Synthese de pyridines par cyclisation de systemes azatrieniques

The cyclisation of imines from α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and allylamine to pyridines has been studied. At 25°, the catalytic action of the basic system sodium-alloocimene gives a first type of cyclisation binding the α carbon of the amino chain to the δ carbon of the aldehydic one. Arguments in favour of a carbanionic cyclisation are advanced. A second type of cyclisation is observed in the case of a 3-azahexatrienic system which gives a pyridine at 120° in the absence of any catalytic system. This type of reaction is not described in the literature and seems purely thermal.     

DSC and thermal stability investigation of novel poly(ester-ether) glycols and poly(ester-ether)urethanes

Mannitol and sorbitol are widely used in the pharmaceutical and food industry. There are some technological procedures such as spray-drying, freeze-drying, tablet compression, during which there is a possibility of heat effect. The purpose of this work was to study the thermal properties of sorbitol, mannitol and their mixtures. Furthermore, these materials and their tablet pressing were studied after melting and solidification. The results of the study prove that the use of sorbitol or mannitol alone is disadvantageous in melt technology. The use of mannitol is limited because of its high melting point (165°C) and the polymorph transition after melting. Sorbitol (melting point: 96.8°C) vitrifies from melt, therefore it is hard to handle during further processing. The melting point of the eutectic mixture (1.8% mannitol and 98.2% sorbitol) was 93.6°C. This mixture was unsuited for pressing because of its glassy property. Our results showed that the most favourable composition was the mixture of 30% mannitol and 70% sorbitol (melting point: 131.8°C) for tablet formulation. This mixture can be recommended for the formulation of such lozenge and hard candy tablets, where the active ingredient decomposes at higher temperature (>131.8°C). This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Polymerisation et copolymerisation de monophenyl et de diphenylethylenes amorcees par des graphitures de metaux alcalins

The bulk polymerization at -24° of α-methylstyrene initiated by the alkali metals and the graphitides LiC₁₂, KC₂₄ and KC₃₆ has been studied. The tacticities of polymers have been measured by [¹H] NMR. The alkali metals give polymers having the same tacticity and the propagation of the stereoconfiguration is bernouillian; LiC₁₂ yields more racemic diads while KC₂₄ and KC₃₆ yield more meso diads and show a penultimate effect. By measuring the growing of the thickness of KC₂₄ flakes, it appears that the more sterically hindered a monomer the more slowly it penetrates into the graphitide. The copolymerizations at 25° of styrene with 1-1 diphenylethylene or 1–2 diphenylethylene (trans stilbene) (comonomer ratio 1/1) initiated by KC₂₄ in tetrahydrofuran (THF), xylene (XL), decahydronaphthalene (decalin DL) and cyclohexane (CH) have been studied. The amount of styrene units in the copolymers depends on the nature of the solvent: it increases as the interaction solvent-graphitide decreases. All the results support the view that the polymerization proceeds between the graphite layers.     

Synthesis and properties of bulk-biodegradable phase change materials based on polyethylene glycol for thermal energy storage

The bulk-biodegradable solid–solid phase change materials (SSPCMs) based on phase change polyethylene glycol (PEG) were synthesized by solvent-free polyaddition. On the basis of the fact that the water absorption is up to 800 mass% and that the poly(ethylene oxide) molecular chains can be degraded by microorganisms, the bulk-biodegradable mechanism of SSPCMs was put forward and studied. The X-ray diffraction patterns and the polarizing optical microscopy images show the SSPCMs possess the defective crystal and small grain compared with PEG. The differential scanning calorimetry data demonstrate the melting temperature and enthalpy of the synthesized SSPCMs are, respectively, 41 °C and 128 J g^?1. The bulk-biodegradable SSPCMs have the preeminent thermal reliability and the high thermal stability due to the onset thermal degradation temperature above 302 °C, which will give a good insight into bulk-biodegradable PCM system.     

Etude du comportement thermique de la poly(pivalolactone) par diffraction des rayons-x aux petits angles et par calorimetrie dynamique

Poly(α,α-dimethyl-β-propiolactone) (PPL), known as poly(pivalolactone), has been studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and small-angle X-ray diffraction (SAXR). DSC measurements indicate the presence of two melting endotherms. Peak 1 and Peak 2, the latter at lower temperatures. Peak 1 is relatively unaffected by the crystallization temperature and its relative intensity decreases with heating rate. Peak 2 is greatly influenced by the crystallization temperature of the sample and its relative intensity increases with heating rate. Peak 2 is associated with the true melting of the PPL samples and Peak 1 with a recrystallization process during the heating cycle. SAXR long periods increase with crystallization and annealing temperatures. Similar increases in density, in melting temperature, in lamella thickness, and in degree of crystallinity have been observed. These results lead to a thermodynamic melting temperature of 268 ± 3 for PPL, and to interfacial free energies of, respectively. 13 × 10^?7 J cm^?2 and (43 ± 4) × 10^?7 J cm^?2 for the lateral surface and the fold surface of the PPL crystal.     

Oligomeric polyaromatic ether-ketone-sulfones with acetylenic end groups. IX.

Two oligomeric polyaryl ether-ketone-sulfones with acetylenic end groups have been prepared. These materials which are low melting and readily soluble in organic solvents on heating undergo reactions which are presumably trimerizations of the terminal acetylenic groups to give cured polymers which do not soften until about 200°C and which are stable in circulating air at 300°C with less than 10% weight loss in 10 days.     

Iridium-Catalyzed Direct Reductive Amination of Ketones and Secondary Amines: Breaking the Aliphatic Wall

Direct reductive amination (DRA) is a ubiquitous reaction in organic chemistry. This transformation between a carbonyl group and an amine is most often achieved by using a super stoichiometric amount of hazardous hydride reagents, thus being incompatible with many sensitive functional groups. DRA could also be achieved by means of chemo- or biocatalysis, thereby attracting the interest of industry as well as academic laboratories due to the virtually perfect atom economy. Although DRAs are well-established for substrate pairs such as aldehydes with either 1° or 2° amines as well as ketones with 1° amines, the current methodologies are limited in the case of ketones with 2° amines. Herein, we present a general DRA protocol that overcomes this major limitation by means of iridium catalysis. The applicability of the methodology is demonstrated by accessing an unprecedented range of biologically relevant tertiary amines starting from both aliphatic ketones and aliphatic amines. The choice of a disphosphane ligand (Josiphos A or Xantphos) is essential for the success of the transformation.     

Mise en evidence des phenomenes de gelification dans les systemes dgeba et TGMDA-DDS par chromatography gazeuse inverse et methodes rheologique et de viscosimetrie

We have used three physicochemical methods, reverse phase gas chromatography, Calvet microcalorimetry and rheology to examine the kinetics of isothermal cross-linking in the polycondensation of epoxy-prepolymers with aromatic amines. Gas chromatography results further define those obtained with gel time meter and rheological methods, and furnish not only a “gel point” but also a “gelling zone” for the two systems investigated.     

Rheological and thermal properties of a commercial liquid-crystalline polyesteramide

A commercial main-chain liquid-crystalline, naphthalene-based polyesteramide, was studied by three experimental techniques: extrusion capillary rheometry, dynamic viscoelasticity, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). From capillary rheometry a maximum at 360°C was observed in viscosity temperature curve. This result is compared with literature data for other thermotropics, and the possibility of a transition from a nematic to an isotropic phase is considered. The results obtained from dynamic viscoelasticity and DSC agree, and reveal the existence of a glass transition at 128°C (by DSC) and 137–147°C (by viscoelastic measurements, depending on frequency) as well as melting at 282°C. Annealing below 230°C produces two types of crystals, whereas annealing above this temperature gives rise to only one type of crystal, the melting temperature of which can be, depending on annealing time, as high as 340°C. The results are compiled in a phase diagram with six regions, four of them corresponding to the solid state, one to a liquid mesophase, and one to an isotropic phase.     

Etude cinetique de la polymerisation cationique du cyclopentadiene amorcee par l'hexachloroantimoniate de triphenylmethyle

A study of cyclopentadiene polymerization, initiated by φ₃C⁺SbCl₆^? in methylene chloride solution, has been carried out at temperatures between ?70 and +20° using a dilatometric method. An overall external second order with respect to monomer has been found. At very low temperature (?70°), the concentration of active centres remains low and roughly constant, in agreement with a quasi-stationary state assumption. Between ?50 and + 10°, experimental determination of (k_p. M^*), obtained from variation of v_p and [M] with time, shows that the concentration of centres goes through a maximum, sharper and more rapidly reached as the temperature is raised. Initiation is slower than propagation and active centres are rapidly destroyed when termination becomes faster than initiation. This explains the partial conversions and the observed maximum for concentration of active centres. Propagation and unimolecular termination rate constants have been determined at each temperature: activation energies are E_p = ?8 ± 0·5 kcal mole^?1 and E_p = ?0·3 ± 0·1 kcal mole^?1. These negative values can be explained by an exothermic process of solvation of active centres, leading to more reactive propagating species.     

Equilibrium melting parameters of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

The equilibrium melting temperature, volume, and enthalpy and entropy changes on melting of poly(ethylene terephthalate) have been analyzed and heats of fusion have been newly measured with an automated scanning calorimeter to yield the following data: 553°K, 16.9 cm³/mole, 2.69 kJ/mole, and 48.6 J/deg/mole, respectively. A more detailed discussion of annealed samples obtained from etched starting materials shows that the density of the noncrystalline regions may be variable.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel β-amino acid derivatives

In the work discussed in this paper, novel β-amino acid derivatives were prepared by Michael addition between 3-substituted-2-propenic acid and hydrazine hydrate. The optimum reaction conditions were determined by analyzing the effects of the ratio of the starting materials, temperature, and reaction time. The conclusions were: reaction temperature 80 °C, reaction time 8 h, n (3-substituted-2-propenic acid)/n (hydrazine hydrate) = 1:15. Products were characterized by measurement of melting point, elemental analysis, and IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Etude par RPE des radicaux libres daus le tétraoxane irradié

The free radicals induced in tetraoxane at liquid nitrogen temperatures by ⁶⁰Co γ-rays have been studied by ESR. The powder spectrum as well as he spectra of the single crystal rotated around the b axis have been studied through their modifications from ?196°C up to + 80°C. These spectra show that at low temperatures two radicals exist conserving the cyclic nature of the parent molecule. During the course of annealing, starting at ?140°C and towards ?85°C they are gradually replaced by radicals with a linear structure, this being the first step in the post-polymerization process of tetraoxane. Further increase in temperature leads to radical sites situated on the polymer chains. At low temperatures evidence has also been found for the formyl radical, radical pairs, and a photo-sensitive radical.     

Tantallaaziridines: from synthesis to catalytic applications

Tantallaaziridines are a class of organometallic compounds containing three-membered rings that include a tantalum, carbon and nitrogen atom. Closely related complexes containing the related iminoacyl ligand can be used as starting materials for tantallaaziridine synthesis. Tantallaaziridines can also be synthesized by reduction of imines or β-hydrogen abstraction of amides to give stable, isolable complexes. Tantallaaziridines possess a reactive Ta-C bond that can undergo stoichiometric transformations with unsaturated organic molecules to give new organometallic products. Upon quenching of such reactions with aqueous workup, selectively substituted small molecule amines can be prepared. Tantallaaziridines have also been proposed as catalytic intermediates in the direct α-alkylation of amines, hydroaminoalkylation, by exploiting the β-hydrogen abstraction route to regenerate the catalytically active species. Recent progress and remaining challenges in the field will be discussed.     

Etablissement de diagrammes de phases polyesters-solvants organiques par analyse thermique

The phase diagrams of mixtures of polyesters and organic solvents were established by direct and differential thermal analysis: with increasing temperature method. Polyesters (ethylene glycol, hexanediol, decanediol and dodecanediol polyadipates and ethylene glycol polysuccinate) were synthetized. Solvents (toluene, methyldioxane, dichloroethane, 1,4-dioxane, paradichlorobenzene and naphthalene) were selected according to their melting points (Ts). Eleven diagrams were studied for two purposes: determination of stable invariants and crystallization of glasses obtained by quenching the mixtures.

1. Comparative examination of eutexia: the eutectic compositionE% and the lowering of the melting point of the solventΔT _E were plotted versus (Tp-Ts). Both decrease with (Tp-Ts).
2. Devitrification and crystallization. Taking into account the tendencies of vitrification or crystallization of the polyester or solvent, the systems are classified into five groups. These new diagrams confirm previous results.

     

Etude de la recristallisation d'un acier inoxydable ferritique a 17% de chrome et a faibles teneurs en elements interstitiels par mesure de l'amortissement interne

Recristallization studies of a ferritic stainless steel with 17% Cr and low interstitial contents by internal friction measurements. This study deals with a Fe-17% Cr steel with low interstitial contents and a titanium percentage of 0.1wt%. The steel was hot - rolled and homogenized by annealing for 4 hours at 830°C, then it was rolled to 83% reduction in thickness. Recristallization was studied by measuring internal friction. These measurements were supported by optical microscopy observations and by hardness measurements. According to the measurements of hardness, the recristallization temperature would be 650°C. By internal friction at an oscillation frequency of 0.8 Hz, the ferromagnetic friction allows to follow recristallization safely. Thus internal friction reaches its maximum at 700°C. At this temperature, hardness is stabilized and optical microscopy shows the grains to be in contact. Under a magnetic field, the internal friction linked to lattice defects is very low and goes through a minimum at 700°C.     

Thiocarbamoylation of amine-containing compounds

Thiocarbamoylation of aliphatic amines with tetramethylthiuram disulfide (TMTD) was studied. The reactions were established to proceed according to a two-stage mechanism. In the first stage,S-(thiocarbamoyl)thiohydroxylamines and dimethyl dithiocarbamates are formed. The latter exist in equilibrium with dimethyldithiocarbamic acid, which can undergo decomposition to give dimethylamine and carbon disulfide. In the second stage, several competitive transformations of these intermediates into the final products occur,viz., (1) the reactions of CS₂ with primary amines on heating (70–110 °C) yield mixed and symmetrical thioureas and the reactions of CS₂ with secondary amines give symmetrical dithiocarbamates, and (2) insertion of CS₂ intoS-(thiocarbamoyl)thiohydroxylamines affords thiuram disulfides. Thiuram disulfides formed from primary amines decompose to give isothiocyanates, which are converted into thioureas by condensation with amines, whereas thiuram disulfides which are obtained in the reactions with secondary amines and which cannot form thioureas react with amines analogously to TMTD. For Part 4, see Ref. 1. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 334–342, February, 2000.     

Polymerisation cationique de l'indene amorcee par le tetrachlorure de titane-II Influence de la temperature sur la vitesse de polymerisation

Polymerization rates in the indene-titanium tetrachloride-methylene chloride system, using rigorously dried reagents, have been measured at various temperatures. At sufficiently high temperatures (above ?10°C), polymerization yields may be incomplete and cocatalytic phenomena have been observed; at low temperatures, yields are always complete. The reaction order in monomer is unity at ?70°C, which may be explained by a constant concentration of active centres during the major part of the reaction. At ?70°C, the reproducibility shows that residual water has no cocatalytic effect. The measured values of polymerization initial rates at various temperatures show that the apparent overall activation energy is negative. Various interpretations of this result are discussed, but it may be more easily reconciled with both the existence of a quasi-stationary state and an equilibrium between different types of active species.     

Effet de la temperature et de la concentration en monomere sur la cinetique de polymerisation du propene par catalyse ziegler-natta

The effects of monomer concentration and temperature on the kinetics of propene polymerization catalysed by δ titanium trichloride (TiCl₃· 1/3 AlCl₃) activated by diethylaluminium chloride have been studied. The study included variation of propene concentration from 0·2 mole/1 to bulk liquid at temperatures between 20 and 80°. Results are in agreement with a mechanism which includes a monomer chemisorption to form a transitory complex (absorption—desorption) and addition of the chemisorbed monomer to the polymer chain. It appears, contrary to the general belief, that addition would be fast compared with the setting up of the chemisorption equilibrium.     

Characterization,crystallization kinetics,and melting behavior of poly(ethylene succinate) copolyester containing 10 mol % butylene succinate

Copolyester was synthesized and characterized as having 89.9 mol % ethylene succinate units and 10.1 mol % butylene succinate units in a random sequence, as revealed by NMR. Isothermal crystallization kinetics was studied in the temperature range (T_c) from 30 to 73 °C using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The melting behavior after isothermal crystallization was investigated using DSC by varying the T_c, the heating rate and the crystallization time. DSC curves showed triple melting peaks. The melting behavior indicates that the upper melting peaks are associated primarily with the melting of lamellar crystals with various stabilities. As the T_c increases, the contribution of recrystallization slowly decreases and finally disappears. A Hoffman‐Weeks linear plot gives an equilibrium melting temperature of 107.0 °C. The spherulite growth of this copolyester from 80 to 20 °C at a cooling rate of 2 or 4 °C/min was monitored and recorded using an optical microscope equipped with a CCD camera. Continuous growth rates between melting and glass transition temperatures can be obtained after curve‐fitting procedures. These data fit well with those data points measured in the isothermal experiments. These data were analyzed with the Hoffman and Lauritzen theory. A regime II → III transition was detected at around 52 °C. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 2431–2442, 2008