芳醚酮大环封端聚酰亚胺的合成与交联

本文制备了一种含硫醚键环状芳醚酮单体, 并将其引入聚酰亚胺中, 在不存在引发剂的条件下, 能开环交联反应制备出全芳香高热稳定的可交联聚酰亚胺.     

New fluorene‐based copolymers containing oxadiazole pendant groups: Synthesis,characterization, and polymer stability

A series of fluorene‐based copolymers containing hole blocking/electron transporting diphenyloxadiazole units were synthesized by means of Suzuki‐Miyaura coupling of selected aromatic dibromo‐ and diboronato‐ derivatives catalyzed with a Pd(PPh₃)₄ catalyst. All of the copolymers with various composition of main‐chain units were characterized by SEC chromatography, NMR, UV–vis, fluorescence and IR spectroscopy, and DSC. The emission stability of fluorene copolymers was improved by the replacement of alkyl groups on the C‐9 carbon of fluorene with aryl groups or by the incorporation of anthracene units into the copolymer main chain. A comparison of luminescence properties of pristine and annealed thin layers of studied copolymers was performed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 4532–4546, 2009     

Synthesis and characterisation of photopolymerisable liquid crystals based on the π-extended fluorene core and their corresponding non-reactive analogues

We have synthesised a series of new reactive mesogens with photopolymerisable di-acrylates and their corresponding non-reactive analogues based on the π-conjugated aromatic core, fluorene (F)-di-[thiophene (T)-benzene (B)], using the Stille and Suzuki coupling reaction. The effect of lateral alkyl chains on the 9-position of the central fluorene moiety as well as α, ω- side alkyl chains attached to the π-conjugated aromatic core on the mesomorphism was investigated by utilising differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarising optical microscopy (POM). A wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) study at the various temperatures was also carried out to reveal phase structures. Photopolymerisable di-acrylates connected directly to the rigid aromatic core showed higher phase transition temperatures, probably due to the induced dipole moment in comparison with those of a non-reactive methyl–ether counterpart.     

The photophysical properties and morphology of fluorene-alt-benzene based conjugated polymer

A series of fluorene-alt-benzene based conjugated main chain polymers chemically attached with alkyl side chains of different lengths on phenylene rings were designed and synthesized by a palladium catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction. The UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectra, thermal stability of spectral property, phase transition behavior and morphology of the synthesized polymers were investigated. With increasing the length of the alkyl side chain, the UV and fluorescence spectra exhibit an obvious blue shift compared with those of the unsubstituted polymer. The alkyl substitution improves the thermal spectral stability of the polymers due to the steric hindrance of the alkyl side chains, thus leading to efficient separation of the main chain backbones. The phase transition behavior is closely related to the length of the alkyl side chains attached on the phenylene rings. The annealed films of the polymers display characteristic nematic liquid crystalline texture. TEM observations indicate that solvent-cast thin deposits of all the polymers show typical fibrillar morphology.     

Conformations in dioctyl substituted polyfluorene: a combined theoretical and experimental Raman scattering study

The structural properties of polyfluorenes (PF) are extremely sensitive to the choice of functionalizing side chains. Dioctyl substituted PF (PF8) adopts metastable structures that depend upon the thermal history and choice of solvents used in film forming conditions. We present a detailed study of the changes in the backbone and side chain morphology in PF8, induced by the various crystallographic phases, using Raman scattering techniques. The vibrational frequencies and intensities of fluorene oligomers are calculated using hybrid density-functional theory with a 3-21G(*) basis set. The alkyl side chains are modeled as limiting conformations: all anti, anti-gauche-gauche, and end gauche representations. The calculated vibrational spectra of single chain oligomers in conjunction with our experimental results demonstrate the beta phase, which is known to originate in regions of enhanced chain planarity as a direct consequence of the alkyl side chain conformation.     

Study on the formation of the ketonic defects in the thermal degradation of ladder-type poly(p-phenylenes) by vibrational spectroscopy

We have investigated the thermal degradation in air by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of a ladder-type copolymer containing fluorene units in the backbone (Me-LPF), to reveal the formation of the ketonic defects. As thermal treatment of Me-LPF film at 200 degrees C in air proceeds, a new group of complex absorption bands due to degradation products arises in the range between 1800 and 1600 cm(-1). The observed overlapping bands were separated and assigned by utilizing the second-derivative IR spectral analysis, which can narrow the peak width to one-third of the originals and thereby eases the analysis. The degraded products were assigned as fluorenone (1718 cm(-1)) and benzophenone (Ar-(C=O)-Ar) (1665 cm(-1)), formed by the oxidation of the backbone, and acylphenone (Ar-(C=O)-R) (1685 cm(-1)) from the side chain. The fluorenone was found to be the major component among the degraded products in the main chain, and the time and temperature dependence indicated that the oxidation is a kind of autocatalytic radical-chain process. The oxidation can reach a very high degree (approximately 30% for 6 h oxidation at 240 degrees C estimated by absorption of the alkyl). Our results suggest the possibility of the oxidation of the 9-bialkylfluorene sites. We propose that the degradation of the alkyl in the side chain can help the radicals to propagate in the chain reaction.     

9位芳香基取代超支化聚芴的合成与表征

以2,7-二溴芴酮为起始原料,在芴的9位引入芳香取代基代替传统的烷基取代基,增加9位的稳定性,并用AB+AB2的方法,用新单体合成了不同支化度的超支化聚合物,新合成的超支化聚合物具有良好的热稳定性和发光稳定性.聚合物的热分解温度都在400℃以上;聚合物的薄膜在空气中于200℃加热2 h后没有出现绿光发射带,发光稳定性和烷基聚芴相比得到明显的提高.DSC结果显示,线性聚合物在170℃时有玻璃化转变,超支化聚合物在300℃以内没有明显的相转变,保持一种稳定的无定形态,更有利于提高材料的发光效率.     

五彩湾煤镜质组与惰质组在热解中的相互作用

以五彩湾煤镜质组、惰质组为研究对象,建立两种不同的体系,镜质组与惰质组无相互作用体系(A)和相互作用体系(B)。利用热重技术(TG)和傅里叶变换红外技术(FT-IR),将两体系的热解固体产物进行红外分析。结果表明,在300~450℃,体系B的脂肪氢含量高于体系A,表明镜质组与惰质组之间发生了烷基自由基转移反应,芳氢的含量也是体系B多于体系A,这说明镜质组与惰质组之间同时发生了芳构化作用,随温度升高,镜质组生成少量氢自由基与惰质组发生侧链取代反应;在500~700℃,体系B的脂肪氢含量和芳氢含量均低于体系A,表明此时镜质组与惰质组之间发生缩聚反应及缩合反应;750~800℃时,脂肪氢和芳香氢含量均为体系B大于体系A,说明体系B中,镜质组产生较多的氢自由基与惰质组大分子芳香结构发生氢化反应,同时与惰质组发生侧链取代反应;850~900℃时,镜质组与惰质组之间进一步发生多环芳香缩合反应。     

自由能微扰法研究系列烷基芳基磺酸盐的胶束化焓-熵补偿现象

为了研究不同结构的表面活性剂分子在水溶液中的胶束化焓-熵补偿现象, 采用自由能微扰(FEP)法计算了系列烷基芳基磺酸盐的溶剂化自由能, 并根据胶团化过程的质量作用模型讨论了相关热力学性质. 结果表明: 自由能微扰法得到的溶剂化自由能大小与用传统热力学表面张力法测定的吉布斯自由能相近, 能够用于比较不同结构的烷基芳基磺酸盐间胶束化能力; 烷基芳基磺酸盐在水溶液中的胶束化过程是自发进行的, 且存在焓-熵补偿现象, 补偿温度范围均在(302±2) K; 随着分子结构中芳环向长烷基链中间位置移动, 胶束化能力和胶束的稳定性均下降; 而随着芳环上短烷基链或长烷基链碳数的增加, 形成胶束的能力与稳定性均提高.     

Diaxial diureido decalins as compact, efficient, and tunable anion transporters

Decalins bearing two axial -NHCONHAr substituents and an ester-linked alkyl side chain have been synthesized and studied as anion receptors and transporters. The design relates to steroid-based "cholapods" but is more compact and less intrinsically lipophilic. Transport rates depend on both NHAr and the alkyl side chain. High activities can be achieved; with optimal substitution, chloride-nitrate exchange across vesicle membranes is measurable at transporter/lipid ratios as low as 1:250,000.     

Helical Folding of Conjugated Oligo(phenyleneethynylene): Chain‐Length Dependence,Solvent Effects,and Intermolecular Assembly

As a representative folding system that features a conjugated backbone, a series of monodispersed (o‐phenyleneethynylene)‐alt‐(p‐phenyleneethynylene) (PE) oligomers of varied chain length and different side chains were studied. Molecules with the same backbone but different side‐chain structures were shown to exhibit similar helical conformations in respectively suitable solvents. Specifically, oligomers with dodecyloxy side chains folded into the helical structure in apolar aliphatic solvents, whereas an analogous oligomer with tri(ethylene glycol) (Tg) side chains adopted the same conformation in polar solvents. The fact that the oligomers with the same backbone manifested a similar folded conformation independent of side chains and the nature of the solvent confirmed the concept that the driving force for folding was the intramolecular aromatic stacking and solvophobic interactions. Although all were capable of inducing folding, different solvents were shown to bestow slightly varied folding stability. The chain‐length dependence study revealed a nonlinear correlation between the folding stability with backbone chain length. A critical size of approximately 10 PE units was identified for the system, beyond which folding occurred. This observation corroborated the helical nature of the folded structure. Remarkably, based on the absorption and emission spectra, the effective conjugation length of the system extended more effectively under the folded state than under random conformations. Moreover, as evidenced by the optical spectra and dynamic light‐scattering studies, intermolecular association took place among the helical oligomers with Tg side chains in aqueous solution. The demonstrated ability of such a conjugated foldamer in self‐assembling into hierarchical supramolecular structures promises application potential for the system.     

Synthesis and energy-transfer properties of hydrogen-bonded oligofluorenes

A set of fluorene oligomers has been synthesized by stepwise palladium-catalyzed (Suzuki) couplings of fluorene monomers. Ureidopyrimidinones (UPy), functional groups that can dimerize via quadruple hydrogen bonds, were attached to both ends of the oligofluorenes. The resulting bis-UPy-terminated oligomers self-assemble into supramolecular chain polymers. For comparison, oligofluorenes of the same oligomer lengths but without terminal hydrogen-bonding groups were synthesized. Chains of hydrogen-bonded fluorenes can be simply endcapped by a variety of chain stoppers, molecules that have one UPy group. In this manner, we have endcapped the hydrogen-bonded fluorene chains with either oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) or perylene bisimide. Energy-transfer experiments in solution and the solid state demonstrate that oligofluorenes can donate energy to a variety of energy acceptors, but that this energy transfer occurs most effectively when the donor fluorene is hydrogen-bonded to the acceptor.     

Synthesis,Characterization and Investigation of Side Chain Length and/or Substituents Effect on the Liquid Crystal Properties of New Mesogens

New substituted and unsubstituted phenol based mesogene series having an azo central linkage was synthesized by fixing phenol as rigid core unit with aromatic amine. The terminal –OH group was esterified successively by long alkyl chain acid chloride of variable length (n=2, 6, 11, 15, 17). All 25 synthesized compounds exhibit mesomorphism. The effect of side chain length and substituents on the stability of liquid crystals was studied. The study reveals that nitro substituent destabilizes nematic and smectic phases more than floro substituent. Furthermore, the transition temperature decreases as the length of side chain increases.     

取代烷基侧链长度对二维纳米结构的影响

合成了一系列烷基取代的间苯三酚衍生物,并在大气条件下用扫描隧道显微镜研究了它们在高定向裂解石墨表面的吸附和组装行为.实验结果表明,这些自组装分子具有条状结构特征.在链长较短的分子图像中,两条平行的烷氧基链肩并肩地排列在苯环的一侧,另一条烷氧基链则排列在苯环的另一侧,链与链之间彼此相互交错排列形成均一的烷基条带.当链长增加时,这种高稳定性和密排结构遭到破坏,出现单个分子和分子对共存的组装结构.这是由于烷基链与烷基链之间以及烷基链与基底之间的作用力共同决定的.通过调控分子烷基链的长度可以得到不同的表面二维纳米结构.     

Polymerisation and degradation of an aromatic amine-based naphthoxazine

Pyrolysis mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of aromatic amine-based naphthoxazine monomer (15-Na) and Poly15-Na has been carried out. Evaporation and degradation of the monomer are detected during the curing process while the polymerisation proceeded. The polymerisation and degradation mechanisms are proposed for 15-Na and Poly15-Na, respectively. The proposed polymerisation mechanism for naphthoxazine monomer was through the aniline units either by coupling of the radicals generated by cleavage of the side rings or by substitution to the benzene ring of aniline. It has been determined that polymerisation followed opposing paths yielding some thermally less stable linkages through which thermally crosslinked polynaphthoxazine (Poly15-Na) suffers from low thermal stability. It has been shown that pyrolysis MS is a very useful technique to investigate the polymerisation and degradation mechanisms and degradation products of these materials.     

Studies on fluorene stability in different liquid media

When applying chromatography the analyst is faced with problems, among others, caused by changes undergoing in original samples or extract. Storage conditions should ensure their stability. It has been found that degradation processes can not be eliminated entirely, but they can be slowed down considerably.A selection of eight liquid media known as good solvents to store fluorene for a long period of time, have been examined with respect to avoid once of degradation. Fluorene degradation (1 mg l⁻¹ and 10 mg l⁻¹) was studied in acetonitrile, methanol, water, dimethyl sulfoxide, hexane, cyclohexane and dichloromethane. The process was monitored for 3 months using HPLC coupled to diode array detection and electrospray MS.The influence of such factors as light, naturally occurring bacterial flora in water samples, and solvent on stability of fluorene was investigated.The results can be helpful in selecting appropriate conditions and allowable time for storing samples extracts for analysis of polycyclic aromatic aromatic hydrocarbons. Therefore, understanding the mechanism responsible for PAHs degradation is required.The fact that salicylic acid and 9-fluorenone are formed during degradation of fluorene indicates that degradation is due to the photochemical and/or microbial processes.     

Extraction of (9,8) Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Fluorene‐Based Polymers

Selective polymer wrapping is a promising approach to obtain high‐chiral‐purity single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) needed in technical applications and scientific studies. We showed that among three fluorene‐based polymers with different side‐chain lengths and backbones, poly[(9,9‐dihexylfluorenyl‐2,7‐diyl)‐co‐(9,10‐anthracene)] (PFH‐A) can selectively extract SWCNTs synthesized from the CoSO₄/SiO₂ catalyst, which results in enrichment of 78.3 % (9,8) and 12.2 % (9,7) nanotubes among all semiconducting species. These high‐chiral‐purity SWCNTs may find potential applications in electronics, optoelectronics, and photovoltaics. Furthermore, molecular dynamics simulations suggest that the extraction selectivity of PFH‐A relates to the bending and alignment of its alkyl chains and the twisting of its two aromatic backbone units (biphenyl and anthracene) relative to SWCNTs. The strong π–π interaction between polymers and SWCNTs would increase the extraction yield, but it is not beneficial for chiral selectivity. Our findings suggest that the matching between the curvature of SWCNTs and the flexibility of the polymer side chains and the aromatic backbone units is essential in designing novel polymers for selective extraction of (n,m) species.     

Solid-phase and solution-phase syntheses of oligomeric guanidines bearing peptide side chains

[reaction: see text] Synthetic strategies for preparing N,N'-bridged oligomeric guanidines bearing peptide side chains both on solid support and in solution are presented. Monomers are prepared from common alpha-amino acids and therefore contain conventionally protected peptide side chains. The side chains include alkyl, aromatic, hydroxyl, amino, carboxylic acid, and amide functional groups. Oligomer elongation utilizes acid-sensitive sulfonyl activated thiourea through the formation of carbodiimide intermediate. With proper preparation of monomers, synthesis of oligomer can be performed in two directions (equivalent to N to C terminal or C to N terminal in a peptide sequence) with excellent efficiency.     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of four ring,rod-like fluorene derivatives – the influence of the lateral substitution on mesomorphic properties of 2,7-bis(4-alkylphenyl)-fluorenes

ABSTRACT

This work presents new rod-like compounds being fluorene derivatives linked with other parts of the core at 2 and 7 positions – its synthesis and properties. The fluorene moiety is located in the central position of the four rings molecular core. The chain system in most cases was symmetrical and limited to pentyl or hexyl chains. To study the influence of the lateral substituents on mesomorphic properties two types of substituents have been incorporated, centrally located various short alkyl groups at fluorene’s 9,9 positions and outer core fluorosubstitutions located at side phenyl rings. All synthesised compounds exhibit liquid crystalline properties, where for laterally non-substituted and fluorosubstituted derivatives the dominant phases are smectics, while the nematics phases (nematic and chiral nematic – observed mostly on cooling cycle) occurs for compounds having alkyl substituents at 9,9 positions of fluorene. The synthetic methodology and mesomorphic properties of title compounds will be presented in detail as well as photophysical properties such as UV-visible absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra.     

Gas transport properties of polycarbonates and polysulfones with aromatic substitutions on the bisphenol connector group

The effect that substitution of aromatic groups on the bisphenol connector unit of bisphenol-A based polycarbonate and polysulfone materials has on their gas transport properties was assessed. Replacement of a methyl group by a phenyl ring (bisphenol acetophenone polycarbonate, PC-AP, and bisphenol acetophenone polysulfone, PSF-AP) gives a small increase in permeability coefficients with similar or slightly higher selectivity for all gases compared to bisphenol-A polycarbonate, PC, or polysulfone, PSF. Substitution of two locked phenyl rings (fluorene bisophenol polycarbonate, FBPC, and fluorene bisphenol polysulfone, FBPSF) in place of the methyl groups in the connector unit leads to permeability and solubility coeffcients that are about twice those observed for PC or PSF. Increases in permeability for the polycarbonate and polycarbonate and polysulfone materials with aromatic substitutions are related to their larger fractional free volume. FBPC and FBPSF have the largest fractional free volume and the largest permeability coefficients. Thermal measurements show that the fluorene based polycarbonate and polysulfone materials have the highest thermal and oxidative stability. Such aromatic substitutions can be useful for developing gas separation membranes to be used in harsh thermal or oxidative environments. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.