Use of carbon suboxide to obtain block and graft copolymers. II. Grafting of carbon suboxide on polyethylene

Experiments have been carried out on grating of carbon suboxide on nonactivated polyethylene films and on films previously activated by ultraviolet irradiation and by γ-irradiation. The experiments gave a grafted copolymer. A grafted copolymer was also obtained on grafting carbon suboxide in solution on polyethylene films preactivated by means of ozonization at 70°C. Examination of the copolymer indicated its structure to be cross linked. It has been proved that below 50°C single molecules of carbon suboxide react with polyethylene. The polyethylene thus modified is then easily surfacedyed.     

Poly(carbon suboxide): A photosensitive paramagnetic ladder polymer

Carbon suboxide was found to give, on photo- and thermal-polymerization, a photosensitive paramagnetic polymer. Studies of the kinetics of the ESR signal growth accompanying the polymerization process complement documented results obtained from monitoring the rate of polymer production and monomer disappearance. The spin concentration of the polymer increases with higher reaction temperature, reaching 2 × 10¹⁹ spin/g at a polymerization temperature of 105°C. The paramagnetism of poly(carbon suboxide) follows the Curie—Weiss law. Relaxation behavior at room temperature and g values for the spin systems have been obtained. The 105°C polymer shows a Weiss constant equal to 17°K and an extremely narrow ESR line width, ca. 10 mG, at 5°K. The ¹³C coupling constant from the selectively labeled polymer indicates π-electron delocalization over the ladder polymer. The polymer paramagnetism can be further reversibly enhanced by visible light irradiation. The steady-state concentration of the photo-ESR signal is proportional to the square root of incident light intensity, with a quantum yield at room temperature for charge accumulation equal to 5% at an incident light level of 10¹⁵ photons/sec-cm². Fluorescence and excitation spectra of the soluble fraction of poly(carbon suboxide) are presented together with the quantum yield. The polymer has also been found to be an effective photopolymerization initiator at wavelengths longer than 340 nm.     

Novel reaction of carbon suboxide. Synthesis of 6-amino-4-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridone derivatives

The reaction of 2-cyanoacetamidines 1 with carbon suboxide 2 afforded 6-amino-4-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyri-dones 4 . Compounds 4 were also obtained by reaction of amidines 1 and 2,4,6-trichlorophenylmalonates 3 .     

Grafting of glycidyl methacrylate onto polypropylene using supercritical carbon dioxide

Free-radical grafting of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) onto polypropylene (PP) films has been studied using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO₂) as a solvent and a swelling agent. As the reaction temperature was below the melting point, PP was modified in the solid phase. The PP film was first soaked with the monomer GMA and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator using SC-CO₂ at different experimental conditions of pressure, temperature, and thermal treatment time. After releasing CO₂, film GMA molecules were grafted onto PP in different times. Using this method, the degree of grafting and the morphology could be controlled through the combination of pressure, temperature, and soaking time. FTIR spectra confirmed that GMA had been grafted onto PP and that polypropylene-graft-glycidyl methacrylate (PP-g-GMA) presented a high surface reactivity for conductive polyaniline anchoring. DSC measurements and TG analyses showed that the thermal profiles of the graft copolymer and virgin PP are quite similar and that the graft PP does not exhibit changes in terms of thermal degradation profile and melting temperature, respectively. X-ray data showed that a high degree of grafting leads to a lower degree of crystallinity of polypropylene.     

New reactions of carbon suboxide with alkynes

Synthesis of 3,4,7,8‐tetraalkyl‐2‐oxa‐bicyclo[4.2.0]octa‐1(6),3,7‐trien‐5‐ones( 4a‐d ),4,5,7,8‐tetraalkyl‐2‐oxa‐bicyclo[4.2.0]octa‐1(6),4,7‐trien‐3‐ones ( 6a‐d ) and 3,4,7,8‐tetraalkyl‐2H,5H‐cyclobuta[b]pyrano‐[2,3‐d]pyran‐2,5‐diones ( 7a‐d ) from the reaction of alkynes ( la‐d ) with carbon suboxide ( 2 ) in various molar ratios is described.     

具有血液相容性的嵌段聚酯-聚醚接枝共聚物的合成

本文研究了嵌段聚酯-聚醚膜经紫外光活化后,于水溶液中铈盐引发亲水性单体丙烯酰胺在其表面上接枝共聚合反应。同时对接枝物进行了证实和表征。并通过活体动物血液灌流实验表明,此接枝共聚物具有良好的血液相容性。     

A convenient synthesis of new heterocycles from benzimidazoles and carbon suboxide

The reaction of carbon suboxide with 2-substituted benzimidazoles was investigated. By this reaction 1,3-diazino- (pyrimido-), 1,3-oxazino- and 1,3-thiazinobenzimidazole-1,3-diones are obtained.     

Copolymers of Wheat Starch and Polyacrylonitrile. Effect of Aqueous-Organic Solvent Systems on Copolymer Composition

Starch-polyacrylonitrile graft copolymers prepared in a number of aqueous-organic solvent systems with ceric ammonium nitrate as the initiator had more grafted chains than those prepared in water alone, and these were of lower molecular weight. Substitution of methanol for 80% of the water produced grafted chains with a molecular weight of 15,700 and a grafting frequency of 253 anhydroglucose units per graft. The influence of catalyst concentration, increased reaction temperature, and sodium sulfate on the composition of the copolymer were investigated for the methanol-water system.     

Radiation-induced graft copolymerization of mixtures of styrene and acrylamide onto cellulose acetate. I. Effect of solvents

The grafting of styrene and acrylamide, from both their binary and unitary systems, on cellulose acetate film was studied by means of the cobalt-60 postirradiation grafting technique. The extent of grafting was found to be dependent on preirradiation dose, reaction time, and temperature, and the optimum conditions were evaluated. The effect of solvents, e.g., water, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, and t-butanol were studied. The composition of the binary mixture as well as the nature of the alcohol used as the solvent were found to have a strong influence in modifying the course of grafting. Each component of the binary monomer mixture was found to sensitize the grafting of the other, when the former is present in relatively large concentration. The observed results are discussed in detail in terms of relative molecular reactivity and reactivity ratios.     

聚丙烯与马来酸酐在超临界CO2中的接枝聚合

聚丙烯(PP)以其强度高、耐热性好、密度小、易加工和价廉等特点成为重要的通用塑料。但由于非极性的分子结构,其亲水性、染色性、抗静电性、粘接性和印刷性并不理想,难以与极性聚合物和填料共混、复合。PP通过接枝引入极性基团是最常用的化学改性方法。常用的接枝单体有马来     

Carbon suboxide and some of its reactions

Reaction of carbon suboxide with some 2-aminobenzimidazoles is investigated, and some corresponding 2, 3-(dioxotetrahydropyrimido) benzimidazoles obtained, which arylate to enol form derivatives.For Part XXIII see [3].     

The force field of carbon suboxide

The complete force field for carbon suboxide has been evaluated. The optimum geometry, stretching and interaction force constants are obtained from a combination of the CNDO/force molecular orbital method and the compliance constant formalism.     

Effect of comonomer sorption on radiation-induced copolymer grafting onto polyethylene and EVA films in the vapor phase

Radiation-induced copolymer grafting of acenaphthylene and maleic anhydride onto polyethylene or EVA film in the vapor phase was carried out and the effect of comonomer sorption on the grafting was studied. When polyethylene film was used as a backbone polymer, the sorption of the binary monomers during the grafting increased linearly as the grafting reaction proceeded. The marked increase was probably caused by the formation of a grafted layer. Particularly, the sorption of maleic anhydride was brought about by the existence of a grafted layer. In grafting onto EVA film, the content of maleic anhddride in the grafted copolymer increased with the increasing content of vinyl acetate in EVA. Continuous measurements of sorption of the comonomers onto EVA and grafted EVA films were carried out by use of an electrobalance. The distinctive feature of the sorption was that the equilibrium sorption of acenaphthylene or maleic anhydride onto the grafted EVA film increased and the diffusion constants for both comonomers decreased markedly with increasing percentage of graft. The copolymer grafting was explained from these results by assuming that the monomer molecules are supplied to the propagating chain ends mostly through a sorbed state on the polymer film.     

An amphiphilic graft copolymer as a surface-modifying additive for poly(methyl methacrylate)

An amphiphilic graft copolymer was prepared by transesterification of poly(2-ethylhexyl acrylate-co-methyl methacrylate) with poly(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether (MPEG2000). The grafting reaction was performed in melt at 155°C. The purified graft copolymer was blended into poly(methyl methacrylate) in concentrations of 1.5-30 wt %, either by mixing in chloroform solution or by melt mixing by means of a twin-screw extruder or a Brabender blender. Films of the blends were prepared by solution casting onto glass plates or by hot pressing between polished Al plates. At concentrations up to 20% of the graft copolymer homogeneous blends were obtained. At higher concentrations the blends were heterogeneous, and side-chain crystallinity was detectable by DSC analysis. The surface properties of the films were studied by measurements of water contact angles. The surface accumulation of the graft copolymer was demonstrated as a large increase in the wetting angle hysteresis, and found to depend on the procedure for film preparation as well as the casting substrate. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Studies on grafting of tris(2‐methoxyethoxy)vinylsilane onto ethylene‐propylene‐diene terpolymer

New graft copolymer was prepared by incorporating tris(2‐methoxyethoxy)vinylsilane (TMEVS) on ethylene‐propylene‐diene terpolymer (EPDM) by using dicumyl peroxide (DCP) as initiator, in Haake Rheocord 90 torque rheometer. The effect of EPDM concentration, TMEVS concentration, reaction time, reaction temperature and initiator concentration on the graft co polymerization was studied. The grafting efficiency of TMEVS on EPDM was confirmed by Fourier Transform infrared (FT‐IR) spectroscopy. The grafting efficiency increased with increase in the silane concentration upto 6% by weight. The grafting efficiency decreased beyond 6% by weight due to homopolymerization of TMEVS and non‐availability of carbon–carbon double bond in the EPDM terpolymer. The thermal properties of peroxide cured EPDM and hot water cured EPDM‐g‐TMEVS were studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. The results show thermal properties like degradation tempertature and glass transition temperature of the EPDM‐g‐TMEVS were increased due to introduction of TMEVS on to EPDM terpolymer as well as the formation of thermally stable three‐dimensional network. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Graft copolymerization kinetics of acrylic acid onto the poly(ethylene terephthalate) surface by atmospheric pressure plasma inducement

After one atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film, acrylic acid (AAc) in aqueous solution was successfully graft‐copolymerized onto PET films. The effects of reaction time, AAc monomer concentration and reaction temperature on grafting behavior of AAc were systematically studied. Possible reaction kinetics of plasma‐induced graft copolymerization, starting from initial hydroperoxide decomposition, were proposed. Through the Arrhenius analysis about graft copolymerization kinetics of AAc monomers on PET surface, it was revealed that the activation energies of decomposition, propagation and termination were 98.4, 63.5, and 17.5 kJ/mol, respectively. The temperature around 80 °C was favorable not only for the formation of oxide radicals through the thermal decomposition of hydroperoxide on PET surface but also for the extension of graft copolymer chain through direct polymer grafting. Poly(acrylic acid) (PAAc) grains grafted onto PET surfaces possessed relatively uniform size and both PAAc grain size and surface roughness increased with increasing the grafting degree of AAc. The increase of grain size with increasing grafting degree results from the possibility of forming long chain graft copolymers and their shielding of reactive sites. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 1594–1601, 2008     

无规聚丙烯接枝甲基丙烯酸的合成

采用溶液聚合的方法将无规聚丙烯 (APP)与甲基丙烯酸 (MAA)接枝共聚制得接枝共聚物APP -g -MAA。讨论了反应温度、反应时间、引发剂BPO浓度、单体MAA浓度对接枝率的影响。结果表明 :当聚合反应温度低于是 12 0℃时 ,接枝率随温度升高而降低。延长反应时间有利于提高接枝率。最适宜的引发剂浓度为 1% ,MAA/APP配比为 0 .2 5/1。利用红外光谱证实了接枝物APP-g -MAA的存在。     

Carbon suboxide and some of its reactions

The reaction of carbon suboxide with a number of 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles has given the corresponding pyrimido[1,2-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazoles     

Grafting of methyl methacrylate onto natural rubber in supercritical carbon dioxide

The grafting of the methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer onto natural rubber (NR) was carried out by supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO₂) swelling polymerization with benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator. Fourier transform–infrared spectroscopy (FT–IR) was used to confirm the formation of graft copolymers with the characteristic bands of symmetric C?O and C? O? C stretching vibrations at 1728 cm^?1 and 1147 cm^?1, respectively. The effects of the rubber‐to‐monomer ratio, amount of initiator, reaction time, and pressure on the monomer grafting level (GL) and grafting efficiency (GE) were investigated, and the optimum conditions for the preparation of NR‐g‐MMA were found to be 70:30 of the rubber‐to‐monomer ratio, 1.2% of the initiator content, and the reaction pressure of 23 MPa for 6 h. The thermal behavior of the NR and the different NR/MMA molar ratio grafted copolymer samples was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The observed glass transition temperature (T_g) was consistent with the GL. The tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, elongation at break, hardness, and oil resistance of graft copolymers were determined and compared with the values of NR and that of polymerization products prepared in traditional toluene solution. The results showed that the tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, hardness and oil resistance were greatly improved after modification in scCO₂. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of new 2H,4H-benzopyrano[3,4-b]yridine-1,3,5-trione derivatives via carbon suboxide

The new 2H,4H-[1]benzopyrano[3,4-b]pyridine-1,3,5-trione derivatives 10a-f were prepared in the following three steps: first the preparation of new N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-amino-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one derivatives 5a-f by reaction of coumarin-3-carboxylic acids and diphenylphosphorylazide, then hydrolysis of 5a-f with gaseous hydrogen chloride to give the corresponding amines 7a-f , and finally the preparation of 10a-f by reaction of 7a-f and carbon suboxide in the presence of a Lewis acid.