Combinatorial organic materials research (COMR): design,synthesis and screening of a 225-membered materials library of liquid crystalline fluorinated p-quaterphenyls

The rapid solution phase synthesis of novel liquid crystalline materials is demonstrated by utilising combinatorial and parallel methods for the preparation of a library of 225 differently fluorinated 4,4"-dipropyl-p-quaterphenyls. Chemical diversity was introduced into the growing oligomers via a convergent synthetic sequence of iodinations and Suzuki cross-couplings by using various fluorinated phenyl building blocks. A highly efficient rapid parallel purification method was developed that provided HPLC-pure library members in amounts sufficient for the characterization of bulk properties.     

Gel Chromatography

Gel chromatography can be regarded as a network-limited partitioning of substances. The theory of this method and the preparation and properties of various gel systems are reviewed. Optimization of the method is illustrated for the separation of oligomers.     

离子色谱法分离分析Cr(Ⅲ)齐聚物

 用离子交换分析柱和二极管阵列检测器建立了水溶液中三价铬离子 [Cr(Ⅲ ) ]齐聚物的分析方法 ,研究了检测条件、流动相、离子强度对分析的影响 ,优化了分析条件。以 3mol/LNaClO4(内含 0 0 3mol/LHClO4)为流动相 ,在TSK GelSP 5PW离子交换分析柱 ( 75mm× 7 5mmi d ,10 μm)上对制备样品中的Cr(Ⅲ )齐聚物进行分离 ,以 2 0 0nm波长检测。该方法简便、快速 ,重复性好 ,10min内便可完成对制备样品中 3种Cr(Ⅲ )齐聚物的色谱分离。用该方法分析了各种制备条件下Cr(Ⅲ )齐聚物的含量 ,优化了制备条件。     

Biomaterials made of bile acids

The use of natural compounds in the preparation of new materials can improve the biocompatibility of the materials and avoid any potential toxicity of the degradation products when used for biomedical applications. Bile acids are amphiphilic molecules biosynthesized in the liver. They are used to prepare various polymers and oligomers. These polymers made of bile acids are promising materials in both biomedical and pharmaceutical fields.     

基于胆酸的功能性分子的研究进展

胆酸是存在于人和动物体内的天然分子,由胆固醇在肝脏中合成．其结构上具有亲水的一面和憎水的一面,以其作为结构单元可以合成各种各样的功能性分子．这些分子因其独特的物理化学特性,被广泛应用到化学、生物医学等领域．本文回顾了近几年来国内外研究人员以胆酸为结构单元合成的高分子和低聚物及这些分子在生物医用材料方面的应用．     

Analysis of polyaniline oligomers by laser desorption ionization and solventless MALDI

While direct laser desorption ionization of soluble polyaniline dried onto metal sample plates results in mass spectra that are similar to previously shown electrospray ionization data of similar samples, laser desorption of unsolubilized solid polyaniline results in major fragmentation of the phenyl rings. Solventless MALDI, a recently developed technique for insoluble or slightly soluble species, involves the use of only solid analyte and matrix during sample preparation. Solventless MALDI of solid polyaniline results in mass spectra that are similar to the direct laser desorption ionization spectra of the soluble oligomers with some larger molecular weight oligomers also being detected. Based on the matrix used, different series of polyaniline with dissimilar end groups are detected. The matrix also affects the percentages of benzenoid and quinoid units in the oligomers. Thus, solventless MALDI appears to be a promising new technique for the mass spectrometric analysis of low solubility, but industrially important, polyanilines.     

Stepwise synthesis and characterization of oligomers based on 1,1′-binaphthol with 3,3′-acetylene spacer

A selective mono de-iodination led to an alternative preparation of a mono-iodo binaphthol-derivative in high yield. With the mono-iodo compound, several structurally well-defined, 1,1′-binaphthol-based optically active oligomers with a 3,3′-acetylene spacer were synthesized through palladium catalyzed, stepwise-coupling methods. The electrical and photo-physical properties of the oligomers have been examined. The electrical, photo-absorption, excitation and fluorescent data for various oligomers indicated that there is a very limited conjugation present between the naphthylene rings. The atropic of 1,1′-binaphthyl moiety led to twist and rigid main chain in the oligomers and polymers. With the changes of the external environment such as solvents, solvent viscosity and ambient temperature, the wavelengths of absorption and fluorescence and the intensities of absorption are changed slightly, but the fluorescent intensity and quantum yield can be influenced. The luminescent behaviors of the longer chain oligomer exhibit the twisted intramolecular charge transfer characteristic, which has a potential application in wavelength-stable light emitting material adaptable to ambient temperature and the solvent used in wide range.     

A new reactivity-based one-pot synthesis of N-acetyllactosamine oligomers

Poly-N-acetyllactosamine oligomer is a type-2 glycan core from which a number of important bioactive glycoconjugates are assembled in vivo. Development of an effective synthesis of N-acetyllactosamine oligomers will therefore provide a new chemoenzymatic entry to this class of complex saccharides. This paper describes the design and synthesis of thioglycoside building blocks, determination of their relative reactivity values, and demonstration of their use in the programmable one-pot synthesis of various N-acetyllactosamine oligomers. Through a combination of segment condensation, the strategy allows for the preparation of larger oligosaccharides with minimal protecting group manipulation, as illustrated in the synthesis of an octasaccharide in a very short period of time.     

A study on the synthesis of urethane oligomers

A method of preparation of isocyanate- or hydroxy-terminated urethane oligomers of narrow molecular weight distribution was developed and the products used for preparation of polyurethane elastomers. The method consists of the controlled step-wise reaction of 2,4- and 2,6-toluene diisocyanate (TDI) with butan-1,4-diol (BD) (in the first step) or with polyoxyethylene glycols of molecular weight varying from 200 to 1000 (following steps). All reactions were carried out in bulk. The clue was that the isocyanate- or hydroxy-terminated oligourethanes obtained in a previous step were used as the substrates in the next preparation step where they reacted with an excess of appropriate glycol or TDI, respectively. The unreacted monomer excess was removed by extraction. The products of subsequent steps characterized by spectral analysis IR and NMR and their molecular weight were determined by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight and electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy and gel-permeation chromatography. The oligomers were cross-linked with trifunctional low-molecular chain extenders yielding polyurethane elastomers.     

High‐Loading Supports for Oligonucleotide Synthesis

A simple protocol for the preparation of high‐loading supports, suitable for large‐scale synthesis of oligonucleotides, has been developed. The method involves the use of inexpensive reagents and is amenable to large‐scale preparation of supports. The derivatized supports were successfully employed in an automated DNA synthesizer without any difficulty. The quality of the synthesized oligonucleotides was found to be comparable to that of the corresponding oligomers prepared with commercially available standard supports.     

Snthesis of dna fragmenents linked to a solid support

Two simple procedures for the preparation of DNA fragments covalently and specifically linked to a solid support are presented. The first method consists of the preparation of a nucleoside primer which serves as the initiative site for conventional synthesis of oligomers in either 3' or 5' direction. The second procedure involves the direct attachment of independently synthesized and purified oligomers to a functionalized solid support. The accessibility of such supported oligodeoxynucleotides to enzymes is checked with restriction endonucleases.     

Solution- and solid-phase synthesis of triazole oligomers that display protein-like functionality

We recently developed a new class of oligomers that contain alpha-amino acid residues linked by 1,2,3-triazole groups [Angelo, N. G.; Arora, P. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 17134-17135]. Synthesis of these oligomers involves an iterative sequence consisting of diazotransfer and Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition steps. In this contribution, we describe an efficient one-pot, two-step sequence for the preparation of triazoles from the corresponding amino acid-derived amines and alkynes in solution. The one-pot sequence affords the desired products in significantly higher yields than our original method. We also outline a highly effective protocol for the synthesis of these triazole-based biomimetic oligomers on the solid phase. We find that amino acid derivatives and iterative formation of triazole rings require nontraditional reaction conditions for high yields.     

New approach to recycling of thermosets

The decrosslinking of thermosetting reaction injection molded (RIM) polyurethane-urea products with the smallest amounts of glycols was studied. The effects of the reaction conditions on the properties of liquid oligomers were determined. Successful scale-up studies and utilization of the resulting liquid oligomers for preparation of RIM products, coatings and adhesives are described.     

Iptycene-derived pyridazines and phthalazines

The synthesis of new heterocyclic oligo(phenylene) analogues based on soluble, nonaggregating 1,2-diazines is reported. Improved palladium-catalyzed reductive coupling methods were developed to allow for the preparation of large quantities of iptycene-derived bipyridazines and biphthalazines, and the controlled synthesis of well-defined oligomers up to sexipyridazine. Crystallographic, spectroscopic, and computational evidence indicate that in these analogues, hindrance at the ortho position is relaxed relative to poly(phenylenes). The resulting building blocks are promising for incorporation in conjugated electronics materials, and as new iptycene-derived ligands for transition metals.     

Formation of fibril structures in polymerizable, rod-coil-oligomer-modified epoxy networks

This paper describes the in situ preparation of fibrils in epoxy networks in which the fibril-like structures are cured polymerizable rod-coil oligomers. The epoxy-terminated alpha,omega-modified PEO oligomers, which are ABA rod-coil-rod oligomers with a poly(ethylene oxide) coil unit and two aromatic azomethine liquid-crystalline rod units, were synthesized and then further blended with an epoxy precursor. Uniform nanoscale columnar structures were observed in the neat rod-coil oligomers as well as in the crosslinked liquid-crystalline state. During the curing of the blends, the supramolecular nanoscale columnar structures of the rod-coil oligomers are transformed into polymeric fibrils where the epoxy functional end groups have co-reacted with epoxy precursors to form a crosslinked network.     

Anionic syntheses of terminally functionalized ethylene oligomers

Synthetic procedures for preparation of terminally functionalized linear ethylene oligomers are described. The preferred synthetic method is anionic oligomerization of ethylene with n-butyllithium–tetramethylethylenediamine and electrophilic substitution of the living oligomer so-formed. Conditions and procedures for subsequent chemistry to elaborate the end groups of these oligomers are described. These procedures afford strictly linear ethylene oligomers which contain a wide variety of end groups and which range in molecular weight from 1000 to 4500 (M_n). The product oligomers were characterized spectroscopically as toluene-d₈ solutions at 110°C using multinuclear NMR, FT-IR, fluorescence, and UV-visible spectroscopies as appropriate. Alternative stepwise approaches to such oligomers are also discussed.     

Gel permeation chromatographic analysis of polyurethane prepolymer synthesis kinetics. I. The effect of catalyst

Polyurethane prepolymers are a complex mixture of oligomers. The proportion of the various species in this mixture determines the handling properties of the prepolymer as well as the physical properties of the final polyurethane. An analytical method has been developed that gives a clear and sensitive picture of both the reaction kinetics and the concentrations of the oligomeric species in the prepolymer mixture. The analytical method is applied to the polypropylene glycol/tolylene diisocyanate/catalyst system. The expected changes in reaction rates and in the formation of higher oligomers in the prepolymer were observed when catalyst was added at three different polyol molecular weights. An alternative equation for predicting the number average degree of polymerization is developed for the cases where reactant ratios are significantly less than one. An empirical equation is derived that permits expressing the reaction kinetic data in a linear plot. This equation is used to express the results of this work.     

Synthesis of monohydroxy-functionalized triphenylene discotics: green chemistry approach

This paper presents an environmentally benign procedure for the preparation of monohydroxy-functionalized triphenylenes using simple ionic reagents. Pyridinium hydrochloride, pyridinium hydrobromide, N-methyl pyridinium iodide, N-ethyl pyridinium bromide, and 1-n-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium bromide have been employed to prepare various monohydroxypentaalkoxytriphenylenes, which are valuable precursors for the synthesis of a variety of discotic monomers, dimers, oligomers, and polymers.     

Oligomer–oligomer modification upon the synthesis of epoxy polymers with a “shape-memory” effect

The results of studies of the oligomer–oligomer modification of epoxyamine compositions with amine adducts, oligomers, block oligomers, and oligocyclocarbonates differing in their structure and molecular weight upon hardening under the conditions of a general epoxide–amine polycondensation reaction, and competitive epoxide–amine and cyclocarbonate–amine reactions are given. The parameters of the structure and the elastic-deformation properties required for the preparation of high-quality thermally contracting epoxy polymers with a “shape-memory” and for their reliable application are established.     

Convergent synthesis of alternating fluorene-p-xylene oligomers and delineation of the (silver) cation-induced folding

Convergent synthetic routes for the preparation of hitherto unknown fluorene-p-xylene oligomers (containing up to 10 fluorene moieties) from readily available starting materials are described. The conformationally adaptable monomeric receptor (which is made of a pair of fluorene and one p-xylene ring, i.e., Z1) undergoes a simple C-C bond rotation in the presence of silver cations to produce a pi-prismand-like receptor which binds a single silver cation with remarkable efficiency (i.e., K approximately 15,000 M(-1)). The data on 1H NMR spectroscopic titrations with Ag+ together with the density functional theory and AM1 calculations allows us to establish that various oligomers of Z1 (i.e., Z2-Z9) also undergo ready folding into the structures that contain multiple pi-prismand-like receptor sites in the presence of silver cations. The multiple cavities in Z3-Z9 accommodate a single silver cation per cavity with efficiency similar to that of Z1.