STUDIES ON THE POLYMERIZATION OF β-CYCLODEXTRIN WITH EPICHLOROHYDRIN*

Different proportions of β-cydodextrin and epichlorohydrin were used to prepare a group of β-cyclodextrin polymers. The relationship between the reaction extent and the molar ratios of reactants was discussed according to the results of ~1H-NMR, ~(13) C-NMR spectra and elemental analysis. Especially, high resolution ~1H-NMR spectra were usd for studying the reaction active sites and the extent of reaction. The solubility of oil soluble drugs in water was largely improved in the presence of water-soluble β-cyclodextrin polymer.     

STUDIES ON POLYMERIZATION KINETICS OF METHYL METHACRYLATE AT HIGH CONVERSION

The bulk polymerization of methyl methacrylate which was carried out in a metallic dilatometer and in a differential scanning calorimeter has been studied over the complete course of the reaction. An attempt was made to quantitatively express the relation on the onset of gel effect and the final conversion with polymerization conditions such as temperature, kinds and concentration of initiators. It was demonstrated further that the final conversion of polymerization in homogeneous ideal systems is only dependent upon the reaction temperature.     

THE RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF D,L-LACTIDE WITH ONE COMPONENT RARE EARTH CATALYST

(D, L)-Lactide (LA) was first polymerized with one component of rare earth cata-lysts [Nd(naph)_3, Nd(oct)_3, Nd(O-iPr)3, Nd(AcAc)_3, Y(AcAc)_3, Sm(AcAc)_3, Er(AcAc)_3)]respectively in solution and in melt state. The effects of [Cat]/[LA] molar ratio, solvents,polymerization time, temperature, various rare earth elements and ligands were investi-gated in detail. The results showed that both the conversion of polymerization and themolecular weight (MW) of poly (D, L-Lactide) (PLA) in melt polymerization are higherthan that in solution polymerization, but the polymerization rate in melt was lowr than insolution. The molecular weight distribution (MWD) of PLA is broader with increasing tem-perature. X-ray study indicated that PLA obtained by Nd(AcAc)_3 in melt polymerizationis an amorphous polymer.     

STUDIES ON THE POLYMERIZATION OF 2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYL PIPERIDINYL METHACRYLATE

The radical homo-and co-polymerization of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl piperidinyl methacrylate (TM-PM) with various initiators have been studied. It was found that, with azo-type initiators, the poly-merization proceeded readily, while with acyl peroxide initiators, the polymerization was inhibitedeffectively because of the formation of the stable TMPM-oxyl radical, identified by ESR. Thisobservation was further confirmed by the absence of inhibition effect on the addition of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl 4-piperidinol to the polymerization system, whereas remarkable inhibition was observed onthe addition of the stable 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl 4-piperidinol N-oxyl radical. The reaction mecha-nism was discussed. We also found that when TMPM reacted with BPO in petroleum ether, N-benzoyloxy 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl 4-piperidinyl methacrylate was formed, and this novel compound has been characterizedwith IR, ESR, NMR and Mass Spectroscopy.     

一步法络合型催化剂丙烯聚合反应动力学

<正> 丙烯聚合络合催化剂一般是由钛的氯化物和有机铝化合物及给电子体组成。Solvay型络合催化剂是用所谓三步法合成。我们采用烷基铝-醚络合物还原Ticl_4的一步法合成催化剂,不仅制备步骤简单,而且其性能也有所不同。三步法络合催化剂丙烯聚合动力学研究国内外已有报道。本文报道一步法络合催化剂的丙烯聚合动力学、聚合速率     

STUDIES ON RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF METHYL METHACRYLATE INITIATED WITH ORGANIC PEROXIDE-AMINE SYSTEMS

Radical polymerization of methyl mcthacrylate (MMA) initiated with various diacyl peroxideamine systems was studied. Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and lauroyl peroxide (LPO) were used as diacyl peroxide component, N,N-dimethyl aniline (DMA) and its para substituted derivatives, i.e., N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine (DMT), p-hydroxymethyl-N,N-dimethyl aniline (HDMA), p-nitro-N,N-dimethyl aniline (NDMA) and p-dimethylamino benzaldehyde (DMAB) were used as amine components. It was found that the peroxide-DMT systems give higher rates of bulk polymerization R_p of MMA than the organic hydroperoxide-DMT systems with the following descending order BPO-DMT>LPO-DMT>CHP (cumene hydroperoxide)-DMT>TBH (tert-butyl hydroperoxide)-DMT. The aromatic tertiary amines possess obvious structural effect on the R_p values in the diacyl peroxideamine system. The overall activation energy of MMA polymerization was determined and thekinetics of polymerization of MMA initiated with BPO-DMT system was investigated.     

KINETICS OF SUSPENDED EMULSION POLYMERIZATION OF METHYL METHACRYLATE*

 The kinetics of suspended emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA), in which water acted as the dispersed phase and the mixture of MMA and cyclohexane as the continuous phase, was investigated. It showed that the initial polymerization rate (R_p0) and steady-state polymerization rate (R_p) were proportional to the mass ratio between water and oil phase, and increased as the polymerization temperature, the potassium persulphate concentration ([I]) and the Tween20 emulsifier concentration ([S]) increased. The relationships between the polymerization rate and [I] and [S] were obtained as follows: R_p0∝[I]^0.71[S]^0.23.The above exponents were close to those obtained from normal MMA emulsion polymerization. It also showed that the average molecular weight of the resulting poly(methylmethacrylate) decreased as the polymerization temperature,[I]and [S] increased. Thus, MMA suspended emulsion polymerization could be considered as a combination of many miniature emulsion polymerizations proceeding in water drops and obeyed the classical kinetics of MMA emulsion polymerization.     

A KIND OF FLUORESCENCE PROBE TO STUDY THE KINETICS OF POLYMERIZATION PROCESS

Fluorescence properties of 1-pheny1-3-(4'-nitrophenyl) pyrazoline (PNP) were studied inbulk polymerization process of methylmethacrylate (MMA). The fluorescence intensity of PNPwas enhanced and the emission maximum was blue shifted with the polymerization progress. Inthe period of auto-acceleration of the polymerization the enhancement of fluorescence intensityand blue shift of peak wavelength in spectra could be observed evidently. This means that thesolvatochromic properties of PNP are influenced not only by the solvent polarity but also by theviscosity of the medium (especially by the phase transitiott). In solid state PNP emits from thecharge transfer excited state without solvent relaxation. The transient emission spectra and theresults from Bakhshiev model of solvent relaxation coincide with that from the polymerizationexperiment.     

STUDY ON THE POLYMERIZATION KINETICS AND STABILITY OF P(UA)/MMA MICROEMULSION*

 Urethane acrylate anionomer (APUA) as a kind of new type polymerizable emulsifier was synthesized using 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (TDI), polypropylene glycol (PPG), 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and dimethylolpropionic acid (DMPA). The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of APUA was measured by the methods of conductance and surface tension. The comparative studies between polymerizable emulsifier AUPA and conventional emulsifier sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were carried out in the emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). Polymerization kinetics,stability, size and morphology of the latex particles were investigated. It was found that in APUA both water soluble initiator potassium persulfate (KPS) and oil soluble initiator 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) can start the reaction of MMA, and the polymerization rate and yield were very high. On using AIBN as an initiator, the conversion-time behavior of MMA with APUA as emulsifier was different to that of SDS as emulsifier, signifying a different nucleation mechanism of the polymer latex particle. The average size of the two kinds of particles is about 50 nm. The particle size decreases with increasing emulsifier concentration. On using KPS as the initiator, APUA as emulsifier, cross-linking hydrogel of PMMA would be formed, but SDS was used as emulsifier and the hydrogel of PMMA was not present.     

THE INFLUENCE OF SUBSTITUENTS IN METALLOCENE ON PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION*

Two new unbridged zirconocenes, bis(2,4,7-trimethyl indenyl)zirconium dichloride (Met-Ⅰ) andbis(2-methyl-4,7-diethyl indenyl)zirconium dichloride (Met-Ⅱ) were prepared in order to investigate thesteric effects of substituents on the nature of the catalysts for the polymerization of propylene. A mixture ofmethyl aluminoxane (MAO) and triisobutylaluminum [Al(iBu)_3] was used as cocatalyst to activate thesecatalysts. The decrease in steric bulkiness of substituents at 4 and 7 positions of the indenyl ring resulted inan increase of both activity and molecular weight as well as the isotacticity.     

STUDIES OF THE INITIATION MECHANISM OF VINYL POLYMERIZATION WITH THE SYSTEM PERSULFATE/N-ALKYL SUBSTITUTED ETHYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVES

Effects of N-alkyi substituted ethylenediamine derivatives on vinyl polymerization using persulfate as initiator were studied. The apparent kinetic equations and overall activation energies of acrylamide polymerization were determined using the above mentioned system as initiator. The promoting activities of different diamine derivatives on vinyl polymerization are in the order of tertiary diamine>secondary diamine>primary diamine. Diamines having methyl groups as the substituent on their nitrogen atom possess higher promoting activity than that of having larger alkyl groups. The initial free radicals produced through the redox reaction of persuifate and diamines were studied by spin strapping technique and ESR spectroscopy. The results obtained confirm the fact that the initial free radicals of the diamine species can initiate vinyl polymerization and become the amino end group of the resulting polymers.     

对苯乙烯磺酸钠聚合动力学及与丙烯酰胺共聚合的研究

采用膨胀计法研究了对苯乙烯磺酸钠(SSS)在水溶液中聚合动力学,确定了聚合速率方程,测定了聚合表观活化能,并研究了对苯乙烯磺酸钠与丙烯酰胺(AM )在水溶液中共聚合的动力学行为,利用聚电解质———共聚物P(SSS -co -AM)与阳离子表面活性剂N ,N ,N- 三甲基十六烷基溴化铵(CTAB)的复合作用,采用电导滴定法测定了共聚物的组成,从而测得了对苯乙烯磺酸钠与丙烯酰胺的竞聚率.研究结果表明,对苯乙烯磺酸钠聚合速率方程为RP =K[M]1 .0 [I]0 .53,说明链终止为双基终止方式,引发过程与单体浓度无关;聚合表观活化能为84 . 96kJ·mol- 1 ;采用Kelen Tudos方法,求得对苯乙烯磺酸钠(SSS)和丙烯酰胺(AM)两单体的竞聚率分别为rSSS =0 . 2 7,rAM =2 . 2 1;采用Alfrey Price经验规则估算了单体苯乙烯磺酸钠的Q、e值为QSSS=0 .2 2 ,eSSS=0 .4 6 .     

RESEARCH ON THE POLYCONDENSATION KINETICS OF ω-AMINO-ACIDS*

In our previous report, it was discovered that the polycondensation of 9-amino-nonanoic acid follows second order from the beginning up to the extent of reaction, p, around 99%, and after which the reaction changes rapidly to third order. In this paper, we wish to report that this change of the reaction order from second to third occurred also in the polycondensation of 6-aminocaproic acid and 11-amino-undecanoic acid. The transition region lay again at p around 99%. It may be concluded that this is a general rule in the polycondensation of the ω-amino-acids (monomers of the A—B type), and the controversial results that appeared in the literature may be cleared up by our experiments.     

RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF PROPYLENE SULFIDE CATALYZED BY BIMETALLIC OXO ALKOXIDE

It was shown that the polymerization rate of propylene sulfide is second order with respect tomonomer concentration and half order with respect to catalyst concentration. A mechanism ofbimolecular coordinated propagation of propylene sulfide and association of the catalyst in thepolymerization system were proposed. The activation energy of polymerization was measured as12.2±0. 5 kcal/mole. Chain transfer constants of monomer and solvent were calculated. Thechange of molecular weight and molecular weight distribution with conversion was followed by GPCwhich was improved by adding LiCl to eluant.     

STUDIES ON THE KINETICS OF VINYL PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION INITIATED BY CONDENSED AROMATIC HYDROCARBON-ANILINE SYSTEMS

The photopolymerization of acrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate initiated by condensed aro-matic hydrocarbon-aniline systenis was studied at 25℃under irradiation of 365 nm wavelengthlight. From kinetic data the monomer exponent has been measured to be 1.1. Within the concen-tration of 10~(-4)--10~(-3)M, the aromatic hydrocarbon exponents changrd from 0.30 to 0.40, depedingon the values of molar extinction coefficient of the hydrocarbons at 365 nm (ε_(365)). The greater theε_(365), the Iower the exponents. The aniline exponents were measured to be in the range of 0.30--0.45. The aromatic hydrocarbon-aniline systems with the lower aniline exponent showed a lower ratioof the fiuorescence quenching of the hydrocarbon by aniline and by the monomer.     

五甲基茂基三(对氯苯氧基)钛/甲基铝氧烷体系催化丙烯聚合反应与动力学的研究

采用茂钛配合物五甲基茂基三(对氯苯氧基)钛[Cp- Ti(O- C6H4Cl -P)3]甲基铝氧烷(MAO)体系进行丙烯聚合反应,考察了聚合温度和Al- Ti摩尔比(nAl- nTi)对聚合活性和产物分子量的影响.研究发现在合适的聚合条件下,聚合初期产物的分子量随聚合时间线性增大,并保持较窄的分子量分布(Mw Mn=1.5～1.8),表现出准活性聚合的行为,而聚合物的GPC曲线呈双峰分布,表明聚合初期的体系存在多活性中心.另外,初步提出了衰减动力学方程以探讨聚合速率衰减期的丙烯聚合反应规律,求出了不同条件下丙烯聚合的衰减系数,从而可计算出衰减期内任一时间的丙烯聚合速率.     

EFFECT OF POLYMERIZATION CONDITIONS ON THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF POLYPHENYLSILSISQUIOXANE

Samples of polyphenylsilsisquioxane (PPSQ)using CaF_2 or MgF_2 as the main catalysts hadbeen prepared under different polymerization conditions. The results were treated on anorthogonal design L_9 (3~4). All weight-average molecular weights (M_W ) of PPSQ had beenmeasured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Effects of polymerization conditionsincluding reaction temperature, composition of the dual catalysts (CaF_2 or MgF_2 and DCC),mixture of solvents and reaction time on M_W of PPSQ have been discussed. The quantity of thecatalysts is the most important factor that affects M_W of PPSQ. Reaction temperature is thesecond important factor. Appropriate polymerization condition has been established to get PPSQwith high M_W.     

POLYMERIZATION OF OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE WITH HEXAMETHYLDISILAZYL-LITHIUM AS INITIATOR*

 This work focused on the anionic polymerization of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D₄, D = Me₂SiO_2/2) initiated by a new kind of initiator hexamethyldisilazyl-lithium (MM^NLi). ²⁹Si-NMR spectroscopy and gas chromatography (GC) were used to characterize the polymerization products. The process was accelerated by adding a small amount of high activity monomer D₃ and by raising the polymerization temperature. At the end of polymerization more than 95% of the monomer was converted to polymer and only a very small amount ofD₄ and D₅ remained in the polymers.     

THE KINETICS OF CHARGE-ACCUMULATING PROCESS ON THE SURFACE OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVE COATING FILM

The charge-accumulating process of polymeric photoconductive coating film used in electro-photography as well as factors controlling the charging rate have been studied, and the characteriza-tion of charging process and kinetic equation have been established.     

STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF POLYSTYRENE SULFONIC ACID MACROMOLECULES ON THE POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLAMIDE

The effect of polystyrene sulfonic acid (PSSA) macromolecules on the polymerization of acrylamide (AM) has been studied. It was found that the rates of polymerization of AM were greatly increased in the presence of PSSA in the polymerization system.The maximum value of the rate of polymerization of AM was obtained when the ratio of [—SO_3H]: [AM] reached 3:1. When the insoluble crosslinked PSSA was used instead of the soluble one, this effect decreased considerably. The interaction between molecules of PSSA and AM was determined by infrared spectroscopy, elementary analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The combination form, —SO_3-NH_3~ CO—, formed between sulfonic group and amide group was found to be existed since the infrared absorption band of —NH_2 shifted from 3400cm~(-1) to 3150 cm~(-1), the binding energy of electron N_(18) changed from 399.7 eV to 401.3 eV, and the atomic ratio of N to S of the products was similar to the ratio of reagents. Based on these experimental results, the mechanism of AM polymerization in the presence of PSSA is proposed. The initial step is the combination of AM with sulfonic group to form —CONH_3~ , then followed by polymerization on the PSSA macromolecule. The role of PSSA on the polymerization of AM is discussed.