Effect of solvent type on polycondensation of TEOS catalyzed by DBTL as used for stone consolidation

We have investigated the effect of solvent in the sol–gel process of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) when di-n-butyltin dilaurate (DBTL) is used as polycondensation catalyst. Two sets of materials similar to those employed in the field of stone consolidation were prepared in the laboratory by using either protic or aprotic solvents: (1) xerogels from TEOS/DBTL, and (2) composites from TEOS/colloidal silica particles/DBTL. The results have shown that the solvent directly influences the aggregation pathway of the condensates. For a mixture of methyl ethyl ketone/acetone (aprotic solvents), gels with a higher degree of condensation were obtained. In the case of TEOS xerogels, the materials are essentially non-porous. Additionally, the incorporation of colloidal silica particles induces an important increase in porosity, which is even more dramatic when ethanol is used as solvent, through the formation of micro and mesoporous materials as the concentration of particles is increased. A TEOS polymerization pathway is suggested depending on which system of solvents is used. Various analytical techniques were used to characterize the materials obtained.     

Solute–Solvent Interactions of Methyl Violet in Different Solvents on Spectral Data

Spectroscopic studies of Methyl violet in protic (water, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and n-butanol) and aprotic solvents (acetone, DMF) were carried out. UV-Visible absorption spectra of Methyl violet in protic solvents showed a hypsochromic shift, as the solvent polarity was changed from less polar to more polar, while a bathochromic shift was observed for aprotic solvents. Transition energy of Methyl violet in different solvents was correlated with solvatochromic parameters to study solute–solvents interactions. The Kamlet–Taft, Catalan and unified scale models were applied to investigate interactions between Methyl violet and solvents. The best agreement is found for the Catalan model.     

Polar and Hydrogen-Bonding Effects of Alcohols on the Emission Spectrum of Styrene–Triethylamine System

The emission spectra of styrene (ST)–triethylamine (TEA) systems were measured under steady-state illumination conditions in some tetrahydrofuran (THF)–protic solvent mixtures. The fluorescence spectrum of the ST–TEA system in THF consists of two bands (band A at 304 nm (fluorescence of ST) and band B at 460 nm (emission from an exciplex)). The intensity of band A increased and that of band B decreased with increasing amounts of protic solvents in THF–protic solvent mixtures. The increase in the intensity of band A was explained by the decrease in the concentration of free amine owing to the hydrogen-bonding interaction (or protonation) between TEA and protic solvents. The decrease in the intensity of band B was considered to be caused by the decrease in the concentration of free amine upon the addition of protic solvents and the enhanced conversion of the exciplex to an ion pair with increasing solvent polarity. The polar effect was expressed as a function of the relative permittivity of the solution.     

Cellulose decomposition behavior in hot-compressed aprotic solvents

Microcrystalline cellulose (avicel) is treated in hot-compressed aprotic solvents,sulfolane and 1,4-dioxane,using a batch-type reaction system with a molten tin bath in a range from 290 to 390℃. The corresponding densities of the solvent are 0.25-1.26 g/cm3 and 0.21-1.03 g/cm3 for sulfolane and 1,4-dioxane,respectively. As a result,in both solvents,more than 90% of cellulose is found to be de-composed to the solvent-soluble portion in which levoglucosan is the main component with the high-est yield of about 35% on original cellulose basis. The decomposition rate to levoglucosan is,however,faster in sulfolane than in 1,4-dioxane,while levoglucosan is more stable in 1,4-dioxane. In addition,its yield is found to be solvent-density dependent to be highest around 0.4-0.5 g/cm3 for both solvents. To elucidate these decomposition behaviors,the results obtained in this study with aprotic solvents are compared with protic solvents such as water and methanol in previous works.     

Binary Mixtures of Aprotic and Protic Ionic Liquids Demonstrate Synergistic Polarity Effect: An Unusual Observation

In this communication, we demonstrate the solute–solvent and solvent–solvent interactions in the binary mixtures of two aprotic ionic liquids, namely 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide and 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, with the protic ionic liquid 1-methylimidazolium acetate. The synergistic effects as expressed by the solvatochromic parameter are noted. This observation is in contrast to the mixing of protic ionic liquids 1-methylpyrrolidium acetate and 4-methylmorpholine acetate with 1-methylimidazolium acetate, respectively. It appears that the synergistic effects in the binary mixtures of aprotic and protic ionic liquids are caused by the formation of hydrogen bonds, since cations are dominant H-bond donors while anions are dominant H-bond acceptors. Preferential solvation models are used to describe the solute–solvent interactions in the binary ionic liquid mixtures.     

Spectroscopic characterization of phenazinium dye aggregates in water and acetonitrile media: effect of methyl substitution on the aggregation phenomenon

Absorption, fluorescence, and fluorescence excitation spectral studies of two planar, cationic phenazinium dyes, namely, phenosafranin (PSF) and safranin-T (ST), have been performed in protic and aprotic polar solvents. The studies reveal the formation of both J- and H-aggregates in concentrated solutions. The planarity of the phenazinium skeleton and the presence of a positive charge are attributed to be the driving force for this aggregation behavior. The aggregates are established to be dimers only. The positive inductive effect of the methyl substituents in safranin-T augments the aggregation process. The experiments reveal that for both dyes, the polar protic solvent favors the aggregation process more than the aprotic solvent.     

Quasi-thermodynamics of Viscous Flow of Electrolyte Solutions in Aqueous, Non-aqueous and Mixed Aqueous Solvents

Viscosity B-coefficients for cesium chloride and lithium sulfate in methanol + water mixtures at 25 and 35 °C are reported. A general treatment of the quasi-thermodynamics of viscous flow of electrolyte solutions is described. ΔG ₃ ^Θ (1→1′), the contribution made to the Gibbs energy of activation of the solution by the influence of the solute on the solvent, is a function of solute–solvent interactions only; but, ΔH ₃ ^Θ (1→1′) and ΔS ₃ ^Θ (1→1′) also reflect the solvent–solvent interactions. In aqueous solution all alkali-metal ions except Li⁺ are sterically unsaturated, having solvent co-ordination numbers n<n _max, the maximum allowed sterically. Such complexes exchange molecules with the solvent more readily than saturated ones and have energy–reaction co-ordinate diagrams in forms that explain the negative B or ΔG ₃ ^Θ (1→1′) values found in aqueous solution. Saturated complexes are the norm in non-aqueous solvents, and the ΔG ₃ ^Θ (1→1′) values are determined mainly by the secondary solvation. Behavior in mixed solvents reflects the transition from aqueous to non-aqueous behavior across the range of solvent composition.     

The photodynamics of the [Ru(bpy)<Subscript>3</Subscript>]<Superscript>2+</Superscript> ion dopant in a solvent exposed silica sol–gel thin film

The [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ ion was encapsulated in a silica based sol–gel thin film, and the luminescence decay time constant of the photo-excited ³MLCT (metal-ligand-charge-transfer) was examined when this thin film was immersed in water, methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, and glycerol. The luminescence decays of the films in the methanol, 2-propanol, and glycerol were better explained by a KWW model, while the luminescence decay of film immersed in water and ethanol were both well explained by a single exponential decay. Intriguingly, the dynamics of the dopants immersed in water, ethanol as well as in sol–gel bulk deviated from a single exponential fit and began to better explained by the the KWW model as temperature increased. The energy gap, ΔE(sol–gel film) and ΔE(solution), between the lowest ³MLCT state and atom localized ³ dd state for dopants under the presence of all solvents tested in this study were extracted from the temperature dependence study of the luminescence decay time constant. Generally, the ΔE(sol–gel film) values of ethanol and water were reduced from ΔE(solution), and ΔE(sol–gel film) value in all solvents matched the value of ΔE for sol–gel bulk. The effect on the dynamics in solvent over three weeks was investigated, and the films immersed in water presented the most remarkable monotonic increase in relaxation rates finally approaching the asymptotic value observed in the water solution. This phenomenon was considered to correspond to a trapping environment change due to a hydrophilic interaction through sequential intrusion of water or ethanol solvent into sol–gel pores.     

Theoretical study of substituent and solvent effects on the thermodynamics for <Emphasis Type="Italic">cis</Emphasis>/<Emphasis Type="Italic">trans</Emphasis> isomerization and intramolecular rearrangements of 2,2′-diphenoquinones

Enthalpies (Δ_isom H _(g)^o), Gibbs free energies (Δ_isom G _(g)^o), and equilibrium constants (log K _isom) for the trans → cis isomerization of various 3,3′-, 4,4′-, and 5,5′- disubstituted 2,2′-diphenoquinones with a range of electron withdrawing and releasing moieties (methyl, fluoro, chloro, bromo, trifluoromethyl, and amino) were calculated in the gas phase and in the solvent phase (n-hexane, benzene, n-octanol, acetonitrile, and water). In the gas phase, the trans isomer of the parent and all substituted 2,2′-diphenoquinones is predicted to be more thermodynamically stable than the cis configuration, with log K _isom ranging from −2.8 to −7.0. For all compounds, increasing solvent polarity/proticity progressively favors shifting the cis/trans equilibrium towards greater contributions of the cis configuration and substantially increases the log K _isom by up to 5.1 units relative to the gas phase. In polar protic and polar aprotic solvents, the estimated log K _isom ranges as low as −0.4, indicating significant populations of the cis isomers should be present. The findings support the polar solvent phase mechanistic predictions for a cis configuration of 2,2′-diphenoquinones participating in the thermal transformation of trans-2,2′-diphenoquinones to oxepino[2,3-b]benzofurans. With limited exceptions for some amino derivatives, the cis-2,2′-diphenoquinone to oxepino[2,3-b]benzofuran isomerization is expected to be thermodynamically favorable for all substituents/phases under consideration. The cis-2,2′-diphenoquinone to oxepino[2,3-b]benzofuran rearrangement is predicted to become less thermodynamically favored with increasing solvent polarity/proticity.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of Monomolecular Heterolysis of Commercial Organohalogen Compounds: XXXI. Solvent Effect on the Rate of 1-Methyl-1-chlorocyclopentane Heterolysis. Correlation Analysis of Solvation Effects

Heterolysis of 1-methyl-1-chlorocyclopentane in protic and aprotic solvents occurs by the E1 mechanism. The reaction rate in aprotic solvents or in a set of protic and aprotic solvents is satisfactorily described by the parameters of the polarity and electrophilicity or ionizing power of the solvents. In protic solvents, the reaction rate grows with increasing polarity or ionizing power of the solvent and decreases with increasing nucleophilicity.     

Novel soluble aromatic poly(amideimide)s containing 9,9-diphenylfluorene moieties: characterization and optical properties

A series of aromatic poly(amideimide)s containing 9,9-diphenylfluorene moieties and the amide units in the main chain have been synthesized by solution polycondensation reaction of newly prepared diamidedianhydride with several aromatic diamines: 1,3-phenylenediamine, 3,3′-dimethoxy-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, 4,4′-oxydianiline, 4,4′-(1,3-phenylenedioxy)dianiline, 4,4′-(9-fluorenylidene)dianiline and 1,5-diaminonaphthalene. Molecular structures of the polymers obtained have been characterized using ¹³C NMR, ¹H NMR and FTIR spectroscopies. The polymers prepared are readily soluble in aprotic polar solvents, and form optically transparent films by solution casting. The resultant poly(amideimide)s have been analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TG) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurements. They exhibited high levels of thermal stability, with decomposition temperatures in the range 452–494 °C, and high glass transition temperatures (181–278 °C). The optical behavior of these polymers has been investigated in NMP solution as well as in the films. The photoluminescence (PL) spectra of the free-standing films prepared from the poly(amideimide)s exhibited maximum emission bands around 506–525 nm in the green region.     

Refractive Index and Density Measurements for Selected Binary Protic‐Protic,Aprotic‐Aprotic,and Aprotic‐Protic Systems at Temperatures from 298.15 K to 308.15 K

The refractive indices (n) and the densities (ρ) of: (1) protic‐protic solvent mixtures (methanol‐ethanol, methanol‐porpanol, methanol‐butanol and ethanol‐water), (2) aprotic‐aprotic solvent mixtures (acetonitrile‐dimethylformamide, acetonitrile‐dimethylsulphoxide, and acetonitrile‐1,4‐dioxane) and (3) aprotic‐protic solvent mixtures (dimethylformamide, acetonitrile with water and some aliphatic alcohols) were measured experimentally at different temperatures (25, 30 and 35 °C). From the values of the measured refractive indices and densities, the excess refractive indices (n^E), molar refractions (R), atomic polarization (P_A), molar volumes (V), solvated radii (r) and polarizabilities (α) of the mixed solvents were calculated. The results show that the solvent‐solvent interaction reaches maximum value at a definite mole fraction (x) of each solvent depending on its nature. Also, the excess refractive indices, densities and atomic polarizations are found to decrease as the temperature increases. On the other hand, the molar volumes, solvated radii, molar refractions and polarizabilities are found to increase as the temperature increases.     

Ab initio study of the solvent H-bonding effect on ESIPT reaction and electronic transitions of 3-hydroxychromone derivatives

The electronic transitions occurring in 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)-3-hydroxyflavone (DMAF) and 2-furanyl-3-hydroxychromone (FHC) were investigated using the TDDFT method in aprotic and protic solvents. The solvent effect was incorporated into the calculations via the PCM formalism. The H-bonding between solute and protic solvent was taken into account by considering a molecular complex between these molecules. To examine the effect of the H-bond on the ESIPT reaction, the absorption and emission wavelengths as well as the energies of the different states that intervene during these electronic transitions were calculated in acetonitrile, ethanol and methanol. The calculated positions of the absorption and emission wavelengths in various solvents were in excellent agreement with the experimental spectra, validating our approach. We found that in DMAF, the hydrogen bonding with protic solvents makes the ESIPT reaction energetically unfavourable, which explains the absence of the ESIPT tautomer emission in protic solvents. In contrast, the excited tautomer state of FHC remains energetically favourable in both aprotic and protic solvents. Comparing our calculations with the previously reported time-resolved fluorescence data, the ESIPT reaction of DMAF in aprotic solvents is reversible because the emitting states are energetically close, whereas in FHC, ESIPT is irreversible because the tautomer state is below the corresponding normal state. Therefore, the ESIPT reaction in DMAF is controlled by the relative energies of the excited states (thermodynamic control), while in FHC the ESIPT is controlled probably by the energetic barrier (kinetic control).     

Spectroscopic investigation of the solvatochromic behavior of a new synthesized non symmetric viologen dye: Study of the solvent–solute interactions

This work deals with the design, synthesis, and characterization of a new solvatochromic dye. The intense solvatochromic behavior of this new synthesized non symmetric viologen was investigated using UV–Vis spectrophotometry. A further purpose was the study of the interactions between the solvent and solute molecules responsible for the solvatochromism. Several protic and aprotic solvents were used, and the resulting absorption maxima wavenumbers obtained via UV–Vis spectrophotometry, were correlated with the solvent polarity parameters, E _T (30) (Dimroth–Reichardt solvent polarity parameter) and the Gutmann’s donor number (DN) using the biparametric model introduced by Krygowski and Fawcett. The analysis of the relative contribution of each parameter has clearly shown that the dominating interaction responsible for the solvatochromic behavior observed is the proton donation by the solute molecules to the solvent molecules, the latter acting as a Lewis bases. This is an interaction which can be described by DN. Additionally, the good correlation with the Kamlet–Taft parameter β is in good agreement.     

The styrylpyridine dye for the silane sol-gel transition studies by time-dependent fluorescence

A trans-4-(p-N,N-dimethylaminostyryl)-N-vinylbenzylpyridinium chloride (vbDMASP) fluorescence probe was optimized in ground and excited state as a function of change in the microenvironment polarity, using the Amsol HyperChem program package. In the calculations, protic and aprotic solvents were used. On this basis a change in the molecule geometry after excitation, depending on the surrounding solvent, was determined. Absorption and steady-state fluorescence spectra of vbDMASP in the solvent of different polarity and in the model water-glycerol solutions were also recorded. On the basis of Stokes' shift change with the Onsager polarity scale a change in the dipole moment of the probe during transition from ground to excited state, in protic and aprotic solvents was determined. Since during the sol-gel transition of tetraethylorthosilane in the acidic environment both polarity and viscosity of the microenvironment change the vbDMASP probe was applied and fluorescence time-resolved measurements were done. On this basis the correlations between the results of time-resolved measurements for the multichromophoric probe applied in the gelation process and molecular optimization data are discussed.     

Solvent and Zn2+ Binding Effects on the Photo-physical Properties of (Dibenzoylmethanato)boron Difluoride

Absorption and emission spectroscopic studies of (dibenzoylmethanato)boron difluoride (1bf) in various polar and non-polar, protic and aprotic solvents are reported. The solvatochromic shifts of the spectral bands were examined in terms of solvent properties, including donor and acceptor numbers, followed by multilinear regression in which several solvent parameters were simultaneously analyzed. This π-conjugated positively charged system exhibits excellent solvatochromism. Variations in the electronic absorption spectral characteristics of 1bf were studied in solution in the presence of zinc perchlorate. Absorption spectral studies indicate stable complex formation between the zinc ion and 1bf in the ground state in aprotic dipolar benzonitrile rather than in protic polar solvent methanol. Zinc ion binding of 1bf was theoretically rationalized through frontier molecular orbital interaction.     

Photochemistry of 5-aminoquinoline in protic and aprotic solvents

Photophysical properties of 5-aminoquinoline (5AQ) have been investigated in various non-polar and polar (protic and aprotic) solvents using steady state and time resolved fluorescence. In aprotic solvents, the spectral maxima depend on the polarity. However, in protic solvents both the fluorescence intensity as well decay time show decrease depending on the hydrogen bonding ability of the solvent. The results suggest that photochemistry 5AQ is quite sensitive towards the polarity as well as protic character of the solvent.     

Spectral and fluorescent properties of cross-conjugated polyene ketones with terminalN-methylpyrrole residues

The spectral and fluorescent properties of a number of cross-conjugated ketones with one or two terminalN-methylpyrrole residues and those of polyene bis-ω, ω′-dimethylamino ketones with methyl substituents in the polyene chain and of some related compounds were studied. The photophysical properties of cross-conjugated ketones with terminalN-methylpyrrole residues are similar to those of the corresponding polyene bis-ω, ω′-dimethylamino ketones studied in detail previously. In both series of compounds, the absorption and fluorescence spectra undergo a bathochromic shift following an increase in the length of the polyene chains or introduction of α,α′-trimethylene or α,α′-dimethylene bridges into these chains; the same trend is observed on passing from less polar solvents to more polar solvents (positive solvatochromism). Thermochromism (long-wavelength shift of the absorption spectra upon cooling the solutions) is observed in both series of compounds. The introduction of methyl substituents into the polyene chains of bis-ω,ω′-dimethylamino ketones results in a decrease in the fluorescence quantum yield. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1293–1298, July, 1999.     

Zusammenhang zwischen freien standard-transferenthalpien von ionen und empirischen lösungsmittelparametern

Standard free energies of transfer from the reference solvent acetonitrile to various protic and aprotic solvents have been calculated based on the assumption of negligible diffusion potentials in certain galvanic cells. The standard free energies of transfer of Cl^–, Br^–, and I^– are linearly related to the acceptor numbers of unstructured solvents. Similarly, linear relationships were found to exist between the donor numbers of unstructured solvents and the standard free energies of transfer of K⁺ and in part Ag⁺. Deviations from linearity occuring in protic solvents like water, methanol, ethanol or trifluoroethanol are interpreted in terms of changes in solvent structure.

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Zusammenhang zwischen freien standard-transferenthalpien von ionen und empirischen lösungsmittelparametern

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