Dilute solution properties of styrene–acrylonitrile and styrene–methyl methacrylate copolymers. I. Intrinsic viscosity–molecular weight relations

Styrene–acrylonitrile (St–AN) copolymers of three compositions—27.4 mole-% (SA₁); 38.5 mole-% (SA₂); and 47.5 mole-% (SA₃) acrylonitrile—and styrene–methyl methacrylate (St–MMA) copolymer (SM) of 46.5 mole-% methyl methacrylate were prepared by bulk polymerization at 60°C with benzoyl peroxide as the initiator, and were then fractionated. The molecular weights of unfractionated and fractionated samples were determined by light scattering in a number of solvents. The [η] versus M?_w relations at 30°C were established for SA₁, SA₂, SM, and polystyrene (PSt) in ethyl acetate (EAc), dimethyl formamide (DMF), and γ-butyrolactone (γ-BL), and for SA₃ in methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), DMF, and γ-BL. Second virial coefficients A₂ and the Huggins constant were determined. From values of A₂ and the exponent a of the Mark–Houwink relation it is seen that the solvent power for samples SA₁, SA₂, and PSt is in the order EAc < γ-BL < DMF, while for sample SA₃ the solvent power is in the order MEK < γ-BL < DMF. The solvent power decreases with an increase in AN content. The solvent power of the three solvents used for SM copolymer sample is practically the same within experimental errors. From the a values it is concluded that in a given solvent the copolymer chains are more extended than the corresponding homopolymers.     

Effect of solvent in radical polymerization of butadiene 1-carboxylic acid

The radical polymerization and copolymerization of butadiene 1-carboxylic acid (Bu-1-Acid) were studied in a variety of the electron-donor solvents such as dimethylformamide (DMF), tetrahydrofuran (THF), methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), acetonitrile (ACN), and benzene (BZ) using AIBN as an initiator at 50°C. Under these conditions, the polymerization rate of Bu-1-Acid increased in the order, DMF < THF < MEK < ACN < BZ in the various solvents. In copolymerization with styrene [M₂] and acrylonitrile [M₂], the monomer reactivity ratio r₁ increased and r₂ decreased in the same order. Moreover, it was found that Alfrey-Price Q-e value of Bu-1-Acid increased depending on solvent in the order DMF < THF < MEK < ACN < BZ. These variations were correlated to the electron-donating power (Δvcm^?) of the solvents used and are discussed on the basis of the solvation of Bu-1-Acid into the solvent. Also, it was found that the microstructures of these polymers were always trans-1,4 and did not change with the solvent used.     

The Effect of Temperature on the Equivalent Conductivities and Ion-Association Constants of Some Tris-(ethylenediamine)chromium(III) Complexes in N,N-dimethylformamide and N,N-dimethylacetamide

The equivalent conductivities of tris-(ethylenediamine)chromium complexes, [Cr(en)₃]X₃ (where X⁻= Cl⁻, Br⁻, I⁻; en = ethylenediamine) were measured as functions of temperature (278.15 to 328.15 K) and concentration [(1.948 ×10⁻⁴ to 10.728 ×10⁻⁴ mol⋅dm⁻³) and (2.282 ×10⁻⁴ to 11.246 ×10⁻⁴ mol⋅dm⁻³)] in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC), respectively. Equivalent conductivity values for [Cr(en)₃]X₃ in DMF were found to be higher than those in DMAC. The conductivity data were analyzed with the Robinson-Stokes equations. For [Cr(en)₃]X₃, the limiting equivalent ionic conductivities of [Cr(en)₃]³⁺ and the ion-association constants (K _A) of the ion-pair between [Cr(en)₃]³⁺ and the monovalent halide anions were determined in DMF and DMAC. The values of K _A for three complex salts in DMF were higher than those in DMAC. This can be ascribed to an increase of the ion-association constants with a decrease of the relative permittivity of the solvents. The values of K _A at 298.15 K decreased in the order Cl⁻> Br⁻> I⁻ in DMF and Cl⁻> I⁻> Br⁻ in DMAC. The K _A values for [Cr(en)₃]Cl₃ increased with increasing temperature in both DMF and DMAC. For [Cr(en)₃]X₃(X⁻= Br⁻, I⁻) in both solvents, this indicates increasing disorder occurs with increasing temperature. Thermodynamic parameters (standard Gibbs energy, enthalpy and entropy changes) were determined from the temperature dependence of K _A in DMF and DMAC. These parameters were inter-compared in their dependences on temperature and solvent.     

Properties of polystyrene-poly(methylmethacrylate) random and diblock copolymers in dilute and semidilute solutions

Solution properties for random and diblock copolymers of polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) have been measured by dynamic and total intensity light scattering in solvents of differing quality. The results are compared with the corresponding properties for PS and PMMA homopolymers of similar molecular weight, in order to determine if interactions between unlike monomers are significant. The hydrodynamic radius (R_h) and diffusion second virial coefficient (k_d) for the random copolymer are found to be larger than the corresponding values for the homopolymers in a solvent which is near-theta for the two homopolymers, whereas no such effect is observed for the block copolymer. This suggests that most intrachain interactions occur a relatively short distance along the chain backbone. In a mutual good solvent R_h and k_d of the random copolymer are comparable to the average of the values for the homopolymers, indicating that in a good solvent monomer/solvent interactions dominate over monomer/monomer interactions. For an isolated diblock copolymer in a mutual good solvent, there is no evidence that interactions between unlike monomers lead to additional expansion of the entire molecule, as measured by R_h, nor expansion of the individual blocks as probed by light scattering with one block optically masked. However, at low but finite concentration there is evidence (the coefficients of the binary interaction terms in the viscosity and the mutual diffusion coefficient, and the second and third virial coefficients) that a weak ordering effect may exist in block copolymer solutions, far from the conditions where microphase separation occurs. Finally, measurements of ternary polymer-polymer-solvent solutions show no dependence on monomer composition or monomer distribution for the tracer diffusion of probe PS-PMMA copolymers in a PMMA/toluene matrix. This indicate that the frictional interaction is largely unaffected by interactions between unlike monomers. However, there is evidence that the thermodynamic interaction is more unfavorable between a random copolymer and the homopolymer matrix than between a diblock and the matrix. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Multiblock copolymers of styrene and isoprene. II. Microstructure and dilute solution properties

Dilute solution properties of linear (SI)₃ six-block copolymers of styrene and isoprene are compared to those of random, two-block, and three-block copolymers of the same system. All the copolymers were prepared with sec-butyllithium in benzene. The microstructure of the polyisoprene blocks is close to that of homopolyisoprene prepared under the same conditions. In contrast, the random copolymer shows a larger amount of trans-1,4 isoprene units. The intrinsic viscosities of the copolymers in methylisobutyl ketone, a poor solvent for both polystyrene and polyisoprene, and in toluene, a good solvent for both homopolymers, are examined on the basis of the Fox–Flory relation for homopolymers. All the copolymers behave similarly in each solvent. In methylisobutyl ketone, the viscosity results indicate a random coil conformation with a small expansion owing to the extra repulsive interactions between the dissimilar units. In all cases, the heterocontact repulsive interactions are small and can be characterized by an interaction parameter χ_ab close to 0.025. In toluene, the perturbation caused by the heterocontacts becomes negligible and the expansion factor α_η can be predicted from a weighted average of those of the parent homopolymers of the same molecular weight as the copolymer.     

Kinetic control of the transmetalation of labile metalloporphyrins in individual and mixed solvents

Transmetalation reactions of cadmium complexes of tetraphenylporphine (CdTPP, I) and tetrabenzoporphine (CdTBP, II) in individual and mixed solvents have been investigated. For individual solvents, provided that the reaction proceeds via the same mechanism, its rate generally increases as the donor number increases in the order DMSO < DMF < PrOH-1 < MeCN (CdTPP-Zn(OAc)₂-Solv system). On passing to the CdTPP-Cu(OAc)₂-Solv system, the reaction rate order changes to DMSO < PrOH-1 < MeCN < DMF because the transmetalation mechanism changes from mixed to associative, as follows from the reaction order with respect to the salt being zero. The effect of the DMSO-DMF mixed solvent on the transmetalation reaction is limited to changing the reaction rate through alteration of the stability of the [CuX₂(Solv¹) _{n ? m ? 2}(Solv²) _m ] solvated salts. The trans effect of the ligands in the solvated salts does not increase the transmetalation rate.     

Study on the variation of intraionic distance between Fe3+ and F− in methanol-water system based on its stability constant

The stability constants, ₁, of the monofluoride complex of Fe(III) have been determined in mixed methanol + water solvent system with 0.3 mol·dm^–3 HClO₄ using a solvent extraction technique. The values, in less than 0.31 mole fraction of CH₃OH (X _s) in the mixed CH₃OH+H₂O solvent solution, increase asX _s increases. The variation of in ₁ againstX _s was analyzed to elucidate the variation of intraionic distance between Fe³⁺ and F^–. The intraionic distance maintains constant inX _s<0.05 and lengthens with an increase ofX _s in 0.05<X _s<0.31.     

Two terphenyl‐based diol hosts and corresponding solvent inclusions with dimethylformamide and acetonitrile

Having reference to an elongated structural modification of 2,2′‐bis(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)biphenyl, (I), the two 1,1′:4′,1′′‐terphenyl‐based diol hosts 2,2′′‐bis(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)‐1,1′:4′,1′′‐terphenyl, C₄₄H₃₄O₂, (II), and 2,2′′‐bis[hydroxybis(4‐methylphenyl)methyl]‐1,1′:4′,1′′‐terphenyl, C₄₈H₄₂O₂, (III), have been synthesized and studied with regard to their crystal structures involving different inclusions, i.e. (II) with dimethylformamide (DMF), C₄₄H₃₄O₂·C₂H₆NO, denoted (IIa), (III) with DMF, C₄₈H₄₂O₂·C₂H₆NO, denoted (IIIa), and (III) with acetonitrile, C₄₈H₄₂O₂·CH₃CN, denoted (IIIb). In the solvent‐free crystals of (II) and (III), the hydroxy H atoms are involved in intramolecular O—H...π hydrogen bonding, with the central arene ring of the terphenyl unit acting as an acceptor. The corresponding crystal structures are stabilized by intermolecular C—H...π contacts. Due to the distinctive acceptor character of the included DMF solvent species in the crystal structures of (IIa) and (IIIa), the guest molecule is coordinated to the host via O—H...O=C hydrogen bonding. In both crystal structures, infinite strands composed of alternating host and guest molecules represent the basic supramolecular aggregates. Within a given strand, the O atom of the solvent molecule acts as a bifurcated acceptor. Similar to the solvent‐free cases, the hydroxy H atoms in inclusion structure (IIIb) are involved in intramolecular hydrogen bonding, and there is thus a lack of host–guest interaction. As a result, the solvent molecules are accommodated as C—H...N hydrogen‐bonded inversion‐symmetric dimers in the channel‐like voids of the host lattice.     

Viscometric study of poly(vinyl chloride)/poly(vinyl acetate) blends in various solvents

The intermolecular interactions between poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) in tetrahydrofuran (THF), methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and N,N^′-dimethylformamide (DMF) were thoroughly investigated by the viscosity measurement. It has been found that the solvent selected has a great influence upon the polymer-polymer interactions in solution. If using PVAc and THF, or PVAc and DMF to form polymer solvent, the intrinsic viscosity of PVC in polymer solvent of (PVAc+THF) or (PVAc+DMF) is less than in corresponding pure solvent of THF or DMF. On the contrary, if using PVAc and MEK to form polymer solvent, the intrinsic viscosity of PVC in polymer solvent of (PVAc+MEK) is larger than in pure solvent of MEK. The influence of solvent upon the polymer-polymer interactions also comes from the interaction parameter term Δb, developed from modified Krigbaum and Wall theory. If PVC/PVAc blends with the weight ratio of 1/1 was dissolved in THF or DMF, Δb<0. On the contrary, if PVC/PVAc blends with the same weight ratio was dissolved in MEK, Δb>0. These experimental results show that the compatibility of PVC/PVAc blends is greatly associated with the solvent from which polymer mixtures were cast. The agreement of these results with differential scanning calorimetry measurements of PVC/PVAc blends casting from different solvents is good.     

Poly(acrylonitrile) ultrafiltration membranes. I. Polymer‐salt‐solvent interactions

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to study the interactions among LiCl, ZnCl₂, and AlCl₃ with N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF) and poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN). It was observed that all three salts complex with DMF as well as PAN. The strength of the cation interaction with the >C?O oxygen of DMF was found to be higher than that with the ? CN group of PAN. The >C?O stretching frequency of DMF with ZnCl₂ was red shifted, indicating stronger complex formation compared with other two cations. With the addition of salt, the salt–DMF pseudo solvent was found to become a θ solvent for PAN compared with neat DMF. This change in PAN solvation power was primarily the result of DMF–salt complexation. As a result of the complexation, Mark‐Houwink constant a, was found to reduce from 0.75 (for pure DMF) to ～0.6 for DMF–salt solvents, indicating decreased PAN chain expansion. Comparison of intrinsic viscosity [η] values indicated that addition of salts to PAN–DMF solutions resulted in: (i) decrease in the DMF solvation power, which causes less expanded polymer coils, and (ii) increased interpolymer chain entanglements via salt‐promoted chain association. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 2061–2073, 2005     

Controlled synthesis of poly(dimethylsiloxane) homopolymers using high‐vacuum anionic polymerization techniques

The controlled synthesis of poly(dimethylsiloxane) homopolymers (PDMS) using hexamethyl(cyclotrisiloxane) monomer (D₃), a mixture of ciclohexane/tetrahydrofuran 50/50 v/v and sec‐Bu^–Li⁺ as initiator was studied using different experimental conditions, and whole‐sealed glass reactors according to standards procedures in high‐vacuum anionic polymerization. It was observed that polydispersity indexes (PD) and conversions strongly depend on temperature and reaction times. For PDMS homopolymers with molar masses below 100,000 g/mol, high conversion (>90%) and PD < 1.1 can be achieved at long reaction times (24 h) and mild temperature conditions (below or up to 30 °C). On the other hand, to synthesize PDMS homopolymers with molar masses higher than 100,000 g/mol and PD < 1.1 it is necessary to increase the temperature up to 50 °C and decrease the reaction time (8 h). However, under these reaction conditions, it was observed that the conversion decreases (about 65–70% conversion is achieved). Apparently, the competition between propagation and secondary reactions (redistribution, backbiting, and reshuffling) depends on the molar masses desired. According to the results obtained in this study—which were compared with others found in the scientific literature—propagation is favored when M_n < 100,000 g/mol, whereas secondary reactions seem to become important for higher molar masses. Nevertheless, model PDMS homopolymers with high molar masses can still be obtained increasing the reaction temperature and shortening the total reaction time. It seems that the combined effect of these two facts favors propagation against secondary reactions, and provides model PDMS homopolymers with molar masses quite close to the expected ones. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 4774–4783, 2009     

Solvent-dependent tautomerism of the inverted isomer of <Emphasis Type="Italic">meso</Emphasis>-tetraphenylporphine: Effect of the polarity of the medium

It is found that aza-imino tautomerism (a ? b) of the inverted porphyrinoids and its mechanism are, along with the stability of tautomeric forms in the Solv–B system, determined by the nature of a base B and the polarity of a solvent Solv. It is shown that the transition from the C₆H₆–B system to MeCN–B is characterized by an approximate doubling of stability constants K_T of the imine form (b), and by a change of the number of molecules B involved in the process (from two to one). According to quantum-chemical data (DFT, B3LYP, CC-pVDZ) and the results from spectral measurements (electronic absorption spectra, EAS), the stability of tautomer b (imino form) falls in the series of solvents DMF > Py ~ Et₂NH > MeCN > Me₂CO, and tautomer a is to a lesser extent stabilized in the given media by electron donors through the formation of hydrogen bonds (except for Me₂CO: DMF > Py ? Me₂CO ? MeCN, Et₂NH).     

Preparation and properties of solvent-soluble bridged polybiphenylenes and related copolymers

A solvent-soluble polybiphenylene with a single hetero atom in the chain (a bridged polybiphenylene) was prepared according to the synthetic procedure for a solvent-soluble poly(4,4′-biphenylene). In addition, a related copolymer was similarly prepared by the addition of the MMA monomer in the reaction system. The thermal properties and viscosity behavior of each product were influenced by the hetero atom, especially by the introduction of MMA component in the chain. Each viscosity curve (η_sp/c vs. c) shows an anomalous peak at a specific concentration (0.3–0.002 g/100 ml DMF), depending upon the atomic group. The η_sp/c value for each homopolymer was not over 0.1 except in the neighborhood of the anomalous peak, while those for copolymers became 3–4 times larger than values for corresponding homopolymers. It is obvious that the viscosity of each copolymer increases due to an increase in flexibility due to introduction of the MMA units in the chain, since little difference in molecular weights is found between homopolymers (16,000–15,000) and copolymers (10,000–12,000).     

Thermodynamic Aspects of Metal–Ion Complexation in the Structured Solvent, <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-Methylformamide

Chloride complexation of cobalt(II), nickel(II) and zinc(II) ions has been studied by calorimetry and spectrophotometry in N-methylformamide (NMF) containing 1.0 mol-dm^{− 3} (n-C₄H₉)₄NClO₄ as an ionic medium at 298 K. A series of mononuclear complexes, MCl_n^{(2 -n) +} (M=Co, Ni and Zn) with n = 1, 3 and 4 for cobalt(II), n = 1 for nickel(II), and n = 1–4 for zinc(II), are formed and their formation constants, enthalpies and entropies were obtained. It revealed that complexation is suppressed significantly in NMF relative to that in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) in all metal systems examined. The suppressed complexation in NMF is mainly ascribed to the smaller formation entropies in NMF reflecting that the solvent–solvent interaction or solvent structure in the bulk NMF is much stronger than that in the bulk DMF. Formation entropies, Δ S₁^o, of the monochloro complex in DMF, dimethyl sulfoxide and NMF are well correlated with the Marcus’ solvent parameter, Δ Δ_v S^o/R, according to Δ S₁^o/R = aΔ Δ_v S^o/R+b. The a value is negative and similar in all metal systems examined, whereas the b value depends on the metal system. When a gaseous ion is introduced into a solvent, the ionic process of solvation is divided into two stages: the ion destroys the bulk solvent structure to isolate solvent molecules at the first stage and the ion then coordinates a part of isolated solvent molecules around it at the second stage. We propose that the a and b values may reflect the changes in the freedom of motion of solvent molecules at the first and second stages, respectively, of the ionic process of solvation.     

On the variation of the distances of Nd3+−Cl− and Tm3+−Cl− in mixed system of dimethyl sulfoxide and water

The stability constants, β₁, of each monochloride complex of Ln(III) (Ln=Nd or Tm) have been determined in the mixed system of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and water with 1.0 mol·dm⁻³ ionic strength using a solvent extraction technique. The values of β₁ of Ln(III) decrease to about 0.2 mole fraction of DMSO (X _s) in the mixed solvent system and then increase withX _s (>about 0.2). However, the variation mode of β₁ of Nd(III) withX _s somewhat differs from that of Tm(III). Calculation of Ln³⁺−Cl⁻ distance using a Born-type equation of the Gibbs' free energy derived from the β₁ evealed the followings: (1) For Tm³⁺ with coordination number 8, the estimated distance between Tm³⁺ and Cl⁻ (d _Tm-Cl) increases linearly withX _s in 0.00≤X _s≤0.17. This means an enlargement of the primary solvation sphere size of Tm³⁺ withX _s. On the other hand, thed _Tm-Cl shows a decrease withX _s in 0.17<X _s<0.28. (2) The estimatedd _Nd-Cl increases linearly withX _s in 0.00≤X _s<0.06 and 0.06<X _s≤0.17, but their slopes are different. The larger slope againstX _s in 0.06<X _s≤0.17 is attributable to a lowering of the β₁ by a coordination of ClO₄ ⁻ into the secondary solvation sphere of Nd³⁺ and/or by an increase in the solvation number of the primary solvation sphere of Nd³⁺.     

Polymerized ionic liquids: Effects of counter‐anions on ion conduction and polymerization kinetics

A novel imidazolium‐containing monomer, 1‐[ω‐methacryloyloxydecyl]‐3‐(n‐butyl)‐imidazolium (1BDIMA), was synthesized and polymerized using free radical and controlled free radical polymerization followed by post‐polymerization ion exchange with bromide (Br), tetrafluoroborate (BF₄), hexafluorophosphate (PF₆), or bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (Tf₂N). The thermal properties and ionic conductivity of the polymers showed a strong dependence on the counter‐ions and had glass transition temperatures (T_g) and ion conductivities at room temperature ranging from 10 °C to −42 °C and 2.09 × 10⁻⁷ S cm⁻¹ to 2.45 × 10⁻⁵ S cm⁻¹. In particular, PILs with Tf₂N counter‐ions showed excellent ion conductivity of 2.45 × 10⁻⁵ S cm⁻¹ at room temperature without additional ionic liquids (ILs) being added to the system, making them suitable for further study as electro‐responsive materials. In addition to the counter‐ions, solvent was found to have a significant effect on the reversible addition‐fragmentation chain‐transfer polymerization (RAFT) for 1BDIMA with different counter‐ions. For example, 1BDIMATf₂N would not polymerize in acetonitrile (MeCN) at 65 °C and only achieved low monomer conversion (< 5%) at 75 °C. However, 1BDIMA‐Tf₂N proceeded to high conversion in dimethylformamide (DMF) at 65 °C and 1BDIMABr polymerized significantly faster in DMF compared to MeCN. NMR diffusometry was used to investigate the kinetic differences by probing the diffusion coefficients for each monomer and counter‐ion in MeCN and DMF. These results indicate that the reaction rates are not diffusion limited, and point to a need for deeper understanding of the role electrostatics plays in the kinetics of free radical polymerizations. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 1346–1357     

Physicochemical Properties of a New Multicomponent Cosolvent System for the pKa Determination of Poorly Soluble Pharmaceutical Compounds

A mixture of cosolvents is described that significantly improves the solubility of most pharmaceutical compounds. The mixture consists of equal volumes of MeOH, 1,4‐dioxane, and MeCN, thereby containing polar and nonpolar solvents, and is referred to as MDM (from MeOH, dioxane, and MeCN). MDM is mixed with H₂O until the required composition is reached. The utility of this system is that it enables analytical measurements to be performed on a wide range of compounds where measurements would be impaired in aqueous solution. We present the physicochemical characteristics of MDM/H₂O mixtures (density, dielectric constant, p_sK_w) and the principles of pK_a measurement in this solvent/H₂O mixture. We also present pK_a values in H₂O of several drug compounds determined from values measured in MDM/H₂O mixtures.     

Biocompatible polymeric systems: Copolymerization of 4-methacryloyloxy-acetanilide with 2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate

Soluble copolymers of 4-methacryloyloxy-acetanilide (M), an acrylic derivative of paracetamol, with 2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate (H) were prepared by free radical polymerization in DMF solution at 50°C, using 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator. The reactivity ratios of both monomers were determined by the application of conventional linearization methods suggested by Fineman-Ross and Kelen-Tudos. The results obtained make clear that this system copolymerizes at random with the reactivity ratios r_m = 2.15 ± 0.05 and r_H = 0.90 ± 0.10. The microstructure of copolymer chains is described on the basis of the first order Markov statistics. The copolymer glass transition temperatures were determined calorimetrically and the variation of T_g with the copolymer composition is discussed according to modern methods, considering the sequence distribution of monomeric units along the copolymer chains. Also the T_g of the corresponding homopolymers were determined giving the values of T_g(M) = 471 K and T_g(H) = 358 K.     

7‐Amino‐2‐methylsulfanyl‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidine‐6‐carboxylic acid as the dimethylformamide and water monosolvates at 293 K

The molecular structure of 7‐amino‐2‐methylsulfanyl‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidine‐6‐carboxylic acid is reported in two crystal environments, viz. as the dimethylformamide (DMF) monosolvate, C₇H₇N₅O₂S·C₃H₇NO, (I), and as the monohydrate, C₇H₇N₅O₂S·H₂O, (II), both at 293 (2) K. The triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidine molecule is of interest with respect to the possible biological activity of its coordination compounds. While the DMF solvate exhibits a layered structural arrangement through N...O hydrogen‐bonding interactions, the monohydrate displays a network of intermolecular O...O and N...O hydrogen bonds assisted by cocrystallized water molecules and weak π–π stacking interactions, leading to a different three‐dimensional supramolecular architecture. Based on results from topological analyses of the electron‐density distribution in X—H...O (X = O, N and C) regions, hydrogen‐bonding energies have been estimated from structural information only, enabling the characterization of hydrogen‐bond graph energies.     

Kinetics and mechanism of urethane formation catalyzed by organotin compounds. II. The reaction of phenyl isocyanate with methanol in DMF and cyclohexane under the action of dibutyltin diacetate

The kinetics of the dibutyltin diacetate (DBTDA)-catalyzed reaction of phenyl isocyanate with methanol in DMF and cyclohexane have been studied by monitoring the rate of change of the absorbance of the reaction mixture at 281.6 and 280.9 nm, respectively. Our results indicate that the mechanism of the reaction is independent of the nature of the (inert) solvent. The subsequent reaction steps are (i) complexation of methanol to DBTDA, (ii) dissociation of the complex into a proton and an anion of composition [(n-C₄H₉)₂Sn(OCOCH₃)₂(OCH₃)]^?, (iii) insertion of the isocyanate into the tin—alkoxy bond (the rate-determining step), and (iv) methanolysis of the thus-formed urethane precursor with simultaneous regeneration of the anion. The rate of the catalyzed reaction increases on goin from coordinating to noncoordinating solvents. The following sequence in order of increasing rate constant was observed: DMF < dibutyl ether < cyclohexane. This is because in coordinating solvents, DBTDA and methanol, apart from forming a complex with each other, also form complexes with the solvent.