Co60 γ-radiation-induced copolymerization of ethylene and carbon monoxide

The γ-radiation-induced free-radical copolymerization of ethylene and CO has been investigated over a wide range of pressure, initial gas composition, radiation intensity, and temperature. At 20°C., concentrations of CO up to 1% retard the polymerization of ethylene. Above this concentration the rate reaches a maximum between 27.5 and 39.2% CO and then decreases. The copolymer composition increases only from 40 to 50% CO when the gas mixture is varied from 5 to 90% CO. A relatively constant reactivity ratio is obtained at 20°C., indicating that CO adds 23.6 times as fast as an ethylene monomer to an ethylene free-radical chain end. For a 50% CO gas mixture, the above value of 23.6 and the copolymerization rate decrease with increasing temperature to 200°C. The kinetic data indicate a temperature-dependent depropagation reaction. Infrared examination of copolymers indicates a polyketone structure containing ? CH₂? CH₂? and ? CO? units. The crystalline melting point increases rapidly from 111 to 242°C., as the CO concentration in the copolymer increases from 27 to 50%. Molecular weight of copolymer formed at 20°C. increased with increasing CO, indicating M?_n values >20,000. Increasing reaction temperature results in decreasing molecular weight. Onset of decomposition for a 50% CO copolymer was measured at ≈250°C.     

Alternating ethylene–alkyl acrylate copolymers. I. polymer preparation

High molecular weight alternating ethylene–ethyl acrylate copolymers were prepared by using boron trifluoride to complex the acrylate ester. The polymerizations were run under mild conditions (25–50°C, 6–20 atm ethylene) in dichloromethane or dichloroethane solution with free-radical initiation. At lower ethylene pressures or at less than stoichiometric levels of BF₃, the polymers are acrylate-rich. This is due to ethyl acrylate homopolymerization competing with the copolymerization reaction. The effect of other polymerization variables is also discussed.     

Kinetic study and analytical application of the iodate-hypophosphite reaction in strongly acidic solutions

The iodate—hypophosphite reaction in strongly acidic solutions was studied spectrophotometrically. Reaction rate constants and the activation energy of the reaction are reported. A method for determining hypophosphite on the basis of this reaction is described. Hypophosphite in the range 0.06–4 mg (10^-3–6·10^-2 M) can be determined with a relative error and relative standard deviation of 2—3%.     

Polymerization of Styrene in Supercritical CO_2-swollenPoly(ethylene terephthlate)

Supercriticalfluids(SCFs)havemanyfeatures,suchashighcompressibility,highdiffusivityandlowviscosity,whichmakethemattractiveformanyindustrialprocesses.supercritical(sc)co=isthemostpopularbecauseitisnon-toxic,non-nammable,andeasytoobtainandhasanear-ambientcriticaltemperature.SCCO=canswellglassypolymers'.AdditivesintheSCCO,candiffuseintotheswollenpolymerandtheCO=canberemovedcompletelyondepressurization,leavingmostadditivesinthepolymer.Thussolvent-freeimpregnationofadditivescanbeachieved.Ifadd…     

Oxidative crosslinking in poly(ethylene terephthalate) at elevated temperatures

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) oxidizes on being heated in air at elevated temperatures to form a crosslinked structure. The crosslinking occurs through a reaction which causes arylation of terephthalate rings to form a biphenyltricarboxylic acid derivative. This reaction is interpreted as a free-radical cleavage generating a substituted phenyl radical which selectively attaches to a terephthalate residue via substitution.     

A Method for Preparing Phosphinic Acids from Hypophosphites: III. Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Phosphinic Acids

A one-pot method is proposed for preparing unsymmetrical -hydroxy phosphinic acids from ammonium hypophosphite. Bis(trimethylsilyl) phosphonites formed in situ on addition of bis(trimethylsilyl) hypophosphite to activated unsaturated compounds are brought without isolation into the Abramov reaction with an aldehyde or ketone. A series of new -hydroxy phosphinic acids are obtained.     

Poly(vinyl chloride)–poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymers: Synthesis and characterization

Poly(vinyl chloride)-poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymers have been synthesized in solution and emulsion. The polymers were made by first synthesizing macroazonitriles through the reaction of 4,4′-azobis-4-cyanovleryl chloride with hydroxy-terminated poly(ethylene oxide) of varying molecular weights. These macroazonitriles had molecular weights in the range of 3000–88,000 and degrees of polymerization from 5 to 24. Thermal decomposition of the azolinkages in the presence of vinyl chloride monomer yielded block copolymers containing form 2 to 20 wt % poly(ethylene oxide). The structures of the block copolymers were characterized by spectrometric, elemental and molecular weight analyses. The possibility of some graft polymerization occurring via free-radical extraction of a methylene hydrogen from the poly(ethylene oxide) was considered. Polymerization of vinyl chloride with an azonitrile initiator in the presence of a poly(ethylene oxide) yielded predominately homopolymer with some grafted poly(vinyl chloride).     

Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of hypophosphite by Waugh-type enneamolybdomanganate(IV) in perchloric acid

The reaction between hypophosphite and enneamolybdomanganate(IV) in perchloric acid was carried out under pseudo-first-order conditions keeping large excess of hypophosphite. The order in oxidant was found to be unity and that of hypophosphite was found to be less than unity. The reaction proceeds with prior formation of complex between the reactants followed by its rate determining decomposition. The accelerating effect of hydrogen ions on the reaction is due to the formation of active hexaprotonated oxidant species. The formation of the complex is supported by kinetic results and also by spectrophotometric study. The product of the reaction was found to be phosphitomolybdate, [H₁₀(HP)Mo₆O₂₆]²⁻, which was confirmed by FTIR study and AAS analysis. The reaction involves direct two-electron transfer step without any free radical intervention. The effect of ionic strength, solvent polarity and the activation parameters were also in support of the mechanism proposed.     

Method of synthesis of phosphinic acids based on hypophosphites: VIII. Synthesis of α-aminoalkylphenethylphosphinic acids

Development of methodology of double Arbuzov rearrangement based on hypophosphites allows a one-pot formation of two unsymmetrical phosphorus-carbon bonds by the Michael-Pudovik type reaction of stepwise addition of the intermediately forming silyl esters of trivalent phosphorus to different unsaturated compounds. A procedure was developed of the synthesis of α-aminoalkylphenethylphosphinic acids. Bis-(trimethylsilyl)phenethylphosphonite formed as a result of the addition of bis(trimethylsilyl)hypophosphite to styrene in situ was added without isolation from the reaction mixture to Schiff bases obtained preliminary from benzylamine or diphenylmethylamine and various aldehydes. The subsequent removal of N-protecting groups by hydrogenation or acidic hydrolysis gave a number of new α-aminoalkylphenethylphosphinic acids.     

Thermoxidative degradation leading to gel in poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) oxidizes on heating at 300°C in an air stream. Various literature has cited crosslinking under such conditions through a butanetriol or a biphenyltricarboxylic acid. In this study gelled polymer was found to contain the latter trifunctional compound, but not the former. In addition, 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic acid was found in the degraded gel. There is further indication for the presence of other multifunctional species. All components are consistent with general free-radical arylation mechanisms.     

Double Arbuzov Reaction. Synthesis of Bis(ω-cyanoalkyl)phosphinic Acids

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - A general method for the synthesis of symmetric bis(ω-cyanoalkyl)phosphinic acids from ammonium hypophosphite was proposed. The reaction of...     

Application of copper(I) halides to modifying reactivity of polyhalomethanes and arenesulfonyl chlorides in free-radical addition. “Cross-halogenation” reaction

In the free-radical addition of a number of organohalogen reagents to cyclic alkenes and dienes in the presence of copper(I) halides the composition of the reaction products is governed by the stage of a fast halogen transfer from the copper derivative to the alkyl radical. Under these conditions in contrast to the free-radical addition reactions initiated by UV light or peroxide initiators the intramolecular rearrangements are suppressed, the stereoselectivity of the reaction changes, and also some adducts contain halogen atoms different from those present in the organohalogen reagent employed.     

以次磷酸钠为还原剂化学镀铜的电化学研究

通过电化学方法研究了以次磷酸钠为还原剂, 柠檬酸钠为络合剂的化学镀铜体系. 应用线性扫描伏安法, 检测了温度、pH值、镍离子含量对次磷酸钠阳极氧化和铜离子阴极还原的影响. 结果表明, 升高温度能够加速阳极氧化与阴极还原过程; pH值的提高可促进次磷酸钠氧化, 但抑制铜离子还原; 镍离子的存在不仅对次磷酸钠的氧化有强烈的催化作用, 而且与铜共沉积形成合金. 该合金有催化活性, 使化学镀铜反应得以持续进行.     

Poly(butyl methacrylate-g-methoxypoly(ethylene glycol)) and poly(methyl methacrylate-g-methoxypoly(ethylene glycol)) graft copolymers: preparation and aqueous solution properties

A series of water-soluble, amphiphilic graft copolymers has been prepared by free-radical copolymerization of methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) macromonomers, with either methyl methacrylate or butyl methacrylate as the comonomers, in water/ethanol solvent mixtures. Lower molecular weight copolymers were obtained by increasing the concentration of the initiator, azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN), used in the polymerization reaction. However, the route used also led to the formation of significant quantities of tetramethylsuccinodinitrile, a toxic byproduct resulting from the cage reaction of AIBN. Static fluorescence measurements using pyrene as a probe, along with 1H NMR experiments, showed that the graft copolymers form aggregates in water at very low concentrations (approximately 0.01 g l(-1)) with the pendant hydrophilic graft chains forming a stabilizing shell around the hydrophobic backbone. An increase in the hydrophile-lipophile balance of the graft copolymers was found to lead to smaller aggregates with lower aggregation numbers and highly swollen hydrophilic shells, as revealed by small angle neutron scattering (SANS).     

杂多酸引发四氢呋喃聚合反应 Ⅲ.环氧乙烷对聚合反应的影响

最近我们研究发现环氧乙烷（ＥＯ）可有效地促进低腐蚀性磷钨杂多酸（ＰＷ１２）引发的四氢呋喃（ＴＨＦ）聚合反应,产物分子量可通过体系中水或低分子二醇的含量进行控制［１,２］．而在没有ＥＯ存在时,相似条件下ＰＷ１２引发ＴＨＦ聚合反应２４ｈ,没有检出聚合物［...     

Modelling free-radical copolymerization kinetics, 3. Molecular weight calculations for copolymers with crosslinking

A comprehensive model for molecular weight calculations of free-radical crosslinking copolymerizations was developed using the pseudo-kinetic rate constants and the method of moments. The moments of copolymer chain distributions are defined in such a way so that the molecular weight averages of crosslinking copolymers can be calculated using the moments. The present model is based on a general crosslinking copolymerization scheme, accounting for chain transfer to small molecules and polymer, bimolecular termination, and crosslinking reactions. The influence of crosslinking reactions on molecular weight development is discussed. The effects of the reactivity of pendant double bonds on the moments development were further demonstrated using model simulations. The simulations results suggest that the higher-order molecular weight averages are very sensitive to the reactivity of pendant double bonds. It was found that chain transfer to polymer affects the gelation point significantly. The radical fractions must be calculated accounting for chain transfer reactions in addition to propagations in order to properly evaluate pseudo-kinetic rate constants. The present model was used to predict kinetic behavior and molecular weight development of styrene/m-divinylbenzene and styrene/ethylene dimethacrylate free-radical crosslinking copolymerizations in benzene solution at 60°C. It was found that the present model is in excellent agreement with the experimental data published in the literature. Model predictions and experimental data show that the reactivity of pendant double bonds is much lower than that of vinyl and divinyl monomers. The simulation results suggest that the assumption of the same reactivity of functional groups is likely not valid for many free-radical crosslinking copolymerizations. The present model based on a kinetics approach can be used to predict molecular weight development for vinyl/divinyl free-radical crosslinking copolymerizations and to estimate kinetic parameters in the pre-gelation period.     

Radical reaction of sodium hypophosphite with terminal alkynes: synthesis of 1,1-bis-H-phosphinates

[reaction: see text] The room-temperature radical addition of sodium hypophosphite to terminal alkynes produces the previously unknown 1-alkyl-1,1-bis-H-phosphinates in moderate yield. The reaction is initiated by R3B and air and proceeds under mild conditions in an open container. The bissodium salts precipitate spontaneously from the reaction mixtures, thus providing a simple purification procedure and the opportunity for multigram synthesis. The 1,1-bis-H-phosphinate products are novel precursors of the biologically important 1,1-bisphosphonates.     

Effect of pressure on free-radical copolymerization kinetics. I. A concept of additivity of partial molar volumes of activation

A short review of the effect of pressure on copolymerization kinetics shows the necessity of simple models for a better understanding of activation volumes. Therefore, a simple concept, possibly generally valid for free-radical polymerization, is proposed, based on the assumption that molar volumes of activation can be expressed as an addition of a characteristic radical and a monomer contribution, regardless of the combination involved. The scheme may facilitate the visualization of the transition state and contribute to the understanding of reaction mechanisms of radical polymerizations. Ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymerization at 62°C with tert-butyl alcohol as solvent agrees with the proposed scheme, appearing from the pressure independence of the product of reactivity ratios at the different levels (35,600, and 1200 kg/cm²). Implicitly it can be shown that an ethylene monomer contributes about 2 cm³/mole more to the activation volumes of the propagation reactions than does the vinyl acetate monomer, whereas for the radicals the difference of the respective contributions to the activation volumes is opposite in sign.     

Efficient and convenient preparation of γ-nonalactone,with use of a Dean–Stark trap to remove methanol

We describe the development of an efficient and convenient process for preparation of γ-nonalactone. The synthesis was accomplished by free-radical addition of methyl acrylate and n-hexanol. A Dean–Stark trap filled with water and n-hexanol was used to remove the methanol generated during the process. Orthogonal experiments were performed to optimize the reaction conditions, and the desired product, γ-nonalactone, was produced in better than 70 % yield.