SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF CYCLIC (ARYLENE PHOSPHONATE) OLIGOMERS

INTRODUCTIONThe use of cyclic oligomers as macrocyclic precursors for the preparation of high performance polymers byring-opening polymerization (ROP) has sparked much interest in recent years. It could produce a revolutionarychange in the preparation of advanced composite materials, and is of great importance in the polymerizationprocess yielding polymers such as the reinforced reactive injection model (RRIM) and the resin transfer model(RTM) etc. Within the last 10 years, the synthes…     

SYNTHESIS AND ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION OF 2-METHYL-2-METHOXY CARBONYL-5-METHYLENE-1, 3-DIOXOLAN-4-ONE

A new cyclic monomer, 2-methyl-2-methocycarbonyl-5-methylene 1,3-dioxlan-4-one,wassynthesized successfully. The monomer and intermediate were characterized by ~1H NMR,~(13)C NMR, INEPT (Intensive Nuclei Enhanced by Polarization Transfer) technique, IR andelemental analysis. Anionic polymerization of the monomer was carried out in anhydrous THF at.70℃, and 9-fluorenyllithium was used as initiator. The polymer strucure was determined byIR, NMR and elemental analysis. Molecular weight of the polymer was estimated by viscositymeasurement in DMSO at 30℃.     

SYNTHESIS OF NEW HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND REACTIVE LADDERLIKE POLYSILSESQUIOXANES*

Ladderlike polychloropropylsilsesquioxane (CP-T) was first synthesized by "stepwise coupling polymerization".The molecular weight of CP-T is as high as 1.7×10~5. It is a tough, elastic reactive ladderlike polymer and has good heat-resistant and adhesive properties. CP-T can further react with many nucleophilic reagents to generate new ladderlike reactivepolysilsesquioxanes, which can be used as potential precursors in the synthesis of functional ladderlike polymers.     

SYNTHESIS OF BLOCK COPOLYMER FROM 5,6 -BENZO-2-METHYLENE-1,3-DIOXEPANE AND METHYL ACRYLATE VIA ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION

Poly(methyl acrylate)-b-poly(5,6-benzo-2-methylene-1, 3-dioxepane) (PMA-b-PBMDO) was synthesized by two-step atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Firstly, ATRP of methyl acrylate (MA) was realized using ethyl α-bromobutyrate (EBrB) as initiator in the presence of CuBr/2,2'-bipyridine. After isolation, poly(methyl acrylate) withterminal bromine (PMA-Br) was synthesized. Secondly, the resulting PMA-Br was used as a macromolecular initiator in theATRP of BMDO. The Structure of block copolymer was characterized by ~1H-NMR spectroscopy. Molecular weight andmolecular weight distribution were determined on a gel permeation chromatograph (GPC).     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF STRUCTURALLY WELL-DEFINED POLYMER-INORGANIC HYBRID NANOPARTICLES VIA ATRP*

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using cuprous chloride/2,2'-bipyridine (bipy) was applied to graftpolymerization of styrene on the surface of silica nanoparticles to synthesize polymer-inorganic hybrid nanoparticles. 2-(4-Chloromethylphenyl) ethyltriethoxysilane (CTES) was immobilized on the surface of silica nanoparticles throughcondensation reaction of the silanol groups on silica with triethoxysilane group of CTES. Then ATRP of St was initiated bythis surface-modified silica nanoparticles bearing benzyl chloride groups, and formed PSt graft chains on the surface of silicananoparticles. The thickness of the graft chains increased with reaction time. End group analysis confirmed the occurrence ofATRP. Thermal analysis indicated that thermal stabilization of these resulting hybrid nanoparticles also increases withpolymerization conversion. The results above show that this "grafting from" reaction could be used for the preparation ofpolymer-inorganic hybrid nanoparticles with controlled structure of the polymer's end groups.     

SYNTHESIS AND POLYMERIZATION OF 2-OXO-3-METHYLENE-5, 6-DIPHENYL-1,4-DIOXAN

A new cyclic monomer, 2-oxo-3-methylene-5, 6-diphenyl-1, 4-dioxan, was synthesized. Thestructure of the intermediates and the monomer were determined by IR,~1H NMR,~(13)C NMR andelemental analysis. This new monomer is different from other cyclic monomers in this series,it isa solid (mp 108--109℃)and not very reactive, but still can undergo free radical ring-openingpolymerization. The free radical polymerization was carried out at 130℃. The structure of theresulting polymer was discussed and charaterized by IR, ~1H NMR, ~(13)C NMR and elementalanalysis. The molecular weight of the polymer was estimated by viscosity determination.     

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.     

SYNTHESIS OF BLOCK COPOLYMER BY INTEGRATED LIVING ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION-ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION(ATRP)*

Alpha-trichloroacetoxy terminated polystyrene oligomer (PS-CH_2CH_2OCOCCl_3) and poly-(styrene-b-butadiene)oligomer [P(S-b-B)-CH_2CH_2OCOCCl_3)] were synthesized by living anionic polymeri-zation using n-butyllithium as initiator.Then the PS-CH_2CH_2OCOCCl_3 (PS-Cl_3) or P(S-b-B)-CH_2CH_2O-COCCl_3 (PSB-Cl_3) was used as the macroinitiator in thepolymerization of (meth)acrylates in the presence of CuX/bpy. AB diblock and ABC triblock copolymers were prepared bythe integrated living anionic polymerization (LAP)-atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The structures of the PSB-Cl_3 and the P(S-b-MMA) were identified by FTIR and ~1H-NMR spectrum, respectively. A new way to design blockcopolymers (the combination of LAP and ATRP) was developed.     

SYNTHESES OF POLYSTYRENE RESINS CONTAINING POLYETHER OLIGOMERS AND THEIR EXTRACTION FOR GOLD (Ⅲ)*

Three polystyrene resins containing polyether oligomers as extractants were synthesized andtheir extraction properties were studied. Gold (III) ion could be extracted rapidly by the resins(T_(1/2),相似文献   

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.     

SYNTHESIS OF HYBRID MESOPOROUS POLYSTYRENE-SILICA MATERIALS WITH NON-SURFACTANT CITRIC ACID AS TEMPLATE VIA SOL-GEL PROCESS

Hybrid mesoporous polystyrene-silica materials were successfully prepared through HCl-catalyzed sol-gelreactions of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and triethoxysilyl-functionalized polystyrene obtained via atom transfer radicalpolymerization (ATRP) of styrene, in the presence of citric acid (CA) as non-surfactant template or pore-forming agent andfollowed by ethanol extraction to remove template molecules. The materials were characterized by infrared spectroscopy(IR), N_2 adsorption-desorption measurements, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) andtransmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results indicate that the materials prepared with 50 wt%-60 wt% templatecontents have average pore sizes of 2-3 nm and large surface areas (ca. 886 m~2/g) as well as high pore volumes (ca.0.53 cm~3/g). The mesoporosity arises from interconnected channels and pores with disordered arrangements. The porediameters and pore volumes increase as the template content is increased. The pore diameters show a little change uponheating at 200℃ overnight. However, the materials do not have good hydrothermal stability.     

RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF ε-CAPROLACTONE BY LANTHANOCENE CATALYSIS*

Ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (CL) catalyzed bylanthanocenes, O(C_2H_4C_5H_3CH_3)_2YCl (Cat-YCl) and Me_2Si[(CH_3)_3SiC_5H_3]_2NdCl(Cat-NdCl) has been carried out for the first time. It has been found that both yttroceneand neodymocene are very efficient to catalyze the polymerization of CL, giving high molec-ular weight poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL ). The effects of [cat] / [ε- CL] molar ratio, polymeriza-tion temperature and time, as well as solvents were investigated and polymerization tem-perature is found to be the most important factor affecting the polymerization. The bulkpolymerization gives higher molecular weight PCL and higher conversion than that in solu-tion polymerization. NaBPh_4 was found to promote the polymerization of ε-caprolactone,and thus to increase both the polymerization conversion and MW of poly (ε- caprolactone ).     

PLASMA POLYMERIZATION OF HEXAMETHYLCYCLOTRISILOXANE

In a capacitively coupled RF discharge system with external electrodes ,hexamethyicyclotrisiloxane was polymerized, and the effects of discharge power and plasma gas on polymer deposition rate were studied. The polymer structures and properties were studied by IR spectroscopy, XPS measurement, PGC/MS combined technique, TG analysis and contact angle measuring. The results showed that the polymers prepared in H_2 or O_2 have higher C/Si ratio in comparison with those prepared in inert gases. PGC/MS results revealed the existence of many short carbon chains in the polymer structure .TG analysis suggested that the polymers prepared in the inert gas would possess better thermal stabilities.     

SYNTHESIS OF CHIRAL BINAPHTHYL CROWN ETHERS AND THEIR USE IN ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION OF METHYL METHACRYLATE AS INITIATOR LIGANDS

INTRODUCTIONAnionic polymerization of MMA could be carried out with alkyllithium or Grignard reagent etc. in a non-polarsolvent. However, this polymerization system often involves multiple active species and side reactions dependingon initiator, countercation, solvent and polymerization temperature etc. Therefore, the molecular weightdistribution and stereomicrostructure of PMMA obtained would be very different[1-4]. These differences wouldbe mainly caused by the nucleophilic attack of…     

TiCl4共引发异丁烯正离子聚合合成反应活性聚异丁烯

由H2O/TiCl4/甲醇或乙醚体系引发异丁烯在二氯甲烷与己烷混合溶剂中进行正离子聚合,探讨甲醇用量、聚合时间等因素对正离子聚合以及产物分子量、分子量分布和末端基结构的影响,并在此基础上探讨TiCl4共引发混合C4馏分中异丁烯选择性正离子聚合以制备活性聚异丁烯的可行性.结果表明,含氧试剂对聚合反应起到明显的调节作用,可适当稳定碳正离子活性中心,降低链增长速率,降低聚合产物的分子量(Mn=1600~4600),使分子量分布明显变窄(Mw/Mn=1.35~2.05),并可调节大分子链末端基结构及其含量.降低聚合体系中微量单体浓度以及适当延长聚合反应时间,均有利于提高聚异丁烯大分子链末端α-双键结构含量.通过TiCl4共引发异丁烯正离子聚合制备出末端α-双键含量可以达到70%以上的低分子量高反应活性聚异丁烯.此外,该引发体系还可引发混合C4馏分原料中异丁烯进行高选择性正离子聚合,得到Mn=2000、Mw/Mn=2.59、端基α-双键含量为38.9%的聚异丁烯.     

DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL CHIRAL IONIC LIQUIDS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF METHYL METHACRYLATE

Two new chiral ionic liquids, 1 -((-)-menthoxycarbonylmethylene)-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphateand 1-((-)-menthoxycarbonylmethylene)-3-hexadecylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, were designed an d prepared. Theirchemical structures were characterized by ~1H-NMR. Reverse atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate(MMA) in these two ionic liquids was carried out using AIBN/CuCl_2/bipy as the initiating system. The resultant well-definedpolymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) was employed as a macroinitiator to induce the atom transfer radical polymerization ofmenthyl methacrylate (MnMA) in chlorobenzene, which yielded a PMMA-b-PMnMA diblock copolymer with narrow polydispersity.     

ELECTRONIC EFFECTS OF POLYFLUORINATED SUBSTITUENTS ON THE POLYMERIZATION AND THE PROPERTIES OF POLYTHIOPHENES

Three series of polythiophenes containing fluoroalkoxy and fluoroether substituentswere prepared by electrochemical polymerization. The effect of substituents with fluoro-alkoxy or ether functional groups on the electrochemical polymerization of thiophene mono-mers and properties of the obtained polymers were analyzed. The introduction of a flu-oroether functional group at the 3-position of the thiophene ring leads to an increase ofthe oxidation potential of the monomer and to a decrease of the conductivity of the re-sulting polymers, even with the use of a CH_2 group as spacer. Conversely, the presenceof an oxygen atom directly at the 3-position of the thiophene ring, which offsets the nega-tive withdrawing effect of fluoroalkyl groups, facilitates the synthesis of highly conductingpolythiophenes.     

A MOLECULAR APPROACH TO THE SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL POLYIMIDES*

In the past ten years there has been a flurry of activity in the synthesis of new specialty polymers,largely as a result of the increased need for high technology materials. Interest is mainly shown in two distinctcategories of polymers: a) polymers which are used in very small quantities to fulfill critical needs as a part ofdevice systems, and b) high-performance engineering polymers which significantly extend their mechanicaland thermal properties for structural applications. Polyimides and their unparalleled versatility have capturedthe attention and imagination of scientists and engineers. This article describes some of the recent work doneby the author's group on the rational design at the molecular level and the synthesis of polyimides that haveunusual structures and novel properties.     

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION OF CHIRAL POLY（ESTER AMIDE）S DERIVED FROM L-ISOLEUCINE

A series of new optically active aromatic poly(ester arnide)s containing a chiral group in the side chain prepared from the p-toluenesulfonic acid salt of o,o‘-bis(leucyl)-hexanediol (TS^- LHD^ TS^-) and p-phthaloyl chloride and styrene-2,5-dicarbonyl chloride styrene have been synthesized by interfacial polymerization. The structure of the monomer is elucidated by FT-IR and elemental analysis. The thermal properties of the polymers were studied by DSC and TGA. The chiroptical properties of the above polymer have also been studied by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. Results indicated that these polymers form helical structures.     

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.