Formation of mono-, bi-, and polyradicals upon reduction of poly(arylenesulfophthalides) by metallic lithium

The reduction of poly(biphenylenesulfophthalide) (1), poly(fluorenylenesulfophthalide) (2), and poly(terphenylenesulfophthalide) (3) by metallic lithium in DMSO was studied using UV-visible and ESR spectroscopies. The reduction of compounds 1 and 2 affords blue diamagnetic color centers with absorption bands at 568 and 350 nm (shoulder) for 1 and at 576 and 360 nm (shoulder) for 2. The color centers were attributed to quinoid structures of the Chichibabin"s hydrocarbon type, being biradicals in the ground singlet state. The spectra of compounds 1 and 2 also exhibit weak absorption bands at 420 nm, which are assigned to monoradicals of the triarylmethyl type. The reduction of compound 3, for which the formation of quinoid structures is energetically unfavorable, leads to polyradicals of the triarylmethyl type with a high content (100%) of unpaired electrons in the main polymer chain. These radicals are characterized by absorption bands at 430 nm (allowed transition) and 638 nm (forbidden transition). The paramagnetic centers in all polymers under study give singlet lines with g = 2.0028 and H 10 Oe in the ESR spectra. The color centers and radicals of the triarylmethyl type observed for the poly(arylenesulfophthalides) under study are assumed to be formed upon the dissociative electron transfer from lithium to the sulfophthalide cycles of the polymeric molecules. The PM3 calculations show a high electron affinity of the sulfophthalide cycle and a higher propensity of the fluorenyl bridge to form quinoid structures than that of the biphenyl bridge.     

Formation of color centers and paramagnetic species by alkaline hydrolysis of polydiphenylenesulfophthalide

Blue color centers (CC) (an intense absorption band (AB) at 566 nm and a weaker AB at 350 nm) and paramagnetic species (PMS) that give an ESR singlet withg=2.0028 and δH=10 Oe are formed by the treatment of a DMSO solution of polydiphenylenesulfophthalide with an excess of LiOH. The formation of blue CC is accompanied by a decrease in the intensity of the absorption band of the phenyl groups of the polymer at 270 nm. The blue CC were attributed to quinoid structures like the Chichibabin hydrocarbon. The long-wave absorption at 650–800 nm was assigned to the regions of quinoid-benzoid conjugation. The color centers and PMS were also observed when the polymer was hydrolyzed in cyclohexanone; however, in this case, the reaction was accompanied by polymer aggregation. The electronic spectrum of the Chichibabin hydrocarbon was calculated by the PM3 method. The identity of CC formed by alkaline hydrolysis and appearing in the polymer—aniline—cyclohexanone system was shown. The absence of “quinoid” CC for polyterphenyl sulfophthalide was explained by the energetically unfavorable singlet state for structures similar to the Müller hydrocarbon. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya No. 2, pp. 295–300, February, 2000.     

Sulfophthalide cycle cleavage and formation of fluorenyl structures upon poly(diphenylene sulfophthalide) thermolysis

Thermolysis of poly(diphenylene sulfophthalide) (PDSP) in the temperature range from 100 to 500 °C was studied by IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. A series of absorption bands in the IR spectrum of PDSP were assigned on the basis of the theoretical calculations of the IR spectrum of diphenyl sulfophthalide used as a model compound, in particular, ν_as(S=O) = 1352 cm^?1, ν_s(S=O) = 1196 cm^?1, ν(C-O) ～ 920 cm^?1, ν(S-O) = 824 cm^?1, and δ(SO₂) = 576 cm^?1. The sulfophthalide cycle (SPC) in PDSP decomposes at the thermolysis temperatures in a range of 260–400 °C. An analysis of the IR spectra of the thermolyzate and the quantum chemical calculations of the IR spectra of the model compounds confirmed the predominant formation of fluorenyl structures in the thermolyzed polymer. The changes in the UV-Vis spectra observed upon the thermolysis of thin films of PDSP (the hypsochromic shift of the long-wavelength absorption band from 271 to 263 nm and the appearance a shoulder at ～310 nm) and the results of TD-DFT calculations of the UV-Vis spectra of the model compounds are consistent with the hypothesis about the formation of fluorenyl structures. The general scheme of PDSP thermolysis at 260–400 °C was proposed in which the major process is the formation of fluorenyl fragments in macromolecules of the polymer due to the intramolecular ring closure in biradicals formed by the SPC cleavage.     

The nature of color centers in γ-irradiated poly(tetrafluoroethylene)

The quantum-chemical investigation of tentative products of radiation-chemical transformations in PTFE under the action of γ radiation at a temperature higher than the melting point of the crystalline phase has been carried out. The excited electronic states of fluorinated alkylpolyenes of the general formula F₃C-(CF=CF) _n -CF₃(n = 1?7), the same compounds with CFO terminal groups, and the dimers of monomer fragments containing two or more conjugated double bonds have been calculated by means of the semiempirical PM3 method. In addition, the excited states for PTFE chain fragments of different lengths have been calculated. On the basis of calculations, it has been concluded that the coloration of the irradiated PTFE may be caused by formation of polyconjugated structures in the polymer chain with the number of double bonds n = 2–6.     

Photodegradation of poly(4,4′-isopropylidine diphenylene carbonate)

The effect of UV radiation (253.7 nm) on poly(4,4-isopropylidine diphenylene carbonate) in the presence of air has been studied by TG, UV and IR sprctroscopy and analytical methods. Thermal degradation in air is found to be a two-step process: oxidative degradation and oxidation and char formation of the crosslinked product, with activation energies of 125 and 230 kJmol^–1, respectively. UV, IR and analytical methods suggest that polycarbonate undergoes a photo-Fries process and salicylate, benzophenone and phenyl hydroxy terminal chains are produced. The results are consistent with a photo-aging mechanism in which side chain and ring photo-oxidation occur by the photo-Fries process, resulting in chain scission and the crosslinked reaction.     

Recombination luminescence of poly(arylene phthalide) films: 1. Electronic and optical features of poly(arylene phthalide)s

Features of the luminescence and absorption spectra of poly(biphenylene phthalide), poly(fluorenylene phthalide), and poly(terphenylene phthalide) films were analyzed. Experimental results obtained for these films by optical methods and thermally stimulated current spectroscopy were compared. Long-lasting afterglow emission from the films after photoexcitation was observed. Possible explanations for the observed optical and thermally stimulated processes in the poly(arylene phthalide)s were suggested in terms of reversible electronic phase transitions induced by external factors in unconjugated polymers.     

Aromatic poly(benzoxazole)s from multiring diacids containing (phenylenedioxy)diphenylene or (naphthalenedioxy)diphenylene groups: Synthesis and thermal properties

Poly(arylether benzoxazole)s (PAEBOs) were prepared from a series of fully aromatic dicarboxylic acids containing (phenylenedioxy)diphenylene or (naphthalenedioxy) diphenylene groups and 3,3′‐dihydroxy‐4,4′‐diaminobiphenyl (I) or 4‐4′‐(hexafluoroisopropylidene)bis(2‐aminophenol) (II) through high‐temperature direct polycondensation. A phosphorous pentoxide/methanesulfonic acid mixture or trimethylsilylpolyphosphate was used as a condensing agent. All the PAEBOs were amorphous and soluble in strong acids, and those derived from II were also readily soluble in polar organic solvents. Flexible films were cast from their chloroform solutions. The PAEBOs showed inherent viscosity values of 0.68–2.06 dL/g (CH₃SO₃H, T = 30 °C, c = 0.15 g · dL⁻¹). Thermal analysis indicated glass‐transition temperatures ranging from 236 to 270 °C and thermal stability (5% weight loss) in nitrogen up to 526 °C. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1172–1178, 2000     

Recombination luminescence of poly(arylene phthalide) films: 2. Afterglow emission induced by electric excitation in poly(arylene phthalide) films

Absorption, luminescence and electroluminescence spectra of films of the unconjugated copolymer poly(arylene ether ketone) (CPAEK) were measured. Long-lasting afterglow emission was observed resulting from electro- and photoexcitation of the CPAEK films. and is possible mechanisms of generation are discussed.     

Electroluminescence in unconjugated polymers based on poly(arylene phthalide) films

We discuss the results of measurements of the optical characteristics of thin organic films of unconjugated poly(arylene ether ketone) polymer. We have observed persistent electroluminescence for this polymer. We have established an interrelationship between the polarity of the voltage applied to the experimental structure and the electroluminescence spectrum. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 42–45, January–February, 2009.     

Formation of foreign paramagnetic centers in radioactive specimens of barium sulfate

Conclusions In radioactive specimens of barium sulfate containing nitrate or formate ions, foreign paramagnetic centers (NO ₂ ^. and CO ₂ ^– ) accumulate at room temperature.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1434–1436, June, 1970.     

Formation of carbenes in the interaction of di-and polybromomethanes with metallic lithium

Conclusions Di-, tri-, and tetrabromomethanes and bromochloromethane react readily with metallic lithium (sodium) in tetrahydrofuran medium. In this case, the corresponding cyclopropane (norcarane) derivatives are formed in the presence of olefins, which confirms the possibility of the participation of carbenes in these reactions.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2209–2212, December, 1965     

A dependence of electrical conductivity and some properties of paramagnetic centers on the doping level of poly(4-aminoazobenzene) with iodine

The dependences of the electrical conductivity, ESR spectral linewidths, spin concentrations, and g-factor on the level of iodine doping of poly(4-aminoazobenzene), synthesized by the oxidative polymerization of 4-aminoazobenzene with iodine, were studied for the first time. The polymers were studied by ESR and UV spectroscopy. With an increase in the level of iodine doping, the electrical conductivity of the polymers increases from 3·10⁻¹⁰ to 4·10⁻¹ S m⁻¹, the ESR linewidth increases from 0.96 to 1.94 mT, and the g-factor increases from 2.004 to 2.007. The spin concentration changes ambiguously, depending on the doping level. In the iodine-doped polymers, spins are mainly localized on two nitrogen atoms of the azo groups.     

Recombination luminescence of poly(arylene phthalide) films induced by visible light

Long-term afterglow emission (AG) of poly(arylene phthalide) films (PAP) irradiated with visible light has been discovered. Recombination nature of the AG was experimentally proven as in the case of UV irradiation. Features of the observed AG spectra were analyzed in comparison with the photo-, electro-, and thermoluminescence spectra of the PAP films in relation to the commonness of the AG generation mechanism, which is associated with the involvement of the two-photon reactions and triplet states in the photoprocesses in PAP.     

Bactericidal core-shell paramagnetic nanoparticles functionalized with poly(hexamethylene biguanide)

Bactericidal paramagnetic particles were obtained either through the attachment of a conjugate of poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) and poly(hexamethylene biguanide) (PHMBG) to the surface of magnetite (Fe(3)O(4)) particles, or via the sol-gel encapsulation of magnetite particles with a functional silane (3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane) and subsequent binding of the polysiloxane shell by the amine/imine groups of PHMBG. The encapsulated core-shell particles possess a high saturation magnetization, which is preserved for more than 10 months while in contact with air in aqueous suspensions. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the encapsulated particles for eight types of bacteria was size-dependent, with polydisperse submillimeter particles possessing a several-fold higher MIC than analogous particles sized below 250 nm. The encapsulated particles are biocompatible and nontoxic to mammalian cells such as mouse fibroblasts. The particles efficiently bind both glycopeptide components mimicking the gram-positive bacteria membranes and whole bacteria, and possess broad-range bactericidal activity. The cell-particle complexes can be captured, manipulated, and removed by means of a magnet.