Photochemical attachment of polymers on planar surfaces with a covalently anchored monolayer of a novel naphthyl ketone photochemical radical generator

A monolayer of covalently anchored, novel, binaphthyl ketone is used as a surface‐confined photochemical radical generator (PRG) for anchoring a variety of polymers to silicon surfaces. The precursor PRG is synthesized by the application of a facile and novel method for the oxidation of sterically hindered benzylic hydrocarbons to carbonyl compounds. Oxidation was carried out with a stoichiometric amount of potassium peroxydisulfate, in the presence of a catalytic amount of copper sulfate in an acetonitrile/water mixture. The PRG synthesized is characterized by ¹H NMR, UV, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). The covalently attached monolayers are characterized by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ellipsometry, and water contact angle measurements. The method developed is applicable to the preparation of a monolayer of a variety of polymers on a wide range of substrates carrying surface hydroxyl groups. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 5413–5423, 2004     

Tetrafunctional initiators for cationic polymerization of olefins

3,3′,5,5′‐Tetrakis(2‐chloro‐2‐propyl)biphenyl (biphenyl tetracumyl chloride, BPTCC) and 1,3‐bis[3,5‐bis(2‐chloro‐2‐propyl)phenoxy]propane (diphenoxypropane tetracumyl chloride, DPPTCC) were synthesized as initiators for quasiliving cationic polymerization of isobutylene (IB). In the synthesis of BPTCC, tetrafunctionality was achieved via the coupling of dimethyl 5‐bromoisophthalate (DMBI) using nickel dibromide bis(triphenylphosphine) and zinc in the presence of a base; in the synthesis of DPPTCC, two equivalents of dimethyl 5‐hydroxyisophthalate were linked via reaction with 1,3‐dibromopropane in the presence of potassium carbonate. Both initiators were used to initiate the polymerization of IB under quasiliving cationic polymerization conditions. PIB initiated from BPTCC revealed a chain end/molecule value (as determined by ¹H‐NMR) of 3.85, verifying the nearly exclusive production of 4‐arm polyisobutylene (PIB). GPC analysis revealed a narrow peak representing the target four‐arm PIB, with a slight shoulder at high elution volumes (low molecular weights). GPC analysis of the PIB initiated by DPPTCC revealed multimodal distributions, suggesting the formation of two‐, three‐, and four‐arm star polymers during the polymerization. This behavior was attributed to Friedel–Crafts alkylation of the initiator core after the addition of one IB unit, which was activated by the electron‐donating oxytrimethyleneoxy linking moiety. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 5942–5953, 2004     

Thermal isomerization of trifluoromethyl trifluorovinyl ether to pentafluoropropionyl fluoride

The thermal rearrangement of trifluoromethyl trifluorovinyl ether (MVE) to pentafluoropropionyl fluoride (PPF) under pressure with and without radical initiators has been studied. The reaction typically gives a mixture of different acyl fluorides. The influence of the reaction parameters (pressure, temperature, concentration, type of initiator and contact time) on the conversion and the selectivity of the process has been carefully examined. In addition, a mechanism which accounts for the formation of all the products has been proposed.     

Intramolecular chain reaction of artemisinin oxidation

The intramolecular chain oxidation of artemisinin was analyzed using the parabolic model. The competition of the mono- and bimolecular peroxy radicals formed from artemisinin was considered. Artemisinin is predominantly oxidized via the intramolecular chain mechanism to form polyatomic hydroperoxides. This results in the situation when, under aerobic conditions, artemisinin is transformed from the monofunctional into polyfunctional initiator with several hydroperoxide groups. The enthalpy was calculated, and the activation energies and rate constants of the intramolecular reactions of the artemisinin peroxy radicals, as well as those of their bimolecular reactions with C-H, S-H, and O-H bonds of biological substrates and their analogs, were calculated in the framework of the parabolic model. A new kinetic scheme for artemisinin oxidation was proposed. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 267–275, February, 2008.     

γ-poly(glutamic acid) as an initiator of cationic polymerization of N-vinylcarbazole and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone

The cationic polymerization of vinyl monomers initiated by biosynthesized γ-poly(glutamic acid) (γ-PGA) powder surface was carried out in a heterogeneous system. It was found that the polymerization of N-vinylcarbazole (NVC) and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVPD) is initiated by γ-PGA powder. The grafting of polymers onto γ-PGA surface was scarcely observed. The apparent activation energy of the polymerization of NVC and NVPD was estimated to be 20.2 and 24.8 kJ/mol, respectively. The polymerization was totally inhibited by the addition of triethylamine and pyridine, but not hydroquinone. The polymerization rate in nitrobenzene was larger than that in toluene. These results indicated the cationic nature of the polymerization. γ-PGA treated with KOH did not show the initiating activity of the polymerization. Therefore, carboxyl groups on γ-PGA powder surface play an important role in the initiation of the polymerization. It may be suggested that the polymerization is initiated by proton addition to monomer from carboxyl groups on γ-PGA powder surface and the propagation proceeds with carboxylate anion on the surface as counter ion. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

KPS—CuSO4—Na2SO3参与的无皂液聚合

研究了MMA-St在氧化还原引发剂KPS-CuSO_4-Na_2SO_3存在下的快速无皂乳液聚合.当[MMA]=0.51mol/L、[St]=0.49 mol/L、70℃对,在[KPS]=2.77×10~(-3)mol/L、[CuSO_4]=1.50×10~(-5)mol/L、[Na_2SO_3]=2.77×10~(-3) mol/L条件下反应100min,转化率大于90％;讨论了胶乳的分子量及其分布;求出了聚合反应活化能E_a=81.6 kJ/mol和聚合反应速率常数k_p=321.9 L/mol·s.     

提高烃类燃料热沉的研究进展

吸热型烃类燃料是一种热安定性好、可以利用其化学热沉的燃料,其热沉能够满足高超音速飞行的需要。本文论述了燃料热安定性、催化脱氢、催化裂解、引发裂解、超临界裂解等对吸热型烃类燃料热沉的影响,重点论述了引发裂解在吸热型烃类燃料中的裂解优势,提出引发裂解在高超音速飞行器上具有诱人的应用前景。     

用多官能团引发剂合成超支化聚苯乙烯及其C60衍生物

通过α-溴丙酰溴与Z5(季戊四醇与2,2-二羟甲基丙酸缩聚的产物)酯化反应制得超支化原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)引发剂Z5-B(约含19个引发点).在100℃及CuCl/N,N,N,N",N"-五甲基二亚乙基三胺催化下,用Z5-B引发苯乙烯的ATRP聚合(环己酮为溶剂,体积分数为50%),得到超支化的聚苯乙烯,将溴端基叠氮化后与C60反应,获得超支化聚苯乙烯C60衍生物.该超支化C60衍生物可用于光限制材料.     

偏氟乙烯的聚合反应

本文研究了用有机引发剂引发偏氟乙烯的水相聚合,并对制得的聚偏氟乙烯的性质进行了研究。有机引发剂引发聚合的聚偏氟乙烯的热稳定性、强度、结晶度和熔点均比用过硫酸盐引发聚合的聚偏氟乙烯高。     

六甲氧基甲基三聚氰胺-多元醇-丙烯酸酯混杂聚合体系的研究

六甲氧基甲基三聚氰胺 (HMMM) 多元醇 丙烯酸酯 酸催化剂混杂聚合体系在高温下同时进行缩聚和自由基聚合并表现出协同效应 .体系中的活泼亚甲基在HMMM的催化下被空气氧化成过氧化氢物 ;过氧化氢物在酸催化下分解成自由基进而引发自由基聚合反应 .研究结果表明 ,体系中存在固化加速的协同效应 ;同时体系中还存在热互补效应 ,丙烯酸酯的自由基聚合反应放出的热可以传递给缩聚反应 ,满足缩聚反应吸热的要求 .混杂聚合得到的高分子合金膜具有优良的机械性能和耐溶剂性能 ,这是由于在混杂聚合过程中形成了互穿聚合物网络 (IPN)结构 .使用潜酸催化剂作为酸的来源 ,可以提高体系的储存稳定性 ;交联 引发剂的使用可以拓宽它的使用范围 ;对超枝化聚合物在混杂体系中的应用也进行了初步研究