lnt _gel, lnt _nc, and lnk _r versus 1/T, respectively. The three values of E were close, which indicated that above analyses were self-consistent.     

A Precautionary Note Regarding Derivatization of Secondary Amines with Dialkylacetals of Formamide Other Than the Diethyl Derivative

Abstract

In an earlier communication we reported GC-MS studies on the reaction products of secondary amino tricyclics and dimethylformamide.¹ The diethyl acetal reaction products were identified as N-ethyl derivatives on the basis of mass spectroscopic analysis. In a follow-up study, we reported the same reaction products were formed from other DMF -dialkyl acetals, such as dimethyl and dipropyl acetals.² In view of this unusual reaction we reinvestigated the structure of the reaction products utilizing alternative spectroscopic methods, viz. NMR and IR.     

Pulse radiolysis study on the mechanisms of reactions of CCl3OO. radical with quercetin, rutin and epigallocatechin gallate

The mechanisms of reactions between CC1₃OO^• radical and quercetin, rutin and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) have been studied using pulse radiolytic technique. It is suggested that the electron transfer reaction is the main reaction between CC1₃OO^• radical and rutin, EGCG, but there are two main pathways for the reaction of CC1₃OO^• radical with quercetin, one is the electron transfer reaction, the other is addition reaction. The reaction rate constants were determined. It is proved that quercetin and rutin are better CC1₃OO^• radical scavengers than EGCG.     

Pyrolysis of trifluoroacetaldehyde. The formation of trifluoromethane and hexafluoroethane

The thermal decomposition of trifluoroacetaldehyde at temperatures f 471 to 519°C has been studied by measuring the rates of formation of CF₃H and C₂F₆. It is concluded that the high-pressure reaction mechanism involves a Rice-Herzfeld reaction scheme with first-order initiation and second-order termination via CF₃ combination. However, a falloff in reaction rates is observed at pressures below 100 mmHg. The Arrhenius parameters of the three rate constants corresponding to the overall reaction, the initiation reaction, and an abstraction reaction have been evaluated.     

The reaction of the hydroxyl radical with acetylene

The reaction of OH with acetylene was studied in a discharge flow system at room temperature. OH was generated by the reaction of atomic hydrogen with NO₂ and was monitored throughout the reaction using ESR spectroscopy. Mass-spectrometric analysis of the reaction products yielded the following results: (1) less than 3 molecules of OH were consumed, and less than 2 molecules of H₂O were formed for every molecule of acetylene that reacted; (2) CO was identified as the major carbon-containing product; (3) NO, formed in the generation of OH, reacted with a reaction intermediate to give among other products N₂O. These observations placed severe limitations on the choice of a reaction mechanism. A mechanism containing the reaction OH + C₂H₂ → HC₂O + H₂ better accounted for the experimental results than one involving the abstraction reaction OH + C₂H₂ → C₂H + H₂O. The rate constant for the initial reaction was measured as 1.9 ± 0.6 × 10^?13 cm³ molecule^?1 sec^?1.     

Theoretical study on the reaction mechanism of CN radical with ketene

The bimolecular single collision reaction potential energy surface of CN radical with ketene (CH2CO) was investigated by means of B3LYP and QCISD(T) methods. The calculated results indicate that there are three possible channels in the reaction. The first is an attack reaction by the carbon atom of CN at the carbon atom of the methylene of CH2CO to form the intermediate NCCH2CO followed by a rupture reaction of the C-C bond combined with -CO group to the products CH2CN CO. The second is a direct addition reaction between CN and CH2CO to form the intermediate CH2C(O)CN followed by its isomerization into NCCH2CO via a CN-shift reaction, and subsequently, NCCH2CO dissociates into CH2CN CO through a CO-loss reaction. The last is a direct hydrogen abstraction reaction of CH2CO by CN radical. Because of the existence of a 15.44 kJ/mol reaction barrier and higher energy of reaction products, the path can be ruled out as an important channel in the reaction kinetics. The present theoretical computation results, which give an available suggestion on the reaction mechanism, are in good agreement with previous experimental studies.     

The Photokinetics of Electron Transfer Reaction of Methylene Blue with Titanium Trichloride in Aqueous–Alcoholic Solvents

The kinetics of photoinduced electron transfer reaction of methylene blue (MB) and titanium trichloride was investigated in water and different aqueous–alcoholic solvents. The reaction is pseudo‐first order, dependent only on the concentration of titanium trichloride at a fixed concentration of MB. The effect of water and aqueous–alcoholic solvents was studied in the acidic pH range (4–7). It was observed that the quantum yield (ϕ ) of the reaction increased with increase in polarity of the reaction medium. The quantum yield was high under acidic conditions and decreased with further increase in acidity. The addition of ions and increase in temperature increased the rate and quantum yield of the reaction. The absence of any reaction intermediate was confirmed by spectroscopic investigations. A mechanism for the reaction has been proposed in accordance with the kinetics of the reaction. The activation energy (E _a) was calculated by the Arrhenius relation. Thermodynamic parameters such as E _a, enthalpy change (ΔH ), free energy change (ΔG ), and entropy change (ΔS ) were also evaluated.     

Effects of Reversible Chemical Reaction on Morphology and Domain Growth of Phase Separating Binary Mixtures with Viscosity Difference

Summary: The effects of a reversible chemical reaction on morphology and dynamics of phase separating binary mixtures with viscosity difference are studied by numerically solving modified time‐dependent Ginzburg‐Landau and Navier‐Stokes equations. Much more interesting morphologies are observed in the system due to the coupling of reversible chemical reaction and viscosity difference between two components. When the chemical reaction rate is relatively low, the impact of viscosity difference on morphologies is prominent, so that the resulting patterns are affected by both reversible chemical reaction and viscosity difference. However, increasing the chemical reaction rate weakens the impact of viscosity difference on morphologies. Similarly, increasing the chemical reaction rate also suppresses the effects of viscosity difference on domain growth dynamics, which is prominent at the early stage of phase separation when the chemical reaction rate is relatively low. For both cases with relatively low and high chemical reaction rates, the average domain size eventually attains an equilibrium value due to the competition between the mixing of reversible chemical reaction and demixing of phase separation.

Domain patterns of a critical system with ϕ_ini = 0, and Γ₁ = Γ₂ = 0.001.     

含能富勒烯吡咯烷衍生物的合成及工艺研究

利用Prato反应合成分离出了新型含硝基富勒烯吡咯烷衍生物1, 并对其工艺条件进行了研究, 探讨了反应物计量比、温度及时间对产物1产率的影响, 得到了合成产物1的最佳工艺条件: C₆₀, 间硝基苯甲醛和N-甲基甘氨酸的物质的量比为1∶1∶2, 温度为100 ℃, 反应时间为16 h, 此时产物1产率达到94.8%(以消耗的C₆₀计). 同时用UV-Vis, FT-IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and MS spectra等光谱手段确定了产物1的分子结构.     

Synthesis and characterization of a new fluorinated polyether glycol prepared by radical grafting of hexafluoropropylene onto polytetramethylene glycol

A new fluorinated polyether glycol (PTMG-g-HFP) was prepared by radical grafting of hexafluoropropylene (HFP) onto polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG) in the presence of different initiators. The structure of PTMG-g-HFP was characterized by means of IR, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR. The effects of nature and amount of initiator, reaction time and reaction temperature on grafting HFP onto PTMG were investigated. The results showed di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) was the most efficient in the reaction and the optimal reaction conditions were: [DTBP]₀/[PTMG]₀, 0.12; reaction temperature, 140 °C; reaction time, 6 h.     

Mechanism and reaction rate of the karl-fischer titration reaction: Part I. Potentiometric measurements

The reaction rate of the coulometric variant of the Karl-Fischer titration reaction (in which electrolytically generated triiodide is used as oxidant instead of iodine) has been measured in methanol. The reaction is first order in water, sulfur dioxide and triiodide, respectively. For pH<5 the reaction rate constant decreases logarithmically with decreasing pH. Addition of pyridine solely influences the pH (by fixing it to a value of about 6) and has no direct influence on the reaction rate. A linear relation exists between the reaction rate constant and the reciprocal value of the iodide concentration, from which we can calculate the individual reaction rates for the oxidation by iodine and triiodide, respectively. While the reaction rate constant for triiodide is relatively small (k₃≈350 l² mol^?2s^?1), the reaction rate constant for iodine is much larger (k₃≈1.5×10⁷ l² mol^?2 s^?1.     

Kinetics and thermodynamics of the blocking reaction of several aliphatic isocyanates

The oxime-blocking reaction of several aliphatic isocyanates, such as 1,6-Hexane diisocyanate (HDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), and dicyclohexylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate (H₁₂MDI), is investigated. The reaction is carried on in various solvents that are divided into two categories: aromatic solvents and oxygen-contained solvents. In situ FT-IR is used to monitor the reaction and show the large difference of solvent and the structure of isocyanate. Kinetic studies indicate that the reaction rate appears faster in aromatic solvents although the polarity of aromatic solvents is lower. Then, thermodynamic parameters of the blocking reaction, such as activation energy (E_a), enthalpy (ΔH*) and entropy (ΔS*), are determined from the Arrhenius and Eyring equations. It is found that activation energy in aromatic solvents is higher, but the reaction rate is much faster, all of which are discussed corresponding to the reaction mechanism.     

Formation of nitrous acid and nitric oxide in the heterogeneous dark reaction of nitrogen dioxide and water vapor in a smog chamber

The dark reaction of NO_x and H₂O vapor in 1 atm of air was studied for the purpose of elucidating the recently discussed unknown radical source in smog chambers. Nitrous acid and nitric oxide were found to be formed by the reaction of NO₂ and H₂O in an evacuable and bakable smog chamber. No nitric acid was observed in the gas phase. The reaction is not stoichiometric and is thought to be a heterogeneous wall reaction. The reaction rate is first order with respect to NO₂ and H₂O, and the concentrations of HONO and NO initially increase linearly with time. The same reaction proceeds with a different rate constant in a quartz cell, and the reaction of NO₂ and H₂¹⁸O gave H¹⁸ONO exclusively. Taking into consideration the heterogeneous reaction of NO₂ and H₂O, the upper limit of the rate constant of the third-order reaction NO + NO₂ + H₂O → 2HONO was deduced to be (3.0 ± 1.4) × 10^?10 ppm^?2-min^?1, which is one order of magnitude smaller than the previously reported value. Nitrous acid formed by the heterogeneous dark reaction of NO₂ and H₂O should contribute significantly to both an initially present HONO and a continuous supply of OH radicals by photolysis in smog chamber experiments.     

New opinions on the amidoalkylation of hydrophosphorylic compounds

A new and milder version of the procedure for the synthesis of N-protected α-aminoalkylphosphorylic compounds by reaction of alkyl carbamates, aldehydes and hydrophosphorylic compounds in acetic anhydride/acetyl chloride and a new mechanism for this type of reaction are described. The isolation, for the first time, of N,N′-benzylidene- and N,N′-alkylidenebiscarbamates as intermediates from the reaction medium and studies of the direct reaction of pre-obtained biscarbamates and hydrophosphorylic compounds in acetic anhydride are reported. A new version of the mechanism for this reaction which includes an Arbuzov-type reaction is proposed.     

Surface catalyzed reaction of Hg + Cl2

An investigation of the reaction of mercury atoms with molecular chlorine was performed in heated reaction vessels constructed of Inconel, quartz, stainless steel and Teflon-coated stainless steel. The reaction was shown to proceed as a surface catalyzed reaction stoichiometrically producing (HgCl₂)_n.     

Insertion reactions of difluorocarbene generated by pyrolysis of hexafluoropropene oxide to OH bond

ROCHF₂-type fluorinated ethers were synthesized by the reaction of hexafluoropropene oxide (HFPO) with alcohol or phenol. In this reaction, although the insertion reaction of difluorocarbene to OH bond and the nucleophilic attack of alcohol or phenol to HFPO were competition, the insertion reaction proceeded predominantly to give fluorinated ether in the case of low nucleophilic alcohol or phenol. In addition, high reaction pressure is advantageous to the selectivity of the fluorinated ethers in the reaction of HFPO with (CF₃)₂CHOH or C₆F₅OH.