Donor-Acceptor Complexes in Copolymerization. XXXVII. Alternating Diene-Dienophile Copolymers. 5. Formation of Conjugated Diene-Maleic Anhydride Copolymers through Retrograde Dissociation of Furan-Maleic Anhydride Diels-Alder Adduct

Abstract

The equimolar, alternating copolymer of isoprene, as well as other conjugated dienes, and maleic anhydride is formed by the radical catalyzed reaction of the conjugated diene with maleic anhydride in the presence of furan as well as with the furan-maleic anhydride Diels-Alder adduct. The retrograde dissociation of the cyclic adduct above 60°C regenerates furan and maleic anhydride which in the presence of isoprene forms the isoprene-maleic anhydride ground state complex. The latter yields the corresponding cyclic adduct in the absence of a radical catalyst and undergoes excitation and homopolymerization in the presence of a catalyst.     

Diphenylarsinoderivate des Maleinsäureanhydrids und verwandte Verbindungen. Kristall- und Molekülstruktur des 2,3-Bis(diphenylstibino)maleinsäureanhydrids

The unusual properties of bis(diphenylphosphino)maleic anhydride and similar ditertiary phosphines has prompted the synthesis of analogous arsines and stibines. Bis(diphenylarsino)maleic anhydride,-maleic thioanhydride and-N-methyl maleic imide, bis(diphenylstibino)maleic anhydride (5) and-maleic thioanhydride are obtained as crystalline yellow or red compounds by the reaction of the corresponding 2,3-dichloromaleic acid derivatives with diphenyl(trimethylsilyl)arsine and-stibine resp. The uv/vis spectra and characteristic i.r. bands of selected compounds are given and compared with those of the corresponding phosphines. The strong shift of _C=C to lower wavenumbers observed in all compounds has caused the determination of crystal and molecular structure of5 by x-ray diffraction. Bond distances and angles are given. The complex formation of the new diarsine ligands has been examined by the preparation of Ni-, Cr- and Mo-carbonyl derivatives. As the first organylsulfane substituted maleic acid derivatives bis(phenylthio)maleic thioanhydride,-N-methyl-maleic imide and-maleic acid dimethylester are synthesized and described.

     

POLYMERIC ACID FOR THIN FILM APPLICATIONS

ABSTRACT

Propyl and butyl half esters of the alternating copolymer isobutylene/maleic anhydride (IB/MAn) are polymers of high acid content (4.67 and 4.38 milliequivalent acid/g polymer). These polymers exhibit good physical performance in thin films, such as absence of cracking and minimal curl. The anhydride ring of the copolymer IB/MAn is opened in refluxing alcohol at atmospheric or elevated pressure; conversion is monitored by an IR probe (1783 vs. 1733 cm?1). The polymers are stable up to about 50 °C. Weight loss corresponding to the reversion to the anhydride structure is observed at higher temperature, with concurrent increase of anhydride resonances in the IR. Thermal stability of the half esters is similar to that of alkyl half esters of the alternating copolymers ethylene/maleic anhydride (EMA) and methyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride (Gantrez® AN 119). The 1-propanol solution of the propyl half ester of IB/MAn copolymer is a shear thinning fluid, a significant advantage when coating at high speeds.     

Mechanism of phthalic anhydride formation in the oxidation of n-pentane on a vanadium-phosphorus oxide catalyst

The reaction paths of product formation in the partial oxidation of n-pentane on vanadium-phosphorus oxide (VPO) and VPO-Bi catalysts are considered. The condensed products of n-pentane oxidation were analyzed by chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the presence of C₄ rather than C₅ unsaturated hydrocarbons was detected. It was found that the concentration of phthalic anhydride in the products increased upon the addition of C₄ olefins and butadiene to the n-pentane-air reaction mixture. With the use of a system with two in-series reactors, it was found that the addition of butadiene to a flow of n-butane oxidation products (maleic anhydride, CO, and CO₂) resulted in the formation of phthalic anhydride. The oxidation of 1-butanol was studied, and butene and butadiene were found to be the primary products of reaction; at a higher temperature, maleic anhydride and then phthalic anhydride were formed. The experimental results supported the reaction scheme according to which the activation of n-pentane occurred with the elimination of a methyl group and the formation of C₄ unsaturated hydrocarbons. The oxidation of these latter led to the formation of maleic anhydride. The Diels-Alder reaction between maleic anhydride and C₄ unsaturated hydrocarbons is the main path of phthalic anhydride formation.     

Maleic anhydride and chromone derivatives from the endophytic fungus BCC 54265 (Botryosphaeriaceae)

A maleic anhydride derivative, botryoanhydride (1), and a chromone derivative, botryochromone (2), together with three known chromones, eugenitin (3), 6-hydroxymethyleugenin (4) and 6-methoxymethyleugenin (5), were isolated from cultures of the endophytic fungus BCC 54265 of the family Botryosphaeriaceae. The structures were elucidated on the basis of NMR, HRMS and CD data. Compound 2 showed weak cytotoxic activity to cancer cell-lines.     

Donor-Acceptor Complexes in Copolymerization. XXXV. Alternating Diene-Dienophile Copolymers. 3. Copolymerization of cis- and trans-1, 3-Pentadiene with Maleic Anhydride and Acrylonitrile… AlEt1.5CI1.5

Abstract

The copolymerization of the cis or trans isomers of 1,3-pentadiene with maleic anhydride in the presence of a peroxide catalyst yields identical equimolar, alternating copolymers in which the pentadiene units have a cis-1, 4 configuration (IR, NMR). The copolymerization of the cis or trans isomers of 1, 3-pentadiene with acrylonitrile in the presence of ethyl aluminum sesquichloride yields identical equimolar, alternating copolymers in which the pentadiene units have a trans-1,4 configuration (IR, NMR). Although the trans isomer forms cyclic adducts with both maleic anhydride and acrylonitrile, the cis isomer does not undergo the Diels-Alder reaction with these dienophlles. The formation of identical copolymers from cis- and trans-1, 3-pentadiene is attributed to isomerization of the diene-dienophile charge transfer complex in the excited state, resulting in the generation of the same homopolymerizable exciplex from both isomers.     

Structure of poly(maleic anhydride)

The bulk polymerization of maleic anhydride initiated with acylperoxides, di-tert-butyl peroxide, AIBN, or pyridine proceeds with evolution of CO₂. The amount of CO₂ generated depends on the nature and the concentration of the initiator. With peroxide initiators, less than 5% of the polymerized maleic anhydride is decarboxylated. ¹H-NMR spectra, obtained on the benzoyl peroxide-initiated polymer and its methyl ester, are consistent with the unrearranged poly(maleic anhydride) structure and rule out the polycyclopentanone structure proposed by Braun and co-workers. Base-initiated polymaleic anhydride is substantially decarboxylated, and the resulting polymer has anhydride and carboxyl groups. Elemental analyses and ¹H-NMR spectra obtained on the pyridine-initiated polymer and its methyl ester refute both the cis-poly(vinylene ketoanhydride) structure suggested by Schopov and the polycylopentanone structure proposed by Braun and co-workers.     

Novel oxazepinedione-derived symmetric dimers: synthesis and mesophase characterisation of seven-membered heterocyclic compounds

The synthesis and characterisation of three sets of symmetric dimeric compounds composed of seven-membered oxazepinedione heterocyclic rings were carried out. All the dimers possess the tetradecyl- (n = 14) alkyl side chain attached to the nitrogen atom of the oxazepinedione core. The oxazepinedione core in turn was connected with varied connecting spacers (n = 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12). The dimers were spectroscopically characterised by FT-IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR and elemental analysis techniques. The compounds were investigated for liquid crystalline properties using differential scanning calorimetry and polarising optical microscopy with heating assembly. The precursor imines 2a–e itself started exhibiting liquid crystalline SmA/tilted hexatic mesophase. Further fusion of 2a–e with maleic anhydride, succinic anhydride and phthalic anhydride gave the novel oxazepinedione-derived symmetric dimers 3a–e, 4a–e and 5a–e respectively. The dimers 3a–e and 4a–e did not exhibit any liquid crystal (LC) properties. However, the phthalic anhydride-fused oxazepinediones 5a–e show monotropic nematic liquid crystalline phase. The results indicate that the formation of mesophase is dependent on the type of fused oxazepinedione ring.     

ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS,XXX

Abstract

Fluoroenylidenetriphenylphosphorane (1a) reacts with maleic and phthalic anhydrides to give lactones 2a and 3, respectively. The same reagent (1a) extrudes sulphur from thiophthalic anhydride yielding the spiro-1,3-indandione derivative 4. The infrared and mass spectra of the new products are discussed.     

Grafting of maleic anhydride to n-eicosane

Maleic anhydride was grafted to the linear hydrocarbon, n-eicosane, at 165°C in the presence of the free radical initiator, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(t-butylperoxy)-3-hexyne. The anhydride has a low solubility in eicosane and a multiple addition procedure was adopted. Grafted product which separated from the reaction mixture was fractionated and analyzed. The fractions contained on average 2–5.5 anhydride units/eicosane residue. ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR studies show that the grafts consist of single succinic anhydride rings. At the concentrations of maleic anhydride chosen for homogeneous reaction ( < 0.02 M) and at 165°C, poly(maleic anhydride) is above its ceiling temperature, so that succinic anhydride radicals cannot add maleic anhydride to form polymer side chains. Instead, these radicals abstract hydrogen atoms to yield grafts consisting of single anhydride units.     

Kinetic studies of grafting of maleic anhydride to hydrocarbon substrates

The kinetics of grafting of maleic anhydride to various hydrocarbon substrates has been investigated. Grafting to eicosane and squalane was effected in the pure hydrocarbons and in 1,2-dichlorobenzene solution, while polyethylene was grafted only in solution. The initiator was 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(t-butylperoxy)-3-hexyne which has a half life of about 1 h at a typical reaction temperature of 150°C. At high concentrations of initiator (Ca. 0.02M), the rate of disappearance of maleic anhydride is linear with time. In the pure hydrocarbons the order with respect to initiator is close to 0.5. In squalane, the overall activation energy is 112 kJ mol^?1; the average number of maleic anhydride molecules grafted per molecule of peroxide decomposed varies from 8 at high rates of initiation to 57 at low rates of initiation. The results are interpreted in terms of a chain mechanism, including a slow propagation step in which a succinic anhydride radical abstracts hydrogen from the same or a different chain. The same general mechanism is proposed for grafting of maleic anhydride to polyethylene and the hydrocarbons in 1,2-dichlorobenzene solution.     

Addition of a Silyl Ketene Acetal to α,β-Unsaturated Cyclic Anhydrides

Addition of [1-methoxy-2 methyl-1-propenyl)-oxy] trimethylsilane (MTS) to unsymmetrical α,β-unsaturated cyclic anhydrides (namely, itaconic anhydride and citraconic anhydride) as well as symmetrical anhydrides (namely, maleic anhydride and 2,3-dimethylmaleic anhydride) was investigated. Itaconic anhydride isomerizes to citraconic anhydride in the presence of MTS. In the presence of Lewis acid catalysts (Yb(OTf)₃/CH₂Cl₂), MTS adds to itaconic anhydride at room temperature in a 1,4-fashion. 1,2-Addition is the preferred pathway with both 2,3-dimethyl maleic anhydride and citraconic anhydride.     

The Effect of Onium Salt Additives on the Diels-Alder Reactions of a 1-Phenyl-1,2-dihydrophosphinine Oxide under Microwave Conditions

The microwave absorbing ability of toluene is increased in the presence of a slight amount (2–4 mg/3 mL) of quaternary ammonium or phosphonium salts. These additives somewhat accelerated the Diels-Alder reaction of 1-phenyl-1,2-dihydrophosphinine oxide 1 with N-phenylmaleimide and maleic acid anhydride to afford phosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octene derivatives.     

Electron-impact studies XCII–Negative ion-molecule reactions in anhydride systems. Perfluoroacetic anhydride with succinic,maleic and phthalic anhydrides. An ion cyclotron resonance study

The trifluoroacetate anion undergoes reaction with succinic, maleic and phthalic anhydrides to yield 1 : 1 adducts. The molecular anions of maleic and phthalic anhydride also undergo reaction with perfluoroacetic anhydride to produce [CF₃CO₂]^?· Maleic anhydride parent ions produce [M + CF₃CO·]^? ions when allowed to react with perfluoroacetic anhydride.     

Polymers from renewable resources. II. A study in the radio chemical grafting of poly(styrene‐alt‐maleic anhydride) onto cellulose extracted from pine needles

A binary mixture of styrene and maleic anhydride has been graft copolymerized onto cellulose extracted from Pinus roxburghii needles. The reaction was initiated with gamma rays in air by the simultaneous irradiation method. Graft copolymerization was studied under optimum conditions of total dose of radiation, amount of water, and molar concentration previously worked out for grafting styrene onto cellulose. Percentage of total conversion (Pg), grafting efficiency (%), percentage of grafting (Pg), and rates of polymerization (R_p), grafting (R_g), and homopolymerization (R_h) have been determined as a function of maleic anhydride concentration. The high degree of kinetic regularity and the linear dependence of the rate of polymerization on maleic anhydride concentration, along with the low and nearly constant rate of homopolymerization suggest that the monomers first form a complexomer which then polymerizes to form grafted chains with an alternating sequence. Grafting parameters and reaction rates achieve maximum values when the molar ratio of styrene to maleic anhydride is 1 : 1. Further evidence for the alternating monomer sequence is obtained from quantitatively evaluating the composition of the grafted chains from the FT‐IR spectra, in which the ratio of anhydride absorbance to aromatic (CC) absorbance for the stretching bands assigned to the grafted monomers remained constant and independent of the feed ratio of maleic anhydride to styrene. Thermal behaviour of the graft copolymers revealed that all graft copolymers exhibit single stage decomposition with characteristic transitions at 161–165°C and 290–300°C. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 1763–1769, 1999     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Performance Evaluation of Polymeric HALS in Ethylene‐Propylene‐Diene Terpolymer (EPDM)

A polymeric hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS), wherein the hindered amine functionality was attached to the maleic anhydride graft ethylene‐propylene‐diene terpolymer (EPDM) was synthesized. This involves photoinduced grafting of maleic anhydride groups on unsaturated sites of EPDM, followed by incorporation of amino terminated HALS. The grafting and functionalization reactions were characterized by FTIR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The surface changes upon degradation are studied by SEM. The photostabilizing efficiency of this polymeric HALS was studied and compared with conventional HALS under accelerated weathering conditions. The HALS grafted EPDM showed significantly improved photostabilizing efficiency.     

Preparation and structural characterization of poly(4-vinylphenylacetate-co-maleic anhydride)

Poly(4-vinylphenylacetate-co-maleic anhydride) was synthesized by free-radical initiation to yield a 1:1 copolymer over a 0.2-0.8 mole fraction range of monomer feed in maleic anhydride. Evidence of 1:1 charge transfer complex between 4-vinylphenylacetate and maleic anhydride was obtained in the UV region at 355 nm. The ¹³C NMR chemical shifts and ¹H NMR integration data indicate that poly(4-vinylphenylacetate-co-maleic anhydride) has an alternating and stereoregular structure. The molecular weight of poly(4-vinylphenylacetate-co-maleic anhydride) was controlled by using specific solvents and initiator concentrations.     

Mechanismus der decarboxylativen Dimerisierung von Maleinsäureanhydrid zu Dimethylmaleinsäureanhydrid unter Einfluss von 2-Aminopyridin

Mechanism of the Decarboxylative Dimerization of Maleic Anhydride to Dimethylmaleic Anhydride under the Influence of 2-Aminopyridine The mechanism of the decarboxylative dimerization of maleic anhydride to dimethylmaleic anhydride was investigated. It was shwon that imidazo[1,2-a] pyridines play an important role as intermediates in this rather unusual transformation, the key step being a Michael addition of 5 to maleic anhydride.     

Selective oxidation of crotyl alcohol and crotonaldehyde on V2O5/MgO: In situ FTIR study

The adsorption of crotyl alcohol, crotonaldehyde and crotonic acid on MgO, V₂O₅ and V₂O₅/MgO mixed oxide was studied under oxidizing conditions by in situ FTIR spectroscopy. The results were further analyzed in order to investigate the surface intermediates of crotonaldehyde oxidative dehydrogenation to maleic anhydride. A stable surface compound, alkoxide, was found during the crotyl alcohol adsorption for all oxides at room temperature (RT). The reaction between the adsorbed crotonaldehyde and the oxygen atom of the catalyst resulted in the formation of carboxylate at higher temperatures (T>373 K). The formation of two different reaction products (furane and maleic anhydride) was detected from IR spectra following the crotonaldehyde adsorption at various oxygen pressures. It can be deduced that crotonic acid easily dissociates to form the surface carboxylate-crotonate, which is further oxidized to maleate and consequently to maleic anhydride at 573 K.     

⊼-Facial Stereoselectivity in Diels-Alder Reaction of Hexacyclo [7.4.2.01,9.03,7.04,14.06,15] Pentadecane-10,12-diene-2,8-dione

Abstract

The Diels-Alder reaction of the title compound with acrylo-nitrile, ethyl acrylate, maleic anhydride, diethylmaleate and p-benzoquinone is quantitative and shows near total ?-facial stereoselectivity.