Grafting copolymerization of styrene and maleic anhydride binary monomer systems induced by UV irradiation

Photografting copolymerization of maleic anhydride (MAH) and styrene (St) onto LDPE film was investigated by using a one-step method, and further thermally induced grafting copolymerization of them was carried out by using a two-step method. Regarding the photografting copolymerization of MAH/St binary monomer system, both conversion percentage (CP) and grafting efficiency (GE) increased with raising the content of MAH in the monomer feed. In addition, the content of MAH in the grafted copolymers also increased with increasing the fraction of MAH in the monomer feed. The formation of LDPE-g-P(MAH-co-St) grafted film was identified by FTIR and ESCA spectroscopy. In the case of grafting copolymerization of MAH/St by the two-step method, grafting copolymerization proceeded slowly compared with the non-grafting copolymerization. The apparent activation energy (E_a) for the non-grafting copolymerization in the solution and the grafting copolymerization on LDPE film was 24 and 82 kJ/mol, respectively, which were noticeably lower than those of MAH/vinyl acetate (MAH/VAC) binary monomer system under the similar grafting conditions. These data of E_a explained why the grafting copolymerization of styrene/MAH took place faster than that of MAH/VAC binary monomer system. The composition of the grafted copolymer chains was largely affected by the composition of the monomer feeds; however, the composition of the non-grafted copolymers nearly remained at 1/1 even in systems with largely different MAH/styrene ratios in monomer feeds. It is indicated that the non-grafting copolymerization proceeded predominantly following alternating copolymerization, but the grafting copolymerization performed random copolymerization.     

Modern aspects of multicomponent copolymerization,quantitative theory

It is proposed to consider multicomponent copolymerization at high, monomer conversions proceeding from the theory of dynamic systems. A general approach based on such a consideration is suggested. This approach permits to make theoretical predictions of some fundamental properties of multicomponent copolymers taking data of only binary systems. The efficiency of this approach is clearly shown while predicting clarity and heat resistance of some terpolymers.     

Polymerization of coordinated monomers VII. A kinetic study on the alternating copolymerization of methyl methacrylate with styrene using stannic chloride

The alternating copolymerization of methyl methacrylate with styrene in the presence of stannic chloride at ?50°C in toluene was kinetically investigated both under photoirradiation and with the tri-n-butylboron-benzoyl peroxide initiator. The concentrations of the binary and ternary molecular complexes in the copolymerization solution were estimated by use of the equilibrium constants. The rates are found to be proportional to the 1.5th and 1.0th orders of the concentration of the ternary molecular complex composed of stannic chloride, methyl methacrylate, and styrene, under photoirradiation and with initiator, respectively. The conversion increases proportionally with the polymerization time, while the degree of polymerization is constant irrespective of the time. The rates depend linearly upon the square root of the intensity of the incident light and upon the concentration of tri-n-butylboron, respectively. The alternating copolymerization is confirmed experimentally to precede the homopolymerization of the monomer charged in large excess both under photoirradiation and with initiator. The kinetic results indicate consistently that the alternating copolymerization proceeds through the homopolymerization of the ternary molecular complex in the steady state with a bimolecular termination. Both the conventional radical mechanism and the double complex mechanism are unsuitable for the present alternating copolymerization.     

基于Maple软件辅助绘制自由基二元共聚曲线的研究

运用数据处理软件(maple)对经典的自由基二元聚合公式进行图形绘制,得到了二元单体之间共聚关系的三组图.一是二元单体的自由基共聚曲线图F1-f1,二是聚合物中单体平均组成(Fp)与投料单体浓度(f1)的关系曲线图,三是聚合物转化率(C)与投料单体(f1)的关系曲线图.通过二组具有代表性的共聚实例,分别是有恒比点的非理...     

Phase Behavior and Aggregate Structure in Aqueous Mixtures of Sodium Cholate and Glycerol Monooleate

The phase behavior of the glycerol monooleate (GMO)-sodium cholate-water (or 0.9 wt% NaCl) system has been examined in the solvent-rich part, using small-angle X-ray scattering and conventional methods. Addition of cholate up to 7% of the total amphiphile swells the cubic phase of the binary GMO-water system so that it takes up almost 70% of water in the salt-free case and 55% in salt. With more bile salt the lamellar phase also appears highly swollen (up to 85% in water, 75% in brine). In the salt solution a small isotropic L3-phase region replaces the lamellar phase at a solvent content of about 79%. The lamellar phase can accept only about 0.2 cholate molecule per GMO, in both water and brine, and a phase with globular micelles (L1) follows and dominates the diagram. No threadlike micelles appear in this system. Investigation of the particle structures with cryo-transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in dilute systems (99% solvent) show globular micelles and coexisting vesicles and globular micelles. In the presence of salt, dilution of the L3 phase results in dispersed globular particles with an irregular internal morphology that suggests they are a dispersed L3 phase. These particles coexist with faceted particles having an inner structure giving a hexagonal pattern in projection, suggested to derive from the cubic phase. The cubic phase in the salt-free systems did not give dispersions stable enough for cryo-TEM examination. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

Radiation-induced solid-state copolymerization of maleic anhydride and acenaphthylene

Radiation-induced solid-state copolymerization of the maleic anhydride–acenaphthylene system was carried out for the purpose of studying the solid-state polymerization of vinyl compounds in a binary system. Melting point measurement confirmed that this binary monomer system forms a eutectic mixture in the solid state. The solid-state polymerization of these monomers proceeds at maximum rate at the eutectic composition, and the polymerization products consist of a mixture of polyacenaphthylene and 1:1 maleic anhydride–acenaphthylene alternating copolymer. Since the 1:1 copolymer was obtained in solution polymerization also and maleic anhydride did not homopolymerize in solid state, it is considered that the solid-state copolymerization of maleic anhydride and acenaphthylene occurs in a liquidlike state at the boundary of the two monomer crystals.     

Polymerization of methyl methacrylate by the binary system of the copper–amine complex type resin and carbon tetrachloride

The polymerization of vinyl monomers initiated by binary initiator systems composed of a copper–amine complex type resin and organic halides has been studied. These binary systems initiated the polymerization of various vinyl monomers. A kinetic study of the polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by the copper–amine complex resin–CCl₄ system was carried out, and it was found that the polymerization proceeds by way of a radical mechanism. This fact was also supported by the copolymerization of methyl methacrylate with styrene. The overall activation energy of the polymerization of methyl methacrylate was estimated as 8.4 kcal/mole. The activity of the initiator systems was greatly dependent upon the dissociation energy of carbon–halogen bonds in the organic halides. A possible initiation mechanism with the binary systems is proposed and discussed.     

Copolymerization of acrylic acid amides with alkenyl halides

The binary radical copolymerization of acrylic acid amides (acrylamide and N-cyclohexen-1-ylacrylamide) with alkenyl halides (vinyl chloride, vinyl bromide, and allyl chloride) has been studied. The constants of relative activity of the monomers used are calculated. For the systems under investigation, the occurrence of dehydrochlorination of a polymer chain and protonation of a carbonyl group occur is confirmed. Allyl chloride shows the most pronounced tendency toward dehydrochlorination, while in the case of vinyl chloride, this tendency is the least distinct. The polymer-analogous transformations result in copolymers containing polyene fragments and units of ammonium or oxonium amide salts.     

(2-甲基丙烯酰氧乙基)三甲基氯化铵-丙烯酰胺双水相共聚合

将(2-甲基丙烯酰氧乙基)三甲基氯化铵(DMMC)与丙烯酰胺(AM)在聚乙二醇(PEG)水溶液中进行双水相共聚合(ATPC),并与DMMC/AM均相水溶液共聚合(HASC)进行比较.在均相水溶液共聚合体系中得到了DMMC/AM共聚体系的竞聚率分别为rDMMC=1.77、rAM=0.32,并给出了竞聚率的95%,99%联合置信区域.比较了两种共聚合体系的转化率-时间曲线和共聚组成,表明双水相共聚合体系初期反应速率高于均相水溶液共聚合体系,但最终转化率相似;两种共聚合体系得到的共聚物组成有较大差别.测得了DMMC、AM以及DMMC-AM共聚物(CPAM)在65℃、反应条件下的相分配系数为K1=0.035、K2=0.125和Kp=0.011.结合双水相聚合的本质以及单体和共聚物在两相的分配系数,提出了一个计算双水相共聚组成的新方法,用该方法计算的双水相共聚合体系的共聚组成与实验点吻合较好.     

甲基丙烯酸酯和丙烯酸酯基团转移共聚的竞聚率

甲基丙烯酸酯和丙烯酸酯基团转移共聚的竞聚率邹友思郭金全戴李宗潘容华（厦门大学化工系，厦门，３６１００５）基团转移聚合是制备极性单体的嵌段或无规共聚物的有效方法。如用甲基丙烯酸甲酯（ＭＭＡ）和丙烯酸丁酯（ＢＡ）进行嵌段共聚，可制得热塑性弹性体［１...     

Recent advances in CO2/epoxide copolymerization—New strategies and cooperative mechanisms

The catalytic copolymerization of CO₂ with epoxides has been known for over 40 years. Even though many heterogeneous and homogeneous catalyst systems have been developed, catalyst activity and selectivity still remain too low for large scale industrial application.Recent investigations have identified new copolymerization pathways with strong evidence for cooperative (bifunctional) mechanisms. At high dilutions, traditional discrete mononuclear single-site catalyst systems generally show a loss in activity. This effect can be overcome with the help of recently developed dinuclear and binary linked systems that involve cooperative mechanisms and thus permit high catalyst efficiency.This review gives an overview on the most recent advances in CO₂/epoxide copolymerization, new mechanistic studies and strategies for future catalyst developments.     

Azeotropic phenomena in a dilute solution of lithium hydride in lithium at liquid-vapor phase equilibrium

A Li-LiH-type system under liquid-vapor phase equilibrium conditions was considered. Liquid is a binary infinitely dilute solution of lithium hydride in lithium, and the coexisting vapor phase is a multi-component chemically reacting ideal mixture of gas components. The phenomenon of the existence of azeotropy in such systems, earlier unknown, was established. The concentration of the components was expressed in the atomic fractions of hydrogen in both phases. The temperature and concentration boundaries of the azeotropic zone were found. The trends revealed are of importance for applications.     

丙烯腈和甲基丙烯酸酯基团转移共聚的竞聚率

丙烯腈和甲基丙烯酸酯基团转移共聚的竞聚率邹友思，郭金全，兰涛，戴李宗，潘容华（厦门大学化工系，厦门，３６１００５）关键词基团转移共聚．竞聚率．丙烯腈．甲基丙烯酸酯近年来对基团转移共聚竞聚率的研究较活跃［１～３］，一般认为甲基丙烯酸酯和丙烯酸酯两类单体...     

Mechanism of alternating copolymerization of polar and hydrocarbon polymers

Radical copolymerization of butyl methacrylate with 2,3-dimethylbutadiene in the presence of Al(C₂H₅)₂Cl or ZnCl₂ results in alternating copolymers. The nature of active centers and the mechanism of polymerization in these systems have been studied by means of ESR measurements in combination with calorimetry at low temperatures. The active centers are monoradicals propagating by alternative addition of single monomer molecules; thus the reaction can be described in terms of a conventional kinetic scheme of radical additional polymerization. Participation of binary donor—acceptor complexes of the monomers in the reaction has not been confirmed. Similar conclusions have been drawn for the other alternating system studied, maleic anhydride–2,3-dimethylbutadiene. The feasibility of formation of alternating copolymers in the studied systems by the conventional mechanism of binary radical copolymerization has been confirmed by qualitative quantum-chemical treatment of the propagation reactions with due account to the donor–acceptor interactions in the transition state.     

Recent Advances in Olefin Polymerization Using Binary Catalyst Systems

Several homogeneous and heterogeneous binary systems have been applied to olefin polymerization in order to produce polymers with improved physical and/or chemical characteristics. This article reviews the recent developments in this area focusing mainly on polymer properties, the relationship between the types of catalyst present in the binary systems, their use in the homopolymerization of ethylene and propene, and the copolymerization of ethylene and higher α‐olefins.     

Protein crowding tunes protein stability

Thirty percent of a cell's volume is filled with macromolecules, and protein chemistry in a crowded environment is predicted to differ from that in dilute solution. We quantified the effect of crowding by globular proteins on the equilibrium thermodynamic stability of a small globular protein. Theory has long predicted that crowding should stabilize proteins, and experiments using synthetic polymers as crowders show such stabilizing effects. We find that protein crowders can be mildly destabilizing. The destabilization arises from a competition between stabilizing excluded-volume effects and destabilizing nonspecific interactions, including electrostatic interactions. This competition results in tunable stability, which could impact our understanding of the spatial and temporal roles of proteins in living systems.     

Terpolymerization of acrylonitrile,styrene, and 2,3-dibromopropyl acrylate

The terpolymerization of acrylonitrile with styrene and 2,3-dibromopropyl acrylate in emulsion and dimethyl formamide solution was investigated. Polymerizations, when stopped at low conversions, yielded terpolymers that showed good agreement between experimental and theoretical copolymerization composition data, calculated from the Alfrey-Goldfinger equation. The relationship between monomer feed and terpolymer compositions is displayed on triangular coordinate graphs proposed by Slocombe. By using a computer program the lines of unique composition and binary azeotropic composition for both systems were established. In the case of emulsion polymerization the azeotropic ternary point was determined at a molar ratio for acrylonitrile/styrene/2,3-dibromopropyl acrylate of 0.27/0.61/0.12. The experimental results of emulsion terpolymerization fit the calculated curves satisfactorily over a wide range of monomer compositions up to high conversions. The influence of 2,3-dibromopropyl acrylate on the thermal and flammability characteristics of the terpolymers is described.     

Charge transfer complex formation in in-situ maleic anhydride and N-vinyl caprolactam copolymer and copolymer/organo-montmorillonite nanoarchitectures

The binary copolymerization of maleic anhydride (MA) and N-vinyl caprolactam (VCL) or considered as acceptor (A)?donor (D) monomer systems were used (MA:VCL) 50:50 in BPO (0.5%) as an initiator at 70°C under nitrogen atmosphere. The functional copolymers, having a combination of rigid/flexible linkages and an ability of complex-formation with interlayered surface of organo-silicate, and their nanocomposites have been synthesized. Interlamellar in situ complex-radical copolymerization of intercalated monomer complexes of MA and VCL undergoes with stearyl amine surface modified montmorillonite (O-MMT) and monomer mixtures. Charge transfer complex formation was followed and identified by UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy. Equilibrium constant (K_AD) molar absorption coefficient (?^AD)) of the complex were determined by the Benesi-Hildebrand, Scott and Ketaalar equations respectively. The results show that copolymerization of MA:VCL system was preceded via alternating copolymerization mechanism. Obtained functional alternating copolymer and copolymer/O-MMT nanostructures were characterized by XRD and TEM.     

Derivation of Copolymer Composition Equation Through Kinetic Theory in Binary Copolymerization Systems with Antepenultimate Effect

A new treatment to characterize copolymer composition in binary copolymerization systems was developed by using a steady-state assumption for free radicals. It gives a copolymer composition equation solely through classical kinetic theory with the antepenultimate effect taken into account. This equation and its derivation procedure are compared with those previously published.     

STM vizualization of thiol-containing peptide dendrimers on Au(111)

Peptide dendrimers assembled by solid-phase peptide synthesis using a branching diamino acid at every 2(nd) or 3(rd) position provide readily accessible synthetic model systems for proteins and enzymes. They adopt a globular shape by topology rather than by folding. Peptide dendrimers of 2(nd) and 3(rd) generation functionalized with a cysteine or cystine residue in the core were adsorbed on Au(111) surface and imaged by STM at air, under UHV, or in solution. The dendrimers appear as globular features with dimensions suggesting an extended flattened conformation, forming both single globules and ordered arrays on the surface. These images represent the first direct visualization of peptide dendrimer enzyme models.