聚氧乙烯链构象性质的三级相互作用近似

基于旋转异构态近似模型 ,用半经验势函数计算了聚氧乙烯 (POE)链在三级相互作用下构象能 ,并用三级相互作用近似下的统计权重矩阵方法计算了POE链的特征比、偶极矩比等构象性质 .结果表明 ,当考虑了三级相互作用时 ,计算结果和实验值符合得比较好 ,与由二级相互作用近似得到的结果相比 ,在很大程度上得到了改善     

STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF POLY (N-VINYLCARBAZOLE) OBTAINED VIA ASYMMETRICALLY STEREOSELECTIVE POLYMERIZATION

The structure and properties of poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVCZ) obtainedvia asymmetrically stereoselective polymerization have been studied by using ~1HNMRspectra, UV spectra, DSC analysis and GPC. The steric microstructure i.e. the contentof isotactic sequences was found to be increased by using AIBN to (-)Sp~+(+)CSA~- asthe initiators or catalysts and the mole extinction coefficient to be decreased. Bimodalmolecular weight distribution (MWD)s of the obtained PVCZs were caused by two propa-gating species of the free ions and the ion-pairs associated with the organic salts duringpolymerization.     

CONFORMATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POLY(ACRYLIC ACID) AND POLY(METHACRYLIC ACID)

A full-relaxation optimization of molecule and the Dreiding force field are employed toobtain the geometry parameters and the conformational energy surfaces of meso or racemicdyad of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA). Three differentcarbonyl-bond orientations of side-groups resulted in the differences in depth of potentialwells in their energetic contours for a meso or a racemic dyad. These discrepancies areinterpreted as a result of various fine structures corresponding to grid search conformationsas well as thereby different interactions. The analysis on the most stable conformationsof PMAA confirmed that the ester groups are nearly perpendicular to the plane definedby the two adjacent skeletal bonds but may possibly change their relative orientations tomeet the requirement of lower energy during the conformational state transition. For eachpolyme, two global energy maps of a meso and a racemic dyad were finally constructedfrom the superposition of energy data for the three kinds of side-group orientations by theBoltzmann factors. From an ensemble average, the proposed scheme with three rotationalisomeric states (RIS) allowed us to access the experimentally unperturbed dimensions ofPAA chain via the configurational statistical mechanics. Although the calculation wasbased on the short-range, local interactions, it was interested to note that the experimentalcharacteristic ratios just fell within the range calculated for atactic chains.     

STUDY ON LIQUID CRYSTALLINITY OF POLY(N-VINYLCARBAZOLE)

The liquid crystallinity of poly(N-vinylcarbazole) was studied by using powder X-ray diffraction, polarized opticalmicroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry. The results show that the lower molecular weight fractions of this polymerdo not form a liquid crystalline phase, while the samples of sufficiently high molecular weight do form a mesophase attemperatures above the glass transition. The lowest value of the degree of polymerization for PVK to form a stable liquidcrystalline phase was found to be in the range of 150 to 200, significantly higher than the value of 50 for most conventionalside chain liquid crystaline polymers.     

SURFACE OF GELATIN MODIFIED POLY(L-LACTIC ACID)FILM

In this paper, the surface structure of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) film modified with gelatin was investigated. ThePLLA film specimens were treated directly with aqueous alkali solution to provide their surfaces with carboxyl groups, sothat these functional groups could become the reactive sites for gelatin immobilization. The functional groups of the PLLAfilms were identified by ATR-FTIR spectra and XPS spectra, the changes in surface morphology were observed by usingenvironmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), and the hydrophilicity of modified PLLA films was examined bywater contact angle measurement. Experimental results showed that the gelatin was immobilized with water-solublecarbodiimide (EDC) onto the PLLA film's surfaces, and the gelatin content on the polymer surface was related to carboxylicgroup formed in the controlled hydrolysis process. Rough surfaces caused by hydrolysis will predominantly favor the adhesion and growth of cell; and the hydrophilicity of these surfaces after the modification procedure is enhanced.     

PROPERTIES OF SILK FIBROIN/POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)400 BLEND FILMS

The blend film of silk fibroin (SF) and poly(ethylene glycol)400 (PEG400) with a blend ratio of 2/1 (wt/wt) wasprepared simply by dropping a little PEG400 into the SF solution and then casting the mixed aqueous solution at 50℃. Theresulting film exhibited much better mechanical properties in the dry and wet state than SF itself, owing to theconformational change of SF in the blends from the random coil to the β-sheet structure and intermolecular hydrogen bondformation between SF and PEG400. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that the initial thermal decomposition temperatureof the blend film was 170℃, which was 80℃ lower than that of SF (250℃) and 20℃ higher than that of PEG400 (150℃),and indicated a Strong interaction between two components of the blend. No crystalline peaks were observed in the X-raydiffraction curve of the blend film. Cell culture test showed that SF/PEG400 was a suitable substrate for the growth of humanumbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC).     

PROPERTIES OF POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS BASED ON POLY (OXYETHYLENE-co-OXYTETRAMETHYLENE) DIOL*

Polyurethane elastomers derived from 4,4'-methylene bis(phenyl isocyanate), butylene glycol and the lowoxyethylene moiety content copolyether of tetrahydrofuran and ethylene oxide, obtained by copolymerization usingheteropolyacid-ethylene oxide initiator system, were prepared. The polyurethanes exhibited an increased water absorptionand much better low temperature resilience, which remained high even at a temperature of -3℃, while that of polyurethanebased upon poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol of the same molecular weight, i.e. being 2000, and molecular weightdistribution, i.e. in the range of 1.4-1.5, starts to decrease dramatically at 5℃.     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY(ARYL ETHER KETONE)CONTAINING BIPHENYLPHTHALAZINONE MOIETY*

A new poly(aryl ether ketone) containing biphenylphthalazinone moiety was prepared by thereaction of 4-(4-hydroxybiphenyl) phthalazine-1-one with 4, 4'-difluorobenzophenone. The monomer and thepolymer were characterized by FT-IR and ~1H-NMR. Some properties of this polymer were described.     

CLOUD POINT CURVES OF POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)/POLY(PROPYLENE GLYCOL) MIXTURES AND THEIR THERMODYNAMIC EXPLANATION

In the study of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) mixtures not only a bimodal shape but also a reverse trend of the dependence on molecular weight of the cloud point curves were observed.This trend indicates that the miscibility of the studied mixtures decreases as the molecular weight of one component decreases. The excess volumes of the mixtures show that the interaction parameter between two components decreases at first and increases after passing a minimum as the concentration of one component increases. This supports the explanation of Koningsveld on the bimodal shape of cloud point curves. Based on a binary interaction model a formula was derived revealing that the interaction between PPG and the end group of PEG and the hydrogen bonding interaction between ether and hydroxy end group inner or inter PEG molecules are not favorable for mixing. The latter interaction is an "attractive" force in PEG molecules. The two interactions are responsible for the observed abnormal dependence.     

SYNTHESIS AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF POLY (THIENYLACETYLENES)*

3 -Ethynyl-4-(trimethylsilyl)thiophene (1a) and 3 -ethynyl-4-bromothiophene (1 b ) selectivelyundergo acetylene polymerizations in the presence of the MoCl_5- and WCl_6-Ph_3SiH catalysts to give soluble,high-molecular-weight poly(thienylacetylenes) (2) (M_w up to 602000) in high yields (up to 100%). Lighttransmission spectra of THF solutions of 2 continuously red-shift with increasing concentration. Theconcentratochromism shows a logarithmic concentration dependence; that is, the optical transitions of 2 arepredictably tunable by simply changing their concentrations.     

CONFORMATIONAL PROPERTIES OF STRETCHED POLYETHYLENE CHAIN*

 When polyethylene chains are stretched, the chains are regarded as being confined in an infinite cylinder withdecreasing diameter. The conformational properties of polyethylene chains confined in an infinite cylinder are investigatedby using rotational isomeric state model. Using the average conformational energy and entropy and the average length, wecan determine the elastic force f or the fraction of the energy term to the total forcef_e/f,where f_e=?<∪>/?and f=?/?.Comparisons with experimental data are also made.The results of these microscopic calculations are discussed in therms of the macroscopic phenomena of rubber elasticity.     

COMPUTER SIMULATIONS ON UNPERTURBED CONFIGURATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF POLY (METHYL ACRYLATE)

A full-relaxation optimization of molecule and the popular MM2 force field are em-ployed to obtain the geometry parameters and the conformational energy surface of a mesoor a racemic dyad of poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) with a specified carbonyl-bond orien-tation in side-groups. It is found that the conformational energy maps calculated hereconsiderably differ from those calculated with the rigid molecular model as reported in theearlier studies. The g~- state cannot be omitted in the obtained contour maps. Two impor-tant conformers tg~- and g~(-t) with energy minima were newly detected for a racemic dyad.The analysis on the conformations with energy minima confirmed that the ester groupsare not always perpendicular to the plane defined by the two adjacent skeletal bonds andmay change their relative orientations to meet the requirement of lower energies duringthe conformational state transition. Instead of the early way of adjusting the interactionenergy parameters to fit the experimental data, we attempt to predict unperturbed chaindimensions via the reliable force field and the configurational statistical mechanics. Theproposed scheme with three rotational states identified from the contour maps allowed usto satisfactorily reproduce the experimental dimensions of random PMA chains.     

EFFECT OF SOLVENT COMPOSITION ON THE SULFONATION DEGREE OF POLY(PHENYLENE OXIDE) (PPO)

This paper investigates the possibility of attaining sulphonated poly(phenylene oxide) (SPPO) with a relativelyhigher sulfonation degree. To achieve this aim, the approach we adopt is to improve the solubility of the final product in themixed solvent so that the sulfonation may take place between the bulk solutions and PPO powders even at higher sulfonationdegree. It is shown that the addition of a proper amount of dimethyl formide (DMF) to the conventional PPO-chloroformsystem can actually enhance the sulfonation effect. The solvent composition is then correlated with the sulfonation degreebased on the solubility parameters. It is interesting to find that solubility parameters between the mixed solvent and theprecipitated products keep an approximately unchanged value at about 4.9, which is just equal to that when pure chloroformis used, though the solubility parameters of both solvents increase with the content of DMF in solution. This may be the mainreason why the addition of DMF can reduce the precipitation and improve the ion exchange capacity (IEC) of SPPOpolymer.     

EFFECT OF CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF SULFOXIDE GRAFTED POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) ON GAS PERMEABILITY

The effects of chemical structure, i. e. side chain structure and their contents, on thepermeability of pure SO_2, N_2 and their mixture gases for the sulfoxide grafted poly (vinylalcohol) (RVSO-PVA) membranes have been investigated:where R=Me, Et, Pr, t-Bu and Ph. It was notable that introduction of sulfoxide group intoPVA side chain greatly enhanced the permselectivity of sulfur dioxide. SO_2 permeability andseparation factor of these polymers increased markedly as the size of side chain increased. Thesulfoxide content of the polymer also played an important role in the pure and mixture gasespermeation. Some explanations have been made to interpret this unique gas separation behaviour.     

聚四氟乙烯和聚二甲基硅烷的链尺寸和偶极矩

基于改进的旋转异构态方法,推导了对称双取代基高分子链的均方回转半径和均方偶极矩公式,用于研究聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)、聚二甲基硅烷(PDMS)和聚乙烯(PE)链构象依赖的性质.计算得到长链聚四氟乙烯PTFE4(四态模型)和PDMS的构型参数值分别为0.44·mol0.5·g-0.5和0.43·mol0.5·g-0.5,PDMS链的相应温度系数值-7.32×10-3K-1,它与PTFE和PE的值(约-1.00×10-3K-1)相差较大.得到长链PTFE和PDMS的均方电偶极矩特征比结果都很小,如PDMS链的特征比为0.27,说明虽然PTFE和PDMS的侧基键C—F和Si—CH3都有强极性,但其聚合物却是非极性的电介质,具有较好的电绝缘性能,可见高分子链的构象和结构也对聚合物极性和电学性质有很大的影响.得到短链PTFE和PDMS(重复单元x10)均方偶极矩表现出明显的端点效应,特征比随x的改变而呈现明显的波动,这与Flory等的计算结果一致.     

SYNTHESIS OF SOLUBLE POLY(3-HEXYL-2,5-THIENYLENE VINYLENE) FROM THIOPHENE

INTRODUCTIONConjugated polymers have attracted more and more attention since the discovery of highly conductivepolyacetylene[1-3]. Their possible applications in sensors, and electroluminescene devices[4-5] etc. have alsostimulated the synthesis of new conjugated polymers. Because of the presence of π-conjugated bonds in thebackbone, they have band structures (such as the energy level of HOMO and LUMO, bandgap etc.) similar tothose of inorganic semiconductors such as silicon; conjugat…     

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 POLY(VINYL ACETATE)-INTERCALATED GRAPHITE OXIDE BY AN IN SITU INTERCALATIVE POLYMERIZATION*

Graphite oxide, a pseudo-two-dimensional solid in bulk form, was synthesized from natural graphite powder byoxidization with KMnO_4 in concentrated H_2SO_4. The poly(vinyl acetate)-intercalated graphite oxide nano-composite wasprepared by an in situ intercalative polymerization reaction, in which n-octanol-graphite oxide intercalation compounds werefirst obtained, vinyl acetate monomer was then dispersed into the interlayer of modified graphite oxide, followed by thermalpolymerization of the monomer. It was experimentally shown that the c-axis space of poly(vinyl acetate)-intercalated graphiteoxide was increased to 0.115 nm, which suggested there existed a monolayer of poly(vinyl acetate) chain between the layersof graphite oxide. The nanocomposite was also characterized with thermal analysis and FT-IR spectrometry.     

MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY (N-VINYLCARBAZOLE) OBTAINED WITH ASYMMETRICALLY STEREOSELECTIVE POLYMERIZATION*

The morphological characterizations of poly(N -vinylcarbazole)(PVCZ) obtained by asymmetricallystereoselective polymerization were studied using x-ray diffraction pattern, DSC and GPC. The results showthat the PVCZs have lower crystallinities (11.0～18.6%) and lower melting heats (2.2～7.5 J/g), but thedegree of crystallinities of the PVCZ samples obtained using the organic salts (acid) with chiral orstereodifferentiating ligands are higher than that using radical and general protonic initiator. It has shown thatthe crystallization is directly related to the packing density of the hexagonal array of the rodlike moleculesformed from the helical chain.     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY(STYRENE-co-4-VINYLPYRIDINE) NEODYMIUM COMPLEX

Poly(styrene-co-4-vinylpyridine)-neodymium complexes(NdCl_3·PS4VPY)with variouscontents of the functional group and neodymium have been prepared and characterized.Theinfrared and X-ray photoelectron spectra indicate that uncoordinated 4-vinylpyridine(4VPY)unitsremain in the NdCl_3·PS4VPY complexes.The catalytic behaviour of NdCl_3·PS4VPY was described briefly.