Polymers containing anthraquinone units: Polyimidazoles and polypyrrolones from 1,2,5,6-tetraaminoanthraquinone

1,2,5,6-Tetraaminoanthraquinone has been condensed with isophthalaldehyde and terephthalaldehyde and their bisulfite addition compounds to yield new heat-stable polymers. It has also been condensed with pyromellitic anhydride to give the pyrrolone. The highest viscosities were obtained in polymers prepared with acid catalysts. The polymers were nearly all soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid but not in organic solvents. Those soluble in sulfuric acid could also be solubilized by reduction with sodium dithionite and potassium hydroxide in aqueous organic solutions. A few polymers were apparently crosslinked, since they would not dissolve in either sulfuric acid or in base on reduction. Weak fibers were obtained by spinning the reduced alkaline solutions of the polymers into aqueous acid.     

Study on permeation behavior and chemical degradation of PA66 in acid solution

In many polymers under corrosive liquids, degradation followed after permeation of environmental solution for a long period. The permeation rate of environmental solution, in many cases, is very low in corrosion-resistant polymeric materials. Therefore, the observation of the permeation of environmental solution and degradation of polymeric materials are very difficult in practical application. A simulation of permeation of solution is required in order to understand the permeation behavior of environmental solution and polymer degradation. A detailed analysis of the permeation behavior of solution accompanied by chemical reaction is important to study for improving the lifetime of polymers. Polyamide 66 (PA66) and sulfuric acid solution were used to investigate the quantitative study of permeation of environmental solution and its relation to degradation of polymeric materials. Correlation between diffusion process and degradation of PA66 related to the decrease of weight average molecular weight was defined. The diffusion rate of sulfuric acid solution was found to increase by decreasing weight average molecular weight of PA66 due to the established chain scission by hydrolysis reaction. The permeation of sulfuric acid solution that affected the decomposition reaction was modeled and quantitative evaluation of permeation of sulfuric acid was established.     

Spectrophotometric determination of a spirostane aglycone — Pennogenin — InPolygonatum stenophyllum

The color reactions of free and glycosidically bound pennogenin with sulfuric acid and solutions of it have been studied. The reaction with 72% sulfuric acid at 50°C for 60 min has been used to determine glycosidically bound pennogenin in the roots after the extraction of the glycoside fraction and its appropriate purification from accompanying substances.     

Tribological behaviors of DLC films in sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide solutions

Tribological behaviors of three typical kinds of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films (a-C, a-C:Cr, and a-C:H) in sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide solutions were investigated. The a-C film showed the lowest stable coefficients of friction (COF) in both sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide solutions but the worst wear resistance in sulfuric acid solution. The a-C:H film showed the highest COF in sulfuric acid solution and the best wear resistance in both sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide solutions. The a-C:Cr film exhibited superior comprehensive tribological performance in sulfuric acid solution, while in sodium hydroxide solution, high COF and very poor wear resistance was observed. What is more, friction and wear mechanism was revealed by investigating the friction-induced material evolutions on the sliding surface.     

Recombination luminescence of poly(arylene phthalide) films: 1. Electronic and optical features of poly(arylene phthalide)s

Features of the luminescence and absorption spectra of poly(biphenylene phthalide), poly(fluorenylene phthalide), and poly(terphenylene phthalide) films were analyzed. Experimental results obtained for these films by optical methods and thermally stimulated current spectroscopy were compared. Long-lasting afterglow emission from the films after photoexcitation was observed. Possible explanations for the observed optical and thermally stimulated processes in the poly(arylene phthalide)s were suggested in terms of reversible electronic phase transitions induced by external factors in unconjugated polymers.     

Preparation of polyamides via the phosphorylation reaction. Poly-4,4′-benzanilides

4,4′-Diaminobenzanilide (DAB) was reacted with diacids via the Yamazaki phosphorylation reaction to yield simple polyamides and random copolyamides. The use of DAB was found to promote polycondensation because DAB contains a preformed amide linkage which minimizes the amounts of by-products formed. It also maximizes polymer solubility since the monomer is unsymmetrical. The order of the inherent viscosity values of the polymers obtained from DAB by reaction with different diacids, isophthalic > aliphatic > terephthalic, was found to parallel polymer solubility in the reaction medium. The inherent viscosity of the polyamide based on terephthalic acid, DAB-T, was increased greatly by copolymerization, isophthalic acid being more effective than an aliphatic diacid in this regard. None of the polymers formed a thermotropic nematic phase, but the copolymer having an equimolar ratio of terephthalic and adipic acid formed anisotropic solutions in 100% sulfuric acid at polymer concentrations exceeding 40%. Strong films were cast from such solutions.     

Extraction of Copper from Sulfate Solutions with Hydrazides of Versatic Higher Acids in the Presence of Accompanying Metals

Fundamental aspects of the extractive recovery of copper(II) in the presence of accompanying metals from sulfuric acid solutions with hydrazides of Versatic (GVIK 509) α-branched tertiary carboxylic acids in kerosene or its mixture with modifying agents: 2-ethylhexanol or alkylphenol. The selective extraction of copper(II) in the presence of nickel(II), cobalt(II), zinc(II), and iron(III) with hydrazides in kerosene is possible at pH 0.1–0.6. The separation coefficients of element pairs were calculated. It was found that the modifiers have no effect on the quantitative extraction of copper(II), but strongly change the extraction pattern of the metals under study. It was shown that the re-extraction of copper(II) with sulfuric acid solutions is in principle possible.     

Effect of acidity and alkalinity on the distillation of phenol: interferences of aromatic amines and formaldehyde with the 4-aminoantipyrine spectro-photometric method for phenol

As determined by the 4-aminoantipyrine (4-AAP) spectrophotometric method, the distillation of phenol is quantitative over the range from about pH 6 to very strongly acidic solutions. Recovery from alkaline solutions decreases with increasing alkalinity. Aromatic amines can interfere with the 4-AAP method by producing colors. The extent of the interference varies markedly with different aromatic amines and is much greater for the extraction method than the direct method. The interference can be considerably reduced by distillation from a strongly acidic solution (10 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid per 500 ml); for large amounts of aromatic amines, double distillation may be necessary. Formaldehyde can interfere by reacting with phenol and repressing the color development. This interference can be eliminated by treatment with ammonium sulfate and sodium hydroxide to form hexamethylenetetramine, followed by acidification and distillation.     

Synthesis and characterization of 1,3,4-thiadiazole-containing polyazomethines and copolyazomethines

Novel 1,3,4-thiadiazole-containing polyazomethines and copolyazomethines were synthesized by the solution polycondensation, in m-cresol at 25°C, of aromatic dialdehydes, isophthalaldehyde and terephthalaldehyde, with 2,5-bis (m-aminophenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole (BMAT) and with BMAT and aromatic diamines, bis (4-aminophenyl) ether and 1,5-diaminonaphthalene, respectively. These polymers were tan yellow to yellow in color and had reduced viscosities up to 0.32 dL/g in concentrated sulfuric acid and electric conductivity as high as 10^?9?10^?11 S cm^?1 at 25°C. All the polymers were insoluble in common organic solvents but dissolved completely in concentrated sulfuric acid and formic acid. However, they were readily hydrolyzed in concentrated sulfuric acid. X-ray diffraction diagrams showed that the crystallinity of polyazomethines were low, but copolyazomethines were highly crystalline. These azomethine polymers are highly thermally and thermooxidativelly stable and exhibited no appreciable decomposition up to 400°C in both air and nitrogen atmospheres. Doping with iodine dramatically raised the conductivity and produced the dark brown- to completely black-colored semiconductive polymers with a maximum conductivity of the order of 10^?5 S cm^?1. Electronic spectra of the undoped polymers indicated a large bathochromic shift of the π?π^* absorption band (310 nm) due to C?N bonds of BMAT. This result suggests that π-electrons of the polymers are extensively delocalized along the main chain.     

Phthalide as an activating group for the synthesis of poly(aryl ether phthalide)s by nucleophilic aromatic substitution

The phthalide ring was examined as an activating group for nucleophilic aromatic substitution. The proposed mechanism by which activation occurs is through a ring opening of the phthalide ring to form a Meisenheimer‐like σ complex. 3,3‐Bis(4‐fluorophenyl)phthalide was synthesized and examined under different reaction conditions to determine its suitability for polymer formation. Semiempirical calculations at the PM3 level suggested that 3,3‐bis(4‐fluorophenyl)phthalide is only moderately activated, whereas ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy suggested that the monomer was not sufficiently activated for nucleophilic aromatic substitution. However, low‐molecular‐weight polymers (number‐average molecular weight < 7000 g/mol) were produced from bisphenol A, hydroquinone, and phenolphthalein. The polymers were characterized by gel permeation chromatography, matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry. The polymers displayed relatively high glass‐transition temperatures. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 3046–3054, 2002     

3,3-双(N-辛基-2-甲基吲哚)邻苯二甲内酯荧烷在乙醇溶液中的显色性能

测试了3,3-双(N-辛基-2-甲基吲哚)邻苯二甲内酯荧烷(ck-16)在显色前后的¹³C NMR谱图,揭示了其显色前后的结构变化及其显色机理。 利用紫外可见吸收光谱法研究了ck-16在乙醇溶液中与不同显色剂作用后的光谱性质,测定了其与常用显色剂间的络合比和不稳定常数,并进一步研究了外界条件的改变对ck-16在乙醇溶液中与特定显色剂作用后显色性能的影响。 研究发现,亲电阳离子进攻ck-16荧烷分子的苯酞环,使苯酞环断裂,推电子的N原子和吸电子的羰基O原子之间建立π电子迁移通道使分子显色。 在乙醇介质中,ck-16与不同显色剂作用后具有不同的显色效果;对路易斯酸和有机弱酸这两类显色剂而言,ck-16与所测的四种显色剂(FeCl₃、草酸、CuCl₂、水杨酸)均以1:1的形式络合,ck-16与Fe³⁺的不稳定常数最小,结合最稳定,草酸其次,与Cu²⁺的相近,ck-16与水杨酸的结合最弱;在乙醇中,放置时间对ck-16/FeCl₃和ck-16/H₂C₂O₄两个体系的吸光度影响不大,但两体系表现出随水含量变化不同的敏感性,ck-16/FeCl₃体系具有比ck-16/H₂C₂O₄体系更为灵敏和快速的水致褪色性能。     

The determination of sulfuric acid aerosols

A reliable method has been developed for the chemical determination of sulfuric acid aerosol by simple technique and inexpensive equipment. A similar method is also presented for determining total acidity, including sulfuric acid and volatile acids together with salts that hydrolyze to give protons. The determinations can be performed directly on air samples collected with a sequential tape sampler. The basic chemical reactions involved are specifically controlled by the protons: stoichiometric amounts of bromine are released from a mixture of bromate-bromide by the protons, and the liberated bromine reacts with fluorescein to produce eosin, the color intensity of which is a direct measure of proton concentration. The detection limit for both the methods is 0.5 μg in terms of sulfuric acid and the range for quantitative measurement is 1–10 μg. The new methods are of special significance because of previous lack of reliable methods for determining acidic species in a polluted atmosphere.     

Chromatography of conjugated polymeric carbocations

The separation of a number of homo- and copolyarylenephthalides, which were converted into a colored ionized form, by adsorption chromatography using elution with 96% sulfuric acid was studied. A correlation between the color (degree of conjugation) and the adsorption ability of chromophore groups, which were formed upon the dissolution of the test compounds in H₂SO₄, was found: in the separation of a mixture of two polyarylenephthalides of the same type, a polymer whose chromophore group absorbs in the short-wave-length region of the spectrum was eluted first and the polyarylenephthalide with a deeper color was eluted next. The procedure developed allowed us to analyze the polymers in microgram amounts.     

Polybenzimidazoles,new thermally stable polymeres

Wholly aromatic polybenzimidazoles were synthesized from aromatic tetraamines and difunctional aromatic acids and characterized as new thermally stable polymers. The melt polycondensation of aromatic tetraamines and the diphenyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids was developed as a general procedure of wide applicability. Polybenzimidazoles containing mixed aromatic units in the chain backbone were prepared from 3,3′-diaminobenzidine, 1,2,4,5-tetraaminobenzene and a variety of aromatic diphenyl dicarboxylates. Phenyl 3,4-diaminobenzoate could also be polymerized by melt condensation to give poly-2,5(6)-benzimidazole. The polymers were characterized by a high degree of stability, showing great resistance to treatment with hydrolytic media and an ability to withstand continued exposure to elevated temperatures. Most of the polymers were infusible, but some had melting points above about 400°C. Many of the polymers exhibited no change in properties on being heated to 550°C, and showed a weight loss of less than 5% when heated under nitrogen for several hours to 600°C. The polymers were soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid and formic acid, producing stable solutions. Many of the polymers were soluble in dimethyl sulfoxide and some also in dimethylformamide. The inherent viscosities of a number of polymers in 0.5% dimethyl sulfoxide solution ranged from approximately 0.4 to 1.1. The higher polymers could be cast into stiff and tough films from formic acid and dimethyl sulfoxide solutions.     

Recovery of manganese(II) by electrodialysis with liquid membranes based on di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid

Electrodialysis membrane extraction of manganese(II) from sulfuric acid solutions with liquid membranes containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid and tri-n-octylamine in 1,2-dichloroethane was studied. The effect of the electrodialysis conditions and the composition of the organic phase and aqueous solutions on the transport rate of manganese(II) ions was examined. The conditions of quantitative recovery of the metal from a 0.01 M MnSO₄ solution were determined.     

Extraction recovery of vanadium(V) from sulfuric acid solutions

The IR and electronic absorption spectra of di-2-ethylhexyl hydrogen phosphate (HDEHP) extracts of vanadium(V) and sulfuric acid and of vanadium(V) solutions in sulfuric acid were studied. The composition of the extractable complex was determined, and the equation of vanadium(V) extraction with HDEHP was suggested. The equilibrium constant of vanadium(V) extraction from concentrated sulfuric acid solutions was found.     

强酸性环境中氧氟沙星的质子化模型研究

利用核磁共振波谱技术研究了不同浓度硫酸溶液中氧氟沙星(OFL)的1H,19F和13C核磁共振谱,对不同硫酸浓度引起的δH,δF,δC和JFC耦合常数的变化进行比较分析,由此推测其结构状态.综合1H,19F和13C核磁共振谱特点及其变化,提出OFL分子在强酸性环境中N1'被进一步质子化的结构模型.在浓硫酸溶液中,N1'被进一步质子化,并与F9形成氢键(N1'—H+┈F9),该结构使分子的共轭程度大幅降低,导致其荧光发射波长、荧光激发波长及紫外吸收波长均发生蓝移.硫酸溶液中氧氟酸和甲基氧氟沙星的荧光光谱行为进一步证明了OFL分子在浓硫酸溶液中质子化模型的合理性.     

Synthesis and properties of new organo‐soluble and strictly alternating aromatic poly(ester‐imide)s from 3,3‐bis[4‐(trimellitimidophenoxy)phenyl]phthalide and bisphenols

A series of new strictly alternating aromatic poly(ester‐imide)s having inherent viscosities of 0.20–0.98 dL/g was synthesized by the diphenylchlorophosphate (DPCP) activated direct polycondensation of the preformed imide ring‐containing diacid, 3,3‐bis[4‐(trimellitimidophenoxy)phenyl]phthalide (I), with various bisphenols in a medium consisting of pyridine and lithium chloride. The diimide–diacid I was prepared from the condensation of 3,3‐bis[4‐(4‐aminophenoxy)phenyl]phthalide and trimellitic anhydride. Most of the resulting polymers showed an amorphous nature and were readily soluble in a variety of organic solvents such as N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone (NMP) and N,N‐dimethylacetamide (DMAc). Transparent and flexible films of these polymers could be cast from their DMAc solutions. The cast films had tensile strengths ranging 66–105 MPa, elongations at break from 7–10%, and initial moduli from 1.9–2.4 GPa. The glass‐transition temperatures of these polymers were recorded between 208–275 °C. All polymers showed no significant weight loss below 400 °C in the air or in nitrogen, and the decomposition temperatures at 10% weight loss all occurred above 460 °C. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1090–1099, 2000     

Studying the potentials of secondary ion-mass spectrometry in the analysis of atmospheric water drop composition

The applicability of secondary ion-mass spectrometry to the qualitative and quantitative determination of atmospheric water drop composition was considered. Aqueous solutions of sulfuric acid with concentrations from 10^?1 to 10^?6 M were used as model solutions. It was shown that the composition of samples could be determined from the ion peaks in the positive and negative mass spectra. Quantification was successful down to 10^?6 M, which corresponded to the concentrations of the main trace components in rain water.