Sulfur-containing polymers. VI. Preparation of poly[alkylene bis(oxycarbonyl) disulfides] and related polymers

Poly[alkylene bis(oxycarbonyl) disulfides] have been prepared for the first time by the reductive coupling of alkylene bis(oxycarbonylsulfenyl chlorides). Potassium iodide and a variety of transition metals or their salts were employed as reducing agents. Of these potassium iodide and cuprous chloride gave the best results. Pyrolysis, desulfurization. and thiol-induced fragmentation of the polymers have been studied. Homologous polymers, i.e., monosulfide polymer, trisulfide polymer, and tetrasulfide polymer, have been also synthesized. Monosulfide and disulfide polymers were highly crystalline solids. Trisulfide polymer was a white solid with a low degree of crystallinity. These polymers were soluble in chloroform and dichloromethane. Tetrasulfide polymer was a crystalline yellow solid and was soluble only in HMPA.     

Sulfur-containing polymers by the reaction of diphenyl sulfide with sulfur chlorides

The electrophilic reaction of sulfur dichloride with diphenyl sulfide proceeds efficiently at room temperature to yield oligo(phenylene sulfide) in the presence of a catalytic amount of Fe powder. Sulfur dichloride shows higher reactivity than sulfur monochloride. The reaction is promoted through the activation of sulfur dichloride by Fe powder. The polymeric product contains a linear structure linked by disulfide and sulfide bonds.     

Sulfur-containing polymers. VIII. Preparation and properties of poly(carbamoyl disulfides)

Poly(carbamoyl disulfides) have been prepared for the first time by the stepwise condensation of chlorocarbonylsulfenyl chloride with dithiols and diamines. The polymers obtained in high yields had inherent viscosities up to 1.86. The properties of the polymers depended primarily on the kind of diamines used. Some of the polymers gave transparent, tough films from chloroform solution. The polymer films decomposed by ultraviolet irradiation with liberation of carbonyl sulfide. All the polymers gradually became brittle during storage for 6–8 months under diffused light.     

Sulfur-containing polymers. IV. Preparation and properties of poly(sulfenyl thiocarbonates)

Poly(sulfenyl thiocarbonates) have been prepared for the first time by the stepwise condensation of chlorocarbonylsulfenyl chloride with diols and dithiols. The polymers were obtained in high yield. Generally they were crystalline solids and were soluble in chlorinated hydrocarbons. On treatment with benzyl mercaptan in the presence of triethylamine, the polymers afforded a diol, carbonyl sulfide, and a disulfide compound. This reaction was extended to the preparation of alternating copolydisulfides.     

Sulfur-containing polymers. XVIII. Preparation and properties of thiuram polysulfide polymers

Thiuram polysulfide polymers have been prepared from alkali metal bisdithiocarbamates either by oxidation with ammonium persulfate or by polycondensation with sulfur chlorides. In some cases, isothiocyanate formation and/or thiourea formation were noticed. The polymer properties were significantly affected by the diamines used. Polymers derived from p-phenylenediamine decomposed gradually at room temperature with the liberation of elemental sulfur. Polymers based on aliphatic primary diamines were more stable. Piperazine gave the most stable polymer.     

Sulfur-containing polymers. II. Preparation and properties of polycarbamoylsulfenamides

Polycarbamoylsulfenamides have been prepared by interfacial and solution polycondensation of chlorocarbonylsulfenyl chloride with diamines. In preparing the polycarbamoylsulfenamides, the following types of diamines were used: primary aliphatic diamines, a mixed primary-secondary aliphatic diamine, primary aromatic diamines, and secondary aromatic diamines. The properties of the resulting polymers depended primarily on the kind of diamines used. Transparent, tough films were obtained from the polymer based on N,N′-dimethyl-4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane. The photochemical decomposition of the polymers has been studied.     

Polymers by the reaction of bis(pyrylium salts) with diamines: A novel approach to ionene polymers

The following reactions of pyrylium salts with amines are described: (1)bis(pyrylium salts) with amines; (2) diamines with pyrylium salts; and (3) bis(pyrylium salts) with diamines. Both (1) and (2) give bis(pyridinium salts) in high yields, and (3) gives the corresponding polymers which are isolated and characterized. This procedure was applied to cationic bis(pyrylium salts) to give cationic dimers and polymers, and further to zwitterionic bis(pyrylium salts) to yield the corresponding zwitterionic dimers and polymers.     

Sulfur-containing polymers. X. Aromatic poly(sulfenyl thiocarbonates)

Aromatic poly(sulfenyl thiocarbonates) have been synthesized by the interfacial polycondensation of bis(dithiocarbonyl chlorides) with bisphenols. Bisphenols having the hydroxyl groups on separate rings gave polymers in high yields. The inherent viscosities of the polymers ranged from 0.22 to 0.51. In general, they were soluble in chloroform, sym-tetrachloroethane, hexamethylphosphoramide, m-cresol, and dimethylformamide and formed transparent tough films on evaporation of chloroform solutions. Almost all of the polymers were amorphous and gave melt-spun fibers. The polymer films decomposed upon ultraviolet irradiation with liberation of carbonyl sulfide.     

The reactions of isothiocyanates and thiocyanates with methylniobium(V) chlorides and methyltantalum(V) chlorides

The reactions of Me_xMCl_5?x, x = 1,2,3, M = Nb, Ta with RNCS, R = Me, Ph have been studied, and products of the types MCl₄ [NRC(S)Me], MeTaCl₃[NRC(S)Me] and NbCl₃[NMeC(S)Me]₂ containing thioacetamide groups, arising from insertion into the metalcarbon bonds have been characterised.Reactions with MeSCN yield the complexes MeMCl₄ · MeSCN and Me₂MCl₃ · MeSCN; the presence of S- and N-bonded isomers is indicated by the infrared spectra.     

Preparation of polyaryl esters by a new direct polycondensation reaction with arylsulfonyl chlorides in pyridine

Arylsulfonyl chlorides were successfully used as a new condensing agent for the synthesis of polyaryl esters by the direct polycondensation of aromatic dicarboxylic acids and bisphenols. High-molecular-weight polymers (M_w = 84,000) were prepared by reacting dicarboxylic acids with the sulfonyl chlorides in pyridine in the presence of LiCI, followed by treating with a pyridine solution of bisphenols. The polycondensation was significantly affected by factors, such as, the kind of arylsulfonyl chlorides, its amount, the conditions of initial reaction of the acids with the sulfonyl chlorides, the amounts of LiCI added, and dropwise addition of bisphenols.     

Reactions of methylniobium(V) and methyltantalum(V) chlorides with carbodiimides

The chlorides Me_xMCl_5-x, M = Nb, Ta, x = 1, 2, 3 react with carbodiimides RNCNR (R = isopropyl, cyclohexyl, p-tolyl) to give products of the types MCl₄[NR-C(Me)=NR], MeMCl₃[NR-C(Me)=NR], MCl₃[NR-C(Me)=NR]₂, Me₂MCl₂[NR-C(Me)=NR], MeMCl₂[NR-C(Me)=NR]₂, which cóntain bidentate acetamidine groups arising from insertion of the carbodiimide into the metal-carbon bond. The products have been characterised by elemental analysis IR and proton NMR spectra.     

Dimethylplatinum(IV) compounds. V. Preparation and reations of bis(salicylaldehydato) complexes

Two geometrical isomers of Pt(CH₃)₂(Sal)₂ have been prepared and identified by ¹H NMR spectra. Some reactions of isomer A (phenolic oxygen atoms trans to CH₃) and isomer B (aldehydic oxygen atoms trans to CH₃) are reported. Isomer B reacts with C₅D₅N to produce species containing unidentate Sal in solution, while isomer A tends to lose Sal with formation of hydroxo species. Primary amines react with isomer B to form salicylaldimine complexes. Isomer A reacts with en to form Pt(CH₃)₂en(0H)₂.     

Reactions of methylniobium(V) and methyltantalum(V) chlorides with ketones

The chlorides Me_xMCl_5-x, M = Nb, Ta, x = 1, 2, 3 react with carbodiimides RNCNR (R = isopropyl, cyclohexyl, p-tolyl) to give products of the types MCl₄[NR-C(Me)=NR], MeMCl₃[NR-C(Me)=NR], MCl₃[NR-C(Me)=NR]₂, Me₂MCl₂[NR-C(Me)=NR], MeMCl₂[NR-C(Me)=NR]₂, which cóntain bidentate acetamidine groups arising from insertion of the carbodiimide into the metal-carbon bond. The products have been characterised by elemental analysis IR and proton NMR spectra.     

Active polycondensation of diethyl 2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyadipate with diamines

Polycondensation of diethyl 2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyadipate with various diamines was carried out in solutions under mild conditions. The polycondensation reaction occurred rapidly even at room temperature in polar solvents such as alcohols, and in aqueous solution a cyclic product was obtained instead of linear polymers although the reaction with diamines was completed within several minutes. Polymers obtained from diethyl 2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyadipate were a linear polyamide having pendant hydroxyl groups, which decomposed on heating at around 200°C. A solid-phase polycondensation of the precursor polyamide yielded a high molecular weight polyamide.     

Reaction of bis(trimethylsilyl) sulfate with phosphorus acid chlorides

Conclusions Bis (trimethylsilyl) sulfate when reacted with trivalent phosphorus acid chlorides oxidizes them to the P(V) derivatives, whose structure is determined by the nature of the starting acid chloride.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya No. 11, pp. 2644–2645, November, 1979.