Synthesis of polymers by using divalent metal salts of mono(hydroxyethyl) phthalate: Metal-containing polyurethanes

As difunctional compounds containing an ionic bond in the molecule, divalent metal salts (I) of mono(hydroxyethyl) phthalate were prepared in high purity and high yield. Mg and Ca were selected as divalent metal. Metal-containing polyurethanes containing ionic links in the main chain were synthesized by the polyaddition reaction of I or, I–glycols with diisocyanates. The polyurethane obtained were glassy materials or white powders, depending on the species of diisocyanates and glycols. Close agreement between observed and calculated values of metal content of the polyurethanes were obtained. The viscosities (in dimethyl-formamide) of the polyurethanes decreased markedly with increasing of metal content. Moreover, the decomposition temperatures were lowered by introduction of metals into the polyurethanes. However, the decomposition rates of metal-containing polyurethanes were lower than those of polyurethanes not containing metal.     

Synthesis of polymers by using divalent metal salts of mono(hydroxyethyl) phthalate: Metal-containing polyurethane-ureas

A series of metal-containing polyurethane-ureas containing ionic links in the main chain was synthesized by the polyaddition reaction of hexamethylene diisocyanate with mixtures of metal salts of mono(hydroxyethyl) phthalate and bisureas containing two hydroxyl groups which were obtained from monoethanolamine and diisocyanates. The polyurethane-ureas obtained were generally yellowish powders or solids. Close agreement between observed and calculated values of metal content of the metal-containing polyurethane-ureas was obtained. The viscosities (in dimethylformamide) of polyurethane-ureas decreased markedly with increase of metal content. Moreover, the decomposition temperatures were lowered a little by introducing metals into the polyurethane-ureas. Dimethylformamide, m-cresol, and dimethyl sulfoxide were comparatively good solvents for the metal-containing polyurethane-ureas; however, the polymers were insoluble in all other solvents.     

Metal-containing crosslinked polyester resins by combined polyesterification and polymerization of curable mixtures based on divalent metal salts of mono(hydroxyethyl)phthalate

Preparations of metal-containing crosslinked polyester resins based on divalent metal salts of mono(hydroxyethyl)phthalate were investigated by the cure, by combined polyesterification and polymerization, of curable mixtures prepared from above metal salts, maleic anhydride, glycidyl methacrylate, and methyl methacrylate. The curable mixtures containing Ca showed lower viscosity than those containing Mg. They were subjected to curing reactions in the presence of peroxide and under photoirradiation, respectively. In the cure, polyesterification and polymerization proceeded simultaneously smoothly, giving metal-containing cured resins. Generally, the peroxide-cured resins showed better physical properties than the photo-cured resins. Especially, the former resins with high metal content showed high compressive strength and Rockwell hardness. Further, resistance to chemical attack and boiling water and thermal behavior are also discussed.     

The thermal degradation of some alkali metal salts of poly(itaconic acid)

The Li-, Na- and K salts of poly(itaconic acid) (PIA) were prepared by treating the polyacid with the corresponding aqueous hydroxide.The resulting polysalts were analyzed by elemental analysis, FTIR spectroscopy and thermogravimetry. The results indicate that the polysalts are thermally more stable than the parent PIA, they all degrade in a similar manner and somewhat more complexly than the poly(methacrylic acid) salts.     

The thermal degradation kinetics of poly(di-n-alkylitaconates)

The non-oxidative thermal degradation kinetics of poly(di-n-alkyl itaconates), ranging from the methyl to then-octyl derivatives, were studied by non-isothermal and isothermal TG. The thermal degradation activation energy and characteristic mass loss temperatures were found to decrease with increasing substituent size. The shapes of the DTG curves were dependent on the size of the alkyl substituent. The different DTG maxima were ascribed to various modes of initiation of depolymerisation. The thermal stability of poly(di-n-hexyl itaconate) was found to be independent of the initial molar mass of the sample in the range ofM _w from 10⁴ to 10⁷ g/mol.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels nichtisothermer und auch isothermer TG wurde die nichtoxidative thermische Zersetzungskinetik von Poly(di-n-alkylitakonaten) untersucht, dabei bewegt sich die Länge der Alkylkette von Methyl bisn-Oktyl. Die Aktivierungsenergie der thermischen Zersetzung und die charakteristischen Masseverlusttemperaturen nehmen mit steigender Substituentlänge ab. Aussehen der DTG-Kurven hängt von der Größe der Alkylkette ab. Die verschiedenen DTG-Maxima wurden verschiedenen Initiierungs schritten der Depolymerisierung zugeschrieben. Man fand, daß im Intervall M_w zwischen 10⁴ und 10⁷ g·mol die thermische Stabilität der Poly(di-n-hexylitakonate) unabhängig von der anfänglichen molaren Masse der Probe ist.

     

The thermal degradation kinetics of poly(chlorethylmethacrylates)

The thermal degradation kinetics of poly(2-mono-, 2,2-di- and 2,2,2-trichlorethyl methacrylate) and of the non-chlorinated poly(ethyl methacrylate) were studied by TG in the absence and presence of oxygen. The overall thermal degradation energy, determined by the Flynn-Wall method, increases with increasing chlorine content of the polymer when the degradation is performed in the absence of oxygen, while the trend is reversed in the presence of oxygen. Competition between the two major non-oxidative thermolysis reactions, depolymerization and crosslinking, could be monitored by DTG. Generally, the thermal stability of the investigated polymers is reduced by oxygen.I. G. Popovic and J. S. Velickovic would like to acknowledge the financial assistance provided by the Internationales Biiro der Kernforschungsanlage Jiilich operating on behalf of Bilateral Cooperation between Yugoslavia and the F. R. Germany.     

Synthesis of polyesters by using divalent metal salts of monohydroxyethyl phthalate: Metal-containing polyesters from such metal salts,anhydride, and epoxide

Synthesis of metal-containing polyesters by reactions of the divalent metal salts of monohydroxyethyl phthalate with phthalic anhydride and epoxide were investigated. It was found that the metal carboxylate groups of these metal salts catalyze the above reactions. These reactions were further studied in model reactions with the use of the Ca salt of monoethyl phthalate. Products obtained were linear metal-containing polyesters containing ionic links in the main chain; they were yellow or slightly yellow glassy materials; yields were generally high. Molecular weights obtained by the end-group analyses were generally low; with increase in content of the metal salts in the feed the molecular weight of the polyesters decreased. Inherent viscosities (in DMF at 30°C) of the metal-containing polyesters were low, ranging from 0.033 to 0.052. Elemental analyses are generally in good agreement with the calculated values. Thermogravimetric analyses of the polyesters were also discussed.     

Tetracyanomanganate(II) and its salts of divalent first-row transition metal ions

The first known paramagnetic, tetrahedral cyanide complex, [Mn(II)(CN)(4)](2)(-), is formed by the photoinduced decomposition of [Mn(IV)(CN)(6)](2)(-) in nonaqueous solutions or by thermal decomposition in the solid state. In acetonitrile or dichloromethane, photoexcitation into the ligand-to-metal charge transfer band (lambda(max) = 25 700 cm(-1), epsilon = 3700 cm(-1) M(-1)) causes the homolytic cleavage of cyanide radicals and reduction of Mn(IV). Free cyanide in dichloromethane leads to the isolation of polycyanide oligomers such as [C(12)N(12)](2)(-) and [C(4)N(4)](-), which was crystallographically characterized as the PPN(+) salt C(40)H(30)N(5)P(2): monoclinic space group = I2/a, a = 18.6314(2) A, b = 9.1926(1) A, c = 20.8006(1), beta =106.176(2) degrees, Z = 4]. In the solid state Mn(IV)-CN bond homolysis is thermally activated above 122 degrees C, according to differential scanning calorimetry measurements, leading to the reductive elimination of cyanogen. The [Mn(II)(CN)(4)](2-) ion has a dynamic solution behavior, as evidenced by its concentration-dependent electronic and electron paramagnetic spectra, that can be attributed to aggregation of the coordinatively and electronically unsaturated (four-coordinate, 13-electron) metal center. Due to dynamics and lability of [Mn(II)(CN)(4)](2-) in solution, its reaction with divalent first-row transition metal cations leads to the formation of lattice compounds with both tetrahedral and square planar local coordination geometries of the metal ions and multiple structural and cyano-linkage isomers. alpha-Mn(II)[Mn(II)(CN)(4)] has an interpenetrating sphalerite- or diamond-like network structure with a unit cell parameter of a = 6.123 A (P43m space group) while a beta-phase of this material has a noninterpenetrating disordered lattice containing tetrahedral [Mn(II)(CN)(4)](2-). Linkage isomerization or cyanide abstraction during formation results in alpha-Mn(II)[Co(II)(CN)(4)] and Mn(II)[Ni(II)(CN)(4)] lattice compounds, both containing square planar tetracyanometalate centers. alpha-Mn(II)[Co(II)(CN)(4)] is irreversibly transformed to its beta-phase in the solid state by heating to 135 degrees C, which causes a geometric isomerization of [Co(II)(CN)(4)](2)(-) from square planar (nu(CN) = 2114 cm(-1), S = (1)/(2)) to tetrahedral (nu(CN) = 2158 cm(-1), S = (3)/(2)) as evidenced by infrared and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Mn(II)[Ni(II)(CN)(4)] is the only phase formed with Ni(II) due to the high thermodynamic stability of square planar [Ni(II)(CN)(4)](2)(-).     

2-乙基己基膦酸单(2-乙基己基)酯对两价金属离子的萃取平衡

本文报导用2-乙基己基膦酸单(2-乙基己基)酯在煤油溶剂中萃取Sn(II),Pb(II), Zn(II)和Cd(II)等的平衡, 应用斜率法研究了萃取平衡; 合成了与Zn(II)和Pb(II)固体萃合物, 在元素分析和有关离子分析的基础上结合最小二乘法线性回归探讨了萃取机理及有关萃合物组成; 考察了在加入三辛基氧化膦(TOPO)时, 2,乙基己基膦酸单(2-乙基己基)酯对金属离子萃取性能的影响.     

The thermal degradation kinetics of isomeric poly(dipropyl itaconates)

Non-isothermal thermogravimetry was performed in a dynamic nitrogen atmosphere, on a series of poly(di-n-propyl itaconates) (PDnPI) and poly(di-iso-propyl itaconates) (PDiPI) which had been prepared in the presence of various amounts of the chain transfer agentn-dodecyl mercaptan (DDM).Differential thermogravimetry (DTG) showed that both polymers degraded in two stages. The DTG curve of PDnPI had a large first peak followed by a smaller shoulder, whereas the DTG curve of PDiPI was composed of two peaks of almost equal heights. The addition of DDM during the polymerisations in both cases resulted in a similar decrease in the relative area of the first peak.     

Synthesis of polymers by use of divalent metal salts of monohydroxyethyl phthalate: Metal-containing isocyanurate-type crosslinked polyurethanes

Divalent metal salts (I) of monohydroxyethyl phthalate have catalytic activity for polymerization of isocyanate groups. The synthesis of novel metal-containing isocyanurate-type crosslinked polyurethanes were investigated by the crosslinking reaction of I in DMF with diisocyanates or urethane prepolymers, that is, diisocyanate adducts of polyethylene glycol. 2,4-Toluene diisocyanate and diphenylmethane diisocyanate were used as diisocyanates, and DMF was the solvent. The crosslinking reactions were followed by determining the gelation time. Gelation time decreased with increasing temperature. The Ca salt was more effective than the Mg salt in the crosslinking reaction. The yields of resulting metal-containing three-dimensional polymers decreased with increasing metal content in the feed. The Ca salt was more easily introduced into the network polymers than the Mg salt was. Decomposition temperatures decreased on introducing metals into the network polymers. Some physical properties of the metal-containing network polymers are also discussed.     

Influence of some minerals on the cellulose thermal degradation mechanisms

The influence of different inorganic salts (MgCl₂, ZnCl₂, NiCl₂ and H₂PtCl₆) on the primary mechanisms of cellulose thermal degradation has been conducted by using thermogravimetric (TG-DTG) and pyrolysis-mass spectrometry (Py-MS) analysis at low heating rate (10°C min-1) from ambient temperature to 500°C. The results clearly demonstrate that the used salts influence the primary degradation mechanisms. Furthermore, we can assume that some inorganic salts could be considered as specific catalysts and some others as inhibitors. MgCl₂ promotes selectively initial low temperature dehydration as observed both by TG and Py-MS. ZnCl₂ strongly changes the thermal behaviour of impregnated sample. The maximum mass loss rate temperature is shifted to lower temperature and on the basis of our results we can conclude that ZnCl₂ acts as catalyst in all primary degradation mechanisms. NiCl₂ and H₂PtCl₆ do not modify significantly the cellulose thermal behaviour but change the composition of both produced gases and liquids suggesting that these minerals catalyse some secondary reactions.     

The thermal degradation kinetics of dextran and pullulan

The effect of molar mass and, in the case of dextran, of the degree of branching on the thermal degradation kinetics of dextran and pullulan was studied in the presence and absence of oxygen. Although the initial mass loss of the dextran samples occurred at higher temperatures than that of the pullulan samples, the overall thermal degradation activation energies were lower for dextran than for pullulan. In the case of dextran the thermal stability was found to decrease with molar mass and degree of branching. The molar mass of pullulan, in the range of 10⁴ to 10⁵ g/mol, appeared to have no significant influence on the thermal characteristics of the samples.     

Complexes of some bivalent metal salts with benzo(f)quinoline

Summary Coordination compounds have been prepared from benzo(f)quinoline (BNQ) and some bivalent metal salts,viz., Cu(BNQ)Cl₂, Cu(BNQ)₂Br₂, Cu(BNQ)SO₄ · H₂O, Co(BNQ)₂(NCS)₂, Ni(BNQ)₂(SCN)₂, Cu(BNQ)(SCN)₂, Zn(BNQ)₂(NCS)₂, Cd(BNQ)₂(SCN)₂ and Hg(BNQ)(SCN)₂. The products have been characterized by magnetic susceptibility, electronic and i.r. spectral measurements down to 200 cm^–1. Tentative stereochemistries for the complexes isolated in the solid state are discussed.     

Thermal decomposition of some divalent metal selenates

Thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis and differential thermogravimetry have been used to study the decomposition of hydrated selenates of manganese(II), cobalt, nickel, copper(II), zinc and cadmium. Based on the results obtained, mechanisms of decomposition have been proposed. The decomposition temperatures of non-hydrates show a gradual increase from manganese(II) selenate to zinc selenate and then a sudden drop for cadmium selenate.     

A Raman investigation of some metal (II) hexafluorosilicate (IV) and hexafluorotitanate (IV) salts

Raman data on M(II)(H₂O)₆SiF₆ (MNi, Fe, Mg, Zn) and M(II)(H₂O)₆TiF₆ (MNi, Zn) are presented. The results allow a positive identification of the symmetric MO stretch for the first time in these salts; other band assignments are also discussed. Low temperature (300⩽TK⩽15) results are also presented and a discussion of the mechanism of the phase transition at 120 K in NiTiF₆·6H₂O is given. It is shown that the phase transition in this salt has a different origin from that in the hexafluorosilicate salts.     

The thermal degradation of some fluorine-containing elastomers

Polymers containing both hydrogen and fluorine atoms can give rise to the evolution of hydrogen fluoride (HF) on thermal and thermo-oxidative degradation. This evolution has been studied with the aid of a fluoride ion specific electrode. The effect of formulation has been examined in some detail for a hydrofluoro-elastomer and it has been shown that the yield of HF is greatly affected by changes in formulation. The effect of variation in chemical structure has also been studied by comparing the degradation of hydrofluoro-, perfluoro-, phosphazene- and fluorine-containing siloxane elastomers. The perfluoro elastomer is the most stable, and the phosphazene elastomer the least stable of the polymers examined, although they both give low yields of HF.     

Determination of multiple thermal degradation mechanisms of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

The thermal degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) was investigated by kinetic analyses in detail to clarify its complex degradation behavior, resulting in a finding of mixed mechanisms comprising at least a thermal random degradation with subsequent auto-accelerated transesterification, and a kinetically favored chain reaction from crotonate chain ends. The thermal degradation behavior of PHB varied with changes in time and/or temperature. From the kinetic analysis of changes in molecular weight, it was found that a non-auto-catalytic random degradation proceeding in the initial period was followed by an auto-accelerated reaction in the middle period. From the kinetic analysis of weight loss behavior, it is proposed that there are some kinetically favored scissions occurring at the chain ends, where the degradation proceeded by a 0th-order weight loss process in the middle stage. The observed 0th-order weight loss process was assumed to be an unzipping reaction occurring at ester groups neighboring the crotonate end groups.     

Synthesis, characterization and properties of some divalent metal(II) complexes: their electrochemical, catalytic, thermal and antimicrobial activity studies

In this study, we synthesized the amine compound 2-(2-aminoethyliminomethyl)phenol (H(3)A) as the starting material, and then we prepared the polydentate Schiff base ligands from the reactions of the amine compound (H(3)A) with phtaldialdehyde (H(2)L), 4-methyl-2,6-di-formlyphenol (H(3)L(1)) and 4-t-butyl-2,6-di-formylphenol (H(3)L(2)) in the ethanol solution. Moreover, the complexes Cd(II), Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Sn(II) of the ligands H(2)L, H(3)L(1) and H(3)L(2) have been prepared. All compounds have been characterized by the analytical and spectroscopic methods. In addition, the magnetic susceptibility and molar conductance measurements have been made. The catalytic properties of the mono- and binuclear Co(II) and Cu(II) complexes have been studied on the 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol (3,5-DTBC) and ascorbic acid (aa) as a substrate. The oxidative C-C coupling properties of the Co(II) and Cu(II) complexes have been investigated on the sterically hindered 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol (dtbp). The antimicrobial activity properties of the ligands and their mono- and binuclear complexes have been studied against the bacteria and fungi. The results have been compared to the antibacterial and fungi drugs. The TGA curves show that the decomposition takes place in three steps for all complexes. Electrochemical properties of the complexes Cu(II) and Ni(II) have been investigated for the first time in acetonitrile by cyclic voltammetry.