Microwave-assisted polycondensation of aliphatic diols of isosorbide with aliphatic disulphonylesters via phase-transfer catalysis

Numerous polycondensations of aliphatic diol of isosorbide and 1,8-dimesyloctane or other aliphatic dibromo and disulphonated alkylating agent was performed under phase-transfer catalytic conditions. In order to check the possible specific non-thermal microwave (MW) effects, reactions were comparatively performed inside a thermostated oil bath (Δ) under similar conditions. The reactions conditions were varied to optimize both, the fraction insoluble in methanol (FP MeOH) and the molecular weight of polyethers. In all cases, it was found that microwave-assisted polycondensations proceeded more efficiently compared with conventional heating (the reaction time was reduced from 24 h to 30 min: ratio 1/50). The polycondensation under microwave yields 63% of polyethers precipitating in methanol with relatively high average-weight molecular weights (M_w up to approximately 7000). The polyethers were characterized by NMR (¹H, ¹³C) and FT-IR spectroscopy and SEC measurement and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.     

Polymérisation anionique amorcée par les composés lamellaires du graphite et du lithium

In the present work, we use the binary insertion compound LiC₁₂ to polymerize styrene, methyl methacrylate, butadiene, isoprene, and to copolymerize isoprene and styrene in various hydrocarbon solvents (aromatics and aliphatic) and etheral solvents. We show that the styrene polymerization in aromatic solvents gives better yields than in the etheral solvents, the polymer being atactic. Methyl methacrylate does not polymerize in toluene but does so completely in DME. More generally, the yields of polymerization are better with KC₃₇ than with LiC₁₂ because of the different capacities of the monomer to get into the carbon layers. The polymerization of dienes with LiC₁₂ shows that the microstructures of the polymer obtained in π-or n-donor solvents are similar to the ones obtained by homogenous polymerization with Li cation in such solvents. However, for isoprene in cyclohexane, the results are different. The isoprene styrene copolymers are statistical ones and the mean length of styrene blocks is less than 5. The monomer interaction with the insertion compound and the growing chain geometry between the carbon layers are the facts which control either the stereospecificity of the polymerization or the selectivity of the copolymerization.     

Asymmetric aza Diels-Alder reactions of amino acid ester imines with Brassard's diene

Imines 1 obtained from aromatic, aliphatic or functionalized aldehydes and valine tert-butyl ester undergo Lewis acid catalyzed hetero Diels-Alder reactions with Brassard's diene 2. The cycloadducts are formed in good to high yields and with diastereomer ratios of 92:8 – 97:3. For the removal of the chiral auxiliary group a new method was developed whose principle consists in the conversion of the amino acid -C-atom into an acetalic center employing a Curtius rearrangement as the key step.     

Recent Developments in Polyether Synthesis

Polyethers, both aliphatic, such as poly(ethylene oxide), poly(propylene oxide), etc., and wholly aromatic ones, such as poly(phenylene oxide)s, are commercially important materials. Polymers belonging to the former class are primarily synthesized via a ring‐opening polymerization route, while those belonging to the latter are prepared via either oxidative coupling or nucleophilic aromatic substitution approaches. Polyethers that contain both aromatic and aliphatic units in their backbone are far less common. This review will discuss some of the recent advances in the preparation of polyethers, primarily focussing on those where the ether linkage is generated during polymerization. Although the standard ring‐opening polymerization (ROP) route toward aliphatic polyethers has witnessed several interesting developments in recent years, it will not be covered in this review. The last section deals with a new melt‐transetherification approach for the preparation of poly(xylylene alkylene ether)s developed in our laboratory.     

Complexes macrocycliques des lanthanides: Stabilité et comportement électrochimique dans le méthanol et le carbonate de propylène

Macrocyclic Complexes of Lanthanides: Stability and Electrochemical Behaviour in Methanol and Propylene Carbonate The stabilities of the 1:1 complexes of the trivalent lanthanides with the diazapolyoxamacrocycles (2.1.) and (2.2.1.) in anhydrous methanol and propylene carbonate have been determined at 25°, by competitive potentiometric methods using H⁺ or Ag⁺ as auxiliary cations, with Et₄NClO₄ as supporting-electrolyte. Additional data are also reported for the crown ethers 15C5 and 18C6 in propylene carbonate. It is shown that the diazapolyoxamacrocycles are much stronger complexing agents for trivalent lanthanides than macrocyclic polyethers, and that the bicyclic (2.2.1.) cryptates are more stable than the monocyclic (2.1.) complexes. With increasing atomic number of the lanthanides, the stability increases with diazapolyoxamacrocycles and decreases with cyclic polyethers. The electrochemical reduction of the trivalent samarium and europium cryptates has been investigated by polarography on a dropping Hg-electrode, in water and methanol. In both solvating solvents, the +2 oxidation states of the cations are stabilized by complexation.     

Heterocyclisations des hydroxy-6 methoxy-2 hexene-2 et heptene-2 oates de methyle.

Tetrahydropyran derivatives – and – are formed in good yields by cyclisation of methyl-6-hydroxy-2-hexenoate or 2-heptenoate mediated by various electrophilic reagents (mCPBA, benzeneselenyl chloride, N-bromosuccinimide, iodine). Cyclisations of Z and E isomers are stereospecific. The diastereoselectivity of cyclisation of the secondary alcohol varies with the nature of the electrophilic reagent.     

Préparation de polyesteramides alternés

The polycondensation of hydroxyamido acids of general formula HO-R₁-CO-NH-R₂-COOH provides alternating polyesteramides only when R₁ and R₂ are alkyl groups. These aliphatic alternating polyesteramides, according to their structural high regularity, possess a more important content of interchain hydrogen bonds than the random copolymers. The higher melting point of the random copolymers is attributed to the heterogeneity of amide group partition in the chain. The existence of a benzyl group in the structure of the hydroxyamido acids reduces the polycondensation ability and the molecular weights of the products are low. These aromatic monomers are thermally degraded, p-toluic acid evolving; ester and amide functions stoechiometric ratio is not maintained, but infrared and differential thermal analysis show that these aromatic polyestermides keep a reasonable structural regularity.     

Synthesis of amidocrownophanes with 27‐ and 28‐membered rings and their molecular recognition toward urea and its derivatives

Novel crownophanes with 27‐ and 28‐membered rings having two hydroxyl groups, two amide groups, and aromatic moieties such as naphthalene, pyridine, and phenyl rings were successfully synthesized by a one‐step reaction from the corresponding macrocyclic polyethers via “tandem Claisen rearrengement” in moderate yields. They can solubilize urea and its derivatives into chloroform solution, while the corresponding macrocyclic polyethers do not solubilize them. According to NMR studies, crownophanes 1 and 2 interact with urea and its derivatives forming 1:1 complexes.     

Recherches sur la formation et la transformation des esters LXXXII [1]. Sur la différenciation entre structures δ2-amino-2 ou imino-2 dans des composés S,N-hétérocycliques pentagonaux et hexagonaux à cycle par ailleurs saturé

Comparison of the NMR. spectra in CDCl₃ of the heterocyclic bases obtained from the cyclisation of ω-(N-thiocarbamoylamino) ethyl (or propyl)-alcohols (or their orthophosphoric or sulfuric monoesters) to those of model compounds II (n = 1 or 2) and III (n = 1 or 2) has shown that: (1) In the case of five membred rings the C?N double bond is always endocyclic (Ib, n = 1) should R be aromatic, araliphatic or aliphatic; (2) In the case of six membered rings the C?S double bond is cnclocyclic when R is aliphatic or araliphatic (Ib, n = 2), and exocyclic when R is aromatic (I a, n = 2), with the exception of 2-(o-carboxyphcnylamino)-dihydro-δ²-m (Ib, n = 2, K = o-carboxyphcnyle). In CF, COOH, all five membered rings (I b, n = 1) show a triplet for the C-4 methylenic protons, whereas all the six membered rings (Ia or I b, n = 2) with the exception of I b, n = 2, R = o-carboxyphenyle, are represented b y a double triplet for the C-4 protons (samt. protonated spccics). Only one triplet is observed when the 3 position is substituted. Thiocarbamoylation of hydrazinoethanol or its orthophosphoric or sulfuric monoesters canoccur at either of the two nitrogen atoms, thus yielding upon cyclization five- (IT′) or six-membered rings (Va or Vb). The NMR spectra of compounds I V in (CIl,), SO show a singlet for 2 amino pro-tons (3-amino) and there is no further structural problem. The NMR spectra of compounds T′ in (CT), SO show a triplet for one amino proton coupling with the neighboring methylenic protons. I n this case, mode1 compounds are needed to assign the position of the C?N double bond ( e x cyclic V a or cndocyclic V b). When R = o-carboxyphenylc, the C?N double bond is probably endoc, yclic (Vb) because this ccimpound and 2-(o-carboxyphenvlarnino)-dihydro-δ² have very similar UV spectra.     

Photodegradation of UV-cured coatings II. Polyurethane–acrylate networks

Highly crosslinked aliphatic and aromatic polyurethane-acrylate (PUA) coatings have been obtained by photopolymerization of multifunctional monomers. The discoloration and chemical modifications occurring upon accelerated QUV aging were monitored by UV and IR spectroscopy. The polymers were found to undergo photooxidation and loss of carbamate and phenyl groups, with lower quantum yields (10^?3 mol photon^?1) than in related linear polymers. Hydroxy-phenyl benzotriazole UV-absorbers have a limited effect on the degradation rate, at the concentration used (0.5%). Hindered amines (HALS) are substantially more effective, especially in aliphatic PUA. A 20-fold increase in the stabilization efficiency was found with the UVA + HALS combination. Aromatic PUA are more difficult to stabilize, because of the strong absorption and photolysis of the phenyl group which yields colored products. Radical-induced oxidation is predominant in aliphatic PUA and develops with long kinetic chains, while in aromatic PUA it competes with direct photolysis.     

History of Engineering Thermoplastics

When engineers design high-performance precision products made from plastics, they demand that the plastic materials should approach or even surpass conventional structural materials, particularly in areas such as modulus, strength, creep resistance, lubricity, thermal expansion, high-temperature properties, heat aging, and high-frequency dielectric loss. In response to these demands, polymer chemists have developed a series of high-performance “engineering” thermoplastics offering a wide variety of choice in balance of important engineering properties. These include the fluoroplastics, aliphatic and aromatic polyethers, polyacetals, polysulfones, aromatic polyesters, and aliphatic and aromatic polyamides.     

Thiényl- et séléniénylthiocyanates et sélénocyanates. 4. Synthèses de thiéno[2,3-d]thiazoles,de thiéno[2,3-e]thiazines et de quelques analogues sélénophéniques

Nucleophilic aromatic substitution of 3-bromo-2nitrothiophene and selenophene by thiocyanate and selenocyanate ions in dimethylsulfoxide yields 3-thienyl-and 3-selenienylthicoyanates and selenocyanates. After reduction of the nitro group, the amino derivatives undergo cyclizatrion to thieno[2,3-d]thiazoles and seleno [2,3-d]thiazoles. Also, 4H-2,3-dihydro-3-oxothieno[2,3-e]1,4-thiazine and its selenophene analog have been obtained.     

Peculiarities of the excitation energy transfer in europium and terbium aromatic carboxylates and nitrate complexes with sulfoxides: Blocking effect

The influence of modification of the aromatic ligands on the excitation energy transfer to Ln³⁺ ions in europium and terbium carboxylates and nitrates was examined. The luminescence excitation spectra of three groups of the europium and terbium compounds: phenyl-, diphenyl-, triphenylacetates, phenoxyacetates and triphenylpropionates; 1- and 2-naphthylcarboxylates and 2-naphthoxyacetates; lanthanide nitrates with diarylsulfoxides (diphenyl- and dibenzylsulfoxides) and dialkylsulfoxides were investigated. The spectra of adducts of terbium phenylcarboxylates with 1,10-phenanthroline were also analyzed. The effect of the aliphatic bridges, which decouple the π–π- or p–π-conjugation in the ligand, on the energy transfer to Ln³⁺ ions (so-called blocking effect) was investigated. It was shown, that this decoupling leads to significant lowering of the energy of “ligand–metal ion” charge transfer states (LM CTS) in the europium carboxylate salts, just down to 27,800 cm⁻¹ in europium 2-naphthoxyacetate. As a consequence, the probability of the LM CTS participation in the excitation energy dissipation processes increases. A channel of the excitation energy dissipation in the region of 31,750 cm⁻¹ related to ligand electronic transitions was found in the europium and terbium nitrates with sulfoxides. It was demonstrated that a part of the energy absorbed by the aromatic ligand having aliphatic bridge can be emitted as the ligand fluorescence.     

Polythioamides aromatiques: Synthese et etude des comportements thermique et ensolution

Aromatic polythioamides are obtained by polycondensation of alkyl and/or carboxymethyl bis(dithioesters) with aromatic or aliphatic diamines in aqueous or organic solvents. We have identified the effect of aromatic rings on the behaviour of polymer in solution and thermal features on these condensation polymers. Their thermal stability is improved over that of aliphatic compounds, especially when the ring and the functional groups are conjugated.     

Etude dans la série des radicaux hétérocycliques: partie XIV. Radicaux diméthyl-3, 4-isoxazolyl-5. Réactivité en série aromatique et hétéroaromatique: nouvelle voie d'accès à des diméthyl-3, 4-isoxazoles subsitués en C(5) par des groupements aryle et hétéroaryle

The aprotic decomposition of 5-amino-3, 4-dimethyl-isoxazole with excess isoamyl nitrite in aromatic solvents (alkylbenzenes, polyalkylbenzenes, anisole etc.) and in heteroaromatic solvents (thiophene, 2, 4-dimethylthiazole, pyridine, 4-alkylpyridines, dimethyl- and trimethyl-pyridines) leads to 5-aryl- and 5-heteroaryl-isoxazoles in yields of about 40%. This method provides a new way of obtaining 5-iodo-3, 4-dimethyl-isoxazole by the aprotic decomposition of the corresponding amine in the presence of iodine (yield: 30%). The relative reactivity of the 3,4-dimethylisoxazol-5-yl radical in alkyl benzenes, in anisole and in alkylpyridines is very similar to that of other heteroaromatic radicals with the radical site next to a sulfur or an oxygen atom. The radical shows electrophilic character because of the inductive effect of the oxygen atom. In the pyridine series an abnormally high percentage of 2-substitution occurs. This may be explained by a solvatation effect. The characteristic GLC., NMR. and MS. data are reported for most of the compounds studied.     

Renewable Polyethers via GaBr3‐Catalyzed Reduction of Polyesters

Herein, a novel approach is reported for the synthesis of medium‐ and long‐chain aliphatic polyethers 2 based on the GaBr₃‐catalysed reduction of polyesters 1 with TMDS as the reducing agent. Thus, various linear and branched aliphatic polyesters 1 were prepared and systematically investigated for this reduction strategy, demonstrating the applicability and versatility of this new polyether synthesis protocol. Medium‐ and long‐chain chain polyethers were obtained from the respective polyesters without or with minor chain degradation, whereas short‐chain polyesters, such as poly‐l ‐lactide 1 i and poly[(R)‐3‐hydroxybutanoate] 1 j , showed major chain degradation. In this way, previously unavailable and uncommon polyethers were obtained and studied.     

Direct synthesis of imines by 9-azabicyclo-[3,3,1]nonan-N-oxyl/KOH-catalyzed aerobic oxidative coupling of alcohols and amines

A simple and efficient method for preparation of imines by the oxidative coupling of alcohols and amines using ABNO/KOH as the catalysts, and air as the economic and green oxidant was developed.     

Reduction of aromatic nitriles to aldehydes with sodium aluminum hydride

Conclusions In the reduction of aromatic aldehydes of the benzene, naphthalene, pyridine, and ferrocene series with NaAlU4 in tetrahydrofuran solution, aldehydes were obtained in 65–85% yield. The reduction of aliphatic nitriles proceeds chiefly to the formation of the amines, while the aldehydes are formed in small yields (15–25%).Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8 pp. 1511–1512, August, 1964     

Fe(NO3)3·9H2O-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of sulfi des to sulfoxides under mild conditions with the aid of trifl uoroethanol

Selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides was successfully performed by employing readily available Fe(NO3)3·9H2O as the active catalyst with oxygen as the oxidant in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE) without the formation of sulfones. Nitrate anion could play a crucial role in promoting the reaction due to the oxidation capacity under acidic media. High yields of sulfoxides were exclusively obtained from the corresponding sulfides. Furthermore, both aromatic and aliphatic sulfides gave moderate to high yields of sulfoxides with this protocol.     

Organocatalytic asymmetric direct Michael addition of aromatic ketones to alkylidenemalononitriles

The asymmetric direct Michael addition of aromatic ketones to highly active alkylidenemalononitriles was investigated by employing a chiral primary amine 9-amino-9-deoxyepicinchonine. In general modest to good enantioselectivities (71–84% ee) could be obtained in acceptable isolated yields (48–85%) for an array of substrates.