Influence of the composition of the polymer matrix on the electrooptical properties of films with a dispersed liquid crystal

Polymer films with a dispersed liquid crystal were prepared by photopolymerization of (meth)acrylic monomers. The electrooptical properties of these films were studied. The influence exerted by the composition of the monomer mixture, cross-linking agents, and chain-transfer agent on the liquid crystal drop size and on the transmission of the polymer-liquid crystal films was examined.     

Use of Organohydridodisilanes for Controlling the Molecular-Weight Distribution of High-Conversion Polymers

The polymerization of methyl methacrylate to high conversion in the presence of a series of disilanes as chain-transfer agents was studied, and the chain-transfer constants at low and high conversions were determined. The molecular-weight characteristics of the polymers were estimated by gel permeation chromatography.     

Photochromic dihetarylethenes. 18. New approach to the synthesis of dithienothiophene and preparation of its photochromic derivative

A new approach to the synthesis of dithienothiophene was developed, and 1,2-bis(2,6-dimethyldithieno[3,2-b;2",3"-d]thiophen-3-yl)hexafluorocyclopent-1-ene was prepared. The latter compound is the first representative of photochromic dihetarylethenes with the fused tricyclic fragments linked through the perfluorocyclene bridge.     

Investigation of radiochemical conversions in extraction systems based on tributyl phosphate

The use of halogenated organic compounds under the effect of ionizing radiation requires a comprehensive knowledge of their radiation stability. There is little experimental evidence on the radiolysis of fluorine-containing organic compounds in the literature, while a theoretical generalization enabling one to predict the main radiolysis pathways is completely lacking. This paper is concerned with the identification of stable radiolysis products of trichloromethyl-1,1,2-trifluoro-2,2-dichloroethyl ether (C₃F₃Cl₅ O), γ-irradiated separately and the extraction system based on tributyl phosphate. Practically all the C₃F₃Cl₅O radiolysis products were identified with the aid of gas-liquid chromatography, GC-MS, IR, UV and NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Upon C₃F₃Cl₅O radiolysis, the formation of CCl₄, Cl₂, COCl₂, C₂ Cl₆, freons of various composition and long-chained ethers like CFCl₂−CF₂−O−CCl₂−CCl₃ takes place. The identification of radiolysis products allows to draw well-founded conclusions on the mechanism of C₃F₃Cl₅O radiolysis, representing a wide class of chlorine- and fluorine-containing organic compounds.     

Stable isomeric benzonitrile oxides derived from 6-chloro-2,4-dimethoxyaniline

The Rieche formylation of N-acyl-6-chloro-2,4-dimethoxyanilines proceeds at C⁵, while metallation occurs at C³. As a result, isomeric aldehydes were obtained, which were converted into stable nitrile oxides.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2606–2610, November, 1991.