A study on free volume of acrylonitrile‐styrene copolymer and methyl methacrylate‐styrene copolymer by using positron annihilation

The o‐Ps lifetime τ₃ and the intensity I₃ of ST‐AN copolymers and ST‐MMA copolymers have been determined by using the positron annihilation technique. The average free volume hole radius R is estimated according to Tao's and Eldrup's model. The result shows that the average free volume hole size mainly attributes to lateral group volume and polarity of macromolecular chain as well as polymerizing temperature, and the o‐Ps intensity I₃ to the effect of the lateral group volume and the polarity. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 465–472, 1999     

Effect of polystyrene‐b‐poly(ethylene oxide) on self‐assembly of polystyrene‐b‐poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) in aqueous solution

Mixed micelles of polystyrene‐b‐poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PS‐b‐PNIPAM) and two polystyrene‐b‐poly(ethylene oxide) diblock copolymers (PS‐b‐PEO) with different chain lengths of polystyrene in aqueous solution were prepared by adding the tetrahydrofuran solutions dropwise into an excess of water. The formation and stabilization of the resultant mixed micelles were characterized by using a combination of static and dynamic light scattering. Increasing the initial concentration of PS‐b‐PEO in THF led to a decrease in the size and the weight average molar mass (〈M_w〉) of the mixed micelles when the initial concentration of PS‐b‐ PNIPAM was kept as 1 × 10^?3 g/mL. The PS‐b‐PEO with shorter PS block has a more pronounced effect on the change of the size and 〈M_w〉 than that with longer PS block. The number of PS‐b‐PNIPAM in each mixed micelle decreased with the addition of PS‐b‐PEO. The average hydrodynamic radius 〈R_h〉 and average radius of gyration 〈R_g〉 of pure PS‐b‐PNIPAM and mixed micelles gradually decreased with the increase in the temperature. Both the pure micelles and mixed micelles were stable in the temperature range of 18 °C–39 °C. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 1168–1174, 2010     

(2‐Methyl­quinolin‐8‐olato)­iron(III) and ‐copper(II) complexes

The crystal structures of tris(2‐methyl­quinolin‐8‐olato‐N,O)­iron(III), [Fe­(C₁₀­H₈­NO)₃], (I), and aqua­bis(2‐methyl­quinolin‐8‐olato‐N,O)­copper(II), [Cu­(C₁₀­H₈NO)₂­(H₂O)], (II), have been determined. Compound (I) has a distorted octahedral configuration, in which the central Fe atom is coordinated by three N atoms and three O atoms from three 2‐methylquinolin‐8‐olate ligands. The three Fe—O bond distances are in the range 1.934 (2)–1.947 (2) Å, while the three Fe—N bond distances range from 2.204 (2) to 2.405 (2) Å. In compound (II), the central Cu^II atom and H₂O group lie on the crystallographic twofold axis and the coordination geometry of the Cu^II atom is close to trigonal bipyramidal, with the three O atoms in the basal plane and the two N atoms in apical positions. The Cu—N bond length is 2.018 (5) Å. The Cu—O bond length in the basal positions is 1.991 (4) Å, while the Cu—O bond length in the apical position is 2.273 (6) Å. There is an intermolecular OW—H?O hydrogen bond which links the mol­ecules into a linear chain along the b axis.     

Determination of block size in poly(ethylene oxide)‐b‐polystyrene block copolymers by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

Characterization of block size in poly(ethylene oxide)‐b‐poly(styrene) (PEO‐b‐PS) block copolymers could be achieved by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF‐MS) after scission of the macromolecules into their constituent blocks. The performed hydrolytic cleavage was demonstrated to specifically occur on the targeted ester function in the junction group, yielding two homopolymers consisting of the constitutive initial blocks. This approach allows the use of well‐established MALDI protocols for a complete copolymer characterization while circumventing difficulties inherent to amphiphilic macromolecule ionization. Although the labile end‐group in PS homopolymer was modified by the MALDI process, PS block size could be determined from MS data since polymer chains were shown to remain intact during ionization. This methodology has been validated for a PEO‐b‐PS sample series, with two PEO of number average molecular weight (M_n) of 2000 and 5000 g mol^?1 and M_n(PS) ranging from 4000 to 21,000 g mol^?1. Weight average molecular weight (M_w), and thus polydispersity index, could also be reached for each segment and were consistent with values obtained by size exclusion chromatography. This approach is particularly valuable in the case of amphiphilic copolymers for which M_n values as determined by liquid state nuclear magnetic resonance might be affected by micelle formation. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 3380–3390, 2009     

trans‐Di­chloro­bis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine‐P)­platinum(II)

Two different crystals (A and B) were used to structurally characterize trans‐[PtCl₂(PPh₃)₂] and to study random and systematic errors in derived parameters. The compound is isomorphous with trans‐[PdCl₂(PPh₃)₂] and with one of the polymorphs of trans‐[PtMeCl(PPh₃)₂] reported previously. Half‐normal probability plot analyses based on A and B show realistic s.u.'s and negligible systematic errors. R.m.s. calculations give very good agreement between A and B, 0.0088 Å. Important geometrical parameters are Pt—P = 2.3163 (11) Å, Pt—Cl = 2.2997 (11) Å, P—Pt—Cl = 87.88 (4) and 92.12 (4)°. Half‐normal probability plots and r.m.s. calculations were also used to compare the title compound with the palladium analogue, showing small systematic differences between the compounds. The torsion angles around the Pt—P bond were found to be very similar to those reported for isomorphous complexes, as well as to the torsion angles around the Pt—As bond in trans‐[PtCl₂(AsPh₃)₂]. The NMR coupling constants for the title compound are similar to Pt—P coupling constants reported for analogous trans complexes.     

Improved self‐assembly of poly(dimethylsiloxane‐b‐ethylene oxide) using a hydrogen‐bonding additive

Block copolymers with increased Flory–Huggins interaction parameters (χ) play an essential role in the production of sub‐10 nm nanopatterns in the growing field of directed self‐assembly for next generation lithographic applications. A library of PDMS‐b‐PEO block copolymers were synthesized by click chemistry and their interaction parameters (χ) determined. The highest χ measured in our samples was 0.21 at 150 °C, which resulted in phase‐separated domains with periods as small as 7.9 nm, suggesting that PDMS‐b‐PEO is a prime candidate for sub‐10 nm nanopatterning. To suppress PEO crystallization, PDMS‐b‐PEO was blended with (l )‐tartaric acid (LTA) which allows for tuning of the self‐assembled morphologies. Additionally, it was observed that the order‐disorder transition temperature (T_ODT) of PDMS‐b‐PEO increased dramatically as the amount of LTA in the blend increased, allowing for further control over self‐assembly. To understand the mechanism of this phenomenon, we present a novel field‐based supramolecular model, which describes the formation of copolymer‐additive complexes by reversible hydrogen bonding. The mean‐field phase separation behavior of the model was calculated using the random phase approximation (RPA). The RPA analysis reproduces behavior consistent with an increase of the effective χ in the PDMS‐b‐(PEO/LTA suprablock). © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 2200–2208     

μ‐1,4‐Benzenedicarboxylato‐bis[trans‐aqua(1,4,8,11‐tetraazacyclotetradecane)nickel(II)] diperchlorate forms a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded framework

The title compound, [Ni₂(C₈H₄O₄)(C₁₀H₂₄N₄)₂(H₂O)₂](ClO₄)₂, contains two independent octahedral Ni^II centres with trans‐NiN₄O₂ chromophores. The bridging benzene­dicarboxyl­ate ligand is bonded to the two Ni atoms, each via one O atom of each carboxyl­ate, while the other O atom participates in an intramolecular N—H?O hydrogen bond, forming an S(6) motif. The cations are linked to the perchlorate anions via O—H?O and N—H?O hydrogen bonds [O?O 2.904 (6) and 2.898 (6) Å; O—H?O 158 (6) and 165 (6)°; N?O 3.175 (7) and 3.116 (7) Å; N—H?O 168 and 166°] to form molecular ladders. These ladders are linked by further O—H?O and N—H?O hydrogen bonds [O?O 2.717 (6) and 2.730 (5) Å; O—H?O 170 (4) and 163 (6)°; N?O 3.373 (7) and 3.253 (7) Å; N—H?O 163 and 167°] to form a continuous three‐dimensional framework. The perchlorate anions both participate in three hydrogen bonds, and both are thus fully ordered.     

Poly[di‐μ2‐methano­lato‐di‐μ2‐tetra­methoxy­borato‐disodium(I)]

In the polymeric title compound, [Na₂(C₄H₁₂BO₄)₂(CH₄O)₂]_n, the two independent sodium cations are bound by five O atoms. All the O atoms of one tetra­methoxy­borate anion bind cations, forming a tetra­meric cluster around a tetra­gonal inversion centre [Na—O = 2.2777 (18)–2.3907 (16) Å]. Two methanol O atoms bridge the two Na atoms [Na—O = 2.3590 (15)–2.4088 (18) Å] and provide the hydrogen‐bonding H atoms. The second tetra­methoxy­borate anion provides two O atoms to one Na atom [mean Na—O = 2.31 (2) Å] and two O atoms as donors for crosslinking hydrogen bonds to adjacent tetra­mers, which complete the three‐dimensional packing. The crystal was a treated as a racemic twin.     

The dinuclear scandium(III) cyclooctatetraenyl chloride complex di‐μ‐chlorido‐bis[(η8‐cyclooctatetraene)(tetrahydrofuran‐κO)scandium(III)]

Only a few cyclooctatetraene dianion (COT) π‐complexes of lanthanides have been crystallographically characterized. This first single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction characterization of a scandium(III) COT chloride complex, namely di‐μ‐chlorido‐bis[(η⁸‐cyclooctatetraene)(tetrahydrofuran‐κO )scandium(III)], [Sc₂(C₈H₈)₂Cl₂(C₄H₈O)₂] or [Sc(COT)Cl(THF)]₂ (THF is tetrahydrofuran), (1), reveals a dimeric molecular structure with symmetric chloride bridges [average Sc—Cl = 2.5972 (7) Å] and a η⁸‐bound COT ligand. The COT ring is planar, with an average C—C bond length of 1.399 (3) Å. The Sc—C bond lengths range from 2.417 (2) to 2.438 (2) Å [average 2.427 (2) Å]. Direct comparison of (1) with the known lanthanide (Ln) analogues (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Sm) illustrates the effect of metal‐ion (M ) size on molecular structure. Overall, the M —Cl, M —O, and M —C bond lengths in (1) are the shortest in the series. In addition, only one THF molecule completes the coordination environment of the small Sc^III ion, in contrast to the previously reported dinuclear Ln–COT–Cl complexes, which all have two bound THF molecules per metal atom.     

A cobalt(III) compound of a 13‐membered cyclic tetra­amine: trans‐(12,12‐dimethyl‐1,4,7,10‐tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane)diisothio­cyanato­cobalt(III) tetra­isothio­cyanato­zinc(II) ethanol solvate

The title compound, [Co(NCS)₂(C₁₁H₂₆N₄)]₂[Zn(NCS)₄]·C₂H₅OH, has two similar cations with the Co^III atom coordinated in a planar fashion by the 13‐membered cyclic tetra­amine, in the 1R,4S,7R,10S configuration, and with trans isothio­cyanate ligands. The six‐membered chelate ring is in a chair conformation, with one axially and one equatorially oriented methyl substituent [mean Co—N = 1.948 (2) Å]. The `opposite' chelate ring (N<sup>4</sup> and N<sup>7</sup>) is in an eclipsed conformation [mean Co—N = 1.928 (2) Å], and the `side' chelate rings have gauche conformations. The mean Co—N_NCS distance is 1.928 (2) Å. Both cations have one Co—N—C group nearly linear and the other appreciably bent, with mean Co—N—C angles of 178.7 (1) and 160.4 (1)°, respectively. The [Zn(NCS)₄]²⁻ anion is approximately tetra­hedral, with Zn—N = 1.951 (1)–1.986 (1) Å, N—Zn—N = 104.5 (1)–111.9 (1)° and Zn—N—C = 152.5 (1)–179.4 (1)°. One NH group is hydrogen bonded to the ethanol O atom and the other NH groups are bonded to thio­cyanate S atoms, forming a network.     

catena‐Poly­[[bis­[μ‐1,2‐bis(1‐methyl­tetrazol‐5‐yl)­ethane‐κ2N4:N4′]bis[chloro­copper(II)]]‐di‐μ‐chloro]

In the title compound, [Cu₂Cl₄(C₆H₁₀N₈)₂]_n, the ligand has C₂ symmetry, and the Cu and Cl atoms lie on a mirror plane. The coordination polyhedron of the Cu atom is a distorted square pyramid, with the basal positions occupied by two N atoms from two different ligands [Cu—N = 2.0407 (18) Å] and by the two Cl atoms [Cu—Cl = 2.2705 (8) and 2.2499 (9) Å], and the apical position occupied by a Cl atom [Cu—Cl = 2.8154 (9) Å] that belongs to the basal plane of a neighbouring Cu atom. The [CuCl₂(C₆H₁₀N₈)]₂ units form infinite chains extending along the a axis via the Cl atoms. Intermolecular C—H⃛Cl contacts [C⃛Cl = 3.484 (2) Å] are also present in the chains. The chains are linked together by intermolecular C—H⃛N interactions [C⃛N = 3.314 (3) Å].     

catena‐Poly­[[[1,8‐bis(2‐hydroxy­ethyl)‐1,3,6,8,10,13‐hexa­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane]copper(II)]‐μ‐cyano‐[tri­cyano­nitro­soiron(III)]‐μ‐cyano]

The bimetallic title complex, [CuFe(CN)₅(C₁₂H₃₀N₆O₂)(NO)] or [Cu(L)Fe(CN)₅(NO)] [where L is 1,8‐bis(2‐hydroxy­ethyl)‐1,3,6,8,10,13‐hexa­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane], has a one‐dimensional zigzag polymeric –Cu(L)–NC–Fe(NO)(CN)₃–CN–Cu(L)– chain, in which the Cu^II and Fe^II centres are linked by two CN groups. In the complex, the Cu^II ion is coordinated by four N atoms from the L ligand [Cu—N(L) = 1.999 (2)–2.016 (2) Å] and two cyanide N atoms [Cu—N = 2.383 (2) and 2.902 (3) Å], and has an elongated octahedral geometry. The Fe^II centre is in a distorted octahedral environment, with Fe—N(nitroso) = 1.656 (2) Å and Fe—C(CN) = 1.938 (3)–1.948 (3) Å. The one‐dimensional zigzag chains are linked to form a three‐dimensional network via N—H⋯N and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds.     

Poly[[aqua­tetra­imidazole­di‐μ‐phthalato‐dicopper(II)] monohydrate]

The title complex, {[Cu₂(C₈H₄O₄)₂(C₃H₄N₂)₄(H₂O)]·H₂O}_n, is a three‐dimensional polymer formed through bridging by phthalate dianions of two different Cu^II cations and a network of O(N)—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The Cu—O and Cu—N inter­action distances are in the ranges 2.0020 (16)–2.4835 (17) and 1.968 (2)–1.9855 (19) Å, respectively. The structure is composed of alternating polymer chains parallel to the c axis, with a shortest Cu⋯Cu distance of 6.3000 (5) Å.     

Bis(1,2‐diaminobenzene‐N)­bis(1,1,1,5,5,5‐hexa­fluoro­pen­tane‐2,4‐dion­ato‐O,O′)­iron(II), ‐cobalt(II) and ‐nickel(II) at low temperature

Addition of 1,2‐phenylenediamine to solutions ofbis(1,1,1,5,5,5‐hexafluoropentane‐2,4‐dionato‐O,O′)cobalt(II),‐iron(II) and ‐nickel(II) resulted in crystals containing centrosymmetric octahedral complexes with two amines per metal atom. In all three iso­structural complexes, i.e. [M(C₅HF₆O₂)₂(C₆H₈N₂)₂] where M = Fe, Cu and Ni, the two C—N bonds differ significantly in length by an average of 0.031 (3) Å. The phenyl C—C bonds display a pattern of small differences, the C—C bond between the amines being longer than the shortest phenyl C—C bonds by an average of 0.022 (4) Å.     

Bis­[tetrakis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine‐κP)silver(I)] di‐μ‐tri­fluoro­acetato‐κ4O:O′‐bis[bis­(tri­fluoro­acetato‐κO)stannate(IV)]

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Ag(C₁₈H₁₅P)₄]₂[Sn₂(CH₃)₄(CF₃CO₂)₆], consists of discrete tetrahedral cations and trans‐C₂SnO₄ octahedral dianions [C—Sn—C = 154.6 (2)°]. The dianion lies about a center of inversion and the two Sn atoms are linked unevenly by the carboxyl­ate unit [Sn—O = 2.291 (3) Å and SnO = 2.818 (3) Å].     

Cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes of isoquinoline‐1‐carboxylate

trans‐Di­aqua­bis­(iso­quinoline‐1‐carboxyl­ato‐κ²N,O)­cobalt(II) dihydrate, [Co(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O, and trans‐di­aqua­bis­(iso­quinoline‐1‐carboxyl­ato‐κ²N,O)­nickel(II) dihydrate, [Ni(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O, contain the same isoquinoline ligand, with both metal atoms residing on a centre of symmetry and having the same distorted octahedral coordination. In the former complex, the Co—O(water) bond length in the axial direction is 2.167 (2) Å, which is longer than the Co—O(carboxylate) and Co—N bond lengths in the equatorial plane [2.055 (2) and 2.096 (2) Å, respectively]. In the latter complex, the corresponding bond lengths for Ni—O(water), Ni—O(carboxylate) and Ni—N are 2.127 (2), 2.036 (2) and 2.039 (3) Å, respectively. Both crystals are stabilized by similar stacking interactions of the ligand, and also by hydrogen bonds between the hydrate and coordinated water molecules.     

5‐n‐Butylpyridine‐2‐carboxylate–copper(II) and –iron(III) complexes

In trans‐bis(5‐n‐butyl­pyridine‐2‐carboxyl­ato‐κ²N,O)­bis­(methanol‐κO)copper(II), [Cu(C₁₀H₁₂NO₂)₂(CH₄O)₂], the Cu atom lies on a centre of symmetry and has a distorted octahedral coordination. The Cu—O(methanol) bond length in the axial direction is 2.596 (3) Å, which is much longer than the Cu—­O(carboxylate) and Cu—N distances in the equatorial plane [1.952 (2) and 1.977 (2) Å, respectively]. In mer‐tris(5‐n‐bu­tyl­pyridine‐2‐carboxyl­ato‐κ²N,O)­iron(III), [Fe(C₁₀H₁₂NO₂)₃], the Fe atom also has a distorted octahedral geometry, with Fe—O and Fe—N bond‐length ranges of 1.949 (4)–1.970 (4) and 2.116 (5)–2.161 (5) Å, respectively. Both crystals are stabilized by stacking interactions of the 5‐n‐butyl­pyridine‐2‐carboxyl­ate ligand, although hydrogen bonds also contribute to the stabilization of the copper(II) complex.     

Bromo­di­methyl(N‐methyl­pyrrolidin‐2‐one‐O)­tin(IV)‐di‐μ‐bromo‐bromo­di­methyl­tin(IV)

The preparation and X‐ray analysis of the title compound, [Sn₂Br₄(CH₃)₄(C₅H₉NO)], are described. The compound contains two Sn atoms in the asymmetric unit, that complexed by N‐methyl­pyrrolidin‐2‐one being hexacoordinated (a), the other exhibiting pentacoordination (b). The most important features are three different Sn—Br bond lengths at both Sn atoms with the following values: (a) 2.5060 (9), 2.7152 (10) and 3.7118 (10) Å; (b) 2.5084 (10), 2.5279 (9) and 3.5841 (10) Å.     

Bis(4‐hydroxy­benzoato‐O)(1,4,8,11‐tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane‐κ4N)nickel(II): a three‐dimensional framework built from O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

The title compound, [Ni(C₇H₅O₃)₂(C₁₀H₂₄N₄)], contains octahedral Ni^II in a centrosymmetric trans configuration with Ni—N distances of 2.0637 (17) and 2.0699 (16) Å and an Ni—O distance of 2.1100 (14) Å. The mol­ecules are linked by a single type of O—H?O hydrogen bond [O?O 2.618 (2) Å and O—H?O 161°] into two‐dimensional sheets; a singletype of N—H?O hydrogen bond [N?O 2.991 (2) Å and N—H?O 139°] links these sheets into a three‐dimensional framework.     

2‐(4‐Bromophenyl)‐1,2‐dihydropyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazol‐4(3H)‐one and 4‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐3,4‐dihydropyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazol‐2(1H)‐one form hydrogen‐bonded base‐paired dimers

The title compounds, 2‐(4‐bromo­phenyl)‐1,2‐di­hydro­pyrimido­[1,2‐a]­benzimidazol‐4‐(3H)‐one, C₁₆H₁₂Br­N₃O, (IVa), and 4‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐3,4‐dihydropyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazol‐2‐(1H)‐one, C₁₇H₁₅N₃O, (Vb), both form R(8) centrosymmetric dimers via N—H?N hydrogen bonds. The N?N distance is 2.943 (3) Å for (IVa) and 2.8481 (16) Å for (Vb), with the corresponding N—H?N angles being 129 and 167°, respectively. However, in other respects, the supra­molecular structures of the two compounds differ. Both compounds contain different C—H?π interactions, in which the C—H?π(centroid) distances are 2.59 and 2.47 Å for (IVa) and (Vb), respectively (the latter being a short distance), with C—H?π(centroid) angles of 158 and 159°, respectively. The supramolecular structures also differ, with a short Br?O distance of 3.117 (2) Å in bromo derivative (IVa), and a C—H?O interaction with a C?O distance of 3.2561 (19) Å and a C—H?O angle of 127° in tolyl system (Vb). The di­hydro­pyrimido part of (Vb) is disordered, with a ratio of the major and minor components of 0.9:0.1. The disorder consists of two non‐interchangeable envelope conformers, each with an equatorial tolyl group and an axial methine H atom.