Polymérisation anionique des diènes. VI. Microstructure des polybutadiène et polyisoprène par résonance magnétique protonique à 250 MHz et mécanismes de propagation

Analysis by 250-MHz proton magnetic resonance (PMR) allows more precise examination of the microstructure of anionic polyisoprenes and polybutadienes obtained in the presence of organo-alkali metals. Besides vinyl addition, the propagation of contact ion pairs in dioxane solvent gives a mixture of cis and trans products with isoprene, whereas only trans product is obtained with butadiene. The presence of 1,4-trans-polyisoprene appears to be inconsistent with the cis configuration of the polyisoprenyllithium living end in dioxane or tetrahydrofurane media. In taking into account the existence of complexation phenomena, it was suggested that propagation mechanisms should involve a transition state which should begin with the trans configuration before isomerization into the more stable cis configuration. For the free ions, the living end of the carbanion should be entirely trans.     

Polymérisation anionique de l'isoprène: Nature de la paire d'ions et stéréospécificité. II. Influence de la nature du solvant

The present work reports some new results on the dependence between the stereospecificity of the anionic propagation of isoprene and the nature of the active centers. The stereospecificity of the propagation of macroheterobicylce separated ion pairs does not depend on the nature of the alkali counterions, and the microstructure of the polyisoprenes obtained does not differ from that of those produced by free ions. Variations in the microstructure were observed in the propagation of contact ion pairs, depending on the nature of the cation and the solvent used. These variations are likely to be related to the degree of intimacy of the contact ion pairs. There are two main factors which affect the stereospecificity of the propagations in different ways: the size of the cation and the donating power of the solvent. Finally, the external solvation of the propagation ions pairs was confirmed by the microstructure of polyisoprenes synthesized in mixed (inert + donor) solvents.     

Polymérisation anionique des diènes. IV. Contribution aux etudes des mécanismes de propagation stéréospécifique des isoprène et butadiène par les organo-alcalins

By taking into account different possible interactions between the living end, the counterion and the nature of the solvent used on the one hand, and the influence of the temperature on the kinetics and the microstructures of polydienes on the other hand, it has been possible to suggest some new explanations concerning the mechanisms of the anionic propagation of butadiene and isoprene. In hydrocarbon media, the stereospecificity of the 1,4 propagation initiated by lithium should be considered as the consequence of the coordination of the counterion by both of the two bonds of the diene molécule. The stereospecificity of the vinyl propagation by the same counterion in dioxane solvent should be the consequence of the competition between the (Li⁺, dioxane) and (Li⁺, diene) coordination complexations. In this case, the Li⁺ counterion should only be coordinated by only one of the two double bonds of the diene molecule. With isoprene, the π-electron donation should originate mainly from the C₃?C₄ double bond. The decrease of the stereospecificity is due to the increasing size of the alkali counterion and the separation or the dissociation of the growing ion-pairs.     

Étude thermochimique des méthylnaphtalènes

Calorimetric measurements of enthalpies of change of state (sublimation or vaporization) of methylnaphthalenes gave the following results:

1-methylnaphthalene: (ΔH√_vap)_m=(57.32±0.42) kJ mol⁻¹

2-methylnaphthalene: (ΔH√_sub)_m=(65.69±0.84) kJ mol⁻¹

Combination of these values with those obtained by Speros and Rossini¹ for enthalpies of combustion of these compounds makes it possible to determine their energy of isomerization more accurately. This energy is (2.97±2.41) kJ mol⁻¹ and should be attributed to steric hindrance in the 1-methylnaphthalene molecule.

The comparison of energies of conjugation, theoretical as well as experimental, which we have determine for both molecules studied, confirms the present result.     

Polymérisation et copolymérisation cationiques des methylindenes

A study of cationic polymerization and copolymerization of methylindenes has been carried out by experimental methods and by means of quantic chemistry. The study showed a great variation among initiators in efficiency for the various monomers. The study of the effect of temperature on polymerization was carried out for dimethyl-5,7-indene. Polymerization enthalpies and reactivity ratios were determined; the values that were obtained allowed a classification of methylindenes with regard to their reactivity toward a single cation. Total electron densities, free valences, and mobile bond orders, frontier electron densities, and superdelocalizabilities on position 1 and 2 were calculated for all methylindenes. In determining location energies of the electronic double bond in position 2 and the stabilization energies at the time of the attack by a cation, a theoretical classification of the monomers with respect to their reactivity in cationic polymerization was obtained. The agreement between calculation and experimental results is shown to be satisfactory.     

Pleated polymeric foldamers driven by donor–acceptor interaction and conjugated radical cation dimerization

Two naphthalene(NP) and bipyridinium(BIPY~(2+)) alternately incorporated polymers P1 and P2 have been prepared through the formation of dynamic hydrazone bonds. The polymers formed NP–BIPY~(2+)donor–acceptor interaction-induced pleated secondary structure. Upon reducing the BIPY~(2+)units to radical cation BIPY+, intramolecular dimerization of the BIPY+units induced the backbones to afford another pleated secondary structure. Adding electron-rich macrocyclic polyether bis-1,5-dinaphtho[38]crown-10 or electron-deficient cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) cyclophane did not break the first foldamer by complexing the BIPY2+or NP units of the polymers, whereas the di(radical cationic)ring of the second cyclophane could break the second foldamer by forming threading complexes with the BIPY+units of the polymers.     

Polymérisation anionique des diènes. V. Configurations des oligopolyisoprènyl–lithium en milieu benzènique et en présence de dioxanne. Étude par résonance magnétique protonique: Haute résolution (RMP-HR)

By PMR, three dioxane–Li⁺ complexes have been detected for the oligopolyisoprenyl–lithium–dioxane mixtures in benzene solution. The (4-1) living end isomerizes into the cis configuration when the sample temperature or the dioxane concentration is increased, but the isomerization phenomenon is reversible only if dioxane/Li⁺ ratios are smaller than unity. The specificity of the vinyl addition (86%), mainly (4-3) (70%), due to the stronger negative charge at the C_γ carbon atom is effective only at low temperature (+15°C). At higher temperature, because of the steric hindrance of the methyl group, this stereospecificity decreases.     

Utilisation du dicyclohéxyl-18 couronne-6 en polymérisation anionique. II. Polymérisation du methacrylate de methyle amorcee par les metaux alcalins

The purpose of the present work, relative to anionic polymerization, is to describe the use of DCHE in order to prepare stable alkali metal solutions in low-dielectric-constant solvents. All these new species initiate the polymerization of methyl methacrylate avoiding the inconvenience of heterogeneous reactions. The presence of complexed ion pairs increases the syndiotactic structure. The polymerization seems to obey the Bernoullian statistics.     

Polymérization anionique de l'isoprène par les insertions ternaires graphite–métal alcalin–solvant

The examination by HR–NMR of the microstructure of polyisoprenes synthesized in the presence of alkali metal–graphite compounds reveals that the polymerization has an anionic character. The microstructure of the polymers depends on the nature of the active centers, which depends on the solvent used in the preparation of the graphite compounds or as polymerization medium. With powdered alkali metal–graphite compounds, the propagation does not differ from the anionic one occurring in a homogeneous medium. Except for K–graphite, an enhancement of the 1–4 addition mode is observed if grains of Li or Na–graphite are used in mass polymerization. This change in the microstructure could be explained by the competition between the rate of propagation and the rate of diffusion of the growing chains from the grains to the homogeneous phase of the polymerization medium.     

Analyse structurale des méthyl et diméthyl cyclohexanols par chromatographie gaz liquid et résonance magnétique nucléaire du C

Structural analysis of methyl and dimethyl cyclohexanols using gas-lquid chromatography and C¹³ nuclear magnetic resonance

Kováts' retention indices and C¹³ chemical shifts of all twenty dimethyl cyclohexanols have been measured and assigned. It has been found that there are good linear relationships between carbon chemical shifts and the Kováts' indices.     

Synthesis and characterization of oxazolone complexes with Fe(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) in different counterions

Oxazolone forms (1:1) complexes with Fe²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺ chlorides, as well as forms (1:1) complexes with Co²⁺ and Cu²⁺ acetates. All the complexes are found to be non-electrolytes in DMF; tetrahedral, square-planar and octahedral structures are assigned to them based on electronic and magnetic data. IR studies reveal that the complexes are formed by donating the lone-pair electron from O and N atoms to the metal ion. The thermal decomposition of the [ML·mX·nH₂O]_y·H₂O chelates was studied by TG–DTA techniques. The mechanism of the decomposition has been established from TG–DTA data. The kinetic parameters, activation energy (E_a) and pre-exponential factor (A), were calculated from TG curves using Coats and Redfern method. Relative thermal stabilities of the chelates have been evaluated on the basis of these parameters.     

Polymérisation anionique de l'isoprène: Nature de la paire d'ions et stéréospécificité

With accumulated HR-NMR spectra of anionic polyisoprenes, it has been possible to study the influence of the nature of the propagating species on the microstructure of the obtained polymers If free ions are responsible for the propagation, the microstructure (1,4-: 25%, 1,2-: 33%, 3,4-: 42%) does not depend on the nature of the cations. But with contact ion pairs, the different addition modes are governed by the size of the alkali metal counterions. Mechanisms of anionic propagations via diene–cation coordination are proposed.     

Polymérisation anionique des diènes. III. Etude thermodynamique de la propagation du butadiène et de i'isoprène par les organo-alcalins

The present work is concerned with the influence of the polymerization temperature on the propagation mechanisms of polyisoprenyl- and polybutadienyl-alkali metals. The thermodynamic parameters of the contact ion pairs and free ions propagations have been calculated. With Li⁺ in dioxane solvent, the vinyl propagation is stereospecific (for isoprene, the propagation is mainly 4–3). In comparison with benzene, the vinyl propagation of the polydienyl-Li contact ions pairs should be due to complexation of Li⁺ by dioxane, an electron donor having a weak dielectric constant. In general, the stereospecificity of the propagation of contact ion pairs decreases with increasing counterion size; little difference has been observed with K⁺ and Cs⁺ ion pairs in dioxane and benzene media. For isoprene, the methyl substituant should have chiefly a steric effect in the propagation of free ions, whereas it should confer a polar character to the isoprene molecule in the presence of ions pairs.     

磁性碳纳米管表面新型镉离子印迹聚合物制备及其对大米中的镉离子富集

以苯胺修饰的磁性碳纳米管为基质,Cd²⁺为模板,甲基丙烯酸为功能单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂,在碳纳米管表面制备出一种新型磁性Cd²⁺印迹聚合物(MWNTs/MIIPs)。 采用扫描电子显微镜和红外光谱等技术手段对其形态和化学结构等进行详细表征。 吸附试验结果表明,该磁性印迹材料对Cd²⁺离子具有良好的吸附能力,最大吸附量为16.96 mg/g;选择吸附试验结果表明,该磁性印迹材料对Cd²⁺/Cu²⁺、Cd²⁺/Ni²⁺、Cd²⁺/Pb²⁺和Cd²⁺/Cr³⁺的相对选择因子分别是2.03、2.35、2.16和2.13。 结合原子吸收光谱分析技术,该材料MWNTs/MIIPs可用于大米中的Cd²⁺快速分离富集检测。     

The Fluorescence Properties of Binary and Ternary Complexes of CMC in Solid State

In comparison with synthetic polymers, cellulose complexes are attractive for practical applications, owing to their non-toxicity and biodegradability. R Pemnikis and his coworkers studied the gel-properties of the complexes of CMC (or OECMC)/Al³⁺ (or Fe³⁺ and its applications in agriculture as biologically active substance carriers⑴.The fluorescence behavior of binary complex of CMC/Eu(Ⅲ) in solid state has been reported^[2,3]. It emits 615 nm fluorescence at 394 nm excitation wavelength. Its Fluorescence Intensities (FI) were difference with different the concentration of Eu³⁺ and Degree of Substitute of CMC, but its Fluorescence Spectrum was not affected by these parameters.     

Tandem mass spectrometry of poly(ethylene glycol) lithium-attachment ions

A study of the fast-atom bombardment tandem mass spectrometry behavior of a number of ethylene glycol polymers (PEGs) has been carried out. Both linear (hydroxyl, amino, and/or alkyl end groups) and cyclic (crown ether) polymers were studied. One of the materials is a block copolymer of ethylene and propylene oxides. Collisional activation was carried out in the collision octapole of a BEoQ hybrid mass spectrometer at a translational energy of 50 eV, with collision gas air. For the linear polymers, the most intense product ions are lithiated, linear polyglycol oligomers. These ions are formed via internal hydrogen transfer reactions that are facilitated (charge-induced) by lithium. This series of product ions allows for the observation of consecutive losses of monomer units from the chain end; this is useful to determine the sequence of monomers in a copolymer. The most abundant product ions from cyclic PEGs are lithiated radical cations. An especially interesting finding in this work is the preferential loss of two internal ethylene oxide (EO) units (dioxane, 88 u) from some [M + Li]⁺ precursors. Factors that influence this loss include (a) the sequence length of EO repeat units in the oligomer and (b) the identity of the end group(s) on the oligomer. It is proposed that this elimination of dioxane involves a six-membered ring intermediate; this decomposition reaction is believed to be a lithium-mediated (charge-induced) rearrangement. (J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 1994, 5, 1072-1080)     

Isospecific polymerizations of alkyl methacrylates with a bis(alkyl)Yb complex and formation of stereocomplexes with syndiotactic poly(alkyl methacrylate)s

Yb[C(SiMe₃)₃]₂ initiates the living polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) at −78°C to give the polymer with M_n of 51.0×10⁴ (M_w/M_n=1.1) and high isotacticity (97%) in a quantitative yield. Mixing of the acetone solution of resulting polymer (M_n=16.3×10⁴) with the acetone solution of syndiotactic poly(MMA) (M_n=15.7×10⁴) prepared by the (C₅Me₅)₂SmMe(THF) initiator produces desired stereocomplex in high yield bearing very high T_m whose tensile modulus is higher than the respective isotactic and syndiotactic poly(MMA)s. Yb[C(SiMe₃)₃]₂ also generated isotactic (98%) poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] (DMEMA), and (C₅Me₅)₂SmMe(THF) affords the syndiotactic (97%) polymer in high yields. The combination of isotactic poly(MMA)-block-poly(DMEMA) (97/3) and syndiotactic poly(MMA)-block-poly(DMEMA) (97/3) provides the amphiphathic stereocomplex. In sharp contrast to the catalysis of Yb[C(SiMe₃)₃]₂ in toluene, the addition of THF or HMPA resulted in the formation of syndio-rich poly(MMA).     

Electrodialysis for clean-up of strongly alkaline samples in ion chromatography

An electrodialysis method is described for the off-line neutralization of strongly alkaline samples containing trace levels of common inorganic anions. This method uses an electrodialysis cell comprising three compartments separated from each other by cation-exchange membranes. These compartments comprise an anode compartment housing, a platinum wire anode and 10 ml of a suitable hydrogen ion donating medium, a sample compartment which contains 1 ml of the alkaline sample, and a cathode compartment housing a platinum wire cathode and a dilute solution of sodium hydroxide. During electrodialysis at either constant applied current or constant applied power, hydrogen ions from the anode compartment displace sodium ions from the sample, thereby effecting neutralization.

Experimental parameters, such as the magnitude of the applied current or power, the type of cation-exchange membrane used and the design of the cell have been studied and optimum results were obtained using a Neosepta CM-2 membrane, of area 616 mm² supported between two perspex discs, with an applied current of 150 mA or applied power of 3 W. Under these conditions, a 1 ml sample of 1 M sodium hydroxide could be neutralized in 11 min. The most effective hydrogen ion donating medium consisted of a 2:1 (w/v) slurry of BioRad AG 50W-X8 (200–400 mesh, H⁺ form) cation-exchange resin in 1 mM octanesulfonic acid. Recoveries of solute anions (3–10 μg/ml) from the dialysed solution were close to quantitative, except for fluoride and nitrite, which gave recoveries of less than 60%. It is suggested that low recoveries for these ions are due to formation of neutral, protonated species within the membrane with subsequent loss by diffusion.     

[(Me3Sn)2(Me3Sb)M(CN)6]∞ (M = Fe, Ru): Neuartige Organo-Sn/Sb-Polymere von besonderer chemischer und thermischer stabilität

The thermally (decomp. temp. 300°C) and completely air stable, novel coordination polymers [(Me₃Sn^IV)₂(Me₃Sb^V)M^II(CN)₆]_∞ with M = Fe and Ru can be prepared by co-precipitation from aqueous solutions of Me₃SnCl, Me₃SbBr₂ and K₄[(M(CN)₆], or, alternatively, by the ion-exchange-like reaction of the polymers [A(Me₃Sn)₃M(CN)₆]_∞ (A⁺ = Et₄N⁺, Cp₂Co⁺, Me₃Sn⁺ etc.) with Me₃SbBr₂. IR-spectroscopic findings suggest a statistical distribution of quasi-octahedral M(CN-Sn··)_6-x(CNSb ··)_x building blocks (with x = 0–6) within a three-dimensional network.     

Polymétallorotaxanes conjugués contenant des unités pentacoordinantes

Conjugated polymetallorotaxanes containing pentacoordinating units. The present paper reports the synthesis and cyclic voltammetry study of new conjugated polyrotaxanes containing penta-coordinating units around copper or zinc centres. The gathering and threading effect of these metal centres has been used to prepare the desired prerotaxanes, whose macrocyclic and linear components incorporate a tridentate chelate of the terpy type (terpy = 2,2′,6′,2″-terpyridine) and a phen (phen = 1,10-phenantroline) derivative, respectively. Electrochemical oxidative coupling of the end groups (thiophene or pyrrole) leads to the corresponding polymers. Ion-exchange processes, induced by demetalation/remetalation, have been investigated as well as the conductivity of the polymer films prepared.