Intrinsic viscosity of polystyrene in mixed solvents

The intrinsic viscosity of a single sample of polystyrene was measured as a function of the composition of solvent in three mixed solvent pairs. The parameter Y introduced by Shultz and Flory was useful for prediction of trends, but severely overestimated the effect of solvent (1)–solvent (2) interaction on the expansion of polymer coils. The system polystyrene–cyclohexane–ethyl acetate was studied in detail for five samples of polystyrene. The analysis of the data provided strong experimental proof of a strict validity of the Mark–Houwink–Sakurada relation. The dependence of the Mark–Houwink–Sakurada exponent α on the composition of the solvent mixture was unexpectedly unsymmetrical. The unperturbed dimentions of the polystyrene chain are reduced by specific interaction of polystyrene with carbonyl groups in the solvent mixture.     

Sorption of organic vapors by polystyrene

Activity coefficients of benzene, toluene, cyclohexane, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, and dichloromethane in binary solutions with polystyrene at 23.5°C have been determined using a piezo-electric sorption apparatus. The investigated solvent concentration ranges were 15 to 39 wt % for benzene, 14 to 29 wt % for toluene, 15 to 28 wt % for cyclohexane, 26 to 38 wt % for carbon tetrachloride, 24 to 46 wt % for chloroform, and 21 to 41 wt % for dichloromethane. The polystyrene (weight-averaged) molecular weights were 1.1 × 10⁵ and 6.0 × 10⁵ g/gmole. The weight-fraction activity coefficients (Ω₁ = a₁/w₁) of cyclohexane, toluene, and carbon tetrachloride in polystyrene solutions determined in this work agree within experimental error with previously published values determined by measurement of vapor pressure lowering and vapor absorption by thin films. We find disagreement, at low solvent concentrations, between our results for benzene and chloroform and previously published results. We have analyzed our results using Flory's version of corresponding-states polymer solution theory. The theory can account, qualitatively, for the cyclohexane and carbon tetrachloride results. It cannot account for the toluene, benzene, dichloromethane, or chloroform results.     

Friedel–crafts crosslinking methods for polystyrene modification. IV. Macromolecular structure of crosslinked particles

Crosslinked polystyrene particles were prepared by Friedel–Crafts suspension crosslinking of polystyrene using 2,4-dichloromethyl-2,5-dimethyl benzene as crosslinking agent. The polymer was dissolved in nitrobenzene and reaction occurred in a 70 wt % aqueous solution of ZnCl₂ with poly(vinyl alcohol) as a suspending agent. The spherical particles produced were swollen in toluene, chloroform, and tetrahydrofuran to determine their equilbrium polystyrene volume fraction. Analysis of the crosslinked macromolecular structure gave values of number-average molecular weight between crosslinks of M?_c = 900–5900 increasing as the nominal crosslinking ratio X decreased from 0.75 to 0.0625 mol of crosslinking agent per mole of polystyrene repeating unit. Porosimetric analysis contributed to the understanding of the importance of the pore structure for swelling behavior.     

Solvent effect on the miscibility of polymer blends

Starting from the Flory-Huggins theory applied to a polymer/polymer/solvent solution, an expression has been derived showing the overall effect of solvent on the composition of the polymer blend in the final solid state. This expression has been experimentally verified by investigating the miscibility of two polymer blends: polystyrene/poly(α-methylstyrene) cast from tetrahydrofuran and cyclohexane, and polystyrene/poly (methyl methacrylate) obtained from tetrahydrofuran and chloroform. Besides the usual differential scanning calorimetry technique, thermogravimetric analysis might be helpful for detecting the miscibility of polymer blends.     

Ionization efficiencies of C3H6, C4H8, C6H12, C2H6O,and C3H8O isomers

Ionization efficiencies of 14 organic compounds have been measured in the wavelength region from 105 to 134nm using an ionization chamber. The compounds examined are cyclopropane, propylene, l-butene, isobutene, cis-and trans-2-butenes, cyclohexane, 1-hexane, tetramethylethylene, ethyl alcohol, dimethyl ether, n-, and iso-propyl alcohol, and ethyl methyl ether. The ionization efficiencies of cyclopropane and cyclohexane monotonically increase with increasing photon energy, but those for the others show a peak or a shoulder in the wavelength region of the present work.     

Cosolvent Effect on the Tautomerism of Ethyl Acetoacetate in Supercritical CO_2

There are some unique advantages for chemical reactions in SCFs. For example, reaction rates, yields, and selectivity can be tuned by pressure or small amount of cosolvent. SCFs can be used to replace environmentally undesirable solvents. It is not surprised that in recent years the use of SCFs as solvents for chemical reaction media has received much attention. However, mechanism for the effect of pressure and cosolvents on chemical reactions is not very clear. Tautomeric reactions are id…     

Effect of temperature on the radiation-induced polymerization of ethylene in various media

The effects of temperature on the radiation-induced polymerization of ethylene in bulk and in the presence of ethyl alcohol, n-butyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol, cyclohexane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, and 2,2,5-trimethylhexane were studied. The changes of the amounts of polymerized monomer with the reaction temperature were different from each other in these reaction systems, especially in the range lower than 60–80°C. At temperatures lower than 60–80°C, as the reaction temperature increases, the amount of polymerized monomer decreased in bulk and in the presence of tert-butyl alcohol. The amount was almost constant in the presence of ethyl alcohol and 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, and it increased in the presence of n-butyl alcohol, cyclohexane, and 2,2,5-trimethylhexane. However, in the temperature range higher than 60–80°C, the amount of polymerized monomer increased with increasing temperature in every reaction system except for bulk polymerization. The molecular weight of polymer decreased with increasing temperature in every reaction system except at temperatures lower than 25°C. The molecular weight of polymer formed in bulk, in tert-butyl alcohol, and also in 2,2,4-trimethylpentane were relatively higher than that in other reaction systems. A bimodal molecular weight distribution was observed for the polymer formed in bulk and in tert-butyl alcohol at 40–60°C. These results are discussed in connection with the heterogeneity of the reaction system. The differences due to temperature in each reaction system are explained as due to the difference in affinity of the reaction system for the propagating chain and in the facility of chain transfer to the medium.     

硅胶自溶液中吸附胆固醇和卵磷脂

卵磷脂和胆固醇是细胞膜的主要组成,它们在不同界面上的定向排列方式对细胞膜的结构与功能起着重要的作用。用固体物质自非水溶剂中吸附类脂化合物形成类脂单层,再自水溶液中吸附蛋白质,可制成固体载体上的模拟生物膜。在固体表面上的类脂单层膜中类脂分子的定向方式与溶剂和固体表面性质有关。这些研究大多数是以非孔性物质为吸附剂(如aerosil,石墨化炭黑,carbochrom.等)自有机溶剂中吸附类脂化合物(主要是胆固醇和卵磷脂),根据单层饱和吸附时分子占据的面积推算单层中类脂化合物分子的取向。实际应用的吸附剂大多是孔性的,因此研究类脂化合物在孔性吸附剂(如,硅胶、活性炭等)上的吸附机理更有实际意义。     

Proton spin-lattice relaxation study of polymer solutions

Proton spin-lattice relaxation times of solvent molecules were measured on ternary mixtures of a polymer and two solvents by the adiabatic rapid-passage method. The selective adsorption of a good solvent was verified by this experimental technique for the systems benzene—cyclohexane—polystyrene(PS), benzene—carbon tetrachloride—poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA), and chloroform—carbon tetrachloride—PMMA. The number of molecules of adsorbed benzene per monomeric unit of PS was estimated to be about four, which is almost identical with that determined previously by thermodynamic measurements. The number of molecules of benzene and chloroform adsorbed on PMMA were also determined to be about five and four, respectively. It was found that the interaction between chloroform and PMMA has the greatest effect on the molecular motion of the solvent, whereas the benzene—PS interaction is weak.     

逆流气相色谱法测定扩散系数

采用逆流气相色谱技术测定了扩散系数，对Ｈａｌｓａｎｏｓ等提出了的逆流技术测定扩散系数的计算公式进行了修正，使其适用于液体样品，并用修正后的公式了正戊烷、正己烷、正庚烷、丙酮、乙醇、异丙醇、环己烷的扩散系数。     

Oxidation of polystyrene in solution

Polystyrene (PS) has been oxidized in carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, methylene chloride and cyclohexane under O₂ at atmospheric pressure using γ-initiation. Benzaldehyde, acetophenone and reductions in molecular weight were observed in all solvents. Yields of benzaldehyde and acetophenone were used to show that attack in chlorinated solvents is essentially random along the polymer chains and is predominantly by Cl^? radicals. Intramolecular propagation is much faster for attack on tertiary carbons than on secondary carbons. There are more neighboring hydroperoxide groups in PS oxidized in carbon tetrachloride and methylene chloride than in PS oxidized in chloroform, because, in chloroform, the solvent hydrogen is abstracted by polymer-based peroxyl radicals. For one set of conditions, about six intramolecular propagation steps took place in carbon tetrachloride and one in chloroform. At lower rates of initiation, the kinetic oxidation chains are longer and more intramolecular propagation occurs. HCl added in excess of that formed in these experiments decomposes hydroperoxide groups to give an autoaccelerating effect.Rates of scission were proportional to $\text{G}{}_{\mathrm{Cl?}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$, where G_Cl? is proportional to the rate of production of Cl? radicals. The alkoxyl radicals on polystyrene, produced in bimolecular interactions of peroxyl radicals, did not abstract hydrogen from the solvents, and thus appear to be very short-lived.The amount of oxidation of polystyrene in cyclohexane is much smaller than in chlorinated solvents. The analytical techniques used were too imprecise to allow meaningful comparison with the oxidations in chlorinated solvents.     

Thermal diffusion of dilute polymer solutions: the role of solvent viscosity

We have performed measurements of the thermal diffusion coefficient D(T) in the dilute limit on polystyrene in cyclo-octane, cyclohexane, benzene, toluene, tetrahydrofuran, ethyl acetate, and methyl ethyl ketone and of poly(dimethyl-siloxane) in toluene. These data have been combined with literature data to test various theoretical predictions. The viscosity is identified as the dominating and only relevant solvent parameter. On the polymer side, the size or mass of an effective correlated segment determines the strength of the Soret effect. Large and heavy effective segments, as found in stiffer chains, lead to higher D(T).     

Measurement and correlation of the solubility of genistin in eleven organic solvents from T = (283.2 to 323.2) K

The solubilities of genistin in pure solvents including tetrahydrofuran, acetone, ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, isopropanol, n-butyl alcohol, methanol, cyclohexane, n-hexane, chloroform and ethanol were determined by the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis method at T = (283.2, 293.2, 303.2, 313.2 and 323.2) K. The fusion enthalpy of genistin was estimated by the group contribution method. The solubility data of genistin were correlated by the simplified thermodynamic model, the modified Apelblat model, λh model and NRTL (Non-Random Two-Liquid) model. The calculated values by all models were in good agreement with the experimental values and however, the NRTL model could give better correlation results than other three models.     

Speed of sound and isentropic compressibilities of nonelectrolyte liquid mixtures. I. Binary mixtures containingp-dioxane

The speed of sound was measured for mixtures of p-dioxane with cyclohexane, n-hexane, benzene, toluene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, pentachloroethane and ethyl acetate over the whole mole fraction range at 30°C. These data were combined with densities and molar volumes to obtain isentropic compressibilities and Rao's molar sound functions. Excess isentropic compressibilities and excess speeds of sound have also been calculated. The behavior of the present mixtures is discussed in terms of possible molecular interactions and the Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory of liquid mixtures.     

Poly(γ-alkyl L-glutamates). II. Optical rotatory dispersion studies in organic solvents

Conformations of a series of poly(γ-alkyl L -glutamates) (ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, and isoamyl) were studied by ORD and infrared absorption methods. All except the n-propyl ester were found to be in helical form in nonpolar non-aromatic solvents such as ethyl acetate, chloroform, ethylene dichloride, methylene chloride, carbon tetrachloride, 2-chloroethanol, dimethylformamide, and dioxane. In such cases, the Cotton effects due to the n–π* transition of peptide bonds occurred near 234 mμ and were of a magnitude similar to those found for poly(γ-benzyl L -glutamate) and poly-L -methionine in nonpolar non-aromatic organic solvents. These four polypeptides in aromatic nonpolar solvents, such as benzene, benzyl alcohol, pyridine, and m-cresol, were also found to be in helical form, although the ORD parameters differed considerably from the values in non-aromatic solvents. An essential cause seems to be the interaction of π electrons on peptide bonds with π electrons in the solvents. Helix-coil transitions of these esters in chloroform-dichloroacetic acid mixtures (dichloroacetic acid seems to be a random coil-forming solvent) were expressed by the Shechter-Blout formulation. This was not true, however, for helix–coil transitions in benzyl alcohol–dichloroacetic acid mixtures. The dependence of the helical stability of these polypeptides in chloroform solution upon the side-chain length and upon temperature is discussed.     

Temperature gradient interaction chromatography and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis of air terminated polystyryllithium

The reaction products of polystyryllithium with air were characterized by size-exclusion chromatography, temperature gradient interaction chromatography and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Polystyryllithium was prepared by anionic polymerization of styrene initiated with sec-butyllithium in cyclohexane under an Ar atmosphere. It was confirmed that polystyryl ketone, polystyryl alcohol, and directly coupled polystyrene were the major products in addition to the normally terminated polystyrene, which is consistent with the results in the literature. We could also identify the presence of methoxy and carboxylic acid end capped polystyrenes as well as dipolystyryl ether as minor products. Among the minor products, dipolystyryl ether has not been reported yet.     

Solvent influence on the carbonyl stretching band shape of ethyl trifluoroacetate

The solvent influence on the shape of the carbonyl stretching band of ethyl trifluoroacetate has been studied, Nine infrared solvents were used:cyclohexane, n-hexane, di-n-butylether, 1,2-dichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride, tetrachloroehtylene, carbon disulfide, acetonitrile and chloroform, Moment analysis and time correlation function calculation have been performed. The frequency of the band maximum is more sensible to the solvent than the half band width, the band shape and the absolute intensity. The correlation functions show non-exponential decays in a short time region (0-0,4 ps) for any solutions, and this indicate that the molecular motions do not obey a simple rotational diffusion model. Exponential decays are shown at times longer than 0,4 ps,. Relaxation time and solvent viscosity have a quite linear relationships, but 1,2-dichloroethane and chloroform solutions follow a different behaviour.     

The morphology of polyethylene prepared by γ-ray-induced polymerization in various solvents

Polyethylenes were prepared by γ-ray-induced polymerization in ethyl and n-butyl alcohols, tert-butyl alcohol containing 5 vol-% of water, 2,2,5-trimethylhexane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, and cyclohexane in the temperature range 25–90°C. The morphology of the polymers as-polymerized and studied by electron microscopy depends on three factors through the degree of undercooling: the affinity of the solvent, polymerization temperature, and the polymer molecular weight. Large lamellar crystals are formed even in the alcohols when at least two of them are chosen properly.     

Polystyrene–polyisoprene block copolymers in dilute solutions: Characterization of the conformation by small-angle neutron scattering

The variable-contrast method in small-angle neutron scattering has been applied to a study of the conformation of polystyrene–polyisoprene block copolymers in dilute solution. The experimental results reveal no intramolecular segregation effect in dilute solutions in toluene and cyclohexane.     

Thermochemical investigations of nearly idela binary solvents. II. Standard heats of solution in systems of nonspecific interactions

Standard heats of solution at 25°C are reported for squalane in mixtures ofn-heptane + iso-octane and in binary mixtures of chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, and cyclohexane; for cyclohexane in chloroform + carbon tetrachloride; and for chloroform in carbon tetrachloride + cyclohexane. General equations based on simple mixing models are developed for the excess thermodynamic properties of a solute at infinite dilution in a binary solvent. For the systems studied, mixing equations based on volume fractions give better agreement than those based on mole fractions, and the agreement is further improved by the use of weighting factors based on the properties of the solute + solvent binary systems.