Vinyl-Divinyl Copolymerization: Copolymerization and Network Formation from Styrene and p- and m-Divinylbenzene

The composition of copolymers of p- and m-divinylbenzene with styrene was determined by infrared spectrometry during copolymerization and compared with values calculated on the assumption that the polymerizing system is homogeneous, and the reactivities both of the vinyl groups in the monomers and of the pendant vinyl groups are independent of the extent of copolymerization. At lower conversions the content of all divinylbenzene units, and especially that of the pendant vinyl groups in the copolymer, is lower than calculated, whereas at higher conversions a fraction of pendant vinyl groups does not react. The conversions at the gel point do not depend on the concentration of divinylbenzene; at higher percentages of the divinyl monomer or dilution of the system they are higher for p- than for m-divinylbenzene, although p-divinylbenzene copolymers contain more divinylbenzene units at the same conversion. The deviations are explained by inhomogeneous copolymerization caused by locally different concentration of the vinyl     

Rates of Sulfonation of Bead Copolymers of Styrene Cross - Linked with Mixtures of m- and p-Divinylbenzene

Abstract

The rate of sulfonation of bead copolymers of styrene cross-linked with 8 mole % divinylbenzene (mixed isomers) is remarkably sensitive to the isomeric (para/meta) composition of the mixture of divinylbenzenes. The rate is enhanced by a factor of 4 for compositions containing 20–40% para isomer.     

New Composite Proton-Conducting Membranes Based on Nafion and Cross-Linked Sulfonated Polystyrene

New composite membranes based on commercial perfluorinated Nafion-115 membrane and cross-linked sulfonated polystyrene were synthesized and investigated. The membranes were prepared by radical polymerization of styrene in the presence of a cross-linking agent divinylbenzene in Nafion polymer matrix and subsequent sulfonation of formed polystyrene. The membranes containing approximately 5 and 10 wt % of cross-linked polystyrene with ion-exchange capacity of 1.1 to 1.3 mg-eq/g were obtained. Modification with sulfonated polystyrene leads to an increase in the moisture content and proton conductivity of membranes in the humidity range of 15 to 100 RH.     

Analytical separation of amino acids on a cation-exchange resin cross-linked with m-divinylbenzene.

The elution bands of acidic and neutral amino acids of protein hydrolysates, emerging from the column of a cation-exchange resin cross-linked with pure m-divinylbenzene, are narrower than those from a resin prepared from styrene and technical divinylbenzene. As a result of these narrower bands, a more complete resolution of the critical pairs threonine-serine, glycine-alanine and tyrosine-phenylalanine is obtained. The most probable reason for the narrower elution peaks is the more rapid diffusion of the exchanged components through the bulk of the resin as a result of a more regular arrangement of cross-linkages in the cation-exchange resin prepared from m-divinylbenzene.     

Amphoteric ion-exchangers based on pyridine carboxylic acids

Conclusions Amphoteric ion-exchangers have been prepared by the reaction of styrene and divinylbenzene copolymers of conventional and macroporous structure with pyridine carboxylic acids.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya. No. lO, pp. 2366–2367,October, 1970.     

Charge-mosaic membrane from gamma-irradiated poly(styrene-butadiene-4-vinylpyridine) triblock copolymer

Poly(styrene-butadiene-4-vinylpyridine) triblock copolymers were prepared from styrene (S), butadiene (B), and 4-vinylpyridine (P) by sequential anionic polymerization with n-butyllithium as initiator and benzene as solvent. The triblock copolymer was characterizated by gel-permeation chromatography (GPC), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and viscoelastic spectrometry. Films of the triblock copolymer cast from solution in mixtures of chloroform and n-butyraldehyde were subjected to gamma-ray irradiation to form cross-linked networks, Cationic and anionic groups were introduced by sulfonation and quater-nization to obtain charge-mosaic membranes. The resulting membrane had substantial cation-exchange and anion-exchange capacities. The membranes were very permeable to electrolyte (J_KCI = 2.10×10^?8 mol/cm² s). © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Monomer Reactivity Ratios for the Copolymerization of Styrene with Pure Meta-and Pure Para-Divinylbenzenes

Reactivity ratios for the copolymerization of styrene (r ₁) meta-divinylben-zene (r ₂–m) and with para-divinylbenzene (r ₂–p) have been redetermined under different reaction conditions and with different radioactivity assay techniques. The copolymers were prepared at two conversion levels [0.55 to 3.7% and 2.7 to 7.5% and at 80° (rather than 100°)] with benzoyl peroxide (in place of τ-butylhydroperoxide) initiator. The ionization chamber-vibrating reed electrometer radioactivity assay technique developed for other copolymerization studies was used in place of the direct counting technique previously used for the styrene/divinylbenzene systems. The new values are r ₁ = 0.605/r ₂-m = 0.88: r ₁ = 0.77/r ₂-p = 2.08 at 0.55 to 3.7% conversion and r ₁ = 1.27; r ₂–m = 1.08 at 2.7 to 7.5% conversion. These are not in close agreement with previous values partly because of the difference in conditions of copolymerization (temperature, per cent conversion, initiator) and in the improved analytical precision. Also the high-DVB-content (80%) para copolymer data are not assumed to be invalid and are not omitted (as they were before) from selection of the r ₂–p values.     

Influence of diluent composition on the porous structure of methacrylate copolymers

The porous structure of copolymers obtained by suspension polymerization has been investigated. Three different copolymers were synthesized—styrene‐divinylbenzene, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate‐divinylbenzene, and 1,4‐phenylene dimethacrylate‐divinylbenzene. All the copolymers were porous. As a pore‐forming diluent, the mixture of toluene (good solvent) and n‐dodecane (nonsolvent) was used. The influence of the composition of two‐component diluent on the porous structure of the copolymers has been examined. Surface areas, pore volumes, pore size distributions, skeletal and apparent densities, and swellability coefficients were determined for the copolymers obtained in the presence of 0, 15, 50, 85, and 100% (v/v) toluene in the mixture with n‐dodecane. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 3079–3085, 2002     

甲基丙烯酸烷基酯为疏水成分的溶剂改性pH-敏感凝胶的溶胀行为

以不同酯烷基链长的甲基丙烯酸烷基酯为疏水成分，甲基丙烯酸二乙氨基乙酯(DEA)为可离子化单体，及以二甲基丙烯酸乙二醇酯(EGDM)或二乙烯苯(DVB)为交联剂，合成了数个系列甲苯改性的不同交联度的疏水阳离子凝胶，研究了这些凝胶以pH-敏感溶胀为主的容胀行为．发现以甲基丙烯酸正丁酶(BMA)，EGDM及DEA合成的改性凝胶，与以苯乙烯(St)，DVB及DEA合成的溶剂改性凝胶具有十分相似的平衡溶胀和动力学溶胀性质．研究结果为增加疏水阳离子凝胶的载药种类，拓宽由pH改变而触发释药的控释体系的应用范围提供了新的途径．     

Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of sulfonic resins as catalysts

Ion-exchange resins have been often used as catalysts especially those based on styrene-divinylbenzene copolymers with sulfonic acid groups in the aromatic rings of polymer chains. That is due to the advantages of heterogenous catalysis over the homogeneous acid catalysis. Moreover, resin catalysts can often lead to high selectivity in organic reactions due to the matrix effects. Therefore, the study of copolymers synthesis conditions to determine the type of polymer structure produced as well as the characterization of sulfonic resins obtained thereof are of great interest. The current paper describes the synthesis, characterization and evaluation as catalysts of sulfonic resins derived from polymer supports synthesized by aqueous suspension polymerization of styrene and divinylbenzene. The reaction conditions were varied and polymer supports with different physical properties and morphological characteristics were obtained. The polymer supports were chemically modified by sulfonation. The resultant sulfonic resins had their catalyst activity evaluated in the esterification of acetic acid with n-butanol.     

Effect solvatant des copolymères styrène–macromère a chaîne polyoxyéthylène. Influence du support polymère

Polyoxyethylene macromers were used to prepare functionalized linear and crosslinked copolymers with styrene and divinylbenzene. Gel or macroporous resins were prepared. These copolymers and resins were used as anionic activators for the Williamson reaction of potassium phenoxide and alkyl bromides under solid–liquid or solid–liquid–liquid (triphase) conditions. In contrast to similar resins obtained from chemical grafting of polyoxyethylene onto chloromethylated styrene–divinylbenzene polymers, the activity factors were strongly dependent on the composition of the resins and their morphology: an optimum activity was obtained for a 0.05M fraction of macromers in soluble copolymers and crosslinked resins. In addition, a macroporous resin with large pores was more efficient than a gel-type resin of similar composition. These effects are discussed in terms of accessibility of the activating group and compatibility of the support with the medium.     

Preparation of fluorescent polystyrene microspheres by gradual solvent evaporation method

Highly cross-linked polystyrene beads of 9.2 μm were synthesized by seed polymerization with styrene as monomer and divinylbenzene as cross linker. Other sized monodisperse PS microspheres were also prepared by varying seed particle diameter and proportion of swelling agents. Furthermore, the polystyrene beads were stained by gradual solvent evaporation method using dyes such as rhodamine 101 and acridine orange. Gradual solvent evaporation method facilitates a high concentration of fluorescent dyes on beads. This is the key to obtain fluorescent beads with high intensity. The results showed that the fabricated fluorescent microspheres could be excited to various wavelengths (such as yellow, green, red and scarlet). Our synthesized microspheres offer high fluorescence emission efficiency compared to commercial fluorescent microspheres in the mean time have other properties in common.     

Preparation of micron-sized monodispersed highly monomer- “adsorbed” polymer particles having snow-man shape by utilizing the dynamic swelling method with tightly cross- linked seed particles

Micron-sized, monodispersed highly styrene-“adsorbed” particles having snow-man shape were prepared by the dynamic swelling method (DSM) with tightly cross-linked polymer seed particles as follows. First, 3.8 μm-sized monodispersed polystyrene (PS)/ poly(divinylbenzene) (PDVB) (PS/PDVB = 1/10 wt. ratio) composite particles produced by seeded polymerization utilizing DSM were dispersed in an ethanol/water (6/4, w/w) solution dissolving styrene monomer, and poly(vinyl alcohol) as a stabilizer. Second, water was subsequently added to the dispersion with a micro-feeder at a rate of 2.88 ml/h at room temperature. The cross-linked seed particles adsorbed a large amount of styrene onto the surfaces and resulted in mono-dispersed highly styrene-“adsorbed” snow-man shape particles having about 10 μm in diameter. Received: 16 April 1998 Accepted: 9 June 1998     

高交联大孔苯乙烯-二乙烯苯共聚物的微波加热磺化

研究了高交联大孔苯乙烯-二乙烯苯共聚物(60％DVB)在微波加热条件下发生的磺化反应．采用高功率问歇加热的方式，考察了不同的加热方法、溶胀荆、反应物的配比对磺化反应的影响，并与低交联大孔苯乙烯-二乙烯苯共聚物(8％DVB)的磺化反应作了比较．     

The influence of chemical modification of unsaturated polyesters on viscoelastic properties and thermal behavior of styrene copolymers

The influence of chemical modification of unsaturated polyesters on viscoelastic properties and thermal behavior of styrene copolymers has been investigated by DMA and TG analyses. Chemical modification of unsaturated polyesters obtained in polycondensation of cyclohex-4-ene-1,2-dicarboxylic anhydride (THPA), maleic anhydride (MA) and suitable glycol: diethylene glycol (DEG) or triethylene glycol (TEG) was performed using 38–40% peracetic acid. It allowed to selective and successful oxidation of carbon-carbon double bonds in unsaturated polyesters giving modified unsaturated polyesters/unsaturated epoxypolyesters/containing both carbon-carbon double bonds in polyester chain and new functional groups-epoxy groups in cycloaliphatic rings. Both unsaturated polyesters and unsaturated epoxypolyesters were used as a component of styrene copolymers cured with different hardeners. It has been demonstrated that the use of modified unsaturated polyesters as a component of styrene copolymers allowed obtaining more stiffness and more cross-linked network structure compared to styrene copolymers based on unmodified polyesters. The higher values of storage modulus, glass transition temperatures and better thermal stability for styrene copolymers based on unsaturated epoxypolyesters were obtained.     

Aminated styrene polymers as dehydrohalogenating agents

Copolymers of styrene and methyl methacrylate, cross-linked with divinylbenzene, can be chloromethylated and then aminated to almost the theoretical extent. The aminated polymers can utilise approx 50% of the amine residues to dehydrobrominate n-bromoalkanes.     

含氟嵌段共聚物离聚体的合成表征及其性能研究

嵌段共聚物离聚体具有独特的形态和固体及溶液性质 ,在热塑性弹性体、极性材料与非极性材料共混相溶剂和粘度调节剂等领域具有十分广阔的应用前景 ,引起了人们的普遍关注 .文献报道较多的是聚苯乙烯 乙烯 丙烯[1] 、聚苯乙烯 乙烯 丁烯 苯乙烯[2 ] 、聚苯乙烯 异丁烯 苯乙烯[3 ] 等共聚物中 ,聚苯乙烯链段部分磺化后所得离聚体的合成与性质研究 .众所周知 ,含氟聚合物具有低表面能和高表面活性等特性 ,因而将含氟基团引入到嵌段共聚物离聚体中有望开发出一种新型的特殊功能材料 .原子转移自由基聚合 (ATRP)自 1 995年问世以来 ,已成功…     

New processes and designed polymers by cationic techniques

The most important recent development in cationic polymerizations is the emergence of living polymerizations leading to a variety of new potentially useful well-defined macromolecules under conventional laboratory conditions. Three requirements have to coexist for living carbocationic polymerization to occur: Controlled initiation controlled chain-transferless propagation and controlled (quasiliving) termination. The first part of this presentation will briefly discuss the road to these three key requirements. The second part will concern practical consequences and select systems. The synthesis of narrow-molecular-weight-distribution (M̄_w/M̄_n = 1.1 - 1.3) tert-chlorine telechelic polyisobutylenes over a wide molecular weight range (M̄_n from ∼1000 to ∼125, 000 g/mole) will be outlined together with recent work on aromatic olefins, e.g., styrene, tert-butylstyrene and p-chlorostyrene. These developments led to the combination of these living systems for the synthesis of block copolymers by sequential monomer addition. Tri- or higher block copolymers comprising glassy outer segments and rubbery inner segments, for example, poly(styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene, poly(p-chlorostyrene-b-isobutylene-b-p-chlorostyrene), have been prepared. These new thermoplastic elastomers exhibit phase-separated microstructures and an interesting combination of physical-mechanical properties.     

Pyrolysis-gas chromatography of some crosslinked copolymers of styrene

The thermal degradation of copolymers of styrene, ethylstyrene and divinylbenzene with acrylonitrile and other acrylic monomers has been studied by pyrolysis-gas chromatography at 420, 570 and 790°. The thermal degradation products were identified and determined at 570°. The thermal degradation of some chloromethylated copolymers with the same composition was also followed. It has been ascertained that the chloromethylated copolymers show characteristic behaviour in thermal degradation. This is explained by modification of the degradation mechanism of the chloromethylated copolymers with respect to the development of crosslinking processes.     

The Initiating Effect of Vinyl Aromatic and Diene Monomers on the Polymerization of Isobutylene with VCl4

The polymerization of isobutylene with VCl₄ in n-heptane or in the bulk does not proceed in the dark at temperatures lower than -20°C, yet it may be induced by the addition of styrene, α-methylstyrene, p-divinylbenzene, 1,3-butadiene, isoprene, and 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene. In these cases the polymerizations proceed with variously long induction periods depending on the type of comonomer used. The shortest induction period was observed after the addition of p-divinylbenzene and 2, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butadiene. In a nonpolar medium the copolymerization of isobutylene with isoprene or butadiene in the dark gives rise to copolymers insoluble in heptane, benzene, and CCl₄, while co-polymers formed with the effect of light are soluble. Unlike polymerizations carried out in a nonpolar solution, the polymerization of isobutylene with VCl₄ in methyl chloride proceeds spontaneously in the absence of protonic coinitiators. Also, soluble copolymers of isobutylene with isoprene or butadiene arise in the copolymerization in methylchloride solution irrespective of the procedure used when the copolymerization is carried out (in the dark or with the effect of light). Polymerizations and copolymerizations carried out both in nonpolar and in polar solutions are inhibited by the presence of oxygen.