Determination des constantes d'association des paires d'ions et des ions triples au sein de solutions de poly (vinyl-2 pyridine) vivantes

The association constants K_A and k_A for ion-pairs and triple-ions in living polymer solutions of 2-vinyl pyridine have been measured. The values of K_A and k_A in tetrahydrofuran are respectively 4·6 × 10⁸ and 5·2 × 10⁴ with Na' as counter ion, and 6·6 × 10⁸ and 1·6 × 10² with Cs⁺ as counter ion. These values fit in very well with kinetics recently published.In order to evaluate K_A and k_A more accurately, the translation diffusion coefficients of living or dead poly(2-vinyl pyridine) have been measured, monitoring the concentration gradient along an optical cell. In both cases for DP = 8, the value is 0366 cm²/sec. Such a value implies that the equivalent conductance of the poly 2-vinyl pyridine anions is lower than that of polystyrene anions of the same DP.     

Reactions of hydroxyl radicals with polystyrene

The reaction of polystyrene with hydroxyl radicals, generated by the photolysis (λ > 300 nm) of H₂O₂, has been studied at 25° in dichloromethane solution, both under vacuum conditions and in presence of O₂. Spectroscopic analyses suggest the presence of phenols and hydroxymucondialdehydes (when O₂ is present) among the reaction products, indicating that OH addition occurs at the phenyl groups of the polymer. By comparison with initiated oxidation reactions under the same conditions, it is concluded that the OH radicals undergo mainly addition reactions. A mechanism has been produced to account for the products. The significance of OH addition reactions in the oxidation of polystyrene is considered, the OH radicals being produced by hydroperoxide decomposition during oxidation, and the products having been previously identified as containing mucondialdehydes.     

Über die Si-N-bindung: XLI. Kinetische untersuchungen zur hydrolyse von trimethylsilylurethanen des typs Me3Si(p-XC6H4)NCOOEt

Hydrolysis reactions of silylurethanes Me₃Si(p-XC₆H₄)NCOOEt (I) with X = Cl, H or Me in aqueous buffer solutions, with pH values from 1.94 to 10.00 were studied.The catalytic rate constants for the acid and base catalysed reactions and for the “non-catalysed” reaction k(H₃O⁺), k(CH₃COO^?), k(H₂PO₄^?), k(HPO₄^2?), k(NH₃), k(OH^?) and k₀ were evaluated from the pseudo first-order rate constants k_exp determined by UV spectroscopy.The Brönsted coefficients for the base-catalysed reactions were obtained from the catalytic rate constants found and the known constants of dissociation K(HB⁺).The ρ values of the reactions could be derived from the σ constants given by Jaffé.The kientical results obtained are interpreted mechanistically and are believed to also have model character for other nucleophilic substitution reactions with silicon compounds.     

Effect of the solvent upon the diffusion coefficient of polydisperse polystyrene and styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer in dilute solution

A laser homodyne spectrometer was used to obtain translational diffusion coefficients for dilute polystyrene and styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer solutions at room temperature. Data were obtained in the concentration range from 0.01 to 2.0 g polymer per 100 cm³ solution for polystyrene in benzene and in decalin; and for copolymer in dimethyl formamide, in methyl ethyl ketone, and in benzene. The samples were polydisperse polystyrenes of weight average molecular weights between 80,000 and 350,000 and polydisperse copolymers of weight average molecular weights between 200,000 and 800,000. The SAN copolymers were random copolymer samples containing 24% by weight acrylonitrile. For each of the systems investigated the concentration dependence of the diffusion coefficient was linear over the concentration range studied, and was expressed as D(c) = D₀(1+k_Dc). Values of D₀ could be explained with a modified Kirkwood-Riseman expression. Values of the parameter k_D obtained from the slopes could be interpreted using the two-parameter theory approach as suggested by Vrentas and Duda. The value of k_D is positive for high-molecular-weight polymers and negative for low-molecular-weight polymers. For a particular polymer, the molecular weight at which k_D changes sign is greater for poor solvents than for good solvents. Observed values of D₀ were 1 × 10^?7 to 7 × 10^?7 cm²/sec.     

Synthesis and characterization of macrocyclic polystyrene block-copolymers

The synthesis of macrocyclic polystyrene- block-poly(2-vinylpyridine) and macrocyclic polystyrene- block-poly(dimethylsiloxane) was carried out by initiation of 2-vinylpyridine (2VP) and hexamethyl-cyclotrisiloxane (D3) by difunctional living polystyryllithium followed by coupling with 1,4-bis(bromethyl)benzene (1,4-DBX) and dichloro-dimethylsilane (Cl₂SiMe₂), respectively. A small portion of the living ABA precursors were protonated to serve as isobaric linear precursors. The linear and macrocyclic block copolymers were characterized by size-exclusion chromatography (SEC). The ratios of apparent cyclic/linear SEC molecular-weight maxima versus degree of polymerization (DP) show increases with decreasing DP varying from 0.70 ± 0.03 at high DP ≤ 200 to 0.78 ± 0.044 at low DP (≥60) whereas that of the linear ABA block copolymers decreased. Increases in glass transition temperature (Tg) were also observed for the cyclic PS-b-PDMS copolymers with respect to the isobaric linear precursors. The macrocycles were characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR and in the case of macrocyclic PS-b-PDMS by ²⁹Si NMR as well. Broadening in the NMR absorptions of the macrocyclic block copolymers is general and is similar to that observed for the homopolymers. Differemtial scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis of the PS-b-P2VP macrocycles shows increases in Tg at lower molecular weight as was observed for the PS and P2VP macrocycles.     

Kinetics of the hydrogen atom reactions with benzene,cyclohexadiene and cyclohexene: hydrogenation mechanism and ring cleavage

The hydrogen atom reaction with benzene and the subsequent elementary reactions with H-atoms were studied in detail, using a fast gas flow in a linear reactor at pressures in the mbar region, with a mass spectrometer for the product analysis. The rate-constant determinations were based on a kinetic model, which includes the strong catalytic H-atom recombination on the wall, caused by adsorbed reactant molecules, and also corrects for the pressure drop within the reactor. The H-atom concentration was determined by scavenging with NO₂. The method was checked by determining the rate constant k(H + trans-butene-2) = (4.6 ± 1.2) × 10⁸ M^?1 s^?1, which agrees with the literature value of Daby et al. within experimental error limits. The rate constants determined are:

H + benzene is the rate determining step for benzene hydrogenation. From the rate constant for H + C₆D₆ it is concluded, that benzene is reformed from some intermediate reaction products (C₆H^*₇ and/or C₆H^*₈). These back reactions should be suppressed at high pressures, in agreement with results by Sauer and Ward (1–54 bar). The mass spectra show that H + benzene at mbar pressures predominantly initiates ring cleavage to form methyl radicals, methane, and C₂-hydrocarbons as the main products. However for H + cyclohexene 85% of the products is cyclohexane. The results for H + cyclohexadiene are intermediate to these extremes. It is argued that accumulation of vibrational energy over two consecutive reactions must be responsible for the ring cleavage, which most likely occurs from C₆H^**₈ and C₆H^**₁₀.     

Kinetic and mechanistic study of the reduction of 2,6-dichlorophenol indophenol by dithionites

The reaction of 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DCPI) and dithionites is studied kinetically by applying the stopped-flow technique. Reaction rate constants are given for the pH range 1.30–6.80. The reaction was found to follow first-order kinetics with respect to each of the reactants. For pH 3.97, 5.10 and 6.80, the second-order reaction rate constant was determined by applying four different technique. Mean values of k = 172±5, 200±2 and 276±4 l mol^?1s^?1 are given for pH 3.97, 5.10 and 6.80, respectively. A mechanism is proposed for the reaction, which suggests partial reactions of all possible species of DCPI and dithionites at any pH. An equation for the calculation of k at any pH is derived, which gives k as a function of [H⁺], the partial reaction rate constants and the dissociation constants of DCPI and H₂S₂O₄. Values of reaction rate constants of all possible partial reactions are also presented.     

Effect of solvation on the reactivity of peroxide radicals in oxidation reactions

The reactivity of RO ₂ ^. peroxide radicals in oxidation reactions depends greatly on specific and nonspecific solvation by the solvent. With increasing dielectric constant () of the medium, the rate constant for the interaction of RO ₂ ^. radicals with methyl ethyl ketone (k₂) and the rate constant of the recombination of RO ₂ ^. radicals (k₆) increase. The specific solvation of RO ₂ ^. radicals due to hydrogen bonds of water diminishes their reactivity. Equilibrium constants for the solvation of peroxide radicals and all rate constants of chain propagation and termination reactions involving solvated and unsolvated RO ₂ ^. radicals were measured. The change in composition of the oxidation products when methyl ethyl ketone was diluted with benzene or water is caused by nonspecific and specific solvation by the solvent affecting the chain propagation reaction.     

Photochemical reactions of pentaerythrityl tetrakis[3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate] and dicumyl peroxide in hexane solution and polystyrene films

The photochemical reactions of pentaerythrityl tetrakis[3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate] (Irganox 1010; IH) and dicumyl peroxide (DCP) initiated by long-wavelength radiation with λ>300 nm in hexane solutions and polystyrene films were studied. It was found that the rate of formation of acetophenone (APH) in the photolysis of DCP in hexane solution is lowered in the presence of IH and the rate constant for the reaction between alkoxyl radical RO^? and IH is about 10³ times greater than the sum of the rate constants for APH formation and hydrogen abstraction from solvent molecules by RO^?.The consumption of IH was confirmed during the irradiation of PS films containing DCP and IH. The decrease in the rate of APH formation and the inhibiting effect on the photodegradation of the polymer were observed.     

Coordination reaction of cobaloxime with 4-vinylpyridine-styrene copolymer

The equilibrium constants of the coordination reaction of chlorodimethylformamide·cobaloxime with 4-vinylpyridine–styrene copolymers (PPS) were determined. The constants for PPS, which contain 20–50% 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) unit, measured about 1.3 × 10⁵ liter/mole larger than those in the pyridine system (6.8 × 10⁴ liter/mole). When the polymer ligand is 4VP homopolymer or contains less than 20% 4VP unit, K values are lower. The rate constants (k_f) of the coordination reactions of the cobaloxime with polymer ligands were also measured in dimethylformamide (DMF) and benzene. In DMF k_f decreased with an increase in 4VP unit content of the polymer ligand; in benzene it was increased by the 4VP fraction. These results can be explained by the variation in conformation of the polymer chain in each solvent. The effect of the polymer chain on complexation was discussed on the basis of the kinetic data.     

Kinetic study of amination of chloromethylated polystyrene with hydroxyalkylic tertiary amines

The kinetics of the amination of chloromethylated polystyrene with two hydroxyalkylic tertiary amines (1-dimethyl-amino-3-propanol and 1-dimethylamino-2-propanol) in dimethylacetamide and dioxane was studied. The amination of benzyl chloride with the two amines in dimethylacetamide was followed. It was found that the amination of chloromethylated polystyrene is a two-step reaction taking place with different rates. The rate constants k₁ and k₂ were calculated for the two stages, and a self-accelerating effect of the reaction was noticed. Also, the influence of the position of the hydroxyl group versus the tertiary nitrogen was investigated. The increase of the dielectric constant of the solvent favorably influences the reaction rate.     

Addition of thiol-ended polystyrene to acrylates

Polystyrene containing end thiol groups has been prepared via the aminolysis or alcoholysis of its trithioester under conditions established previously for the model reaction of bis(1-phenylethyl) trithiocarbonate. The aminolysis of polystyrene with M _n = 8.2 × 10³ by n-hexylamine at 100°C in toluene led to the formation of a polymer with M _n = 4 × 10³ and a polydispersity coefficient of 1.13. The unimodal molecular-mass distribution of the polymer and its narrow polydispersity that is nearly equal to the initial polydispersity suggest that all trithiocarbonate groups of the starting polystyrene are involved in hydrolysis. The addition of 1-phenylethylthiol and thiol-ended polystyrene to methyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate via the Michael hydrolysis has been studied, and it has been demonstrated that the addition proceeds quantitatively at room temperature. The addition may be directly implemented with the use of dithioesters in the presence of the catalytic amount of a base; therefore, the stage of thiol synthesis can be eliminated. For the quantitative addition to acrylates, the preliminary hydrolysis of the polymer is however preferable.     

Über die SiN-bindung: XLIII. Kinetische untersuchungen zur hydrolyse von silylurethanen des typs (p-XC6H4)Me2SiN(Ph)COOEt

Hydrolysis reactions of silylurethanes (p-XC₆H₄)Me₂SiN(Ph)COOEt with X = MeO, Me, H or Cl in aqueous buffer solutions, with pH values from 1.73 to 10.00 and at temperatures of 20, 30, and 40°C were studied.The catalytic rate constants for the acid- and base-catalysed reactions and for the “non-catalysed” reaction k(H₃O⁺), k(CH₃COO^?), k(NH₃), k(OH^?), and k₀ and the Brönsted coefficients for the general base-catalysed reactions were evaluated from the pseudo first-order rate constants k_exp, determined by UV spectroscopy.The ? values of the reactions can be derived from the σ constants given by Jaffé. Activation parameters can be obtained by means of the Arrhenius or Eyring equation.From the catalytic constants, Brönsted coefficients, ? values and activation parameters we derive mechanisms for the acid- and general base-catalysed reactions.Conclusions about these mechanisms are compared with the results obtained with the silylurethanes Me₃Si(p-XC₆H₄)NCOOEt.     

Kinetics and mechanism of atmospheric reactions of partially fluorinated alcohols

Gas-phase reactions typical of the Earth’s atmosphere have been studied for a number of partially fluorinated alcohols (PFAs). The rate constants of the reactions of CF₃CH₂OH, CH₂FCH₂OH, and CHF₂CH₂OH with fluorine atoms have been determined by the relative measurement method. The rate constant for CF₃CH₂OH has been measured in the temperature range 258–358 K (k = (3.4 ± 2.0) × 10¹³exp(?E/RT) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1, where E = ?(1.5 ± 1.3) kJ/mol). The rate constants for CH₂FCH₂OH and CHF₂CH₂OH have been determined at room temperature to be (8.3 ± 2.9) × 10¹³ (T = 295 K) and (6.4 ± 0.6) × 10¹³ (T = 296 K) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1, respectively. The rate constants of the reactions between dioxygen and primary radicals resulting from PFA + F reactions have been determined by the relative measurement method. The reaction between O₂ and the radicals of the general formula C₂H₂F₃O (CF₃CH₂? and CF₃?HOH) have been investigated in the temperature range 258–358 K to obtain k = (3.8 ± 2.0) × 10⁸exp(?E/RT) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1, where E = ?(10.2 ± 1.5) kJ/mol. For the reaction between O₂ and the radicals of the general formula C₂H₄FO (? HFCH₂O, CH₂F?HOH, and CH₂FCH₂?) at T = 258–358 K, k = (1.3 ± 0.6) × 10¹¹exp(?E/RT) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1, where E = ?(5.3 ± 1.4) kJ/mol. The rate constant of the reaction between O₂ and the radicals with the general formula C₂H₃F₂O (?F₂CH₂O, CHF₂?HOH, and CHF₂CH₂?) at T = 300 K is k = 1.32 × 10¹¹ cm³ mol^?1 s^?1. For the reaction between NO and the primary radicals with the general formula C₂H₂F₃O (CF₃CH₂? and CF₃?HOH), which result from the reaction CF₃CH₂OH + F, the rate constant at 298 K is k = 9.7 × 10⁹ cm³ mol^?1 s^?1. The experiments were carried out in a flow reactor, and the reaction mixture was analyzed mass-spectrometrically. A mechanism based on the results of our studies and on the literature data has been suggested for the atmospheric degradation of PFAs.     

Reactivity of cobaloxime bound to polystyrene chain by carbon–cobalt σ bond

The (alkyl)-bis(dimethylglyoximato)pyridinecobalt attached to polychloromethylstyrene by a cobalt–carbon bond was prepared by the reaction of Co(II)(DH)₂Py with polychloromethylstyrene in benzene. The fraction of p-vinylbenzyl·Co(DH)₂Py introduced to the polymer was 8.1 and 2.1 mole %. The photodecomposition of the polymer-bonded cobaloxime was investigated by following the change of the visible spectrum. The rate constant k_dec of the polymer-bonded cobaloxime was 1.1 × 10^?2 sec^?1 in benzene; it is one-fourth of that of its monomeric analog, benzyl·Co(DH)₂Py. The k_dec values of the cobaloximes were also measured in benzene–dimethyl sulfoxide mixed solvents, and the polymer effects were discussed. The dependence of the photodecomposition on energy of the irradiation light was investigated, and it was found that the absorption band near 470 nm is important for the photodecomposition of the cobalt–carbon bond. Spectroscopic measurements of the ligand exchange reaction of polymer-bonded cobaloxime with pyridine in dimethyl sulfoxide gave a larger equilibrium constant (1.2 × 10⁴ liter/mole) than that of benzyl·Co(DH)₂Py (9.4 × 10² liter/mole). The kinetic data of the ligand exchange reaction indicated that the larger equilibrium constant for the polymeric system is due to the smaller rate constant of the reverse reaction. The thermodynamic parameters were also obtained.     

Graft polymers: Chain transfer and branching

The vinyl monomers, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, and methyl acrylate were polymerized in the presence of chlorinated rubber or poly(vinyl chloride) in homogeneous solution with benzoyl peroxide as catalyst. A graft polymer was formed by a chain-transfer reaction involving the growing polymer radicals to the backbone of chlorinated rubber or poly(vinyl chloride), in addition to homopolymer from the monomer. The homopolymer was isolated from the polymer mixture by fractional precipitation from methyl ethyl ketone solution with methanol as precipitant. The chain-transfer constants for the branching reactions were evaluated. The ratios k_p/(k_t)^1/2 for the grafting reactions were obtained by a correlation of chain-transfer constants with the extent of branching. The chain-transfer data were correlated on the basis of an extension of the Q–e scheme of Alfrey and Price to polymer–polymer transfer reactions. Specific effects due to the backbone are found to have considerable influence on the course of the chaintransfer reactions and k_p/(k_t)^1/2 of the grafting reactions.     

Kinetics of solvolysis reactions of pentaarylantimony compounds in 2-octanol

Tetraphenyl-p-tolylantimony, m-chlorophenyltetraphenylantimony and p-methoxyphenyltetraphenylantimony have been prepared and subjected to solvolysis in 2-octanol at temperatures ranging from 50–65°. First order rate constants have been determined, and a plot of log k X 10⁵ vs. σ has been found to be linear, with p = 1.12. The value for the specific rate constant of the pentaphenylantimony reaction cannot be measured directly owing to solubility problems, but it can be calculated by use of the Hammett equation. Analysis of the rate data by the method of parallel first-order reactions gives results which are in agreement with experimental data for the reaction period extending from the time at which a homogeneous solution is formed to the end of the reaction. Partial rate factors for formation of benzene and the substituted benzene have been calculated for each reaction, and these data plus the activation parameters have been used as the basis for suggested mechanisms of the solvolysis reactions. Preliminary studies have also been carried out on the effects of 2-octanoxide anion on the solvolysis reactions. In the case of the p-methoxyphenyltetraphenylantimony reaction, second order kinetics were observed (first order with respect to the pentaarylantimony compound and first order with respect to the 2-octanoxide anion). Although precise rates could not be obtained for the reactions of the other pentaarylantimony compounds with sodium 2-octanoxide, qualitative evidence indicated that the anion exerts a major influence in each case.     

Kinetics of CN radical reactions with formaldehyde and 1,3,5-trioxane

Absolute rate constants were measured for the reaction CN + CH₂O over the temperature range 297–673 K and CN + 1,3,5-trioxane over the range of 297–600 K by the laser photolysis/laser induced fluorescence technique. The rate constants for these reactions can be effectively represented, in units of cm³/s, by: k(CH₂O) = 2.82 × 10^?19 T^2.72 exp(718/T), and k(1,3,5-trioxane) = 1.39 × 10^?23 T^4.26 exp(1333/T), respectively. Transition state theory calculations were able to fit the temperature dependence of the CN + CH₂O rates relatively well. We attempted to correlate the CN reaction rate with CH₂O and other molecules which occur through simple abstraction with the corresponding OH reaction rates, yielding only a qualitative linear correlation for a majority of the processes. The reactions which deviated significantly from linearity include those which contain strong dipoles, highlighting the significant role long-range attractive forces play in CN and OH reactions. Using a simple electrostatic potential, cross-sections were determined for reactions with CN. No linear correlation was found between the calculated and experimental cross sections for the majority of the reactions studied. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

EPR kinetic study of the reactions of F and Br atoms with H2CO

The absolute rate constants of the reactions F + H₂CO → HF + HCO (1) and Br + H₂CO → HBr + HCO (2) have been measured using the discharge flow reactor-EPR method. Under pseudo-first-order conditions (¦H₂CO¦?¦F¦or¦Br¦), the following values were obtained at 298 K: k₁ = (6.6 ± 1.1) × 10^?11 and k₂ = (1.6± 0.3) × 10^?12, Units are cm³ molecule^?1s^?1. The stratospheric implication of these data is discussed and the value obtained for k makes reaction (2) a possible sink for Br atoms in the stratosphere.