Photodegradation in solution of copolymers of methyl vinyl ketone and methyl isopropenyl ketone with methyl methacrylate

Copolymers of methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) and methyl isopropenyl ketone (MIK) with methyl methacrylate (MMA), have been prepared covering the whole composition range. Reactivity ratios have been estimated as follows: MMA/MVK, r_MMA = 0·63 ± 0·2, r_MVK = 0·53 ± 0·2; MMA/MIK, r_MMA = 0·98 ± 0·2, r_MIK = 0·69 ± 0·2. Number average molecular weights have been measured during the course of photodegradation under 253·7 nm radiation in methyl acetate solution and rates of chain scission calculated. In each system the copolymers are less stable than the corresponding homopolymers, the rate passing through a maximum at 20–30% ketone content. These results have been discussed from a mechanistic point of view.     

Photodegradation of some ethylene-norbornene random copolymers

We investigated the photodegradation of specific ethylene-norbornene random copolymers (ENRC) - a group of substances which has been attracting much attention in recent years. ENRCs having various contents of norbornene were studied. After irradiation, each sample was separated into chloroform-insoluble and soluble portions. The chloroform-insoluble portion was weighed and analyzed by FTIR. The chloroform-soluble portion was analyzed by size elimination chromatography (SEC), FTIR and ¹H NMR. The yield of the chloroform-insoluble portion increased with increased irradiation time. Formyl, formate, acyl, hydroxy groups and a carbon-carbon double bond were formed by photo-irradiation. Apparently, hydrogen atoms bound to the tertiary and secondary carbon atom in the parent ENRCs are abstracted. From these results, it is suggested that auto-oxidation results from photo-irradiation of the ENRCs. In ENRCs with similar stereoregularity, the degree of photodegradation increases with increasing norbornene content.     

Photodegradation behavior of tert-butyl vinyl ketone polymers and copolymers with styrene and α-methylstyrene

Photodegradation behavior of atactic and isotactic polymers of tert-butyl vinyl ketone (t-BVK) and its copolymers with styrene and α-methylstyrene was studied in dioxane as a solvent at room temperature. The quantum yield of main-chain scission of atactic poly(t-BVK) was found to be larger than that of isotactic poly(t-BVK) and atactic poly(methyl vinyl ketone). From the Stern-Volmer plots on the quenching study of atactic poly(t-BVK) with naphthalene and 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene, it was found that 60–70% of its photochemical reaction underwent main-chain scission from the triplet state. It was also found that the increase in t-BVK contents of both copolymers accelerated the photodegradation, and the copolymer with styrene was more photodegradable than that with α-methylstyrene. These results seemed to suggest that the main-chain scission of these vinyl ketone polymers and copolymers proceeded through a Norrish type II photoelimination mechanism.     

Imide-aryl ether ketone block copolymers

Imide-aryl ether ketone block copolymers were prepared and their morphology and thermal and mechanical properties investigated. Two aryl ether ketone blocks were incorporated; the first was an amorphous block derived from bisphenol–A and the second block was a semi-crystalline poly(aryl ether ether ketone) prepared from a soluble and amorphous ketimine precursor. Bis(amino) aryl ether ketone and aryl ether ketimine oligomers were prepared via a nucleophilic aromaic substitution reaction with molecular weights ranging from 6,000 to 12,000 g/mol. The oligomers were co-reacted with 4,4′-oxydianiline (ODA) and pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) diethyl ester diacyl chloride in N-methyl–2-pyrrolidone (NMP) in the presence of N-methylmorpholine. The copolymer compositions, determined by H-NMR, of the resulting amic ester based copolymers ranged from 8 to 50 wt % aryl ether ketone or ketimine content. Prior to imide formation, the ketimine moiety of the aryl ether ketimine block was hydrolyzed (p-toluene sulfonic acid) to the ketone form producing the aryl ether ether ketone block. Compositions of this block were maintained low to retain solubility. Solutions of the copolymers were cast and cured to effect imidization, producing clear films with high moduli (ca. 2200 MPa) and elongations (33–100%). The copolymers displayed good thermal stability with decomposition temperatures in excess of 450°C. Multiphase morphologies were observed irrespective of the co-block type, block length or composition. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Structural study on poly(ether ether ketone ketone)-poly(ether biphenyl ether ketone ketone) copolymers

Structures of poly(ether ether ketone ketone)-poly(ether biphenyl ether ketone ketone) copolymers were studied by using small angle X-ray scattering and the one-dimensional electron density correlation function method. The results revealed that structures of the aggregated state of the copolymers depend closely on the biphenyl content (n_b). When n_b = 0.35, invariant Q, long period L, average thickness of crystal lamellae d̄, electron density difference η_c − η_a and degree of crystallinity W_{c, x} assume minimum values.     

Aggregative behavior of AB and ABC block copolymers in the solid phase and in a nonselective solvent

Effects of the amount of chemically dissimilar blocks (two or three) and their polarity on the aggregative behavior of АВ and АВС linear block copolymers of various compositions that are based on polystyrene, poly(n-butyl acrylate), and either poly(acrylic acid) or poly(tert-butyl acrylate) in bulk and in the nonselective solvent DMF are studied via differential scanning calorimetry and dynamic light scattering. АВ block copolymers composed of two chemically dissimilar blocks in the diluted solution in DMF are fully dispersed into macromolecular coils. However, the simultaneous incorporation of three incompatible blocks of different polarities (polystyrene, poly(acrylic acid), and poly(n-butyl acrylate)) into the copolymer is accompanied by a well-defined segregation of blocks in the nonselective solvent, regardless of the composition of the block copolymer and the length and sequence of blocks. This phenomenon makes itself evident as the formation of intermacromolecular aggregates in diluted solutions with a mean hydrodynamic radius of 60–120 nm that are stable in the range 10–60°C. A decrease in the level of the thermodynamic incompatibility of blocks (replacement of a poly(acrylic acid) polar block with a less polar poly(tert-butyl acrylate) block) or the selective improvement of solvent quality with respect to the polar block (the addition of LiBr to DMF) suppresses the segregation of blocks and may lead to the formation of a molecularly dispersed solution of the block copolymer.     

Poly(ether ketone)–polyisobutylene block copolymers: Synthesis and phase behavior

Telechelic poly(ether ketone)s (PEKs) and polyisobutylenes (PIBs) were combined to form PIB? PEK? PIB triblock copolymers and (PIB? PEK)_n multiblock copolymers via the formation of urea linkages. Monovalent and bivalent amino telechelic PIBs were prepared quantitatively from allyl telechelic PIBs by a newly developed reaction sequence featuring nucleophilic reaction steps. Telechelic PEK? NCO polymers were prepared from the corresponding amino telechelic PEKs via a reaction with diphosgene. The highly reactive PEK? NCO and PIB? NH₂ telechelics formed PEK? PIB block copolymers only quantitatively when appropriately reactive primary amino groups were present on the amino telechelic PIBs. The obtained block copolymers were microphase‐separated and featured mostly lamellar structures, as determined by small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS). Temperature‐dependent SAXS measurements revealed ordered polymers in the melt up to 210 °C. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 188–202, 2005     

分散固相萃取-气相色谱-质谱联用法测定水产品中的痕量酮麝香

建立了水产品中痕量酮麝香测定的分散固相萃取-气相色谱-质谱联用法(GC-MS)。目标化合物经1%乙酸-乙腈高速匀浆提取,以N-丙基乙二胺(PSA)、C₁₈和石墨化碳(GCB)混合物为分散剂对其进行净化,采用GC-MS在选择离子监测模式下测定,外标法定量,并应用正交试验对前处理条件进行优化,以及对酮麝香的裂解机制进行探讨。在优化条件下,方法在1～50 μg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数不低于0.999,检出限(S/N=3)为0.30 μg/kg。对于明虾和罗非鱼空白样品,在1.0、2.0、10.0 μg/kg 3个水平下的加标回收率为91.8%～110.6%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.6%～8.4%。该方法操作简便、快速、准确,可用于水产品中痕量酮麝香的日常检验。     

Photodegradation of ethylene–octene copolymers with different octene contents

The influence of the octene content on the photodegradation behaviour of ethylene–octene copolymers (EOCs) was revealed by investigating the photooxidation of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and EOCs with different octene contents through a series of characterisation methods. LDPE was very sensitive to ultraviolet light and the photostabilities of EOCs decreased with increasing octene concentration. The photodegradation of all samples produced hydroxyl, carbonyl and vinyl groups. The ease of chain crosslinking and scission was increased as the octene content rose. Crosslinking predominated in late irradiation period of LDPE while chain scission was dominant in that of EOCs. Annealing and chain scission promoted the secondary crystallisation of the crystallisable chain segments. Chain scission enhanced the crystallisation ability of the irradiated EOCs while it decreased that of the weathered LDPE. The photostabilities of crystals could be ranked as follows: the chain-folded lamellar crystals > the bundled crystals > the fringed micellar crystals. The thermal stabilities and mechanical properties of samples decreased with increasing irradiation time and the decreasing extent was correlated with the comonomer content.     

Crystallization of poly(aryl ether ketone ketone) copolymers containing terephthalate/isophthalate moieties

In a previous study, we have investigated the structure, crystallization, and morphology of poly(aryl ether ketone ketone), PEKK, copolymers prepared from diphenyl ether (DPE), terephthalic acid (T), and isophthalic acid (I) with T/I ratios from 100/0 to 50/50. These materials were considered as having -DPE-T-DPE-T- (TT) and/or -DPE-T-DPE-I- (TI) “phthalate diads.” In this work, we continue the study of this copolymer series with six different T/I ratios (40/60, 30/70, 20/80, 15/85, 10/90, and 0/100), which are viewed as having TI and/or -DPE-I-DPE-I- (II) “diads.” The I moieties (1,3-linked isomers) were always found to be incorporated in the crystals and acted as “entropy or symmetry” defects that effectively decreased the equilibrium melting temperature T_m^o and the rate of crystallization. However, the retardation of crystallization in PEKK 0/100 (the homopolymer with pure II diads) was significantly less than expected, which was attributed to the segregation of I moieties between the chains leading to a reduction of total entropy in the unit cells. The evidence of segmental segregation in PEKK 0/100 was seen in x-ray diffraction patterns, where several extra reflections were seen that could only be indexed by the published unit cell modified with a larger c-axis dimension (3.048 nm, corresponding to the length of six phenyl residues or 1.524 nm, the length of three phenyl residues). The composition of 15/85 was found to have the lowest value of T_m^o and the slowest crystallization rate. Upon heating, the “II” crystals (T/I from 30/70 to 0/100) exhibited the conventional double-melting behavior rather than the triple-melting behavior as in the “TI” crystals (50/50 to 40/60). No indication of the second polymorph form 2 was found in “II” crystals. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis of copolymers of poly(ether sulfone ether ketone ketone) and poly(ether ketone diphenyl ketone ether ketone ketone) by electrophilic Friedel–Crafts solution polycondensation

A new monomer, 4,4′‐bis(4‐phenoxybenzoyl)diphenyl(BPOBDP), was synthesized via a two‐step synthetic procedure. A series of novel poly(ether sulfone ether ketone ketone)/poly(ether ketone diphenyl ketone ether ketone ketone) copolymers were prepared by electrophilic Friedel–Crafts solution copolycondensation of isophthaloyl chloride (IPC) with a mixture of 4,4′‐diphenoxydiphenylsulfone (DPODPS) and 4,4′‐bis(4‐phenoxybenzoyl)diphenyl (BPOBDP), in the presence of anhydrous aluminum chloride and N‐methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in 1,2‐dichloroethane (DCE). The copolymers with 10–50 mol% DPODPS are semicrystalline and have remarkably increased T_gs over commercially available PEEK and PEKK. The copolymers with 40–50 mol% DPODPS had not only high T_gs of 170–172°C, but also moderate T_ms of 326–333°C, which are extremely suitable for melt processing. These copolymers have tensile strengths of 96.5–108.1 MPa, Young's moduli of 1.98–3.05 GPa, and elongations at break of 13–26% and exhibit excellent thermal stability and good resistance to acidity, alkali, and common organic solvents. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Sulfoxidations in the solid phase

The asymmetric oxidation of a sulfide in the solid phase using two distinct scaffolds as models is described.     

Photodegradation of copolymers of methyl methacrylate and methyl acrylate at elevated temperatures

Four methyl methacrylate—methyl acrylate copolymers with molar ratios, MMA/MA, of 112/1, 26/1, 7·7/1, and 2/1 have been photodegraded at 170°C by 2537 Å radiation. The changes which occur in the molecular weight of the copolymers are typical of a random scission process and from these and volatilization data the extent of chain scission during the course of the reaction has been calculated. The pattern of volatile products is the same as that previously obtained in the thermal reaction at 300°C although there are a number of differences in detail. For example, only one in ten of the methyl acrylate units is liberated as monomer compared with one in four in the thermal reaction and the ratio CO₂/chain scissions is considerably greater than the strict 1/1 ratio observed in the thermal reaction. Zip lengths are also very much greater in the photo reaction. These minor differences between the two reactions have been accounted for in terms of the mechanism previously presented to account for the thermal reaction, bearing in mind the differences in the temperature (170 and 300°C) at which the two investigations were carried out.     

Polymerization-induced phase separation in gradient copolymers

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Photochemistry of ketone polymers. XIV. Studies of ethylene copolymers

Studies have been made of the photochemistry of ethylene copolymers with carbon monoxide (CO), methyl vinyl ketone (MVK), and methyl isopropenyl ketone (MIPK) in solid films. Infrared (IR) evidence is presented to show that a variety of unexpected ketone structures is present in these polymers as a result of 1,5-hydrogen transfer or “back-biting” during the high-pressure polymerization reaction. These additional structures complicate the analysis of the quantum yield data. The overall quantum yield for carbonyl disappearance (?-co) which increases from 0.074 to 0.24 to 0.26 in the series PE-1% CO, PE-2% MVK, and PE-20% MIPK reflects the increasing stability of the alkyl radicals produced from the type I process in the respective ketone structures. It is also shown that ketone groups located in the backbone of the polymer, as in the 1% CO copolymer, have lower quantum yields for photochemical reactions, particularly those that produce free radical intermediates. Studies of the gaseous products from extensive photodegradation under nitrogen show that in all three cases carbon monoxide is the major product (46-65% of the total). Acetaldehyde and methane, expected from the type I reaction, are major products only for the MVK and MIPK copolymers. Reaction schemes are presented to explain the major products observed.     

Elastic moduli of multiblock copolymers in the lamellar phase

We study the linear elastic response of multiblock copolymer melts in the lamellar phase, where the molecules are composed of tethered symmetric AB diblock copolymers. We use a self-consistent field theory method, and introduce a real space approach to calculate the tensile and shear moduli as a function of block number. The former is found to be in qualitative agreement with experiment. We find that the increase in bridging fraction with block number, that follows the increase in modulus, is not responsible for the increase in modulus. It is demonstrated that the change in modulus is due to an increase in mixing of repulsive A and B monomers. Under extension, this increase originates from a widening of the interface, and more molecules pulled free of the interface. Under compression, only the second of these two processes acts to increase the modulus.     

Methyl methacrylate-methyl isopropenyl ketone copolymers: Degradation under environmental conditions

Reactivity ratios for the radical copolymerisation of the methylmethacrylate (MMA) (1)/methyl isopropenyl ketone (MIK) (2) system have been evaluated at 60°C as r₁=0·97; r₂=1·09. Copolymers with MIK contents from 0 to 15% have been prepared. Films were exposed to sunlight under environmental conditions at ground level and buried under-ground at a depth of 9 cm and their photo-degradation, as measured by chain scissions and mechanical properties, was followed with exposure time. For the specimens at ground level, a clear dependence of degradation on sunlight exposure time and MIK content is observed, similar to that observed under laboratory conditions, whether in film or in solution. Negligible degradation was observed over a 2-year period in the buried specimens. Laboratory biodegradation tests seem to indicate that attack by microorganisms starts at a polymer molecular weight of about 20 000.     

Application of solid phase peptide synthesis to engineering PEO–peptide block copolymers for drug delivery

This work describes a simple, versatile solid-phase peptide-synthesis (SPPS) method for preparing micelle-forming poly(ethylene oxide)-block-peptide block copolymers for drug delivery. To demonstrate its utility, this SPPS method was used to construct two series of micelle-forming block copolymers (one of constant core-composition and variable length; the other of constant core length and variable composition). The block copolymers were then used to study in detail the effect of size and composition on micellization. The various block copolymers were prepared by a combination of SPPS for the peptide block, followed by solution–phase conjugation of the peptide block with a proprionic acid derivative of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) to form the PEO-b-peptide block copolymer. The composition of each block component was characterized by mass spectrometry (MALDI and ES-MS). Block copolymer compositions were characterized by ¹H NMR. All the block copolymers were found to form micelles as judged by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and light scattering analysis. To demonstrate their potential as drug delivery systems, micelles prepared from one member of the PEO-b-peptide block copolymer series were physically loaded with the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX). Micelle static and dynamic stability were found to correlate strongly with micelle core length. In contrast, these same micellization properties appear to be a complex function of core composition, and no clear trends could be identified from among the set of compositionally varying, fixed length block copolymer micelles. We conclude that SPPS can be used to construct biocompatible block copolymers with well-defined core lengths and compositions, which in turn can be used to study and to tailor the behavior of block copolymer micelles.     

Comparative effect of phthalazinone units in sulfonated poly(arylene ether ether ketone ketone) copolymers as proton exchange membrane materials

A new series of aromatic poly(arylene ether ether ketone ketone) copolymers containing pendant sulfonic acid groups (SPAEEKK‐D) were synthesized from commercially available monomers 1,3‐bis(4‐fluorobenzoyl)‐benzene, sodium 6,7‐dihydroxy‐2‐naphthalenesulfonate, and 4‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)‐2,3‐phthalazin‐1‐one (DHPZ). Structure–property relationships of the phthalazinone SPAEEKK‐D series poly(arylene ether ether ketone ketone) copolymer were compared with copolymers SPAEEKK‐B and SPAEEKK‐H containing different diols such as 4,4′‐biphenol and hydroquinone, respectively, prepared in our earlier work. Ion exchange capacity (IEC_w, weight‐based; IEC_v, volume‐based), thermal stabilities, swelling, proton and methanol transport properties of the membranes were investigated in relation to their structures and compared with those of perfluorinated ionomer (Nafion 117). The SPAEEKK‐D membrane incorporating the phthalazinone monomer DHPZ showed relatively lower water uptake and methanol permeability compared with earlier SPAEEKK‐B and SPAEEKK‐H membranes incorporating biphenol and hydroquinone monomers, respectively. Inclusion of phthalazinone in the SPAEEKK‐D copolymers led to lower water absorption, enabling increased proton exchange concentrations in the hydrated polymer matrix that resulted in more desirable membrane properties for future direct methanol fuel cell applications. The SPAEEKK‐D membranes also showed improved mechanical and thermal properties and oxidative stability compared with the earlier SPAEEKK‐B and ‐H membranes. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 989–1002, 2008     

13C-NMR study of arylene–ether–ketone copolymers

The chemical microstructure of arylene–ether–ketone copolymers of terephthaloyl chloride (TCl), 1,4-diphenoxybenzene (DPB), and diphenyl ether (DPE) has been characterized by ¹³C-NMR. Copolymers synthesized via two Friedel–Crafts reaction have been investigated; the first reaction uses HF and BF₃ to catalyze polymerization, and the second uses LiCl to moderate the activity of the Lewis-acid catalyst, AlCl₃. The HF/BF₃ approach results in random copolymers, in which the TCI displays no preference in reacting with either DPB or DPE. The buffered AlCl₃ approach yields somewhat blocky copolymers, in which the DPB and DPE tend to segregate. The degree of segregation in these materials has been quantified by formulas for the number-average block lengths.