Supramolecular hexagonal structure of a segmented liquid crystalline polyester with allyl group as lateral substituent

The molecular structure of the phase—stable at room temperature—for the polymer with formula [ p C₆H₄ COO p C₆H₃(R) p C₆H₃(R) OOC p C₆H₄ O (CH₂)₁₀O ]_x, with R =  CH₂ CHCH₂, is reported. The cell is hexagonal (a = b = 13.43 Å, c = 33.3 Å, γ = 120°), space group P6₃, six chains per unit cell (d_calcd = 1.23 g cm⁻³). The six chains are packed together to give a bundle with the center of mass set at the origin of the unit cell. The allyl groups are placed inside the bundle, thus explaining the unexpected reactivity of the double bonds to give crosslinking when fiber samples are annealed in the solid state. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 1601–1607, 1999     

Polymerization of cyclic esters of phosphoric acid. VI. Poly(alkyl ethylene phosphates). Polymerization of 2-alkoxy-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholans and structure of polymers

Five-membered cyclic esters of phosphoric acid of the general formula: ? CH₂CH(R)OP(O)-(OR′)O? polymerize readily to solid, soluble polymers of high molecular weight without any rearrangement known for various tri- and pentavalent organophosphorus monomers. ¹H-, ¹³C-, and ³¹P-NMR spectra of polymers confirmed their linear structure: where R is H, with R′ = CH₃, C₂H₅, n-C₃H₇, i-C₃H₇; n-C₄H₉, CCl₃CH₂, or C₆H₅, or R is CH₂Cl and R′ is C₂H₅. The use of n-C₄H₉Li, (C₅H₅)₂Mg, or (i-C₄H₉)₃Al as initiators leads to polymers with M _n = 10⁴–10⁵.     

Poly(ethylene-oxide)-para-disubstituted benzene intercalates. Molecular conformation of the polymer molecule from far infrared spectra

The far infrared spectra of various poly(ethylene oxide)-para-disubstituted benzene intercalates are reported. From a detailed discussion, it is strongly suggested that the formula of these intercalates is either [(p-C₆H₄XY)₃(CH₂CH₂O–)₁₀] _n (for XY=ClCl, BrBr, BrCl, ICl, ClF and CH₃Br) or [(p-C₆H₄XY)₂(CH₂CH₂O)₇] _n (for XY=BrF and IF). In both cases the conformation of the polymer molecule is nearly TTG. In addition the previously described relative disposition of the host and guest molecules is confirmed.     

Organische Phosphorverbindungen XXXVII. Darstellung und Eigenschaften von Bis-(dialkoxyphosphonyl-methyl)-, Bis-(alkoxyphosphinyl-methyl)-und Bis-(oxophosphoranyl-methyl)-phosphinsäureestern sowie der entsprechenden Säuren [1]

Bis-chloromethyl-alkyl-and - aryl-phosphine oxides, (CICH₂₎₂P(O)R, which are obtained by reaction of (CICH₂₎₂P(O)Cl with GRIGNARD reagents, undergo a MICHAELIS -ARBUSOV reaction when heated for several hours with trivalent phosphorus esters (phosphites, phosphonites, or phosphinites) at 170–180°C. The reaction affords bis-(dialkyloxyphosphonyl-methyl)-, bis (alkyloxyphosphinyl-methyl)-, and bis-(oxophosphoranyl-methyl)-, -alkyl- or -aryl-phosphine oxides, R(O)P[CH₂P(O)R′R″]₂ R = CH₃, C₂H₅, n-C₈H₁₇, n-C₁₂H₂₅, C₆H₅; R′ and R″ = C₂H₅O, C₄H₉O, C₆H₅, CH₃ in good yields. Conversion of the compounds containing alkyloxy groups to the free acids is achieved by refluxing with conc. HCl. Bis-(dihydroxyphosphonyl-methyl)-dodecylphosphine oxide, n-C₁₂H₂₅(O)P[CH₂P(O) (OH)_2]2, obtained by hydrolysis of the all-ethyl ester, titrates in aqueous solution as a tetrabasic acid with breaks at pH = 4 (two equivalents), pH = 6,9 (one equivalent) and pH = 9,6 (one equivalent). This acid, its disodium salt (m. p. 405–410°) and its tetrasodium salt (m.p. > 460°) are surface active and are excellent chelating agents. The ¹H- and ³¹P-NMR. spectra of all the compounds prepared are discussed.     

Molecular Cage Assembly by Sn−O−Sn Bridging of Di-, Tri- and Tetranuclear Organotin Tectons: Extending the Spacing in Double Ladder Structures

Hydrolysis reactions of di- and trinuclear organotin halides yielded large novel cage compounds containing Sn−O−Sn bridges. The molecular structures of two octanuclear tetraorganodistannoxanes showing double-ladder motifs, viz., [{Me₃SiCH₂(Cl)SnCH₂YCH₂Sn(OH)CH₂SiMe₃}₂(μ-O)₂]₂ [ 1 , Y=p-(Me)₂SiC₆H₄-C₆H₄Si(Me)₂] and [{Me₃SiCH₂(I)SnCH₂YCH₂Sn(OH)CH₂SiMe₃}₂(μ-O)₂]₂ ⋅ 0.48 I₂ [ 2⋅ 0.48 I₂, Y=p-(Me)₂SiC₆H₄-C₆H₄Si(Me)₂], and the hexanuclear cage-compound 1,3,6-C₆H₃(p-C₆H₄Si(Me)₂CH₂Sn(R)₂OSn(R)₂CH₂Si(Me)₂C₆H₄-p)₃C₆H₃-1,3,6 ( 3 , R=CH₂SiMe₃) are reported. Of these, the co-crystal 2⋅ 0.48 I₂ exhibits the largest spacing of 16.7 Å reported to date for distannoxane-based double ladders. DFT calculations for the hexanuclear cage and a related octanuclear congener accompany the experimental work.     

Demercuriation reactions of the complexes [(PPh3)2RPtHgR′] containing platinum-mercury bonds

The compounds [(PPh₃)₂,RPtHgR′] (R = CH₃, R′= 2,5-C₆H₃Cl₂, 2,3,4- and 2,4,6-C₆H₂Cl₃, 2,3,4,5-, 2,3,4,6- and 2,3,5,6-C₆HCl₄, C₆Cl₅; R = Et, R′ = 2,5-C₆H₃Cl₂, 2,4,6-C₆H₂Cl₃; R = 2-C₆H₄Cl, R′=2-C₆H₄(CH₃)) have been prepared by the reactions of RHgR′ with Pt(PPh₃)₃, in order to study their possible use as intermediates in the preparation of diorganoplatinum complexes with different organic ligands. The dependence of J(³¹P-¹⁹⁵Pt) on slight differences in the electronic character of the ligand R′ in the series of compounds [(PPh₃)₂(CH₃)Pt-HgR′] has been studied.     

Synthesis of comb‐type polycarbosilanes via nucleophilic substitution reactions on the main‐chain silicon atoms

A series of comb‐type polycarbosilanes of the type [Si(CH₃)(OR)CH₂]_n {where R = (CH₂)_mR′, R′ = ? O‐p‐biphenyl? X [X = H (m = 3, 6, 8, or 11) or CN (m = 11)], and R′ = (CF₂)₇CF₃ (m = 4)} were prepared from poly(chloromethylsilylenemethylene) by reactions with the respective hydroxy‐terminated side chains in the presence of triethylamine. The product side‐chain polymers were typically greater than 90% substituted and, for R′ = ? O‐p‐biphenyl? X derivatives, they exhibited phase transitions between 27 and 150 °C involving both crystalline and liquid‐crystalline phases. The introduction of the polar p‐CN substituent to the biphenyl mesogen resulted in a substantial increase in both the isotropization temperature and the liquid‐crystalline phase range with respect to the corresponding unsubstituted biphenyl derivative. For R = (CH₂)₁₁? O‐biphenyl side chains, an analogous side‐chain liquid‐crystalline (SCLC) polysiloxane derivative of the type [Si(CH₃)(O(CH₂)₁₁? O‐biphenyl)O]_n was prepared by means of a catalytic dehydrogenation reaction. In contrast to the polycarbosilane bearing the same side chain, this polymer did not exhibit any liquid‐crystalline phases but melted directly from a crystalline phase to an isotropic liquid at 94 °C. Similar behavior was observed for the polycarbosilane with a fluorocarbon chain, for which a single transition from a crystalline phase to an isotropic liquid was observed at ?0.7 °C. The molecular structures of these polymers were characterized by means of gel permeation chromatography and high‐resolution NMR studies, and the crystalline and liquid‐crystalline phases of the SCLC polymers were identified by differential scanning calorimetry, polarized optical microscopy, and X‐ray diffraction. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 984–997, 2003     

Schiff base derivatives of lanthanons-synthesis of La(III), Pr(III) and Nd(III) derivatives of β-ketoimines derived from 2,4-pentanedione

Reactions of the isopropoxides of some of the lighter lanthanons with bidentate -ketoimines, such asAAH-n-C₄H₉ andAAH-C₆H₅ (donor system: N,OH) and tridentate -ketoimines such asAA(CH₂CH₂)H₂ andAA(CH₂CHCH₃)H₂ (donor system: HO,N.OH) have led to products of the typesLn(O-i-C₃H₇)_3n (AA-R) _n ,Ln(Oi-C₃H₇) (AAR') andLn ₂(AAR')₃ [Ln=La(III), Pr(III) or Nd(III);n=1 or 2;R=-n-C₄H₉ or-C₆H₅ andR'=-CH₂CH₂-or-CH₂CHCH₃-]. Some undergo exchange reactions with an excess oftert-butanol, leading to the corresponding complexesLn(O-tert-C₄H₉)_3n (AA-n-C₄H₉) _n andLn(O-tert-C₄H₉) (AA-CH₂CH₂). All these have been characterised by elemental analysis, molecular weight determinations and their ir spectra. A thermogravimetric analysis of the diisopropoxy derivatives has also been carried out.

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Schiff-Basen Derivate von Lanthaniden-Synthese von La(III), Pr(III) und Nd(III) chelaten mit -Ketoiminen

Zusammenfassung Reaktionen von Lanthanid-Isopropoxiden mit zweizähnigen -Ketoiminen [AAH-n-C₄H₉ undAAH-C₆H₅; Donorsystem: N,OH] und dreizähnigen -Ketoiminen [AA(CH₂CH₂)H₂ undAA(CH₂CHCH₃)H₂; Donorsystem: OH, N,OH] führten zu Produkten vom, TypLn(O-i-C₃H₇)_3-n (AA-R) _n ,Ln(O-i-C₃H₇) (AAR') undLn ₂(AAR')₃ [Ln=La(III), Pr(III) oder Nd(III);n=1 oder 2;R=n-C₄H₉ oder C₆H₅ undR'=CH₂CH₂ oder CH₂CHCH₃]. Einige Komplexe unterliegen bei Behandlung mit einem Überschuß vontert-Butanol einer Austauschreaktion, die zu den entsprechenden Butoxid-Komplexen führt [Ln(O-tert-C₄H₉)_3-n , (AA-n-C₄H₉) _n undLn(O-tert-C₄H₉) (AACH₂CH₂)]. Alle Derivate wurden mittels Elementaranalyse, Molgewichtsbestimmung und IR-Spektroskopie charakterisiert. Eine thermogravimetrische Analyse der Diisopropoxi-Derivate wurde ebenfalls ausgeführt.

     

Inorganic coordination polymers. XIV. Chromium(III) phosphinate perfluorocarboxylate polymers

A series of polymers, {Cr(OH)(OPRR′O)[OOC(CF₂)_nCF(CF₃)₂]}_x has been prepared and studied. The polymers with R = R′ = C₆H₅ are soluble in CCl₂FCClF₂, whereas those with R = CH₃ and R′ = C₆H₅ and with R = R′ = C₈H₁₇ are insoluble in all solvents. Attempts to prepare similar materials without hydroxyl groups gave the polymers {Cr(OH)_r(OPRR′O)_p[OOC(CF₂)_nCF(CF₃)₂]_q}_x with 0 < r < 1. The latter polymers are much more tractable than the former; however they are also less thermally stable. The perfluoro-carboxylate groups in these materials can either be chelating or bridging, depending on the other ligands present.     

Preparation and thermal properties of asymmetrically substituted poly(silylenemethylene)s

Poly(silylenemethylene)s of the types [SiMeRCH₂]_n and [SiHRCH₂]_n were prepared by the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of 1,3-disilacyclobutanes (DSCBs) containing n-alkyl substituents, such as C₂H₅, n-C₃H₇, n-C₄H₉, n-C₅H₁₁, and n-C₆H₁₃, or a phenyl group on the Si. These new polymers include a monosilicon analog of poly(styrene), [SiHPhCH₂]_n. Improved synthesis routes to the DSCB monomers were developed which proceed through Grignard ring closure reactions on alkoxy-substituted chlorocarbosilanes. All of these asymmetrically substituted polymers were obtained in high molecular weight form, except for [SiHPhCH₂]_n. The configurations of all of the polymers were found to be atactic. The aryl-substituted polymers have higher glass transition temperatures (T_gs) and thermal stability than those of the alkyl-substituted poly(silylenemethylene)s. Unlike the polyolefins of the type [C(H)(R)CH₂]_n, where T_g drops continuously from R = Me to n-Hex, the T_gs of the n-C_nH_2n+1 (n = 2–6)-substituted [SiMeRCH₂]_n PSM's appear to reach a maximum (at −61°C) for the R = n-Pr-substituted polymer. Moreover, where it was possible to make direct comparisons among similarly substituted atactic polymers, all of the poly(silylenemethylene)s were found to have lower T_gs than their all-carbon analogs. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 3193–3205, 1997     

Photochromic liquid crystalline structures containing azobenzene moieties

Novel liquid crystalline photochromic materials of the type 4-R-C₆H₄-N=N-C₆H₄-O(CH₂)_n-N(CH₂CH₂OH)₂, where R is NO₂, H, CN, O-n-C₈H₁₇, phenyl, 4-O₂NC₆H₄, were prepared. Some of them are photoconductive. These materials were used for the preparation of light-sensitive polymers in which the photoactive moieties were attached to polyurethane chain. Photochromism of these compounds is based on trans-cis isomerization of azobenzene group. An example of the photochromic activity is presented on solid solution of one material (R = O-n-C₈H₁₇, n = 5) in poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix.     

Living cationic isomerization polymerization of β-pinene. III. Synthesis of end-functionalized polymers and graft copolymers

α-End-functionalized polymers and macromonomers of β-pinene were synthesized by living cationic isomerization polymerization in CH₂Cl₂ at −40°C initiated with the HCl adducts [ 1; CH₃CH(OCH₂CH₂X)Cl; X = chloride ( 1a ), acetate ( 1b ), and methacrylate ( 1c )] of vinyl ethers carrying pendant substituents X that serve as terminal functionalities. In conjunction with TiCl₃(OiPr) and nBu₄NCl, these functionalized initiators led to living β-pinene polymerization where the carbon–chlorine bond of 1 was activated by TiCl₃(OiPr). Similarly, end-functionalized poly(p-methylstyrene)-block-poly(β-pinene) were also obtained. ¹H-NMR analysis showed that the polymers possess controlled molecular weights (DP _n = [M]₀/[ 1 ]₀) and number-average end functionalities close to unity. The end-functionalized methacrylate-capped macromonomers form 1c were radically copolymerized with methyl methacrylate (MMA) to give graft copolymers carrying poly(β-pinene) or poly(p-methylstyrene)-block-poly(β-pinene) as graft chains attached to a PMMA backbone. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 1423–1430, 1997     

Synthesis of linear and branched polyketones from the Rh complex catalyzed living alternating copolymerization of (4‐alkylphenyl)allene with CO

Copolymerization of (4‐hexylphenyl)allene and of (4‐dodecylphenyl)allene with carbon monoxide (1 atm) catalyzed by Rh[η³‐CH(Ar′)C{C(CHAr′)CH₂C (CHAr′)CH₂CH₂CHCHAr′}CH₂](PPh₃)₂ (A; Ar′ = C₆H₄OMe‐p) gives the corresponding polyketones: I‐[—CO—C(CHAr)—CH₂—]_n [1: Ar = C₆H₄C₆H₁₃‐p, 2 : Ar = C₆H₄C₁₂H₂₅‐p; I = CH₂C(CHAr′)C(CHAr′)CH₂C(CHAr′)CH₂CH₂CHCHAr′]. Molecular weights of the polyketone prepared from (4‐hexylphenyl)allene and CO are similar to the calculated from the monomer to initiator ratios until the molecular weight reaches to 45,000, indicating the living polymerization. Melting points of the polyketones I‐[—CO—C(CHC₆H₄R‐p)—CH₂—]_n (n = ca. 100) increase in the order R = C₁₂H₂₅ < C₆H₁₃ < C₄H₉ < CH₃ < H. Block and random copolymerization of phenylallene and (4‐alkylphenyl)allene with carbon monoxide gives the new copoly‐ ketones. The polymerization of a mixture of (4‐methylphenyl)allene and smaller amounts of bis(allenyl)benzene under CO afforded the polyketone with a crosslinked structure. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1505–1511, 2000     

Tin(IV) complexes of schiff bases derived from pentane-2,4-dione or 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde

The 1∶2 molar reactions of tin(IV) chloride with the Schiff bases, CH₃C(OH):CHC(CH₃):NR and 2 HOC₁₀H₆CH:NR′ (where R=C₂H₅,n-C₃H₇ orn-C₄H₉ and R′=C₆H₅, C₂H₅,n-C₄H₉ ort-C₄H₉) have resulted in the synthesis of SnCl₄·(SBH)₂ type derivatives (whereSBH represents the Schiff base molecule). These have been characterized by elemental analysis, conductivity measurements and IR spectral studies.     

Polymerization of silylacetylenes by W and Mo catalysts

Polymerization of HC?CSiMe₃ homologues (HC?CSiMe₂R; R = n-C₆H₁₃, CH₂CH₂Ph, CH₂Ph, Ph, and t-Bu) was studied by use of W and Mo catalysts. W catalysts provided polymers in good yields from all these monomers. Mo catalysts gave mainly a polymer from HC?CSiMe₂–t-Bu, but virturally only cyclotrimers from sterically less croweded monomers (R = n-C₆H₁₃, CH₂CH₂Ph, CH₂Ph, and Ph). Polymers with flexible R groups (n-C₆H₁₃, CH₂CH₂Ph, and CH₂Ph) were totally soluble, their number-average molecular weights being 7000–18,000. Polymers with inflexible R groups (Ph and t-Bu) were partly insoluble. Every polymer was a yellow rubber or powder, and had the structure, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \rlap{--} [{\rm CH} = {\rm C}\left( {{\rm SiMe}_{\rm 2} {\rm R}} \right)\rlap{--} ]_n $\end{document}. The results were compared with the polymerization and polymer of HC?CSiMe₃.     

Reactions involving alkynes and tungsten-tungsten triple bonds supported by alkoxide ligands

W₂(OR)₆L_n compounds [R = Bu^t n = 0; R = Prⁱ or Np (Np = neopentyl), L = py (py = pyridine) or HNMe₂, n = 2] react with alkynes (R′C-CR′) under mild conditions (hexane solutions, room temperature or below) to yield a variety of products depending upon the nature of the alkoxide, the alkyne and the mole ratio of the reactants. The products include alkylidyne complexes L_n(RO)₃W CR′ (n = 1 or 0) (Schrock et al., Organometallics 1985, 4, 74), alkyne adducts, W₂(OR)₆(py)_n(μ-C₂R′₂), alkylidyne-capped tritungsten complexes, W₃(μ₃-CR′)(OR)₉, and W₂(OR)₆(L)(μ-C₄R′₄) or W₂(OR)₆(μ-C₄R′₄) (μ²-C₂R′₂) compounds. Evidence for equilibria involving alkyne adducts and alkylidyne species is found for certain combinations of R and R′. (1) The alkylidyne complexes (Bu^tO)₃ WCMe and (py)₂(Pr_iO)₃ W CNMe₂ react with CO (1 atm 22°C, in hexane) to yield alkyne adducts W₂(OBu^t)₆(μ-C₂Me₂)(CO) and W₂[(OPrⁱ)₆(CO)₂(η²-C₂(NMe₂)₂], respectively. (2) The alkylidyne complexes [Pr_iO)₂(HNMe₂)(R′C)W(μ-OPr_i)]₂ react with alkynes R′CCR′ (> 2 equiv, hexane, 22°C) to give W₂(OPr_i)₆(μ-C₄R′₄)(η²-C₂R′₂) compound (R′ = Me or Et). (3) The alkyne adducts W₂(ONp)₆(py)_n(μ-C₂R′₂) (R′ = Et or Ph, n = 1; R′ = Me, n = 2) react with W₂(ONp)₆(py)₂ in a 1:2 mole ratio at 22°C in hexane to yield W₃(μ₃-CR′)(ONp)(₉ compounds. In related reactions involving 1,2-bishydrocarbyl-tetraalkoxides, W₂(CH₂R″)₂(OR)₄, and alkynes (R′CCR′) (2 equiv), alkyne adducts of formula W₂(CH₂R″)₂(η²-C₂R′₂)₂(OPrⁱ)₄ and W₂(CH₃)₂(μ-C₂R′₂)(OBu^t)₄(py), alkylidyne-bridged complexes HW₂(μ-CR″)(μ-C₄R′₄)(OPr_i)₄ and products of WW and CC metathesis have been isolated for various combinations of R, R′ and R″.     

Proton and 13C NMR spectra of substituted methyl cyanopropionates: Effects of molecular asymmetry

The proton NMR spectra at 220 MHz of two series of substituted cyanopropionates, have been investigated. In addition the ¹³C spectra at 15 MHz of the series I were also studied. In I, where the R groups are diastereotopic, differences are observed in the proton chemical shifts of the CH₃ groups in R for R = CH₃, C₂H₅, n-C₃H₇, i-C₃H₇, n-C₄H₉, n-C₅H₁₁ and n-C₆H₁₃. In II [R′ = n-C₃H₇, CH(CH₃)₂, CH₂CH(CH₃)₂ and C(CH₃)₃] diastereoisomers are found with substantial differences in chemical shifts between corresponding protons. Coupling constants are interpreted in terms of conformational preferences for certain molecules in both series.     

Syntheses and structures of three coordination polymers based on 4-methylbenzenethiolates of Zn(II) and Cd(II) and bipyridine

Using 4-methylbenzenethiolates of Zn or Cd as precursors and 4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bpy) as bridges, we have synthesized three new Zn(II)/Cd(II) coordination polymers, {[Cd(4,4′-bpy)₂(NCS)₂] · 2(SC₆H₄CH₃-4)₂} _n (1), {[Zn(4,4′-bpy)(SC₆H₄CH₃-4)₂] · DMF} _n (2) and {[Zn(4,4′-bpy)(SC₆H₄CH₃-4)₂] · H₂O · 0.5CH₃OH} _n (3). Compound 1 is a 2-D sheet-like square polymer in which four 4,4′-bpy ligands and two isothiocyanate ligands complete the octahedral Cd(II) coordination sphere. Compounds 2 and 3 have similar coordination around Zn(II), but have different polymer structures. In 2, Zn(II) centers are linked via a bidentate 4,4′-bipyridine to form 1-D twisted arched chains, which is a new structural type for Zn(II). Compound 3 has 1-D zigzag chains. The 2-D sheets in 1 and 1-D chains in 2 and 3 are assembled via intermolecular C–H ··· π and C–H ··· S interactions into 3-D supramolecular networks. C–H ··· S interactions are a vital factor in constructing the sulfur-containing coordination polymers. Different coordination modes and packing schemes in 1–3 show that the guest molecule has a critical influence on formation of polymers.     

Studies of phosphazenes. XIX. New polyorganophosphazenes derived from the friedel–crafts reactions of hexa(aryloxy)cyclotriphosphazenes with polyhaloalkanes

The reactions of hexa(aryloxy)cyclotriphosphazenes N₃P₃(OR)₆[R = C₆H₅, C₆H₄CH₃-p] with polyhaloalkanes in the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride yield new crosslinked phosphazene polymers which are characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and pyrolysis—mass spectrometric measurements. Soluble “prepolymers” are obtained by using stoichiometric quantities of the phosphazene and haloalkane in nitromethane as the solvent. The ¹H and ³¹P NMR data for these “prepolymers” are presented. The thermal stability of the polymers derived from various haloalkanes decreases in the order 1,2-ClCH₂CH₂Cl < CHCl₃ > CH₂Cl₂ > CCl₄. The thermal stability also increases with increasing amounts of the catalyst, reaching a maximum at 1:10 mol ratio of N₃P₃(OPh)₆:AlCl₃. The phosphazene polymers reported here possess much greater thermal stability compared to linear polyorganophosphazenes, [NPR₂]n, as well as the polymers prepared by the Friedel–Crafts reactions of P(O)(OPh)₃ and P(O)(OC₆H₄CH₃-p)₃ with haloalkanes.     

Polymerization of 1-methylthio-1-alkynes and polymer properties

Polymerization of 1-methylthio-1-alkynes (MeSC?CR; R = Et, n-Bu, n-C₆H₁₃, and n-C₈H₁₇) was studied by use of transition metal catalysts. A 1 : 2 mixture of MoCl₅ and Ph₃SiH provided polymers having M?_w over 1 × 10⁵ in 30–50% yields from these monomers. The length of the alkyl group hardly affected the polymerization. The monomer, MeSC?C-n-C₆H₁₃, showed low reactivity in homopolymerization, but higher reactivity than that of MeC?C-n-C₅H₁₁ in copolymerization. Poly(1-methylthio-1-alkyne)s were colorless solids, and those with long alkyl pendants (R = n-C₆H₁₃, n-C₈H₁₇) were soluble in various organic solvents. The present polymers were thermally more stable than poly(2-alkyne)s, the corresponding hydrocarbon polymers.