Preparation and properties of silicon containing copolyamides

Copolyamides containing siloxane moieties in main chain were prepared by a melt polycondensation with 1,3-bis(3-aminopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane (E), hexamethylenediamine (N6), and adipic acid (6). Glass transition temperature (T_g), cold crystallization temperature (T_cc), and melting temperature (T_m) were measured by differential thermal analysis (DTA). The depression of T_m for copolyamide was fitted by the Flory curve. Melting peak remarkably broadens with increasing E6 component in copolyamide. The change of T_g was fitted by the Gibbs and Dimarzio's equation in which the number of flexible bond is considered. The difference between T_g and T_cc increased with increasing E6 component. These DTA studies suggest that the crystallization of N66 component in copolyamide is hindered by the bulky siloxane moiety, while the micro-Brownian motion of amorphous segment is promoted by the flexible siloxane bond. Tensile strength and Young's modulus decreased with increasing E6 component. The solubility in various solvents increased with increasing E6 component. Permeability of oxygen and nitrogen increased with an increase of temperature and E6 component. The separation coefficient of oxygen to nitrogen rapidly increased near 50 mol% of E6 concentration and then leveled out above 70 mol%. The contact angle with water and methylene iodide increased with an introduction of the siloxane moiety into polymer chain.     

Solution properties of copolyamides

Mark-Houwink-Sakurada relations for random copolymers from para-aminobenzoic acid and 6-aminohexanoic acid were determined in N,N-dimethylacetamide, dichloroacetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid. Unperturbed chain dimensions, solvent-polymer interaction parameters and conformational parameter, δ, were obtained by using the Stockmayer-Fixman equation. The unperturbed dimensions were also calculated by using a semi-empirical relation of Krigbaum; they compare favourably with values calculated through the use of (S-F) equation. The results show that the unperturbed dimensions are dependent on the solvent nature.     

Preparation and properties of aromatic copolyamides from aromatic diisocyanates and aromatic dicarboxylic acids

Wholly aromatic random copolyamides of high molecular weights were prepared by the high-temperature solution polycondensation of an aromatic diisocyanate, 4,4′-methylenedi(phenyl isocyanate) or 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, with a mixture of isophthalic acid and 4,4′-oxydibenzoic acid. Glass transition temperatures of the polyamides and copolyamides were between 229 and 273°C; this depended on the combination of diisocyanates and dicarboxylic acids used. These aromatic copolyamides showed better solubility in various organic solvents and reduced crystallinity, compared to the corresponding homopolyamides. The copolyamides prepared from 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate had greater solubility and higher glass transition temperatures than those obtained from 4,4′-methylenedi(phenyl isocyanate).     

Preparation and properties of aromatic polyamides and copolyamides from phenylindanedicarboxylic acid and aromatic diamines

Aromatic polyamides (aramids) having inherent viscosities of 0.5–1.10 dL/g were prepared by the direct polycondensation of 1,1,3-trimethyl-3-(4-carboxyphenyl)indane-5-carboxylic acid with various aromatic diamines using triphenyl phosphite and pyridine as the condensing agents. Copolyamides were also prepared by a similar procedure from a mixture of the phenylindane diacid, terephthalic acid, and p-phenylenediamine. Almost all of the aramids were soluble in a variety of solvents such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, pyridine, and m-cresol, and afforded transparent and tough films by the solution casting. These aramids and copolyamides had glass transition temperatures in the range of 290–355°C, and started to lose weight at 340°C in air.     

Syntheses and properties of phosphorus-containing copolyamides

Caprolactam was copolymerized with 1,5-dioxo-1-methyl-4-azaphosphepane or methylphosphacaprolactam. The molecular weight of the resulting copolymers decreased with increasing concentration of the thermally labile phosphorus moieties. Copolymers based on ≥40% caprolactam were shown to be crystalline by differential scanning calorimetry and x-ray techniques. As the concentration of the phosphorus structures in the copolymers increased, the glass transition and crystallization temperatures increased while the melting temperatures, crystallinities, and thermal stabilities decreased. Melt blends of nylon 6 and polymethylphosphacaprolactam were shown by differential scanning calorimetry, a selective extraction technique, and elemental analysis to contain appreciable amounts of block copolyamides, and no crystalline random structures were detected. The thermal stabilities of the melt blends were similar to those of random copolymers having comparable concentrations of the phosphorus-containing sequences.     

Preparation and properties of aromatic–aliphatic copolyamides from aromatic diisocyanates and dicarboxylic acids

Aromatic–aliphatic random copolyamides of high molecular weights were prepared by the high-temperature solution polycondensation from a combination of aromatic diisocyanates, 4,4′-methylenedi(phenyl isocyanate), and 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, and a mixture of isophthalic acid and aliphatic dicarboxylic acids with 4–10 methylene groups. Reaction conditions, such as solvent, temperature, time, and catalyst were studied to determine the optimum conditions for the preparation of high molecular weight polymers. Glass transition temperatures of the copolyamides were in the range of 131–244°C and varied with combination and composition of the diisocyanates and dicarboxylic acids used. The copolyamides prepared from 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate had greater solubility and higher glass transition temperatures than those obtained from 4,4′-methylenedi(phenyl isocyanate).     

Preparation and properties of some cardopolyamides

Several polyamides that contained cardo units were prepared. Thus 9,9-bis(4-aminophenyl)fluorene and 9,9-bis(4-aminophenyl)anthrone were condensed with 2,5-dimethyl-1,4-benzenediacetyl chloride, 2,4-dimethyl-1,4-benzendiacetyl chloride, and 2,5-dimethoxy-1,4-benzediacetyl chloride. Lowtemperature solution polycondensation in dimethyl acetamide (DMAc) was used throughout. The polymers were obtained in 80–90% yield and possessed intrinisic viscosities in the range of 0.6–1.2. The polymers were characterized by infrared (IR) spectra and elemental analysis. The solubility, crystallinity, and thermal stability of the polyamides were also determined.     

Preparation and some properties of polyoxathiaferrocenophanes

Some sulfur analogs of a crown ether-like compound containing ferrocene as a ring member were prepared. Their complexing ability was poor with alkali metal cations but good with a silver cation.     

Preparation and properties of some peralkylpolygermanes

Summary The alkylation of trihalogenogermane etherates 2R₂O·GeCl₃ with Grignard reagents RMgBr forms, in addition to tetraalkylgermanes, polyalkylpolygermanes R(GeR₂)_nR having an exclusively linear structure.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1395–1398, June, 1977.     

Preparation and some properties of nylon 46

Nylon 46 was synthesized from the salt of 1,4-diaminobutane and adipic acid. High molecular weight polymers could be obtained by reaction for 1 hr at 215°C in a closed system and at least for 1 hr in vacuo at a temperature in the range 290–305°C. The reactions at 290°C were found to have taken place in the solid state and those at 305°C in the melt. The highest molecular weights (M?_w ca. 45,000) were obtained by reaction at 290°C with a nylon salt with a pH of 7.8–8.0. The molecular weight characteristics were studied with end-group analysis, viscometry, light scattering, and ultracentrifugation. The polymers were found to be gel-free and monodisperse (M?_w/M?_n ～ 1.15). Films could be cast from formic acid. From x-ray diffraction patterns, measured on such films, spacings of 3.74 and 4.30 Å were calculated, whereas a long period of 66 Å was also found. The infrared spectra showed all the usual amide bands of even–even polyamides. The melting temperature was found to vary between 283 and 319°C, depending on the thermal history of the sample. Water absorption measured on a cast film showed this to be very hygroscopic (7.5% at 65% RH), while a highly crystalline sample absorbed only little water (1.6% at 65% RH).     

Preparation and some properties of porcine chymotrypsinogen

Summary A homogeneous preparation of chymotrypsinogen has been obtained by the fractional salting out of an acid extract of porcine pancreas and subsequent chromatography on a column of CM-cellulose. The isoelectric point of the enzyme has been found to be pH 8.8 and the optimum value of the pH for activation with trypsin 7.6. The enzyme is most stable in solutions with pH 3.0.     

Preparation and some properties of nylon-4,2

An attempt was made to produce a new short-chain alphatic polyamide nylon-4,2. This polyoxamide can be prepared by polycondensation of tetramethylene diamine and diethyl oxalate. A high molecular weight polymer (η_inh = 1.9 from 0.5% solutions in 96% sulphuric acid) has been obtained by employing a two-step polycondensation method; the precondensation was carried out in solution at low temperatures (20–140°C) and the postcondensation in the solid state at high temperatures (250–300°C). The effect of solvent composition and reaction temperature on the prepolymerization and the effect of reaction time and temperature on the postcondensation was studied. We also investigated the influence of moisture during washing, storing, and the solid-state reaction on the polymerizability by the postcondensation. Nylon-4,2 is soluble only in highly polar solvents such as trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), dichloroacetic acid, and 96% sulphuric acid. Films were cast from TFA. With these films we studied the IR spectrum, WAXS pattern, water absorption, and melting behavior. Nylon-4,2 was found to melt at 388–392°C, has a crystallinity of 70%, and a low water absorption (3.1% at 50% RH). The glass transition temperature of the dry sample was found to be at ～120°C and for the wet sample at ?15°C.     

Preparation and properties of some stable arsonium ylides

Stable crystalline arsonium ylides have been prepared by thermal decomposition of diazo compounds in the presence of triphenylarsine, and by condensation reactions of reactive methylene compounds with triphenylarsine oxide. The spectra of these ylides, and their reactions with benzaldehydes are discussed. Like other stabilised arsonium ylides they give alkenes rather than epoxides in Wittig reactions. They are generally more polar than their phosphonium analogues and also are more reactive in the Wittig reaction. With diphenylcyclopropenone some more reactive arsonium ylides form α-pyrones.     

Preparation and some properties of pyrimidine 1,3-dioxides

Oxidation of 1-hydroxy-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine 3-oxides with active manganese dioxide leads to pyrimidine 1,3-dioxides. Depending on the conditions, pyrimidines or isomeric pyrimidine N-monoxides are formed by deoxygenation of pyrimidine 1,3-dioxides with triethyl phosphite.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 259–261, February, 1977.     

Preparation and some physicochemical properties of benzylammonium sulfates

New method of preparation of multisubstituted benzylammonium cations via interaction in the SO₂-L-H₂O systems (L is benzylamine, α-phenylethylamine, N,N-dimethylbenzylamine, or dibenzylamine) has been developed. The products have been studied by X-ray diffraction, IR, Raman spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry.     

Preparation of aromatic copolyamides containing regularly placed 1,6-hexamethylenediamine units

Copolyamides based on poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) and poly-(p-phenylene terephthalamide), to which 1,6-diaminohexane units were regularly inserted every 3 or 5 phenylene monomer units, were synthesized. The copolymers were obtained by condensation of individually prepared diamino- and dicarboxylic-building blocks via the Yamazaki–;Higashi reaction. Solubility of the copolyamides are discussed in relation with the structure. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 2379–2386, 1997