Analysis of the PMR spectrum of 1,4-naphthoquinone in a nematic solvent

The analysis of the PMR spectrum of 1,4-naphthoquinone dissolved in the nematic phase of pp′-di-n-hexyloxyazoxybenzene showed that the naphthoquinone molecule is planar. The ratios of the various interprotonic distances were determined.     

300 MHz 1H-NMR study of poly(propylene sulfide)

An ¹H 300-MHz NMR spectroscopic study of deuterated poly(propylene sulfide) shows that methylene protons are sensitive to triad effects. It was possible to distinguish i, h_i, s, and h_s triads. Experimental values found for different polymers are in good agreement with theoretical amounts obtained from statistical probability calculation. The methyl groups are also slightly stereosensitive. By using optically active deuterated monomers with different R/S ratios it was possible to confirm the assignment of peaks and the tacticity. Nondeuterated polymers give very complicated spectra, and only the highly stereoregular polymer could be analyzed through its ABCX₃ spin system.     

NMR spectrum of poly(propene sulfide)

The 100 MHz spectra of polymers of propene sulfide and propene-2-d₁ sulfide have been determined in CDCl₃, CCl₄, and C₆D₆. In the deuterated polymer the main-chain protons give rise to two overlapping AB quartets in which the two pairs of upfield B lines are coincident and the two pairs of downfield A lines are resolved. With CdCO₃ as polymerization catalyst the downfield quartet is twice as strong as the upfield quartet. The former is ascribed to an isotactic dyad: and the latter to a syndiotactic dyad: Other catalysts (ZnCO₃, CuCO₃, SiO₂/Al₂O₃, Na) produce an essentially atactic structure. The values τ_A = 7.125, τ_A′ = 7.155, τ_B = 7.45, J_AB = ?12.9 Hz, derived from the spectrum of the deuterated polymer (in CCl₄) were used to obtain the following values from the spectrum of the undeuterated polymer (tertiary proton = Hc): τ_C = 7.131, J_BC = 10.0 Hz, J_CA = 4.1 Hz. The magnitudes of the vicinal coupling constants indicate a preferred trans conformation for the mainchain C? C bond. τ_A, τ_B, and τ_C are somewhat dependent on solvent; τCH₃ = 8.63, independent of solvent, and JCH₃, H_C = 6.2 Hz.     

NMR spectrum of poly(vinyl chloride)

The 100-MHz proton NMR spectra of commercial and laboratory-prepared poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) have been measured in various solvents at high temperature (80–150°C). Tacticity in PVC was determined by the analysis of the β-proton spectrum. The spectrum was calculated assuming that the PVC chain consists of tetrad sequences of monomer units and that their distribution in the chain is described by a simple Bernoulli-sequence statistics with a P_m (the probability of isotactic placement) of 0.45 for commercial PVC polymerized at 50°C. Tacticity calibration curves based on measurements made for the polymer in pentachloroethane and β-dichlorobenzene were established, and they provide a simple method for the measurement of tacticity in PVC directly from the observed spectra. Excluding samples prepared in butyraldehyde solution, the formation of syndiotactic structures in PVC (prepared by free-radical polymerization) was found to be favored by lowering the polymerization temperature. This preference is due to an increase in the activation enthalpy of 510 cal/mole which is required for forming an isotactic placement in the chain during the propagation step.     

Infrared spectrum of poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Two crystalline forms (α and β) of poly(vinylidene fluoride) were studied by infrared spectroscopy. The spectral differences permitted the study of the transformation and the ratio of the two forms. The ordinary \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \vec G,\vec F $\end{document} matrix method was used to calculate the fundamental mode with a Urey-Bradley type potential field, and a preferred set of the force constants was obtained.     

ESR spectra of poly(methacrylic acid) and poly(methyl methacrylate): Reinterpretation of the 9-line spectrum

The temperature dependence of the ESR spectra of poly(methacrylic acid) and poly-(methyl methacrylate) γ-irradiated at room temperature was studied between ?196°C and +25°C. The conventional 9-line spectrum was observed throughout this range with no significant spectral change, in contrast to the propagating radical ··· CH₂? °C(CH₃)COOR found in methacrylic acid monomer or barium methacrylate dihydrate irradiated at ?196°C. In addition, the irradiation of methacrylic acid monomer with a low dose at 0°C gave the same 13-line spectrum as that of the propagating radical obtained by the irradiation at ?196°C, while prolonged irradiation at 0°C gave the same conventional 9-line spectrum as that of poly(methacrylic acid) or poly(methyl methacrylate). The conventional 9-line spectrum has a much weaker 4-line component than that of the propagating radical. The difference comes from the surrounding matrix, and the conventional 9-line spectrum is well interpreted by introducing the concept of the distribution of the conformational angle in the irregular polymer matrix. From simulation of the ESR spectrum, it was found that the intensity of the 4-line component is very sensitive to the distribution, and that the observed 9-line spectrum is well reproduced assuming a Gaussian distribution (half-height width of 5–6°) around the most probable conformation which is nearly the same as that of the propagating radical, where the conformational angles of the two C? H_β bonds to the half-filled p-orbital are 55° and 65°.     

The fluorine magnetic resonance spectrum of poly(vinyl fluoride)

High resolution fluorine magnetic resonance spectra have been obtained for poly(vinyl fluoride) at elevated temperature. Proton noise-decoupling and time-averaging techniques have given new tacticity and sequence information.     

PMR spectral study of the structure of 1-vinyl-2-(2-furyl)- and 2-(2-thienyl)pyrroles

Conclusions PMR spectral data indicate that the heterocycles in 1-vinyl-2-(2-fury1- and 1-vinyl-2-(2-thienyl) pyrroles lie in a single plane with syn arrangement of the heteroatoms and trans orientation of the vinyl group relative to the non-pyrrole heterocycle. Molecular coplanarity is lost in 3-alky1-1-vinyl-2-(2-furyl)- and 3-alkyl-1-vinyl-2-(2-thienyl) pyrroles.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 184–186, January.     

聚谷氨酸苄酯-聚乙二醇-聚谷氨酸苄酯嵌段共聚物的圆二色光谱分析

用三乙胺和双端氨基聚乙二醇分别引发经酯化、环化等处理的谷氨酸开环聚合制备聚谷氨酸苄酯（PBLG）和聚谷氨酸苄酯-聚乙二醇-聚谷氨酸苄酯嵌段共聚物（PBLG-PEG-PBLG,GEG）。采用圆二色光谱对聚合物溶液的旋光性进行分析,以确定共聚物中PBLG嵌段的构型和含量。结果表明,均聚物和共聚物中的PBLG嵌段都以α-螺旋构型存在,中间的PEG不扰乱其构型,通过聚合物的圆二色性（circular dichroism,CD）计算出的PBLG嵌段含量与核磁共振（nuclear magnetic resonance,NMR）所得结果基本一致。     

Electronic spectrum of the AlC(2) radical

An electronic transition of the AlC2 radical (C2v structure) has been observed using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy. The molecule was prepared in a supersonic expansion by ablation of an aluminum rod in the presence of acetylene gas. A spectrum was recorded in the 451-453 nm region and assigned to the C 2B2-X 2A1 system (T0 = 22,102.7 cm(-1)) based on a rotational analysis and agreement with calculated molecular parameters and excitation energies. Ab initio results obtained using couple cluster methods are in accord with previous theoretical work which concludes that ground-state AlC2 possesses a T-shaped C2v 2A1 geometry, with the linear 2Sigma+ AlCC isomer 0.70 eV higher in energy. A fit of the experimental spectrum yields rotational constants in the ground and electronically excited states that are in reasonable agreement with the calculated values: A' = 1.7093(107), B' = 0.4052(50), C' = 0.3228(49) cm(-1) for the X 2A1 state, and A' = 1.5621(137), B' = 0.4028(46), C' = 0.3201(54) cm(-1) for C 2B2. Variation in individual fluorescence lifetimes suggests that the emitting C 2B2 state undergoes rovibronic mixing with lower lying electronic states.     

High-resolution NMR spectrum of deuterated and undeuterated poly(propene sulfone)

100 MHz spectra have been obtained for DMSO-d₆ solutions of poly(propene sulfone) made from propene (I), propene-1,1,3,3,3-d₅ (II), propene-cis-1,2-d₂ (III) and propene-2-d₁ (IV) by copolymerization with sulfur dioxide; also by oxidation of poly-(propene-2-d₁ sulfide)s of different tacticities. The following chemical shifts and coupling constants were determined: τ_A = 6.06, 6.12, 6.19; τ_B = 6.43, 6.51; τ_C = 6.05; τ_CH3 = 8.44; J = 6.5 Hz; J_AB = 14.0 Hz. Both the A and B protons are sensitive to tacticity, giving rise to five lines in the methylene spectrum of III and ten lines, consisting of four overlapping AB quartets, in the methylene spectrum of IV. From a consideration of the relative intensities of the peaks in the spectra of poly(propene-2-d₁ sulfone)s of different tacticities the following assignment to triad structures has been made: τ_A: 6.06 h_i, 6.12 i and s, 6.19 h_s; τB: 6.43 h_i and i, 6.51 s and h_s. The proportions of the four triad-structures correspond to a single-parameter model for chain growth in which the probability of an isotactic placement σ is 0.50 for the free-radical copolymerization of propene and sulfur dioxide, 0.55 for the ZnCO₃-initiated polymerization of propene sulfide and 0.64 for the CdCO₃-initiated polymerization of propene sulfide. The spectrum of III shows that for polymer made at ?90°C, one mode of addition is preferred. By analogy with other systems it is assumed that this is trans addition. For polymer made at 60°C, both trans and cis addition occur in nearly equal proportions. Assuming that cis addition occurs via the inversion of the intermediate alkyl radical, the activation energy for inversion is found to exceed that for addition of sulfur dioxide by 2.7 kcal/mole (11 kJ/mole). This appears to be the first reported case of a preferred mode of addition to an ethylenic bond in a free radically initiated polymerization.     

Studies on thermo-acoustic parameters of poly(ethylene glycol)- 400 at different temperatures

The ultrasonic velocity and density have been measured at different temperatures between 299 and 363 K for the pure liquid sample, poly(ethylene glycol) with average molecular mass 400 g mol^?1 (PEG 400). From these, isentropic compressibility (β), intermolecular free length (L _f), acoustic impedance (Z), molar volume (V _m), Schaff’s available volume V _a(s), molar sound velocity (R _a), and molar compressibility (W) have been evaluated. The variations of these parameters with the temperature of the sample have been studied. Data so obtained are employed to compute other thermodynamic parameters. Variations in various parameters with respect to temperature are discussed in the light of the results obtained.     

Characteristic ratio of poly(tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate) and poly(2-ethylbutyl acrylate)

The synthesis, characteristic ratio C_∞ and glass transition temperature (T_g) of poly(tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate) (PTHFA) and of poly(2-ethylbutyl acrylate) (P2EBA) are reported. P2EBA has slightly lower flexibility (C_∞ = 9.2) than PTHFA (C_∞ = 8.6), mainly because of the higher bulkiness of its side group and the closer proximity to the main chain. The C_∞ results compared with the corresponding polymethacrylates show an increase in flexibility due to the absence of the α-methyl group. Comparison with poly(methyl acrylate) clearly shows the influence of the bulkiness of the side group on the chain flexibility. The lower T_g of P2EBA than that of PTHFA may be explained by the higher flexibility of the 2-ethylbutyl side group. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 35 : 1589–1592, 1997     

Miscibility of poly(vinyl chloride) with poly(methyl-co-hexyl acrylate) and poly(methyl-co-2 ethyl hexyl acrylate)

The miscibility and phase behavior in blends of PVC with poly(methyl-co-hexyl acrylate)[MHA] and poly(methyl-co-2 ethyl hexyl acrylate)[MEH] were studied. It was found that PVC is miscible with MHA copolymers having a HA volume fraction from 0.30 to 0.92 and MEH copolymers having an EH volume fraction from 0.30 to 0.83 at 100°C. By applying the mean field theory to the phase diagrams of these blend systems, segmental interaction parameters which represent the binary interaction between different monomer units were estimated. The calculated values reflect the fact that the miscibility window observed for PVC/MHA and PVC/MEH blend systems was attributed to the effect of repulsion between different monomer units within the copolymer. To investigate the effect of specific interaction on the miscibility for these blend systems, an attempt was also made to describe the blend interaction parameter as a function of polar group concentration in the acrylate copolymer. The blend interaction parameter values exhibit a u-shaped curve as a function of the weight fraction of C?O group in the copolymer, and the lowest blend interaction parameter value appears at about 0.24 C?O weight fraction.