Preparation of a polypentenamer having pendant ionic groups and its hydrogenated derivatives

Polypentenamers having pendant carboxylate groups including esters, acids, and salts and their hydrogenated derivatives have been prepared and characterized, and some of their properties investigated. Reaction conditions were established to control the amount of pendant thioglycolate groups incorporated into the polypentenamer by the free-radical addition reactions of thioglycolic acid derivatives and subsequently to completely hydrogenate the polymers so formed, which contained thioglycolate contents ranging from less than 1 mole-% to about 16 mole-%, without backbone degradation and crosslinking reactions. The glass transition temperatures and the melting points of these polymers were observed to depend upon the pendant group content, as expected, but there appears to be little difference within these properties between polymers in which the pendant groups were in the salt form as compared to those of the corresponding carboxylic acid form. The thermal stabilities of the polymers having the pendant groups were somewhat lower than those of the parent polymers, apparently because of side reactions involving the thioglycolate groups. The calcium salt derivative showed a particularly low thermal stability compared to that of polymers with monovalent salts.     

Ceramers Based on Crosslinked Epoxy Resins-Silica Hybrids: Low Surface Energy Systems

Ceramers based on silica and bisphenol-A epoxy resin cured with methyl nadic anhydride (MNA) and diamino diphenyl sulphone (DDS) were prepared in THF solutions. Compatibilization was induced through functionalization of the epoxy resin with amine trialkoxy silanes prior to mixing with a pre-hydrolyzed tetralkoxysilane solution (TEOS).The epoxy ceramers were further modified by the addition of small amounts of a silane functionalized alkane perfluoroether oligomer.A morphology consisting of very fine interpenetrating phases could be easily achieved through the silane functionalization of the epoxy resin. The final ceramer, however, always displayed a reduction in the glass transition temperature (Tg), resulting either from reactions of the anhydride hardener with the ethanol produced from the hydrolysis of TEOS or from the reaction of the acid catalyst with the epoxy groups.The use of the perfluoroether oligomer produced a large reduction in surface energy due to migration of the fluorinated components to the outer layers of the films.     

新型环氧丙烯酸树脂增韧剂的合成

用马来酸酐和聚乙二醇1000合成具有反应活性端基的聚乙二醇,用红外与核磁共振进行了表征,并用其对环氧丙烯酸树脂进行改性;研究反应温度、反应时间对反应及产物性能的影响;用红外对反应性聚乙二醇和环氧丙烯酸树脂的固化物进行分析.结果表明,反应性聚乙二醇参与了环氧丙烯酸树脂的固化反应,可在交联网络中构成不同长度的柔性链段,显著地提高了环氧丙烯酸树脂的冲击强度.     

Syntheses of functional condensation polymer. I. Polyesters having pendant functional groups such as hydroxyl,formyl, aldoxime,aminomethyl and hydroxymethyl

Unsaturated polyesters having pendant functional groups such as hydroxyl, formyl, aldoxime, aminomethyl and hydroxymethyl, have been prepared and characterized, and some of their properties were investigated. Reaction conditions for the epoxidation of unsaturated polyesters and hydrolysis of the epoxy groups in the polyesters were established to control the amount of pendant diol groups. It was possible to incorporate up to 90 mole-% of formyl side groups into the unsaturated polyester by the hydroformylation with the rhodium catalyst. In addition, the formyl side groups of the modified polyester were converted into hydroxymethyl or aldoxime groups and were then converted to amino groups. The melting points of the modified polyesters decreased with increasing the pendant group content of the polyesters, as expected. Aliphatic polyesters having pendant hydroxyl or amino groups had a high affinity for moisture, which might be ascribed to the participation of the hydrophilic pendant groups in the modified polyesters.     

Recent advances in immobilization of heteropolyacids

Freely water-soluble heteropolyacid could be made insoluble either by supporting on active carbon or by forming acidic cesium salts. In addition, 12-tungstophosphoric acid and its acidic cesium salt could be effectively immobilized in silica matrices by means of a sol-gel technique which involves the hydrolysis of ethyl orthosilicate to give insoluble, readily recoverable, and highly active solid acid catalysts for the hydrolysis of ethyl acetate.     

Recent advances in liquid-phase organic reactions using heteropolyacid and clay

ecent advances in liquid-phase organic reactions over solid acids are described based on the catalyses of acidic clays and silica-included heteropoly compounds. Zinc ion-exchanged smectite clays, particularly nontronite clays, were effectively applied as insoluble, readily recoverable solid acid catalysts to liquid-phase Friedel-Crafts reactions. Montmorillonite K10 catalyzes the synthesis of alkylporphyrin derivatives from aliphatic aldehydes and pyrroles more efficiently than the conventional homogeneous acids such as BF3 etherate. 12-Tungstophosphoric acid and its acidic Cs salt could be included in a silica matrix by means of sol-gel technique involving hydrolysis of ethyl orthosilicate forming insoluble and easily separable solid acid catalysts. These silica-included heteropoly compounds were thermally more stable than an ion-exchange resin catalyst such as Amberlyst-15, and catalyzed the hydrolysis of ethyl acetate in the liquid phase more efficiently than the resin, H-ZSM-5 and even than aqueous heteropolyacid.     

Towards quantitative catalytic lignin depolymerization

The products of base-catalyzed liquid-phase hydrolysis of lignin depend markedly on the operating conditions. By varying temperature, pressure, catalyst concentration, and residence time, the yield of monomers and oligomers from depolymerized lignin can be adjusted. It is shown that monomers of phenolic derivatives are the only primary products of base-catalyzed hydrolysis and that oligomers form as secondary products. Oligomerization and polymerization of these highly reactive products, however, limit the amount of obtainable product oil containing low-molecular-weight phenolic products. Therefore, inhibition of concurrent oligomerization and polymerization reactions during hydrothermal lignin depolymerization is important to enhance product yields. Applying boric acid as a capping agent to suppress addition and condensation reactions of initially formed products is presented as a successful approach in this direction. Combination of base-catalyzed lignin hydrolysis with addition of boric acid protecting agent shifts the product distribution to lower molecular weight compounds and increases product yields beyond 85%.     

Thermal degradation of polyether-urethanes: Part 2—Influence of the fire retardant,ammonium polyphosphate,on the thermal degradation of poly(ethylene glycol)

The principal characteristics and products of the thermal degradation of poly(ethylene glycols) (PEG), having molecular weights of 1000 and 1500, with 20% by weight of ammonium polyphosphate (APP), have been determined. In the presence of APP the mechanism of degradation of the PEG is quite different from that of pure PEG. From a single step radical chain process in the pure polymer the mechanism changes in the mixture to a three-stage series of acid catalysed reactions. Although, in each case, a complex mixture of products is obtained, 1,4-dioxane, which was not a product from pure PEG, becomes the predominating product from the mixture.     

Functional Polymers. III. Endcapping and Substitution on Polymers with Compounds Containing Ultraviolet-Absorbing Groups

Endcapping of oligo(oxyethylene) glycols was carried out by transesterification of methyl N,N-dimethylaminobenzoate with sodium methoxide as the catalyst or by the reaction of sodium salicylate with the ditosyl ester of the oligo(oxyethyl-ene) glycols. Several other common reactions were tried for the endcapping of the oligo(oxyethylene) glycols but were found to be either more cumbersome or unsuccessful. All products were obtained in high yield and high purity. The reactions of tetraalkylammonium carboxylates with aliphatic halides were found to be very general and mild reactions for the preparation of esters in high yield and high purity. It was found that these reactions could be utilized for the preparation of esters on polymers even if the carboxylate group was directly attached to the polymer chain. It was also demonstrated that the aliphatic halide group could be on the polymer, as in the case of polyepichlorohydrin. Copolymers of epichlorohydrin and glycidyl N,N-dimethylaminobenzoate with up to 90% glycidyl benzoate as the comonomer were prepared, and poly(tetra-butylammonium methacrylate) was effectively transformed with 4-(2-bromoethoxy)-2-hydroxybenzophenone into the corresponding ester. The products were characterized by the usual spectral means.     

NMR investigations of the possible cross reactions between cyanate and epoxy resins

The possible cross reactions indicated by solid-state NMR between cyanate functionalized resin and epoxy functionalized resin have been investigated by using both natural abundance and labeled monofunctional model compounds. These soluble products were isolated and purified by silica gel adsorption chromatography and gel permeation chromatography. They were fully characterized by high resolution ¹H-, ¹³C-, ¹⁵N-NMR spectroscopy and by mass spectrometry. The major cross-reaction product is a racemic mixture of enantiomers, which contain an oxazolidinone ring formed by one cyanate molecule and two epoxy molecules. However, epoxy consumption lags cyanate consumption in the overall reaction as triazine formation from the cyanate is much faster than the two competing reactions, the cross reaction between cyanate and epoxy, and the self-polymerization of epoxy, under the conditions investigated. The cross reaction between cyanate and epoxy is limited. Approximately 12% of cross reaction between cyanate and epoxy was found in the overall reaction. In addition to the cross reactions of epoxy and cyanate, the reactions of epoxy and the carbamate, which is the major side product for the curing reaction of cyanate resin in solution, have also been investigated, and the mechanism of these reactions discussed. From the reactions of epoxy and carbamate, several products related to cross reaction between epoxy and cyanate have been isolated and identified. It is suggested that the reaction of epoxy and carbamate is one of the pathways in the overall cross reaction between epoxy and cranate resins. Finally, the mechanism of the overall cross-curing reaction between the diepoxy and dicyanate mixed resins is discussed. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

SYNTHESIS OF AN EPOXY-TERMINATED HYPERBRANCHED AROMATIC POLYESTER

An epoxy-terminated hyperbranched aromatic polyester (P3) was synthesized from a hyperbranched aromaticpolyester containing carboxylic acid end groups (P1), which was derived from the condensation polymerization of the AB_2monomer, 5-acetoxyisophthalic acid. Polymer P1 was converted into the polymeric acid chloride by reaction with thionylchloride. The acid chloride was reacted with ethanol and glycidol to form a poly(ethyl ester) (P2) and an epoxy terminatedmaterial (P3), respectively. The reaction conditions in each step of these processes had to be controlled very carefully toavoid unwanted cross-linking reactions. The characterization of products and intermediates, including molecular weightdistributions and thermal properties, are reported.     

Poly(arylene sulfides) with pendant cyano groups as high-temperature laminating resins

Poly(phenylene sulfides) were synthesized from m-benzenedithiol and aromatic dibromides in a basic medium of potassium carbonate in dimethylformamide or dimethylacetamide. The products obtained were slightly off-white with relatively low melting ranges and had inherent viscosities in the 0.2–0.4 dl/g range in hexamethylphosphoric triamide. Similar poly(phenylene sulfides) containing pendant cyano groups along the polymer chains were obtained by the use of 5 mole-% of either 2,4-dichlorobenzonitrile or 3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile. The products were similar to the pure polyphenylene sulfides, except that they showed lower melting ranges and gave insoluble products when heated alone or in the presence of zinc chloride.     

Efficient synthesis and hydrolysis of cyclic oxalate esters of glycols

Based on the mechanism postulated for the formation of the cyclic carbonates 3 in the reactions of glycols 1 with oxalyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine, we present here three efficient syntheses of the cyclic oxalates 2 of various glycols 1 by controlling the formation of 3: replacement of the base by pyridine markedly diminishes yields of 3 in all reactions, realizing dramatic reversals of the product ratios in the reactions with the (R*,R*)-compounds 1g-i,q,r and pinacol (1k); although considerable amounts of the oxalate polymers are formed in the reactions with some (R*,S*)-glycols, this drawback can be removed by the use of 2,4,6-collidine instead of pyridine; 1,1'-oxalyldiimidazole is useful for the synthesis of two selected cyclic oxalates 2e,f. The cyclic oxalates 2 other than trisubstituted and tetrasubstituted ones were found to be very reactive: kinetic studies on the hydrolysis of 1,4-dioxane-2,3-dione (2a) as well as its mono- and some selected 5,6-disubstituted derivatives 2 have revealed that they undergo hydrolysis 260-1500 times more rapidly than diethyl oxalate (12) in acetate buffer-acetonitrile (pH 5.69) at 25 degrees C. Although the cyclic oxalate 21 from cis-1,2-cyclopentanediol (11) was 1.5 times more reactive than 2a, it has been shown with other substrates that increasing number of the alkyl substituents decreases the rate of hydrolysis. On the contrary, the phenyl group was found to have somewhat accelerative effect.     

空间排阻色谱(SEC)用多孔硅胶载体的研究

我们的工作是制备多孔硅球表面键合带有羟基基团的亲水性SEC刚性载体.研究结果表明,此种SEC载体能适用于聚乙烯醇、明胶、蛋白质、右旋糖酐等多种水溶液体系的SEC分析.     

Kinetic study on hydrolysis and oxidation of formamidine disulfide in acidic solutions

Hydrolysis and oxidation of formamidine disulfide in acidic medium were investigated using high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) and mass spectrometry(MS) at 25 °C.By controlling the slow reaction rate and choosing appropriate mobile phase,HPLC provides the unique advantages over other methods(UV-Vis,chemical separation) in species tracking and kinetic study.In addition to thiourea and formamidine sulfinic acid,two unreported products were also detected in the hydrolysis reaction.Mass spectrometry measurement indicates these two products to be formamidine sulfenic acid and thiocyanogen with mass weights of 92.28 and 116.36,respectively.In the oxidation of formamidine disulfide by hydrogen peroxide,besides thiourea,formamidine sulfenic acid,formamidine sulfinic acid,thiocyanogen and urea,formamidine sulfonic acid and sulfate could be detected.The oxidation reaction was found to be first order in both formamidine disulfide and hydrogen peroxide.The rate constants of hydrolysis and oxidation reactions were determined in the pH range of 1.5-3.0.It was found both rate constants are increased with the increasing of pH.Experimental curves of different species can be effectively simulated via a mechanism scheme for formamidine disulfide oxidation,including hydrolysis equilibrium of formamidine disulfide and irreversible hydrolysis of formamidine sulfenic acid.     

Role of the molecular weight and the composition on the hydrolysis kinetics of monolayers of poly(α-hydroxy acid)s

The hydrolysis kinetics of spread insoluble monolayers of poly(α-hydroxy acid)s with various molecular weights and lactic acid–glycolic acid molar ratios was followed by measuring simultaneously the decrease in the surface area at constant surface pressure and the evolution of the surface potential. The interfacial hydrolysis at alkaline pH leads to the progressive fragmentation of the polymer molecules and the appearance of charged insoluble products (detected by measuring the surface potential) and small soluble fragments (detected by measuring the decrease in the surface area). The data obtained by both approaches were interpreted in the framework of the random scission model. The rates of hydrolysis are larger for polymers with smaller initial polymerization numbers and increase with the decrease in the molar ratio of lactic acid units. Received: 7 December 1998 Accepted in revised form: 8 March 1999     

High-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry and diode array detection in the identification and quantification of the degradation products of calix[4]arene crown-6 under radiolysis

The extraction of 135Cs from high-activity liquid waste, arising from reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, can be achieved by using calix[4]arene crown-6 compounds. The radiolytic degradation of di(n-octyloxy)calix[4]arene crown-6 (octMC6), in aliphatic or aromatic solvent in contact with 3 M nitric acid, was studied by high-performance liquid chromatography directly coupled to electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS). More than 50 distinct degradation products were observed, and about 30 of these were identified. These compounds can be assigned to three categories, namely, products of reactions involving radical cleavage or addition, of oxidation reactions, or of aromatic substitution reactions. The major product, corresponding to substitution by an NO2 group, was quantified by external standard calibration using a purified synthetic sample. Despite the observation of all these degradation compounds, octMC6 appears to be remarkably stable under these drastic conditions, combining hydrolysis (HNO(3) 3 M) and an extreme exposure to radiolysis (10(6) Gy). Less than 35% degradation of octMC6 was observed in aromatic solvent under these conditions.     

New deuterated oligo(ethylene glycol) building blocks and their use in the preparation of surface active lipids possessing labeled hydrophilic tethers

For the introduction of additional analysis protocols of tethered molecules, a method is presented to prepare functionalized, deuterated oligo(ethylene glycols) from ethylene glycol-d4. Partial oligomerization of ethylene glycol-d4 and conversion to ditosylates is accompanied by coupling reactions to prepare doubly benzyl protected oligo(ethylene glycols) with two to five repeating units. The tetramer bearing 16 deuteria was elaborated at both ends to eventually prepare 2,3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol-1-tetraethylene glycol-d,l-alpha-lipoic acid ester (DPTL), which bears a fully deuterated tetra(ethylene glycol) spacer group. Through linking of functionalized components, an analogue of DPTL possessing an octa(ethylene glycol) spacer group was prepared, both in deuterated and unlabeled form.     

Oxidative polymerization of pyrrole in polymer matrix

The oxidative matrix polymerization of pyrrole (Py) by Ce(IV) in the presence of Polyacrylic acid (PAA) has been studied to obtain water-soluble and insoluble products. The role of the PAA, Pyrrole, and Ce(IV) concentration, order of component addition, the structure of polymer matrix (PAA, Hydroxy Ethyl Cellulose (HES), Poly-N-vinylpyrrolidone (PVP)], and model unit of PAA (propionic acid), on the polymerization system were investigated. Interaction of PAA with insoluble polypyrrole (PPy) and the interpolymer complex formation were investigated along with the aggregation of PPy onto the matrix polymer followed by spectral shifts. FTIR results of insoluble products obtained from the PAA–Py–Ce(IV) system and solubility of the system is explained in light of the mechanism of the polymerization of pyrrole on the polymer matrix. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Functionalization of polymers prepared by ATRP using radical addition reactions

Low molecular weight linear poly(methyl acrylate), star and hyperbranched polymers were synthesized using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and end‐functionalized using radical addition reactions. By adding allyltri‐n‐butylstannane at the end of the polymerization of poly(methyl acrylate), the polymer was terminated by allyl groups. When at high conversions of the acrylate monomer, allyl alcohol or 1,2‐epoxy‐5‐hexene, monomers which are not polymerizable by ATRP, were added, alcohol and epoxy functionalities respectively were incorporated at the polymer chain end. Functionalization by radical addition reactions was demonstrated to be applicable to multi‐functional polymers such as hyperbranched and star polymers.