Molecular Weight and Functionality Determination of Polyisobutylenes Containing Tertiary Chlorine Chain Ends by Thermal Dehydrochlorination

A sensitive thermal dehvdrochlorination method has been used to determine quantitatively the HCl arising from -CH₂C(CH₃)₂Cl endgroups in polyisobutylenes synthesized by BCb as the co-initiator. Quantitative endgroup analyses provided number-average molecular weights, M _n and functionality, F _n. Select M _n data obtained by this endgroup analysis is in agreement with those obtained by osmometry, GPC, and NMR techniques; indeed, M _n's obtained by this dehydrochlorination technique appears to be more accurate (2-3% error) than conventional methods (～5-10% error). The rate of HCl loss from -CH₂C(CH₃)₂Cl termini is first order in HCl with an ΔE_a of 19.1 kcal/mol in the 170-200°C range. This relatively low activation energy is most likely due to internal strain in the -CH₂C(CH₃)₂CH₂C(CH₃)₂Cl endgroup. These studies quantitatively substantiate earlier conclusions in regard to the mechanism of endgroup formation in BC13 coinitiated isobutylene polymerization.     

Crystallizable Polyphenylacetylene-Preparation and Solution Properties

The molecular weight distribution (MWD) of crystallizable polyphenylacetylene prepared near room temperature in the presence of ferric acetylacetonate and triethylaluminum was determined through use of fractions characterized by vapor pressure osmometry and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The number- and weight-average molecular weights (M _n and M _w) are both less than the molecular weight corresponding to the maximum of the weight distribution function, which lacks a high molecular weight tail. M _wandM _n is less than is consistent with models allowing for chain termination characteristic of vinyl polymers. GPC elution volumes are much less than those characteristic of polystyrene of similar molecular weight, and the Mark-Houwink exponent is high (2.4 for M _v 4800 to 6800). These data indicate more rodlike behavior than for polystyrene of equivalent molecular weight. The MWD and other data suggest intramolecular chain termination, possibly associated with the molecule's tendency to form paramagnetic defect states.     

Dilute Solution Properties of Poly(methacrylonitrile-co-styrene) and Poly(acrylonitrile-co-styrene)

Poly(methacrylonitrile-co-styrene) (PMANS) and Poly(acrylo-nitrile- co- styrene) (PANS) having 1:1 composition were prepared with free-radical initiators. The polymers were fractionated into fractions having narrow molecular weight distribution. The dilute solution properties of the fractionated copolymers were studied by light scattering, viscometry, and osmometry in solvents (methyl ethyl ketone, dimethylformamide, and acetone), [n]-M _w and(r²)_w ^l/2?M _w relationships have been established. The validity of the various graphical methods for the determination of Flory′s constant, K _θ were observed.

From the values of the steric factors it was noticed that the copolymer coil of PANS is stiffer than that of PMANS.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(Diallyldimethylammonium Chloride-g-Acrylamide)

Graft copolymers of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride), (poly-DADMAC), with acrylamide were synthesized using a ceric salt/nitric acid initiation system. The effects of concentration of initiator, monomer, and substrates were studied. Copolymers were characterized by viscometry and size-exclusion chromatography. The highest molecular weight ( M _w ) of graft copolymer obtained was 1.70 × 10⁶. The compositions of copolymers are dependent upon the ratios of the concentration of monomer to the concentration of substrate. The highest content of DADMAC monomer unit in the copolymer was 33 wt%.     

Quasiliving Carbocationic Polymerization. II. The Discovery: The α-Methylstyrene System

A detailed analysis of elementary reactions of carbocationic polymerization culminated in the prediction and subsequent experimental demonstration of quasiliving polymerization. Quasiliving polymers are formed in a system provided that the process of chain termination and chain transfer to monomer are absent or reversible, i.e., the propagating ability of the chain end is maintained throughout the experiment, and the molecular weight increases in proportion to the cumulative amount of monomer added. The chain end can be active (carbocation) or dormant (reactivable polymeric olefin or cation source). Chain transfer is suppressed by keeping the monomer concentration low. Quasiliving polymerizations are maintained by continuous slow feeding of dilute monomer to a charge containing the initiating or propagating species (quasiliving polymerization technique). A comprehensive kinetic scheme has been developed that describes quasiliving polymerization in quantitative terms. Quasiliving polymerization was demonstrated experimentally in the “H₂O”/BCl₃/α-methylstyrene and cumyl chloride/BCl₃/α-methylstyrene systems. M _n versus monomer input plots are linear over wide ranges, indicating quasiliving conditions, and poly(α-methylstyrenes) with M _n > 2 × 10⁵ have been obtained, Molecular weight distributions were found progressively to narrow and dispersion ratios M _w/M _n to decrease.     

Volumetric properties of a stoichiometric mixture of K+ and Br− ions in H/D isotope-substituted aqueous methanol at 278.15–318.15 K: I. The H2O-CH3OH-KBr system

The densities of potassium bromide solutions in aqueous methanol mixtures have been measured with an error of at most ±(1 × 10^?5) g/cm³ for methanol mole fractions x ₂ of 0.06, 0.1, 0.3, or 0.6 and for the potassium bromide mole fractions up to about 2.65 × 10^?2 at 278.15, 288.15, 298.15, 308.15, and 318.15 K. Limiting partial molar volumes $\overline V _3^\infty $ , excess molar volumes $\overline V _3^{E, \infty } $ , and expansibilities $\overline E _{p, 3}^\infty $ have been calculated for a stoichiometric mixture of solvated K⁺ and Br^? ions in the mixed solvents. In the region of x ₂ ≈ 0.25, $\overline E _{p, 3}^\infty $ changes its sign from positive to negative. The $\overline V _3^{E, \infty } $ (x ₂) trend, on the whole, reflects the topologic features of the molecular structure of aqueous methanol associated through H-bonding.     

Determination of the Sedimentation Coefficient-Mol ecular Weight Relation for Nonideal Systems Based on Sedimentation and Viscosity Measurements of a Few Unfractionated Samples

A new method for the determination of the sedimentation coefficient-molecular weight relation is proposed. Based on the very low sensitivity of the corresponding sedimentation coefficient average S _0,1 and the weight-average molecular weight M _w (calculated according to the generalized Flory-Mandelkern equation) to changes of the a parameter, the S_0,1 and M _w values are estimated from constant initial values of the a_s parameter for all those polymer-solvent systems for which the real a_s values do not exceed the interval 0.3-0.5. The approximations involved give an error lower than 8.5%, Le., below the experimental errors of the M_w values determined for polydiSDerse samDles. The new method of determining the S_o -M relation was applied to the system styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (22.6-wt%_oacrylonitrile content) in acetone at 25°C and yielded the following relation: S₀=2.90 × 10 ^?15 M ^0,49 sec. Although in the case of this polymer-solvent system the a value of 0.49 is close to the one corresponding to θ systems, the method is shown by model calculations to be of general applicability and especially useful in the case of nonideal polymer-solvent systems.     

Ultrasonic Solution Degradations of Polystyrene and Substituted Polystyrenes in Tetrahydrofuran as Solvent

Abstract

Ultrasonic (70 W, 20 kHz) solution (2% THF) degradations of polystyrene (PS), poly(α-methylstyrene) (PαMeS), poly(p-isopropyl α-methylstyrene) (PpiPrαMeS), poly(p-chlorostyrene) (PpCIS), poly(p-bromostyrene) (PpBrS), and poly(p-methoxystyrene) (PpOMeS) have been carried out in tetrahydrofuran at 27° C. The average number of chain scissions S (where S = [(M _n)₀/(M _n)_t] - 1), computed from the overall values of [(M _n)₀ and (M _n)_t, were found to be different from those of S' (where S' = α([(M _n)₀/(M _n)_t] - 1)) based on the component (only that part of the polymer which is involved in degradation) data of the weight fraction (α), (M _n)₀, and (M _n)_t), S' for polystyrene and substituted polystyrene follows the order PS gt; PpCIS gt; PpiPrαMeS gt; PpBrS gt; PpOMeS gt; PαMeS. In the case of PS where degradations were also carried out at -20°C, lowering of the temperature increased the weight fraction of polymer degraded as well as S. Based on the viscosity and GPC data, it is concluded that the ultrasonic solution degradation of PS does not lead to branched polymers.     

Characterization of Copolymers and Polymer Mixtures by Gel Permeation Chromatography

Abstract

Estimation of molecular weights from GPC data is complicated when the polymer sample consists of a mixture of homopolymers or of statistical copolymers with nonuniform compositions. This is because sizes of solvated polymer coils depend on solvent interaction with both the homo-and hetero-units of the copolymers and because the extent of solvation of different homopolymers can differ. The overall degree of solvation may change effectively with composition and use of a single “average” set of Mark-Houwink constants in calibration procedures will then produce false molecular weight data from the GPC data. A new molecular weight average, M _x, is defined to overcome this problem. This average can be determined from the GPC chromatogram and intrinsic viscosity of the sample in the GPC solvent. Mark-Houwink coefficients are not needed. M _x lies between M _w and M _z.     

Copolymers of p-Nitrobenzyl Acrylate with Methyl Acrylate: Synthesis,Characterization, and Monomer Reactivity Ratios

Abstract

Copolymers of p-nitrobenzyl acrylate and methyl acrylate with different feed ratios are synthesized in ethyl methyl ketone using benzoyl peroxide as a free radical initiator at 70 ± 1°C. The copolymers were characterized by IR and ¹H-NMR spectroscopic techniques. Copolymer compositions were determined by ¹H-NMR analysis of the polymers. The monomer reactivity ratios were determined by the application of conventional linearization methods such as Fineman–Ross and Kelen–Tüdös. Gel permeation chromatography was used for determining the molecular weights M _n and M _w, and the polydispersity index. The intrinsic viscosities and the thermal properties of the homo- and copolymers are also discussed.     

New Interpretations: Molecular Weight Averages for a Polymer

The statement is often made in the polymer literature, without proof, that M _z ≤ M _w ≤ M _n, where M _z, M _w, and M _n are the z-, z weight-, and number-average molecular weights respectively. Four proofs of a generalization of these inequalities are given. It is shown that a higher-order molecular weight average is larger than a lower-order one, regardless of the form of the molecular weight distributions, except for the case when all the molecules have the same molecular weight. A brief discussion of the viscosity-average molecular weight is also included.     

Quasiliving Carbocationic Polymerization. VII. Block Polymerization of α-Methylstyrene from Quasiliving Poly(isobutyl Vinyl Ether) Dication

Poly(α-methylstyrene-b-isobutyl vinyl ether-b-α-methylstyrene) triblock polymers have been prepared by blocking α-methyl-styrene (αMeSt) from biheaded quasiliving poly(isobuty1 vinyl ether) (PIBVE) cations generated with the bifunctional p-dicumyl chloride/AgSbF₆ initiating system in methylene chloride solvent at -90°C. The products were fractionated with 2-propanol, a good solvent for PIBVE and a nonsolvent for PaMeSt. The 2-propanol-insoluble fractions had much higher molecular weights (M _n = 30,500–69,100) than the starting PIBVE (M _n =6,600–10,600) and contained 13–29 wt% IBVE together with 87–71 wt% αMeSt units. The 2-propanol-soluble fractions (M _n = 7,300–11,600) contained ～90 wt% IBVE and ～10 wt% αMeSt units.     

Antibacterial drugs as environmentally-friendly corrosion inhibitors for carbon steel in acid medium

The effect of cefazolin (CZ) and cefotaxime (CT) as corrosion inhibitors for carbon steel in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ solution was investigated by use of potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), electrochemical frequency modulation (EFM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). CZ and CT acted as mixed-type inhibitors. Inhibition increased with increasing inhibitor concentration and decreased with increasing temperature. Adsorption of the inhibitors obeyed the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. SEM confirmed inhibition by the inhibitors. Inhibition by 5 × 10^?4 M CZ and 7 × 10^?4 M CT approached 99.6 % and 90.9 %, respectively. The EIS and EFM results were in good agreement with the potentiodynamic data.     

A thermal method for quantitatively determinating the content of short chain branching in ethylene/α-olefin copolymers

A quantitative method including peak-fitting for determination of the content of short chain branching (SCB) in ethylene/??-olefin copolymers based on differential scanning calorimetry is described. After stepwise isothermal crystallization, the fractions with similar SCB and lamellar thickness are sorted into groups. The content of each group is determined using the peak-fitting area. The statistical terms, the arithmetic mean SCB content $ \overline{C}_{\text{n}} $ , the weighted mean SCB content $ \overline{C}_{\text{w}} $ and the branching broadness index $ I = \overline{C}_{\text{w}} /\overline{C}_{\text{n}} $ are calculated. Through comparing with the SCB contents measured by ¹³CNMR analysis, the results show that this method can quantitatively characterize the content of SCB in ethylene/??-olefin copolymers with a high degree of accuracy.     

Extraction-photometric selective determination of trace perchlorates in potable waters

A method is proposed for the selective photometry determination of perchlorates in potable water with a detection limit of 2×10^?3 mg/L is proposed based on the extraction of its ion pair with the astrafloxin cation and absorbance measurements at 540 nm. The following ratios of matrix ions are acceptable (in parentheses): ClO^?, ClO ₂ ^? , ClO ₃ ^? , BrO ₃ ^? (500); I^? (1000); IO ₃ ^? (7000); HCO ₃ ^? , Cl^?,SO ₄ ^2? , NO ₃ ^? , Br^?, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ (10000). The relative error of determination for ClO ₄ ^? is 20% in the range 4 × 10^-3-1 × 10^?2 mg/L and 10% in the range 1 × 10^-2–5 × 10^?2 mg/L.     

Quasiliving Carbocationic Polymerization. VIII. Quasiliving Polymerization of Methyl Vinyl Ether and Its Blocking from Quasiliving Poly(isobutyl Vinyl Ether) Dication

Quasiliving carbocationic polymerization of methyl vinyl ether (MVE) was achieved with the p-dicumyl chloride (p-DCC)/AgSbF₆ initiator system by the slow and continuous monomer-addition (quasiliving) technique. A polar solvent (CH₂Cl₂) and a low reaction temperature (-70°C) were optimum for the quasiliving MVE polymerization. Under these conditions, the number-average molecular weight (M _n) of poly(MVE) increased linearly with the cumulative weight of added monomer (W_MVE), and linear M _n versus W_MVE plots passed through the origin. M _n's were inversely proportional to the initial initiator (p-DCC) concentration. Reactions in a nonpolar solvent (toluene) at -70°C or in a polar solvent (CH₂Cl₂) at ?30°C resulted in deviations from these quasiliving characteristics. Block polymerization of MVE from quasiliving poly(isobutyl vinyl ether) dications by the quasiliving technique (p-DCC/AgSbF₆ initiator, CH₂Cl₂ solvent,(-70°C) led to novel isobutyl vinyl ether (IBVE)-MVE block polymers in high yield (>93 wt%) and at high blocking efficiency. The block polymers, most likely poly(MVE-b-IBVE-b-MVE), having M _n = 10,900–14,000 [M _n(center block) = 6,200–9,0001, were soluble in n-heptane and insoluble in water, and gave hazy homogeneous solutions when dissolved in methanol at room temperature.     

Asymmetric polymerisation of substituted phenylacetylene using chiral Rh(2,5-norbornadiene)(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-proline) catalyst

The Rh(nbd)(l-proline) (nbd = 2,5-norbornadiene) catalyst was synthesised with l-proline as ligand. The achiral monomer phenylacetylene, having two hydroxyl groups and a dodecyl group (DoDHPA), was polymerised for the first time using an isolated chiral Rh(nbd)(l-proline) as catalyst to afford polymers of M_r of 28.5 × 10⁴ and 36.2 × 10⁴. The resulting polymers exhibited the Cotton effect at wavelengths assignable to the main chain, indicating that the polymers adopted one-handed helical conformation. These findings suggest that the rhodium complex with chiral amine may be the true active species for helix-sense-selective polymerisation (HSSP) of DoDHPA.     

Synthesis of Diquinolineno[1,3,7,9]Tetraazacyclododecine-7, 15 (14H, 16H)-Dibenzene,and DNA Binding Studies of Macrocyclic Co(II), Cu(II) Complexes: As New Class of Antimicrobial Agent

The synthesis of macrocyclic ligand, diquinolineno[1,3,7,9]tetraazacyclododecine-7, 15 (14H, 16H)-dibenzene(L), is described. The metal complexes of the type [MLX₂], where (M = Co(II) (1), Cu(II) (2) and X = (Cl), have been synthesized by the reaction of ligand(L) with the corresponding metal salts, and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, ¹H-NMR and electronic spectra. The binding property of the complexes with CT-DNA was studied by absorption spectra, viscosity measurements, as well as thermal denaturation studies. The absorption spectral results indicate that the complexes (1) and (2) are binds with base pairs of DNA. The intrinsic binding constant K_b had the value 3.8 × 10⁴M ^?1 for (1 Chappell, L. L., Voss, A. D. and Morrow, J. R. 1998. Inorg. Chem., 37(16): 3989–3998.  [Google Scholar]) and 3.3 × 10⁴ M^?1 for (2), respectively, in 5 mM Tris-HCl/50 mM NaCl buffer at pH 7.2. The viscosity measurement results show the viscosity of sonicated rod-like DNA fragments increased when the complex were added to the solution of calf thymus-DNA. The synthesized ligand and its metal complexes have been screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities.     

X-ray structural study of poly(ethylene terephthalate) after solid-state postpolycondensation

The structure of PET samples exposed to multistep annealing below the melting temperature T _m in high vacuum (the so-called solid-state postpolycondensation) has been studied by wide-angle X-ray diffraction. The sizes of crystallites have been calculated through the analysis of half-widths of corresponding reflections via the Rietveld, Scherrer, and Hosemann methods. As the molecular mass (M _η) of PET is increased from 4.5 × 10⁴ to 3 × 10⁵, the sizes of crystallites increase in three crystallographic directions (100, 010, and 001). An increase in the thickness of the crystal core of a lamella (the fold length in direction $\bar 1$ 05) $D_{\bar 105} $ from 40 to 58 Å (the Rietveld method) in the molecular mass range under study is accompanied by a rise in T _m by 19°C. The role of the $D_{\bar 105} $ size and intercrystallite tie links formed in the course of postpolycondensation in the rise in T _m with molecular mass is discussed. The free surface energy σ _e of the crystal end face (the surface of folds) has been calculated through the Tomson-Gibbs equation. The values of σ _e for PET samples with M × 10^?3 = 45, 100, and 300 have been estimated as 24.3, 23.5, and 15 mJ/m², respectively. These values turn out to be comparable with the lateral surface energy of crystallites available from the literature (13–19 mJ/m²). It has been inferred that the proportion of tie bridges in the intercrystallite space is appreciably higher than the proportion of folds on the face end surface of PET with not only M = 300 × 10³, but also with M = 45 × 10³ and 100 × 10³.     

Inclusion complexes of $$\hbox{cholesteryl-(}\varepsilon\hbox{-caprolactone})_{\overline{10}}$$ functionalized polymer with γ-cyclodextrin

An inclusion complex (IC) of γ-cyclodextrin with biodegradable \(\hbox{cholesteryl-(}\varepsilon\hbox{-caprolactone})_{\overline{10}}\) \(\hbox{(Chol-(CL)}_{\overline{10}})\) functionalized polymer was prepared by using a general method of mixing solution. The formation of \(\gamma \hbox{-CD-Chol-(CL)}_{\overline{10}}\) IC was determined by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR),¹H-NMR, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), respectively. The results indicated that the \(\hbox{oligo}(\varepsilon\hbox{-CL})_{\overline{10}}\) blocks as well as the end cholesteryl moiety of the functionalized polymer were included and covered by γ-CD in a single-stranded mode in the \(\gamma \hbox{-CD-Chol-(CL)}_{\overline{10}}\) ICs. Moreover, the \(\gamma \hbox{-CD-Chol-(CL)}_{\overline{10}}\) ICs had a channel-type crystalline structure similar to that formed between the poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) and γ-CD. Finally, TGA revealed that the ICs had better thermal stability than their free components due to the inclusion complexation.