Photoinitiated polymerization of methacrylates comprising phenyl moieties

Investigation of photopolymerization kinetics of 4-(4-methacryloyloxyphenyl)-butan-2-one (1) in comparison with 2-phenoxyethyl methacrylate (2) and phenyl methacrylate (3) using a UV-LED emitting at 395 nm shows significantly faster polymerization of 1 compared to both 2 and 3 at 40°C. Vitrification affects photopolymerization kinetics of all methacrylates under investigation. Interestingly, quantitative final conversion is observed during photoinitiated polymerization of 1 and 2 whereas 3 shows limited conversion at about 80%. Furthermore, higher degree of polymerization is obtained by photoinitiated polymerization of 1 compared to 2 and 3. This shows that the 3-oxobutyl substituent at the phenyl ring of 1 significantly affects both polymerization kinetics and final conversion of the photoinitiated polymerization. Moreover, an additional higher molecular weight fraction is observed in case of polymerization of 1 at 85°C that is above the glass transition temperature of the polymer formed during photoinitiated polymerization. As a thermal polymerization at 85°C in the absence of light results in a high molecular weight polymer as well, an additional thermal process may be discussed as reason for the higher molecular weight polymer fraction in case of the photopolymer made at 85°C.     

Demonstration of a chemical transformation inside a fullerene. The reversible conversion of the allotropes of H2@C60

The interconversion of the two allotropes of the hydrogen molecule (para-H2 and ortho-H2) incarcerated inside the fullerene C60 is reported (oH2@C60 and pH2@C60, respectively). For conversion, oH2@C60 was adsorbed at the external surface of the zeolite NaY and immersed into liquid oxygen at 77 K. Equilibrium was reached in less than 0.5 h. Rapid removal of oxygen provides a sample of enriched pH2@C60 that is stable for many days in the absence of paramagnetic catalysts (half-life approximately 15 days). Enriched pH2@C60 is nonvolatile and soluble in organic solvents. At room temperature in the presence of a paramagnetic catalyst (dissolved O2 or the nitroxide Tempo) a slow back conversion into oH2@C60 was observed by 1H NMR. A bimolecular rate constant for conversion of pH2@C60 to oH2@C60 using Tempo of kTempo approximately 4 x 10-5 M-1 s-1 was observed, which is approximately 3 orders of magnitudes slower than that for dissolved pH2 in organic solvents which is not protected by the C60 shell.     

Symmetry forbidden vibronic spectra and internal conversion in benzene

The spectra of symmetry-forbidden transitions and internal conversion were investigated in the present work. Temperature dependence was taken into account for the spectra simulation. The vibronic coupling, essential in the two processes, was calculated based on the Herzberg-Teller theory within the Born-Oppenheimer approximation. The approach was employed for the symmetry-forbidden absorption/fluorescence, and internal conversion between 1(1)A(1g) and 1(1)B(2u) states in benzene. Vibrational frequencies, normal coordinates, electronic transition dipole moments, and non-adiabatic coupling matrix elements were obtained by ab initio quantum chemical methods. The main peaks, along with the weak peaks, were in good agreement with the observed ones. The rate constant of the 1(1)A(1g)← 1(1)B(2u) internal conversion was estimated within the order of 10(3) s(-1). This could be regarded as the lower limit (about 4.8 × 10(3) s(-1)) of the internal conversion. It is stressed that the distortion effect was taken into account both in the symmetry-forbidden absorption/fluorescence, and the rate constants of internal conversion in the present work. The distortion effects complicate the spectra and increase the rate constants of internal conversion.     

Search for quasiperiodic motion in vibrationally excited formaldehyde formed by S1 → So internal conversion

A quasi-classical trajectory calculation is performed to simulate formaldehyde decomposition following S₁ → S_o internal conversion. No mode specificity is observed in the unimolecular decay rates. Each of the trajectories exhibited chaotic motion. These findings suggest that the S₁ → S_o internal conversion step does not prepare long-lived vibrational states in ground-state formaldehyde.     

On the role of intramolecular vibrations in the nonradiative decay of excited charge-transfer states of molecular complexes

An attempt for a theoretical treatment of radiationless transitions from excited charge-transfer states in molecular complexes is made within the framework of the statistical limit of radiationless transitions theory. This work deals with the S₁ → S₀ internal conversion in charge-transfer complexes of tetracyanoethylene (an electron acceptor) with benzene and toluene and their perdeuterated analogues. A dominant role of the high-frequency totally symmetric intramolecular vibrational modes in the nonradiative decay of excited charge-transfer states is assumed (this was inferred from the experimentally observed deuterium isotope effect on radiationless S₁ → S₀ transitions). Calculated absolute rate constants for internal conversion are found to be in good agreement with experimental ones. The results of our calculations reflect very well the observed moderate deuterium isotope effect.     

Photocrosslinking of Silicones. Part 11. Radical Photopolymerization Under Oxygen-Silicone Acrylates as Model Systems

Abstract

Silicone acrylates were used as model systems for radical photo-polymerization under oxygen with commercial photoinitiators of the α-cleavage type. From calorimetric results, it is inferred that oxygen inhibits and terminates the chain process. The reaction rate, the final conversion, and the inhibition time of polymerization are proportional to the air pressure, to the intensity of the incident light, and to the quantum yield of the initiator photolysis. We show that the reaction starts if all oxygen is consumed in the silicone layer. Only oxygen which diffuses into the system determines the termination reaction. By means of the first Fickian diffusion law, it is demonstrated that the oxygen which diffuses into the silicone layer also determines the final conversion of double bonds in the system. However, in the absence of oxygen, the observed final conversion of double bonds is approximately 1. The high final conversion is combined with a high reaction rate.     

DELAYED FLUORESCENCE FROM CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA: EFFECT OF BACKGROUND ILLUMINATION*

Abstract— –With background illumination the delayed fluorescence intensity from Chlorella pyrenoidosa observed at 1 msec following a flash of light is greatly increased. It is shown that the background illumination makes a photosystem II product that increases the delayed fluorescence yield and decays in the dark with second order kinetics. The delayed fluorescence observed at 1 msec appears to be more closely related to the primary energy conversion act than delayed fluorescence observed at longer times which is more indicative of electron transport chemical activity.     

Structure and isomerism of 2- (3-substituted) quinoxalinyl-hydrazones of isatin and its homologs

Mono- and dihydrazones, the structures of which were established by means of ¹H and ¹³C NMR, IR, and electronic absorption spectroscopy, were synthesized by reaction of 3-chloro-2-hydrazino- and 2,3-dihydrazinoquinoxalines with 1H-indole-2,3-dione and its 1-methyl and 1-butyl homologs. Thermal and photochemical conversion of the E,Z isomer to the Z isomer is observed, while the reverse transformation is observed in the case of treatment with alkali.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1408–1413, October, 1980.     

Conversion of arsenobetaine by intestinal bacteria of a mollusc Liolophura japonica chitons

The intestinal micro-organisms of Liolophura japonica chitons converted arsenobetaine [(CH₃)₃As⁺CH₂COO^?] to trimethylarsine oxide [(CH₃)₃AsO] and dimethylarsinic acid [(CH₃)₂AsOOH] in the arsenobetaine-containing 1/5 ZoBell 2216E medium under aerobic conditions, no conversion being observed in an inorganic salt medium. This conversion pattern of arsenobetaine → trimethylarsine oxide ← dimethylarsinic acid was comparable with that shown by the microorganisms associated with marine macroalgae. On the other hand, no conversion was observed in either medium under anaerobic conditions.     

Separate deprotonation reactions converge mechanistically for a new cyclization of benzyl 1-alkynyl sulfones

A heretofore unknown LDA-induced conversion of benzyl 1-alkynyl sulfones to 1H-2-benzothiopyran-S,S-dioxides is demonstrated. A benzyl carbanion, accessible by two means, is thought to cyclize by temporary disruption of aromaticity. Key intermediates are observed by ReactIR analysis. Thiophene derivatives are also amenable to cyclization, forming 7H-thieno[2,3-c]thiopyran-S,S-dioxides.     

The dispersion polymerization of unsaturated monomers initiated by the macromonomeric initiator

The dispersion polymerizations of styrene (St) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) initiated by poly(oxyethylene) macroinimer (PEO-MIM) in ethanol/water were investigated at 50, 60 and 80°C. The polymerisation rate vs. conversion dependence was described by with a maxim at the beginning of polymerisation. Polymerization was faster with MMA than with St. The limiting conversion was inversely proportional to temperature and was much more pronounced with St. The rate of polymerization increased with temperature. The overall initial activation energy increased with conversion and reached value ca. 25 kJ.mol⁻¹ for MMA and 50 kJ.mol⁻¹ for styrene at ca. 60% conversion. The particle size was observed to decrease with increasing the macroinimer concentration. The polymer dispersions were unstable and a large amount of coagulum appeared during the polymerisation especially in the styrene-containing reaction system.     

Enzyme catalyzed production of biodiesel from olive oil

Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters) was produced by transesterification of triglycerides (triolein) present in olive oil with methanol and Novozym435. The effect of the molar ratio of methanol to triolein, semibatch (stepwise addition of methanol) vs batch operation, enzyme activity, and reaction temperature on overall conversion was determined. Stepwise methanolysis with a 3:1 methanol to triolein molar ratio and an overall ratio of 8:1 gave the best results. The final conversion and yield of biodiesel were unaffected by initial enzyme concentrations greater than 500 U/mL olive oil. The optimum reaction temperature was 60 degrees C. Comparison of conversion data between a test-tube scale reactor and a 2-L batch reactor revealed that the difference in conversion was within 10%. Experiments were also carried out with used cooking oil; the conversion with used cooking oil was slightly lower but no major differences were observed. The efficacy of Novozym435 was determined by reusing the enzyme; although the enzyme's relative activity decreased with reuse, it still retained 95% of its activity after five batches and more than 70% after as many as eight batches.     

The synthesis of l-α-aminoadipyl-l-cysteinyl-d-3,4-didehydrovaline,a potent inhibitor of isopenicillin synthetase

The title peptide ($\text{1}$) has been synthesized and incubated with an active cell-free extract of $\text{Cephalosporium}$$\text{acremonium}$, no conversion to active antibiotics was observed; however on co-incubation with the Arnstein tripeptide (ACV) ($\text{2}$), strong inhibition of the conversion of ACV to isopenicillin N was observed.     

Computational Approach to the Receptor-Bound Conformation of Cyclosporin A

The conversion of the conformation of cyclosporin A (CsA) observed in CHCl₃ to the receptor-bound state is investigated by two molecular-mechanics methods, template forcing and dynamic forcing. The conformations of CsA in CHCl₃ and complexed with LiCl in THF as determined by NMR are used as starting structures. The transition starting from the CsA/CHCl₃-derived conformation is hindered by steric interactions of two side chains (MeBmt¹ and Val⁵). While starting with the CsA/LiCl-derived conformation, the conversion is facile. It is illustrated that these calculations, which are of artificial character, using only the starting and final structures of the observed conformational transition during the receptor-binding event, allow an insight into the interactions between the substrates and receptor in terms of an induced fit.     

制备方法对Ni/MgO/Al2O3催化剂在甲烷与二氧化碳重整反应活性的影响

采用浸渍－还原法制备的Ｎｉ／ＭｇＯ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３在ＣＨ４与ＣＯ２重整制合成气反应中显示出良好的催化性能和一定的抗积炭能力;在１０２３Ｋ下流动反应气氛中连续运转１００ｈ,未见活性下降,ＣＨ４及Ｃ弦均为９０％左右,ＣＯ收率高于９０％,实验还发现,ＣＨ４转化率随着原料气中ＣＯ２浓度的增加而升高,当Ｖ（ＣＯ２）／Ｖ（ＣＨ４）＝２时ＣＨ４转化率可达１００％,通过ＢＥＴ比表面积测定及ＸＲＤ,ＴＥＭ等分析手段,比     

QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF ARRANGEMENT OF MONOMERS IN LINEAR BINARY COPOLYMERS USING A MONTE CARLO SIMULATION METHOD

A Monte Carlo method was used to take thorough account of the influences of different reactivity ratios and initial feed compositions on copolymer microstructure.The model proves the lack of azeotropic behavior in systems in which r_A>1 and r_B<1 or vice versa;it is also able to calculate the drift in the copolymer properties:copolymer composition,and randomness parameter.Moreover,for each reactivity ratio pair given,there is a unique reaction conversion,at which macromolecules produced inherit their max...     

Excited state dynamics in photosynthetic reaction center and light harvesting complex 1

Key to efficient harvesting of sunlight in photosynthesis is the first energy conversion process in which electronic excitation establishes a trans-membrane charge gradient. This conversion is accomplished by the photosynthetic reaction center (RC) that is, in case of the purple photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides studied here, surrounded by light harvesting complex 1 (LH1). The RC employs six pigment molecules to initiate the conversion: four bacteriochlorophylls and two bacteriopheophytins. The excited states of these pigments interact very strongly and are simultaneously influenced by the surrounding thermal protein environment. Likewise, LH1 employs 32 bacteriochlorophylls influenced in their excited state dynamics by strong interaction between the pigments and by interaction with the protein environment. Modeling the excited state dynamics in the RC as well as in LH1 requires theoretical methods, which account for both pigment-pigment interaction and pigment-environment interaction. In the present study we describe the excitation dynamics within a RC and excitation transfer between light harvesting complex 1 (LH1) and RC, employing the hierarchical equation of motion method. For this purpose a set of model parameters that reproduce RC as well as LH1 spectra and observed oscillatory excitation dynamics in the RC is suggested. We find that the environment has a significant effect on LH1-RC excitation transfer and that excitation transfers incoherently between LH1 and RC.     

Theoretical study toward understanding ultrafast internal conversion of excited 9H-adenine

The CASPT2/CASSCF method with the 6-311G basis set and an active space up to (14, 11) was used to explore the ultrafast internal conversion mechanism for excited 9H-adenine. Three minima, two transition states, and seven conical intersections were obtained to build up the two deactivation pathways for the internal conversion mechanism. Special efforts were made to explore the excited-state potential energy surfaces near the Franck-Condon region and determine the various barriers in the processes of deactivation. The barrier required from the 1pipi (1La) state to deactivate nonradiatively is found to be lower than that required from the 1pipi (1Lb) state. On 250 nm excitation, the 1pipi (1La) state is populated, and the transition from 1pipi (1La) to the lowest 1npi state involves very low barriers, which may account for the observed short (<50 fs) lifetime of the 1pipi excited state. The deactivation of the lowest 1npi state is required to overcome a barrier of 3.15 kcal/mol, which should be responsible for the 750 fs lifetime of the npi excited state. On 267 nm excitation, the vibrationally active 1pipi (1Lb) state is populated. Excitation at 277 nm prepares the 1pipi (1Lb) state without much excessive vibrational energy, which may be responsible for the observed >2 ps lifetime.     

A guest-induced reversible switching of a self-assembled H-bonded supramolecular framework

A new class of organic crystalline 2,2'-biphenol-based H-bonded material displaying 1D-channels encapsulating solvent molecules is described. A reversible guest-induced crystal-to-crystal conversion between the solvated H-bonded phase and a compact H-bonded non-solvated phase was observed. The energy competition between intramolecular H-bonds formation and solvation of organic pores has been characterized using PACHA calculations.     

Continuous process for ATRP: Synthesis of homo and block copolymers

Continuous ATRP of MMA was carried out in a flow tubular reactor with varying flow rate, temperature, and [monomer]/[initiator] ratios. Changing the flow rate directly relates to the reaction time. This process produces polymer continuously with the conversion increasing with decreasing flow rate. The molecular weight (relating to the flow rate) increases linearly with conversion which is also observed when the [monomer]/[initiator] ratio was changed. The effect of altering the reaction temperature was studied and the apparent activation energy of the propagation reaction of MMA in this system was calculated to be ∼56.9 kJ mol⁻¹, close to the values reported previously. Preparation of diblock copolymers is also reported with varying comonomers and the conversion, and SEC results suggested that this continuous system is an excellent and facile way to have a continuous ATRP process.