Determination of coisotacticities of some alternating styrene–acrylic copolymers by NMR spectra

Coisotacticities σ for some alternating copolymers were determined through the analyses of their CH₃O, CH₃ and CH₂ proton NMR spectra; styrene–methyl methacrylate (σ = 0.56), styrene-methyl acrylate (σ = 0.53), styrene–methyl α-chloroacrylate (σ = 0.69), styrene–methacrylonitrile (σ = 0.19), styrene–methacrylamide (σ = 0.16), α-methylstyrene–methyl methacrylate (σ = 0.21), and α-methylstyrene–methyl acrylate (σ = 0.53) were studied. It was found that a terminal model or Bernoullian trial prevails in these complexed copolymerizations with diethylaluminum chloride. The influence of monomer structure on σ values is discussed.     

2H NMR spin relaxation study of the soft segment motion in alternating ethylene–propylene copolymers

We synthesized three partially deuterated polymer samples, namely a poly(ethylene‐alt‐propylene) (EP) alternating copolymer, a poly(styrene‐b‐EP) diblock copolymer (SEP) and a poly(styrene‐b‐EP‐b‐styrene) triblock copolymer (SEPS). The ²H spin–lattice relaxation time, T₁, of EP soft segments above their glass transition temperature was measured by solid‐state ²H NMR spectroscopy. It was found that the block copolymers had a fast and a slow T₁ component whereas EP copolymer had only a fast component. The fast T₁ components for SEP and SEPS are similar to the T₁ value of EP above ca 20°C. The slow T₁ component for SEP and SEPS exhibited a minimum at 60°C and approached the value of the fast component near the T_g of polystyrene. The motional behavior of the EP units for SEP is similar to that of SEPS over the entire range of temperature. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Donor–acceptor complexes in copolymerization. XLIII. Cyclization of alternating and random styrene–(meth)acrylic ester copolymers

Equimolar alternating copolymers of styrene and methyl methacrylate (prepared with Et_1.5AlCl_1.5, SnCl₄, and ZnCl₂) as well as equimolar random copolymer were treated with polyphosphoric acid at 135°C. The extent of cyclization of the alternating copolymers was about 40%, independent of the cotacticity of the copolymer, and there was little or no crosslinking. The random copolymer underwent only 10% cyclization and considerable crosslinking. The extent of cyclization of the alternating copolymer of styrene and methyl acrylate (prepared with Et_1.5AlCl_1.5) was the same as that of the random copolymer and was lower than that of the corresponding methyl methacrylate copolymer. Both alternating and random copolymers underwent extensive crosslinking.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel organonickel–organosilicon alternating copolymers

The synthesis and characterization of five novel organonickel-organosilicon alternating copolymers having the repeating unit ? C₆F₄? Ni‘PBu₃’₂? C₆F₄? SiR₂? [where SiR₂ = ? SiMe₂? , ? SiMe‘Hex’? , ? SiPh₂? , ? SiMe₂? O? SiMe₂? , and ? SiMe₂? ‘CH₂’₆? SiMe₂? ] are reported. The model compounds Ni‘PR₃’₂‘1,4-C₆F₄SiMe₃’₂‘PR₃ = PMePh₂ or PBu₃’ were prepared via reactions of Ni‘PR₃’₂‘1,4-C₆F₄Li’₂ with 2 equiv of SiMe₃Cl, and were characterized by conventional analytical and spectroscopic measurements. The Polymers were prepared from the reactions of Ni‘PBu₃’₂‘1,4-C₆F₄Li’₂ with 1 equivalent of SiMe₂Cl₂ ‘polymer 1 , M _w = 15,800’, SiMe ‘Hex’ Cl₂ ‘polymer 2 , M _w = 7300’, SiPh₂Cl₂ ‘polymer 3 , M _w = 8600’, O‘SiMe₂Cl’₂ ‘polymer 4 , M _w = 13,900’ and ‘CH₂’₆‘SiMe₂Cl’₂ ‘polymer 5 , M _w = 19,700’. The molecular weights for each polymer were fully determined by both GPC and VPO. The multinuclear ‘¹H-, ¹⁹F-, and ³¹P [¹H]’-NMR, FTIR, and UV-Visible spectroscopic data for each polymer unambiguously establishes its repeating unit structure. The observations indicate that introduction of the silyl or siloxane units into the organonickel backbones has remarkably decreased the chain rigidity of the organonickel-organosilicon polymers compared to their rigid rod organonickel analogues ‘i.e., ? [? C₆F₄? Ni‘PR₃’₂? ]_n? ’. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

13C and 15N NMR spectra of 2,3-substituted 2H-azirines

The ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectra of a series of 2,3-substituted 2H-azirines have been studied. The ¹⁵N chemical shift for the nitrogen in the azirine ring is found at much higher field than in acyclic imines with a considerable electronic effect for the substituents on the double bond. Cooperative steric and electronic effects associated with substituents on the unsaturated carbon atom of the ring were found to influence the shielding of the ¹³C and ¹⁵N nuclei. Reaction constants have been calculated for 2-alkyl(aryl)-3-phenylazirines. It has been shown that the azirine ring has a powerful —I effect (when compared with the phenyl ring) that exceeds the analogous value for the cyano group.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1181–1183, September, 1986.     

14N and15N NMR spectra of 2-substituted 5-nitrofurans

The¹⁴N and¹⁵N NMR spectra of a number of 2-substituted 5-nitrofurans were studied. On the basis of experimental data it was concluded that there is considerable π-electron density on the nitrogen atom of the nitro group. A linear relationship between the chemical shifts in the¹⁴N NMR spectra and the frequencies of the asymmetrical deformation vibrations of the nitro group in the IR spectra was found for the series of investigated 5-nitrofurans. The observed¹⁵N-H spin-spin coupling constants showed that in the 5-nitrofuran molecule transmission of spin information through the ring oxygen atom to the H₂ nucleus is appreciably greater than through the carbon atom to the H₄ nucleus. It was established by measurement of the¹⁵N NMR spectra that the crude adduct formed in the nitration of furfural diacetate with acetyl nitrate is a mixture of trans and cis isomers of 5-nitro-2-acetoxy-2,5-dihydrofurfural diacetate in a ratio of 7∶1. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 741–743, June, 1980.     

Proton-coupled 13C NMR spectra of 2- and 3-substituted pyridines

The proton-coupled ¹³C NMR and PMR spectra of pyridine and the 2- and 3-monosubstituted pyridines NC₅H₄X [where X=CH₃, CN, COCH₃, COOCH₃, N(CH₃)₂, NO₂, OCH₃, Cl, or Br] for one-molar solutions of the compounds in DMSO-D₆, have been analyzed. The signs and values of the ¹³C-¹H HSSCs have been determined. Equations have been obtained connecting the ¹³C-¹H SSCCs in the 2- and 3-substituted pyridines and the monosubstituted benzenes. A satisfactory correlation of ¹JCH with the F and R constants of the substituents has been shown.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1223–1230, September, 1984.     

Carbon–13 NMR studies of tautomerism in some 2-substituted imidazoles and benzimidazoles

The ¹³C NMR spectra of several 2-substituted imidazoles and benzimidazoles have been measured. The substituent was CH₃, COOH and CONHR, where R = H, n-Bu, p-tolyl or m-chlorophenyl. Carbons 4 and 5 in the imidazoles and the carbon pairs 8/9, 4/7 and 5/6 become equivalent by proton transfer from N-1 to N-3, possibly through intermolecular association. The rate of this proton exchange increases with concentration and temperature. It decreases with extension of the 2-substituent (rate CH₃?CONH-phenyl > CONH-p-tolyl ? CONH-m-chlorophenyl ? CONH-n-butyl) due to steric hindrance at the site of the (benz)imidazole nitrogen.     

13C NMR spectra of some 4-substituted protoadamantanes

The ¹³C NMR spectra of some mono- and geminal disubstituted protoadamantanes have been assigned with the aid of shift reagents.     

13C NMR spectra of 3-substituted phlorophenone compounds

The ¹³C NMR spectra of a series of 3-allyl-, 3-prenyl- and 3-benzyl-phlorophenone compounds are reported. Relative substituent effects are discussed.     

13C NMR spectra of 7-substituted 8-mercaptoquinolines

The¹³C NMR spectra of 7-substituted [7-CH₃, 2,7-(CH₃)₂, 7-Cl, 7-Br, and 7-SCH₃] 8-mercaptoquinolines and 8-methylmercaptoquinolines were examined. It is shown that the changes in the¹³C chemical shifts of the quinoline ring in the spectra of 7-substituted 8-mercaptoquinolines are in good agreement with the additive contribution of the increments of the substituents, i.e., their conjugation with the ring is not disrupted. The conjugation of the SCH₃ group with the quinoline ring in 7-substituted 8-methylmercaptoquinolines is disrupted as a consequence of steric hindrance, and this leads to a decrease in the increments of this group. The data obtained are compared with the results of a calculation within the CNDO/2 approximation. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 801–805, June, 1980.     

13C NMR spectra of 5-substituted 8-mercaptoquinolines

The increments of the substituents were determined from the ¹³C NMR spectra of 5-substituted quinolines. It is shown that the increments correlate with those in benzenes, as well as with the Swain-Lupton constants. The ¹³C chemical shifts of some 5-substituted 8-mercapto-, 8-(methylthio)-, and 8-hydroxyquinolines were investigated. Their values are in satisfactory agreement with the additive contribution. of the increments of the substituents. The deviations from additivity are associated with the steric hindrance to interaction of the substituents with the ring.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 932–936, July, 1981.     

Thermal deesterification and decarboxylation of alternating copolymers of styrene with β-substituted t-butyl α-cyanoacrylates

Alternating copolymers of styrene with β-carboalkoxy-substituted t-butyl α-cyanoacrylates undergo facile deesterification at 150–190°C, about 60°C below the deprotection temperature of poly(t-butyl methacrylate), and decarboxylation at 170–200°C. When the β-substituent is a methyl ester, the two events are clearly separated, with the deesterification occurring at a maximum rate at 165°C and decarboxylation at 193°C. Anhydride formation is negligible in this case. The copolymer with t-butyl cyanofumarate exhibits simultaneous deesterification and decarboxylation events at 180°C with concomitant minor dehydration.     

Novel phenanthrocarbazole based donor–acceptor random and alternating copolymers for photovoltaics

A series of 6H‐phenanthro[1,10,9,8‐cdefg]carbazole (PC) and benzothiadiazole (BT) based donor–acceptor (D‐A) random copolymers PPC‐T‐BT_3/1, PPC‐T‐BT_2/1, PPC‐T‐BT_1/1, PPC‐T‐BT_1/2, and PPC‐T‐BT_1/3 were easily prepared by varying the molar ratio of PC to BT from 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, to 1:3, respectively. The corresponding alternating D‐A copolymer poly{6H‐phenanthro[1,10,9,8‐cdefg]carbazole‐alt‐5,5‐(4′,7′‐di‐2‐thienyl‐2′,1′,3′‐benzothiadiazole} (PPCDTBT) was also synthesized for comparison. Compared with PPCDTBT, PPC‐T‐BT_1/1, PPC‐T‐BT_1/2, and PPC‐T‐BT_1/3 obtained more pronounced intramolecular charge transfer band and extended absorption. Power conversion efficiency of these copolymer‐based devices strongly depends on the D/A molar ratio, related to the spectrum absorption and active layer morphology. Among the polymer solar cells based on random copolymers, PPC‐T‐BT_2/1:PC₆₁BM based device achieved the best efficiency of 1.9%, which is close to the efficiency of PPCDTBT:PC₆₁BM based device (2.3%). Therefore, it is concluded that the random copolymer can achieve the comparable performance to alternating copolymer by precisely adjusting the D/A molar ratio on small scales. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013 , 51, 4885–4893     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of some 4-substituted phenacyl bromides

The ¹³C NMR signals for some 4- substituted phenacyl bromides were assigned. The experimental chemical shifts of the aromatic ring carbons are in close agreement with those calculated using substituent chemical shifts. Both the carbonyl and the α-methylene carbons exhibit upfield shifts compared with those of the corresponding 4-substituted acetophenones.     

Stereochemistry of alternating isobutene–maleic anhydride,isobutene–dimethyl fumarate,and isobutene–dimethyl maleate copolymers

The stereochemical composition of the free radical alternating isobutene–maleic anhydride (IB/MA), isobutene–dimethyl fumarate (IB/DMF), and isobutene–dimethyl maleate (IB/DMM) copolymers was investigated by proton magnetic resonance. In contrast to the singlet gem-dimethyl resonance found in polyisobutene or in the alternating isobutene/acrylonitrile copolymer, the gem-dimethyl resonance of IB/MA, hydrolyzed IB/MA, and esterified IB/MA is a quadruplet with peaks of approximately equal intensity. The multiplicity of the spectra is consistent with the presence of equal amounts of threo-di-isotactic and threo-di-syndiotactic triads, disproving previous claims that such copolymers are predominantly threo-di-isotactic. The spectrum of the analogous IB/DMF indicates that the copolymer is composed entirely of erythro-di- isotactic and erythro-di-syndiotactic triads. This result is consistent with the exclusive trans opening of the dimethyl fumarate double bond and provides the first example for the stereospecific double bond opening of a noncyclic monomer in free radical polymerization. In contrast, the spectrum of IB/DMM shows that the dimethyl maleate double bond opens approximately 93% cis and 7% trans during copolymerization. Since the stereochemical composition of IB/DMF and IB/DMM is not the same, it is concluded that the radicals formed from dimethyl maleate and/or dimethyl fumarate do not equilibrate freely among all the possible configurations before isobutene addition.     

Synthesis and property comparisons of random and alternating hybrid fluorocarbon–fluorosilicone copolymers

The synthesis of a number of random and alternating copolymers of a fluorosiloxane and a hybrid fluorocarbon-fluorosiloxane are described, along with property comparisons. The random copolymers were prepared by silanol–chlorosilane condensation, while the alternating copolymer preparation involved the use of the novel silanol—silyl-N-methylacetamido condensation reaction, which was used to produce a high polymer, M?_n = 260,000. The physical properties of the two classes of polymers which were compared include: glass transition temperatures, reversion resistance, and thermal and oxidative weight loss. From these comparisons, it was possible to gauge the relative effects of backbone architecture, as well as monomer ratios, upon copolymer properties. Comparison of the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of both the random and alternating LS/FCS copolymer systems with the parent LS and FCS homopolymers indicates that the copolymer generally show little variation among themselves, but better thermal characteristics than either of the parents.     

19F- and 1H-NMR spectra of tetrafluoroethylene–propylene copolymers

High resolution 94-MHz ¹⁹F- and 100-MHz ¹H-NMR spectra were measured on a series of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE)-propylene (P) copolymers having a range of composition (TFE/P molar ratio = 37/63–55/45) and polymerized at different temperatures (?23, 25 and 65°C). The spectra were analyzed in relation to copolymer compositions. The assignment of ¹⁹F resonance in terms of tetrads proposed previously was confirmed, and the tentative assignment of ¹H resonances was proposed in terms of triads. The spectra thus interpreted revealed the sequence distribution of the copolymers. Copolymer compositions calculated from NMR spectra and elemental analysis agreed rather well with each other. Monomer reactivity ratios were calculated from the sequence distributions and compared with those obtained from the elemental analysis. It was observed that highly alternating copolymers are obtained in this system over a wide range of monomer composition at lower temperatures and that a deviation from alternancy increases slightly with rising polymerization temperature.