Novel copolymers of styrene. 8. Fluoro,methoxy, and methyl ring-disubstituted propyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates

Novel trisubstituted ethylenes, ring-disubstituted propyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates, RPhCH?C(CN)CO₂C₃H₇ (where R is 2-fluoro-5-methoxy, 2-fluoro-6-methoxy, 3-fluoro-4-methoxy, 4-fluoro-3-methoxy, 5-fluoro-2-methoxy, 2-fluoro-6-methyl, 3-fluoro-2-methyl, 4-fluoro-2-methyl, 4-fluoro-3-methyl, 5-fluoro-2-methyl) were prepared and copolymerized with styrene. The monomers were synthesized by the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of ring-substituted benzaldehydes and propyl cyanoacetate and characterized by CHN elemental analysis, IR, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR. All the ethylenes were copolymerized with styrene (M₁) in solution with radical initiation (ABCN) at 70°C. The composition of the copolymers was calculated from nitrogen analysis, and the structures were analyzed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR, GPC, DSC, and TGA. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in the 200–500°C range with residue (1.4–3.0% wt.), which then decomposed in the 500–800°C range.     

Novel copolymers of styrene. 9. Fluoro ring-disubstituted butyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates

Electrophilic trisubstituted ethylenes, ring-disubstituted butyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates, RPhCH?C(CN)CO₂C₄H₉ (where R is 2-fluoro-5-methoxy, 2-fluoro-6-methoxy, 3-fluoro-4-methoxy, 4-fluoro-3-methoxy, 5-fluoro-2-methoxy, 3-fluoro-2-methyl, 3-fluoro-4-methyl, 4-fluoro-2-methyl, 4-fluoro-3-methyl, 5-fluoro-2-methyl were prepared and copolymerized with styrene. The monomers were synthesized by the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of ring-disubstituted benzaldehydes and butyl cyanoacetate, and characterized by CHN analysis, IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR. All the ethylenes were copoly-merized with styrene (M₁) in solution with radical initiation (ABCN) at 70°C. The compositions of the copolymers were calculated from nitrogen analysis and the structures were analyzed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in the 200–500°C range with residue (1.2–3.5% wt.), which then decomposed in the 500–800°C range.     

Novel copolymers of styrene. 7. Some ring-disubstituted propyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates

Novel trisubstituted ethylenes, ring-disubstituted propyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates, RPhCH = C(CN)CO₂C₃H₇ (where R is 2-bromo-5-methoxy, 3-bromo-4-methoxy, 5-bromo-2-methoxy, 2-chloro-3-methoxy, 3-chloro-4-methoxy, 2-fluoro-3-methoxy, 2-fluoro-4-methoxy, 3-fluoro-4-methyl, 4-fluoro-3-phenoxy) were prepared and copolymerized with styrene. The monomers were synthesized by the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of ring-substituted benzaldehydes and propyl cyanoacetate and characterized by CHN elemental analysis, IR, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR. All the ethylenes were copolymerized with styrene (M₁) in solution with radical initiation (ABCN) at 70°C. The composition of the copolymers was calculated from nitrogen analysis, and the structures were analyzed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR, GPC, DSC, and TGA. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in the 200–500°C range with residue (3–7% wt.), which then decomposed in the 500–800°C range.     

Novel copolymers of styrene. 7. Some ring-disubstituted butyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates

Novel trisubstituted ethylenes, ring-disubstituted butyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates, RPhCH?C(CN)CO₂C₄H₉ (where R is 2-bromo-5-methoxy, 3-bromo-4-methoxy, 5-bromo-2-methoxy, 2-chloro-3-methoxy, 3-chloro-4-methoxy, 2-chloro-6-methyl, 3-chloro-4-methyl, 2-fluoro-4-methoxy) were prepared and copolymerized with styrene. The monomers were synthesized by the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of ring-substituted benzaldehydes and butyl cyanoacetate, and characterized by CHN analysis, IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR. All the ethylenes were copolymerized with styrene in solution with radical initiation (ABCN) at 70°C. The compositions of the copolymers were calculated from nitrogen analysis and the structures were analyzed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in the 200-500ºC range with residue (1-6% wt.), which then decomposed in the 500–800ºC range.     

Die Kristallstrukturen der Polytelluride [Ca(DMF)6]Te4, [Sr(15-Krone-5)2]Te4 · H2O, {[BaCl(18-Krone-6)(DMF)2]2[BaCl(18-Krone-6)(DMF) (H2O)]2(Te4)2} und [Ph3PNPPh3]2Te5 · 2 DMF

Crystal Structures of the Polytellurides [Ca(DMF)₆]Te₄, [Sr(15-Crown-5)₂]Te₄ · H₂O, {[BaCl(18-Crown-6)(DMF)₂]₂[BaCl(18-Crown-6)(DMF) (H₂O)]₂(Te₄)₂}, and [Ph₃PNPPh₃]₂Te₅ · 2 DMF The title compounds were formed by alkalimetal polytelluride solutions in dimethylformamide (DMF) in the presence of the corresponding counter ions as well as in the presence of 15-crown-5 or 18-crown-6. Single crystals were obtained upon using additional diethylether. [Ca(DMF)₆]Te₄: Space group C2/c, Z = 4, 1024 observed unique reflections, R = 0.055. Lattice dimensions at ?70°C: a = 1776.1; b = 813.0 c = 2545.9pm; β = 102.90°. The compound consists of centrosymmetric [Ca(DMF)⁶]²⁺ ions, in which the calcium ions are octahedrally coordinated by the six oxygen atoms of the DMF molecules, and chain-like Te [Sr)15-crown-5)₂]Te₄ · H₂O: Space group C2/c, Z = 4, 3322 observed unique reflections, R = 0.058. Lattice dimensions at ?70°C: a = 1450.5; b = 1407.3; c = 1660.9 pm; β = 110.22°. The compounds forms centrosymmetric cations [Sr(15-crown-5) ₂]²⁺, in which the Sr²⁺ ion is sandwich-like surrounded by the ten oxygen atoms of the crown ether molecules, and chain-like Te₄^2? ions, which are associated in the lattice forming polymeric chains. {[BaCl(18-crown-6)(DMF) ₂]₂[BaCl(18-crown-6)(DMF)· (H₂O)] ₂(Te₄)₂}: Space group P1 , Z = 1, 3189 observed unique reflections, R = 0.054. Lattice dimensions at 19°C: a = 986.1; b = 1052.8; c = 2696.4 pm; α = 89.34°; β = 88.68°; γ = 89.56°. The compound consists of chain-like Te ions without symmetry and of the two somewhat different cations [BaCl(18-crown-6)(DMF) ₂]₂²⁺, in which the Ba²⁺ ions dimerize via centroysmmetric rings. Along with the six oxygen atoms of the crown ether molecules and the oxygen atoms of the DMF molecules, the oxygen atoms of the DMF and water molecule, respectively, the Ba⁺ ions achieve coordination number ten. [Ph₃PNPPh₃]₂Te₅ · 2DMF: Space group Pc, Z = 2, 5971 observed unique reflections, R = 0.058. Lattice dimensions at 20°C: a = 20°C: a = 1085.2; b = 1287.0; c = 2715.9 pm; β = 90.19°. The compounds consists of [Ph₃PNPPh₃]₊ ions, chain-like Te₅^2? ions, and incorporate DME molecules without bonding interaction. The ₅^2? ions are associate via polymeric chains in which left- and right handed individuals are alternating.     

Polymerization of Acrylamide with Permanganate/Mercaptosuccinic Acid Initiator System

The aqueous polymerization of acrylamide initiated by the acidified potassium permanganate/mercaptosuccinic acid redox system was studied at 35 ± 0.2°C in nitrogen. In the studied range of activator concentration (2.0 × 10^?3 to 6.25 ± 10^?3 mole/liter) the polymerization rate remains unaffected. The initial rate of polymerization varies linearly with KMnO₄ and acrylamide concentrations in the studied range. The activation energy was found to be 6.61 kcal/mole (27.63 kJ/mole) in the temperature range of 30–50°C. The molecular weight of polyacrylamide was found to be independent of [KMnO₄] but increased with increasing monomer concentration. The effect of DMF on polymerization rate and molecular weight was also investigated.     

Novel Copolymers of 4-Fluorostyrene. 2. Alkoxy Ring-Substituted 2-Phenyl-1,1-dicyanoethylenes

Novel copolymers of trisubstituted ethylene monomers, alkoxy ring-substituted 2-phenyl-1,1-dicyanoethylenes, RC₆H₄CH = C(CN)₂ (where R is 2-methoxy, 3-methoxy, 4-methoxy, 2-ethoxy, 3-ethoxy, 4-ethoxy, 4-propoxy, 4-buthoxy, 4-hexyloxy) and 4-fluorostyrene were prepared at equimolar monomer feed composition by solution copolymerization in the presence of a radical initiator (ABCN) at 70°C. The composition of the copolymers was calculated from nitrogen analysis, and the structures were analyzed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR. The order of relative reactivity (1/r ₁) for the monomers is 2-methoxy (1.5) > 4-ethoxy (1.0) > 4-methoxy (0.8) > 3-ethoxy (0.7) = 3-methoxy (0.7) > 4-hexyloxy (0.6) = 2-ethoxy (0.6) > 4-butoxy (0.5) = 4-propoxy (0.5). High T _g of the copolymers, in comparison with that of poly(4-fluorostyrene) indicates a substantial decrease in chain mobility of the copolymer due to the high dipolar character of the trisubstituted ethylene monomer unit. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in 284–500°C range with residue (5–9% wt), which then decomposed in the 500–800°C range.     

Synthesis of dimethyl 3-perfluoroalkyl-4-(3-oxo-2-triphenyl-phosphoranylidenbutanylidene)-pent-2-enedioate and its cyclization

The title compounds 5a-5c were prepared via the reaction of methyl 2-perfluoroal-kynoates (4) with methyl 5-oxo-4-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)hex-2-enoate (3), which was obtained from the reaction of methyl propynate (2) with acetylmethylenetriphenylphosphorane (1) at -5-0℃. Intramolecular elimination of Ph3PO took place when compound 5 was heated in aqueous methanol at 115-120℃ in sealed tube, yielding dimethyl 2-trifluoromethyl-4-methylisophthalate (6a) from 5a and methyl 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2-heptafluoropropanylbenzoate (6b) from 5b, respectively. The structures of compounds 5, 6a and 6b were confirmed by IR, MS, 1H NMR, 19F NMR and 13C NMR spectroscopy and elemental analyses. Rection mechanisms for the formation of compounds 5, 6a and 6b were proposed.     

The structure of 1,2,3,3-tetrachloro-4,5-dimethyl spiro-[2.3] -hexa-1,4-diene

An electron diffraction study of 1,2,3,3-tetrachloro-4,5-dimethyl spiro[2.3]-hexa-1,4-diene (Spiro) in the gas phase, confirmed the atom connectivities and led to a structure with roughly tetrahedral bonding about the spiro-carbon atom. The internuclear distances were obtained with moderate precision. The optimum least squares fitting of the experimental molecular scattering function gave a model with C_s symmetry. The r_g values are: (C₃-C₆) = 1.54 (.10) Å (assumed), (C₂-C₃) = 1.52 (.02) Å, <CC >_av= 1.35, (.010) Å, (C₅-C₆) = 1.46 (.02) Å, (C₄-C₇) = 1.52 (.03) Å, (C-Cl) = 1.69 (.03) Å and (-C-Cl) = 1.77 (.03) Å. The angle (θ) between the C₃-C₆ bond and the cyclopropene plane is 127.5°. The large value for <CC >_av is compared with the X-ray crystal structure result, and with the structures of other cyclopropenes and cyclobutenes.     

Copolymerization of ethylene and 1-butene using a Cr—silica catalyst in a slurry reactor

A novel slurry reactor was used to investigate the copolymerization behavior of ethylene and 1-butene in the presence of 1 wt % Cr on Davison silica (Phillips-type) catalyst over the temperature range of 0–50°C, space velocity of about 0.0051 [m³ (STP)]/(g of catalyst) h, and a fixed ethylene to 1-butene feed mole ratio of 95 : 5. The effect of varying the ethylene to 1-butene feed ratios, 100 : 0, 96.5 : 3.5, 95 : 5, 93 : 7, 90 : 10, 80 : 20, and 0 : 100 mol/mol at 50°C was also studied. The addition of 1-butene to ethylene typically increased both copolymerization rates and yields relative to ethylene homopolymerization with the same catalyst, reaching a maximum yield for an ethylene: 1-butene feed ratio of 95 : 5 at 50°C. The incorporation of 1-butene within the copolymer in all cases was less than 5 mol %. The average activation energy for the apparent reaction rate constant, k_a, based on total comonomer mole fraction in the slurry liquid for the ethylene to 1-butene feed mole ratio of 95 : 5 in the temperature range of 50–30°C measured 54.2 kJ/mol. The behavior for temperatures between 30 to 0°C differed with an activation energy of 98.2 kJ/mol; thus, some diffusion limitation likely influences the copolymerization rates at temperatures above 30°C. A kinetics analysis of the experimental data at 50°C for different ethylene to 1-butene feed ratios gave the values of the reactivity ratios, r₁ = 27.3 ± 3.6 and r₂ ≅ 0, for ethylene and 1-butene, respectively. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Heptane-soluble homogeneous zirconocene catalyst: Synthesis of a single diastereomer,polymerization catalysis,and effect of silica supports

Bis(1-indenyl)-di[1′S, 2′R, 5′S)-methoxy]silane ( 1 ) was converted into a mixture of corresponding ansa-diastereomeric zirconocenes. Further purification afforded a single dia-stereomer, di[(1′S, 2′R, 5′S)-methoxy] silylene-bis[η⁵-1(R, R)-(+)-indenyl] dichlorozirconium ( 2 ), which is optically active and hydrocarbon soluble. Extremely rapid ethylene, propylene, and ethylene-hexene polymerizations were observed both in toluene and n-heptane solutions; for instance, at 50°C, activity for ethylene polymerization reaches ～ 1.5×10¹⁰ (g of PE/((mol of Zr) · [C₂H₄] · h). The “bare” zirconocenium ion generated from 2/TIBA/Ph₃CB(C₆F₅)₄ exhibits unusual polymerization behaviors; the polymerization activity increases monotonically with temperature of polymerization (T_p) up to a conventional polymerization condition (50–70°C), and the ¹³C NMR study shows that the isotactic poly-propylene obtained has fairly high [mmmm] methyl pentad distributions at high T_p (?25°C with [mmmm] ～ 0.93–0.75) and a perfect stereoregularity at low T_p (?0°C with [mmmm] > 0.99). The catalyst precursors 2 and Et(Ind)₂ZrCl₂ ( 3 ) supported on silica by different approaches produced poly(olefins) of different molecular weights and stereoregularities, and a methylaluminokane and Ph₃CB(C₆F₅)₄ free silica-supported zirconocene system was found to be activated by triisobutylaluminum. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Novel copolymers of styrene. 2. Oxy ring-substituted propyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates

Novel trisubstituted ethylenes, oxy ring-substituted propyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates, RPhCH?C(CN)CO₂C₃H₇ (where R is 2-methoxy, 3-methoxy, 4-methoxy, 2-ethoxy, 3-ethoxy, 4-ethoxy, 4-propoxy, 4-butoxy, 3-phenoxy, 4-phenoxy) were prepared and copolymerized with styrene. The monomers were synthesized by the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of oxy ring-substituted benzaldehydes and propyl cyanoacetate and characterized by CHN elemental analysis, IR, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR. All the ethylenes were copolymerized with styrene (M₁) in solution with radical initiation (ABCN) at 70°C. The composition of the copolymers was calculated from nitrogen analysis, and the structures were analyzed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR, GPC, DSC, and TGA. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in the 200–500°C range with residue (1.2–3.6% wt.), which then decomposed in the 500–800°C range.     

Novel copolymers of styrene. 6. Some oxy ring-disubstituted propyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates

Novel trisubstituted ethylenes, oxy ring-disubstituted propyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates, RPhCH = C(CN)CO₂C₃H₇ (where R is 4-methoxy-2-methyl, 4-methoxy-3-methyl, 3-ethoxy-4-methoxy, 3,4-dibenzyloxy, 3-benzyloxy-4-methoxy, 4-benzyloxy-3-methoxy) were prepared and copolymerized with styrene. The monomers were synthesized by the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of ring-substituted benzaldehydes and propyl cyanoacetate and characterized by CHN elemental analysis, IR, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR. All the ethylenes were copolymerized with styrene (M₁) in solution with radical initiation (ABCN) at 70°C. The composition of the copolymers was calculated from nitrogen analysis, and the structures were analyzed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR, GPC, DSC, and TGA. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in the 200–500°C range with residue (3–22% wt.), which then decomposed in the 500–800°C range.     

Polymerization of Acrylonitrile Initiated by 1,4-Dimethyl-1,4-bis(p-nitrophenyl)-2-tetrazene

The polymerization of acrylonitrile (AN) initiated by 1,4-dimethyl-1,4-bis(p-nitrophenyl)-2-tetrazene (Ie) was studied in dimethylformamide (DMF) at high temperature. The polymerization proceeds by a radical mechanism. The rate of polymerization is proportional to [Ie]^0.64 and [AN]^1.36. The overall activation energy for the polymerization is 21.5 kcal/mole within the temperature range of 115-130°C. The chain transfer of Ie was also undertaken over the temperature range of 120-135°C. The activation parameters for the decomposition of Ie at 120°C are k_d = 2.78 × 10^?6 sec^?1, ΔH^? = 40.8 kcal/mole, and ΔS^? = 19.5 cal/mole-deg, respectively.     

Internal rotation around the isopropyl-nitrogen bond and stable conformations of S-methyl-N,N-di-isopropyldithiocarbamate,dichlorotin(IV) bis(N,N-di-isopropyldithiocarbamate) and related compounds

Temperature dependent proton magnetic resonance spectra of dichloro- and dimethyltin(IV) bis(N,N-di-isopropyl-dithiocarbamate) ( 1 and 2 , respectively), dimethylchlorotin(IV) N,N-di-isopropyldithiocarbamate ( 3 ), dimethyltin(IV) bis(N-isopropyldithiocarbamate) ( 4 ), S-methyl-N,N-di-isopropyldithiocarbamate ( 5 ) and S-methyl-N-isopropyldithiocarbamate ( 6 ) were measured in halogenated hydrocarbons or CS₂. The internal rotation around the isopropyl–nitrogen bond of 1, 2, 3 and 5 is restricted below ?30°C, and that of 4 and 6 below ?70°C; 1, 2 and 3 exist as only one conformer in dichloromethane, while 5 exists as two rotational isomers with respect to the isopropyl–nitrogen bond with a mole ratio of about 2·7:1·0 in CS₂ below ?30°C. At this temperature, 6 exists as two stereoisomers in CS₂ with a mole ratio of about 1·2:1·0, although there is no stereoisomer in 4 . From these results, possible conformations of the compounds at low temperature are proposed and the assignments of each proton signal are described.     

Very-low-pressure pyrolysis of nitroso- and pentafluoronitrosobenzene C?NO bond dissociation energies

The high-pressure absolute rate constants for the decomposition of nitrosobenzene and pentafluoronitrosobenzene were determined using the very-low-pressure pyrolysis (VLPP) technique. Bond dissociation energies of DH⁰(C₆H₅? NO) = 51.5 ± 1 kcal/mole and DH⁰ (C₆F₅? NO) = 50.5 ± 1 kcal/mole could be deduced if the radical combination rate constant is set at log k_r(M^?1·sec^?1) = 10.0 ± 0.5 for both systems and the activation energy for combination is taken as 0 kcal/mole at 298°K. δH_f⁰(C₆H₅NO), δH_f⁰(C₆F₅NO), and δH_f⁰(C₆F₅) could be estimated from our kinetic data and group additivity. The values are 48.1 ± 1, –160 ± 2, and – 130.9 ± 2 kcal/mole, respectively. C–X bond dissociation energies of several perfluorinated phenyl compounds, DH⁰(C₆F₅–X), were obtained from the reported values of δH_f⁰(C₆F₅X) and our estimated δH_f⁰(C₆F₅) [X = H, CH₃, NO, Cl, F, CF₃, I, and OH].     

Novel copolymers of styrene. 13. Methyl and methoxy ring-trisubstituted butyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates

Novel electrophilic trisubstituted ethylenes, methyl and methoxy ring-trisubstituted butyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates, RPhCH=C(CN)CO₂C₄H₉ where R is 2,4,5-trimethyl, 2,4,6-trimethyl, 2,3-dimethyl-4-methoxy, 2,5-dimethyl-4-methoxy, 2,4-dimethoxy-3-methyl, 2,3,4-trimethoxy, 2,4,5-trimethoxy, 2,4,6-trimethoxy, 3,4,5-trimethoxy were prepared and copolymerized with styrene. The monomers were synthesized by the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of ring-trisubstituted benzaldehydes and butyl cyanoacetate, and characterized by CHN analysis, IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR. All the ethylenes were copolymerized with styrene (M₁) in solution with radical initiation (ABCN) at 70°C. The compositions of the copolymers were calculated from nitrogen analysis and the structures were analyzed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in the 200–500°C range with residue (2–5% wt), which then decomposed in the 500–800°C range.     

Studies of redox polymerization. I. Aqueous polymerization of acrylamide by an ascorbic acid–peroxydisulfate system

The polymerization of acrylamide initiated by an ascorbic acid–peroxydisulfate redox system was studied in aqueous solution at 35 ± 0.2°C in the presence of air. The concentrations studied were [monomer] = (2.0–15.0) × 10^?2 mole/liter; [peroxydisulfate] = (1.5–10.0) × 10^?3 mole/liter; and [ascorbic acid] = (2.84–28.4) × 10^?4 mole/liter; temperatures were between 25–50°C. Within these ranges the initial rate showed a half-order dependence on peroxydisulfate, a first-order dependence on an initial monomer concentration, and a first-order dependence on a low concentration of ascorbic acid [(2.84–8.54) × 10^?4 mole/liter]. At higher concentrations of ascorbic acid the rate remained constant in the concentration range (8.54–22.72) × 10^?4 mole/liter, then varied as an inverse halfpower at still higher concentrations of ascorbic acid [(22.72–28.4) × 10^?4 mole/liter]. The initial rate increased with an increase in polymerization temperature. The overall energy of activation was 12.203 kcal/mole in a temperature range of 25–50°C. Water-miscible organic solvents depressed the initial rate and the limiting conversion. The viscometric average molecular weight increased with an increase in temperature and initial monomer concentration but decreased with increasing concentration of peroxydisulfate and an additive, dimethyl formamide (DMF).     

Synthesis of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyacrylonitrile by anionic polymerization

The anionic polymerization of acrylonitrile in DMF initiated by lithium 1,2-bis(diethylamino)-2-oxoethanolate in the range ?60 to 0°C has been studied. The initiator efficiency at low temperatures (?60 to ?40°C) is 2–6%; it remains nearly invariable with conversion owing to the associated state of the initiator. The low concentration of growing active centers is constant throughout the process; as a result, polymers with M > 3 × 10⁵ are produced. The polymers are characterized by a narrow molecular-mass distribution, M _w/M _n = 1.3–1.6, and contain insignificant amounts of low-molecular-mass fractions. It has been shown that controlled polymerization processes can be carried outat moderately low temperatures (?30 to 0°C), and experimental conditions for freezing of polymerization and its recommencement have been ascertained. Optimum conditions for the synthesis of a high-molecular-mass polyacrylonitrile with M > 3 × 10⁵ have been established, and the method for preparing polymers with M = (6.50–8.5) × 10⁵ on an enlarged scale using high concentrations of the monomer has been developed.     

Coordination compounds of copper(II) with substituted 3-{[(2-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]amino}propane-1,2-diols

3-{[(2-Hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]amino}propane-1,2-diol, its 5-chloro-,5-bromo-, 5-nitro-, 3-methoxy derivatives, and 3-{[(2-hydroxynaphthyl-1)methylidene]amino}propane-1,2-diol react with hydrates of copper(II) chloride, bromide and nitrate in ethanol to form coordination compounds Cu(L)X·nH₂O. Template condensation reaction between 3-aminopropane-1,2-diol and 2,3-, 2,4- or 2,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde in the presence of copper(II) nitrate trihydrate results in similar compounds Cu(L)NO₃·nH₂O. Structure of some of the condensation products was identified by X-ray analysis. Thermolysis of the substances obtained occurs through the dehydration step (70–90°C) and complete thermal decomposition (290–560°C).