Synthesis of cross-linked core-shell polymer particles by free-radical dispersion copolymerization of 4-vinylpyridine with polystyrene macromonomers in nonaqueous media

Cross-linked core-shell polymer particles were synthesized by free-radical dispersion copolymerization of 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) and various kinds of cross-linking reagents with methacryloyl-terminated polystyrene (PS) macromonomers in nonaqueous media such as 1,4-dioxane and cyclohexane. Well-defined particles were obtained by copolymerization of 4VP with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDM) in a dioxane medium. The particle diameters (D(n)=40-990 nm) decreased drastically both with increasing the feed concentration ratio of macromonomer to 4VP, [PS-M]/[4VP], and with increasing molecular weight of PS-M macromonomers. The particle size distribution (D(w)/D(n)) was in the range 1.02-1.10. PS-M macromonomers acted not only as comonomers but also as stabilizers. The particle diameters obtained in dioxane were smaller than those obtained in cyclohexane. Thus, we observed a tendency to smaller particle size as the media became more soluble for PS-M macromonomer.     

Hydrogen bonded layer-by-layer assembly of poly(2-vinylpyridine) and poly(acrylic acid): Influence of molecular weight on the formation of microporous film by post-base treatment

This article describes the buildup of hydrogen bonded multilayer film of poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), and the influence of polymer molecular weight on the formation of microporous film by post-base treatment. The formation of a microporous film involved a two-step mechanism: the release of PAA from P2VP/PAA multilayer, and the reorganization of the remaining P2VP on the substrate. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) indicated that the release of PAA from hydrogen bonded multilayer was a rapid process, which was almost independent of the molecular weight of PAA. Furthermore, the molecular weight of P2VP had a great effect on micropore formation by immersing the P2VP/PAA multilayer in basic solution. The rate of micropore formation increased with increasing molecular weight. We anticipate that a comparative study on P2VP/PAA films containing high or low molecular weight polymer provides a way to control the surface morphology, and will be helpful and constructive for the forthcoming discussion about the formation of the microporous film.     

Effect of two Kinds of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids on the Microemulsion Polymerization of Methyl methylacrylate

Summary: In this paper, the microemulsion polymerization of methyl methylacrylate (MMA) was carried out with single and gemini ionic liquids as emulsifier including 1-N-tetradecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (C₁₄MIM · Br) and 1, 4-Bis (3-tetradecylimidazolium-1-yl) butane bromide (C₁₄MIM-4-C₁₄MIM · 2Br) respectively, and they were all have typical microemulsion polymerization characters of MMA, but the process of polymerization directly depends on the structure of the imidazolium ionic liquids. The structure and concentration of ionic liquids have effects on the resulted latex particle sizes of PMMA, and much smaller size latexes of PMMA could be gotten with C₁₄MIM · Br as emulsifier than C₁₄MIM-4-C₁₄MIM · 2Br in polymerization. On the other hand, the structure of emulsifier has the effects on the molecular weight (MW) and molecular weight distribution (MWD) of PMMA, so the resulting PMMA prepared from microemulsion polymerization with C₁₄MIM · Br as emulsifier has higher MW but narrower MWD than that of PMMA with the same dosage of C₁₄MIM-4-C₁₄MIM · 2Br as emulsifier.     

Effect of lithium perchlorate on the spontaneous copolymerization of 4‐vinylpyridine with various electron‐rich vinyl monomers

The spontaneous copolymerization of 4‐vinylpyridine (4‐VP) activated with lithium perchlorate (LiClO₄) with various electron rich monomers (p‐methoxystyrene, MeOSt; p‐methylstyrene, MeSt; styrene, St) was investigated in various solvent systems at 75°C. Increasing the LiClO₄ concentration and the nucleophilicity of the electron rich monomer increased the copolymer yields. Both ¹H‐NMR and elemental analysis confirmed the almost 1:1 copolymer structure for VP/MeOSt system which possessed high molecular weight and narrow polydispersity (PDI). Compared to 4‐VP activated with zinc chloride, LiClO₄ systems showed slightly lower yields and much narrower PDI. We also investigated the spontaneous copolymerization of 4‐VP activated with various protic acids in the reaction with various electron rich comonomers. However, generally protic salt forms showed less solubility in organic solvents and showed low molecular weight polymer products with low yields. The proposed initiation mechanism exhibits the formation of a σ‐bond between the β‐carbons of the two donor‐acceptor monomers, creating the 1,4‐tetramethylene biradical intermediate initiating the copolymerization. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 1709–1716, 1999     

Synthesis of poly(2‐vinyl pyridine)‐b‐poly(n‐hexyl isocyanate) amphiphilic coil‐rod block copolymer by anionic polymerization

A well‐defined amphiphilic coil‐rod block copolymer, poly(2‐vinyl pyridine)‐b‐poly(n‐hexyl isocyanate) (P2VP‐b‐PHIC), was synthesized with quantitative yields by anionic polymerization. A low reactive one‐directional initiator, potassium diphenyl methane (DPM‐K), was very effective in polymerizing 2‐vinyl pyridine (2VP) without side reactions, leading to perfect control over molecular weight and molecular weight distribution over a broad range of initiator and monomer concentration. Copolymerization of 2VP with n‐hexyl isocyanate (HIC) was carried out in the presence of sodium tetraphenyl borate (NaBPh₄) to prevent backbiting reactions during isocyanate polymerization. Terminating the living end with a suitable end‐capping agent resulted in a P2VP‐b‐PHIC coil‐rod block copolymer with controlled molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution. Cast film from a chloroform solution of P2VP‐b‐PHIC displayed microphase separation, characteristic of coil‐rod block copolymers. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 607–615, 2005     

聚(丙烯酸钠-4-乙烯基吡啶)的生物降解性和功能性研究

用自由基共聚法制备了一系列可生物降解的功能聚合物聚(丙烯酸钠-4-乙烯基吡啶)[P(SA-co-4VP)],研究了其组成和分子量与生物降解性、资合性及分散性间的关系.结果表明:聚合物中小乙烯基吡啶含量越大,P(SA-co-4VP)的生物降解越显著.分子是一定时,少量的个乙烯基吡啶引入聚丙烯酸钠主链是增强聚合物生物降解性和保持原有功能特性的有效途径.     

PtBMA-b-P4VP的ATRP合成及其化学转变

以α-氯代丙酸乙酯(ECP)为引发剂,N,N,N′,N″,N″-五甲基二亚乙基三胺(PMDE-TA)为配体,在N,N′-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)溶液中引发甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯(tBMA)进行原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP),调节聚合反应时间得到了端基为氯原子,数均分子量为1.8×103~6.4×103的聚甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯(PtBMA-Cl)大分子引发剂。采用合成的5,5,7,12,12,14-六甲基-1,4,8,11-四氮杂环化合物(Me6[14]aneN4)为配体,使PtBMA-Cl引发4-乙烯吡啶(4VP)进行ATRP反应,得到了PtBMA-b-P4VP两嵌段共聚物,可使P4VP的收率达到60%。通过对PtBMA-b-P4VP的不同链段进行季铵化和水解反应,得到了聚甲基丙烯酸-b-季铵化聚4-乙烯吡啶(PMAA-b-QPVPB)亲水性嵌段共聚物。傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、核磁共振(1H-NMR)和凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)分析表明:所得嵌段共聚物的结构明确,可将PtBMA与P4VP的链段长度之比调整在1∶0.5~1∶1的范围内。     

Controlled free‐radical polymerization of 2‐vinylpyridine in the presence of nitroxides

Bulk free‐radical polymerization of 2‐vinylpyridine (2VP) in the presence of 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐N‐oxyl (TEMPO) was studied under different conditions (temperature and presence of additives). Linear poly‐(2‐vinylpyridine) with a narrow molecular weight distribution and controllable molecular weight was prepared in the presence of acetic anhydride at 95 °C up to a conversion of 66%. At higher conversions side reactions became very important (pseudoliving polymerization). By applying this procedure, well‐defined random copolymers of 2VP with styrene or tert‐butylmethacrylate as well as block copolymers of 2VP with styrene were synthesized. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 2889–2895, 2001     

Wholly aromatic polyamides by the direct polycondensation reaction using triphenyl phosphite in the presence of poly(4-vinylpyridine)

The polycondensation reaction of aromatic dicarboxylic acids and diamines by using triphenyl phosphite were carried out in N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in the presence of poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP). The reaction, especially of terephthalic acid (TPA), was markedly facilitated to give the absence of P4VP. The reaction promoted by P4VP was further favored by the addition of various pyridine derivatives; of the pyridines examined, pyridine was most effective, giving the best results at a high level (pyridine/P4VP values up to 26). P4VP of the molecular weight in the range of 1.3 × 10⁴?3.0 × 10⁵ did not affect the viscosity of the resulting polymer. These favorable additive effects of P4VP on the reaction of TPA were not observed in the reactions of isophthalic acid, and m -and p-aminobenzoic acids.     

A well-defined diblock copolymer of poly-(ethylene oxide)-block-poly (4-vinylpyridine) for separation of basic proteins by capillary zone electrophoresis

A series of well-defined diblock copolymers, poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PEO-b-P4VP) used as physical coating of capillaries, were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). EOF measurement results showed that all synthesized PEO-b-P4VP diblock copolymer-coated capillaries in this report could suppress EOF effectively compared to the bare fused-silica capillaries, and efficient separations of basic proteins were achieved. The effects of the molecular weight of P4VP block in PEO-b-P4VP and buffer pH on the separation of basic proteins for CE were investigated in detail. Moreover, the relationships between morphologies of PEO-b-P4VP diblock copolymers in buffer, which were studied by transmission electron microscopy, and the separation efficiencies of basic protein with PEO-b-P4VP diblock copolymers coatings were discussed.     

CONDUCTING BLENDS OF POLY (2-VINYL PYRIDINE) AND POLYETHYLENE OXIDE WITH HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT

Ionic, electronic and mixed (ionic-electronic) conductivities of blends of poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) with high molecular weight after dopedwith LiClO_4, TCNQ or LiClO_4 and TCNQ were investigated. Effects of LiClO_4 and TCNQconcentrations on the conductivity of PEO/P2VP/LiClO_4 or TCNQ blend were studied.The ionic conductivity of PEO/P2VP/LiClO_4 blend increases with increasing PEO content.At a Li/ethylene oxide molar ratio of 0.10 and a TCNQ/2-vinyl pyridine molar ratio of 0.5,the mixed conductivity of PEO / P2VP / LiClO_4 / TCNQ is higher than the total of ionicconductivity of PEO/P2VP/LiClO_4 and electronic conductivity of PEO/P2VP/TCNQwhen the weight ratio of PEO and P2VP is 6/4 or 5/5. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) on the broken cross-section of the PEO/P2VP/LiClO_4 blend and differential scan-ning calorimetry (DSC) results show that LiClO_4 could act as a compatibilizer in the blend.     

Synthesis of raspberry‐like organic–inorganic hybrid nanocapsules via pickering miniemulsion polymerization: Colloidal stability and morphology

Raspberry‐like hybrid nanocapsules with a hydrophobic liquid core were successfully prepared via the copolymerization of styrene, divinylbenzene (DVB), and 4‐vinyl pyridine (4‐VP) in Pickering‐stabilized miniemulsions by using silica particles as the sole emulsifier and hexadecane (HD) as liquid template. When compared with conventional Pickering miniemulsions and Pickering suspensions, the colloidal stability of the current systems is much more sensitive to the variation of reaction parameters such as pH, size, amount of silica particles, and content of 4‐VP. The systems without coagulum were only obtained in a narrow pH range at around 9.5 and by using 12 nm silica particles as emulsifier. The formation of well‐defined raspberry‐like capsules was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high‐resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM). The stable attachment of silica particles on the surface of hybrid particles was verified by centrifugation and subsequent characterizations, such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, TEM, and HRSEM. The influence of pH and weight content of HD, DVB, and 4‐VP on the particle morphology was extensively investigated. Interestingly, the particle morphology strongly depends on the particle size. When compared with the organic surface‐active surfactant, the formation of capsule morphology could be promoted by the application of silica particles taking advantage of their surface inactivity. The formation mechanisms of capsules/solid particles are discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

乳化剂分子亲水组分含量对相反转乳化过程的影响

高分子树脂水基分散体系 ,因其结构的可灵活调节性 ,在许多方面得到应用 ,又因其不含有机溶剂 ,能完全满足环境保护和生态的要求而备受关注 [1～ 3] .相反转乳化技术是制备高分子水基体系的新方法 ,它适用于制备包括加聚物和缩聚物的大多数高分子水基体系 ,大大拓宽了水基体系的范围 [4 ] .杨振忠等[5] 利用自己合成的高分子非离子型乳化剂将环氧树脂乳化成微粒尺寸小且分布窄的水基分散体系 ,对相反转机理和相反转技术进行了深入研究 .研究表明 ,乳化剂浓度和乳化温度对相反转后水基微粒尺寸和形态有重要影响 ,高乳化剂浓度和较低的乳化温…     

Microphase separation in thin films of supramolecular assemblies composed of a triblock copolymer and low-molecular-weight additive

The phase behavior of supramolecular assemblies (SMAs) formed by poly(4-vinylpyridine)-block-polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP-b-PS-b-P4VP) triblock copolymer with 2-(4′-hydroxybenzeneazo)benzoic acid (HABA) was investigated with respect to the molar ratio (X) between HABA and 4VP monomer unit in bulk as well as in thin films. The results were compared with SMAs formed by a PS-b-P4VP diblock copolymer of similar composition as the triblock but half the molecular weight to ascertain the effect of molecular architecture on microphase separation. In bulk, both the di- and triblock SMAs showed composition-dependent morphological transitions, which could be tuned by HABA/4VP molar ratio. The domain spacing of the SMA was not significantly affected by the molecular architecture of the constituting block copolymers. In thin films also, both the di- and triblock SMAs showed more or less similar morphological transitions depending on X. Interestingly, the domain orientation of the cylindrical or lamellar microdomains in the SMAs was influenced by the molecular architecture of the block copolymer. After chloroform annealing, although the diblock SMAs showed in-plane orientation of the domains, triblock SMAs showed perpendicular domain orientation. The perpendicular orientation of the microdomains in triblock was favored because it allowed the mid-PS blocks to acquire normal distribution of loop and bridged conformations. Furthermore, the orientation of the lamellar and cylindrical microdomains of the diblock SMAs was found to switch to perpendicular orientation after annealing in 1,4-dioxane vapors. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 1594–1605, 2010     

四臂星型聚苯乙烯-聚4-乙烯基吡啶嵌段共聚物纤维状胶束及负载金纳米粒子的研究

通过两步原子转移自由基聚合,制备了4种不同嵌段长度的四臂星型嵌段共聚物苯乙烯-聚4-乙烯基吡啶嵌段共聚物(PS-b-P4VP)4.在选择性溶剂甲苯中,随着嵌段长度的变化,自组装胶束的形态从球型到短棒状和纤维状的转变,其中(PS25-b-P4VP90)4自组装形成的以P4VP为核,以PS为花瓣型壳的纤维状胶束.以这种纤维状胶束作为模板,制备了金纳米粒子均匀分布的一维纳米材料     

Preparation of P4VP-g-PSt Copolymer Microspheres with Controllable Size by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Synthesized Poly(4-vinylpyridine) Macromonomer

Poly(4‐vinylpyridine) macromonomer (St‐P4VP) with a styryl end group was synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of 4‐vinylpyridine using p‐(chloromethyl)styrene (CMSt) as functional initiator, CuCl as catalyst and tris[2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl]amine (Me₆TREN) as ligand in 2‐propanol. The structure of St‐P4VP macromonomer was identified by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR). The result of gel permeation chromatography (GPC) illustrated that the number‐average molecular weight of St‐P4VP could be controlled by adjusting polymerization conditions. Poly(4‐vinylpyridine) grafted polystyrene microspheres (P4VP‐g‐PSt) were then prepared by dispersion copolymerization of styrene with St‐P4VP macromonomers. The effects of polymerization reaction parameters such as medium polarity, concentration of St‐P4VP macromonomer and polymerization temperature on the sizes and size distribution of P4VP‐g‐PSt microspheres were investigated. The results of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and laser light scattering (LLS) indicated that mono‐dispersed P4VP‐g‐PSt microspheres with average diameters of 100–200 nm could be obtained when the molar ratio of St to St‐P4VP was 0.25:100 in ethanol/water mixed solvents (V/V=80:20) at 60°C. Such kind of graft copolymer microspheres was expected to be applied to many fields such as drug delivery system and protein adsorption/separation system due to their particular structure.     

Synthesis of PNIPAAm-g-P4VP Microgel as Draw Agent in Forward Osmosis by RAFT Polymerization and Reverse Suspension Polymerization to Improve Water Flux

Microgels have unique and versatile properties allowing their use in forward osmosis areas as a draw agent. In this contribution, poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) was synthesized via RAFT polymerization and then grafted to a poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) crosslinking network by reverse suspension polymerization. P4VP was successfully obtained by the quasiliving polymerization with the result of nuclear magnetic resonance and gel permeation chromatography characterization. The particle size and particle size distribution of the PNIPAAm-g-P4VP microgels containing 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt% P4VP were measured by means of a laser particle size analyzer. It was found that all the microgels were of micrometer scale and the particle size was increased with the P4VP load. Inter/intra-molecular-specific interactions, i.e., hydrogen bond interactions were then investigated by Fourier infrared spectroscopy. In addition, the water flux measurements showed that all the PNIPAAm-g-P4VP microgels can draw water more effectively than a blank PNIPAAm microgel. For the copolymer microgel incorporating 20 wt% P4VP, the water flux was measured to be 7.48 L∙m⁻²∙h⁻¹.     

Molecular weight influence on viscosimetric parameters of poly(4-vinylpyridine) polymers

This work describes the effect of the molecular weight on the viscosimetric parameters of poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) polymers in ethanolic solution. Numerous studies concerning this question have been reported in very separate intervals of molecular weight. We have observed a discordance (discontinuity) in the variation of the intrinsic viscosity as a function of the molecular weight of these polymers ([η]=f(M_w)). In order to establish a general relationship between viscosimetric parameters and M_w, we have considered 10 P4VP samples in a wide interval of molecular weights: 0.75×10⁴ to 153×10⁴. These results have been compared and completed with that of the literature. We have observed that:

(i)

All viscosimetric parameters (intrinsic viscosity [η], Huggins constant k_H, second virial coefficient, viscosimetric expansion coefficient α_η, and critical concentration) change according to a continuous function without a break.

(ii)

The lower is the molecular weight of P4VP; the higher are the variations of the expansion coefficient and the interaction effects.

(iii)

The variation of the intrinsic viscosity versus the molecular weight follows a unique relation in the whole M_w range. In fact, the Berkowitz equation (1), described for a limited range of relatively high M_w (10⁵ to 18.5×10⁵) is extended for all M_w interval values.

(iv)

Empiric laws for [η], k_H, A₂ and C^* and variations as a function of molecular weight were proposed for the P4VP in ethanol.

     

具有特殊相互作用的聚合物共混物在选择性溶剂中的自组装行为

研究了磺化聚苯乙烯(SPS)/聚4-乙烯基吡啶(P4VP)在选择性溶剂甲醇中的自组装行为。用动态光散射的方法考察了P4VP/甲醇初始浓度以及Cu^2^+的加入对溶液中粒子尺寸的影响,并研究了Cu^2^+的加入对聚合物溶液粘度的影响。