Electroinitiated polymerization of arylvinyl monomers

The electroinitiated polymerizations of styrene, 2-vinylnaphthalene, and 9-vinylanthracene were compared in sulfolane and acetone solvents in the presence of ZnCl₂. The relative orders of polymerization rates and polymerization efficiencies, in both solvents, were 9-vinylanthracene > 2-vinylnaphthalene > styrene, with faster rates and higher efficiencies occurring in sulfolane. Data obtained from viscosity and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) studies indicate that the molecular weights of the polymers produced in these systems are extremely low, <5000. Chemical composition and infrared (IR) spectral data suggest that abnormal transfer reactions (possibly from solvent) may be occurring in the electroinitiated 9-vinylanthracene polymerizations. The polymerization mechanism appears to be cationic in these monomer–solvent systems with ZnCl₂.     

2-乙烯基萘/反丁烯二腈光照下共聚合

2-乙烯基萘与反丁烯二腈可以在365nm光照下共聚合,生成1:1交替共聚物。研究了聚合反应的引发机理,认为通过二者的基态电荷转移复合物受光激发和2-乙烯基萘的定域激发形成激发态复合物,其进一步反应生成1,4-双自由基,引发链增长。     

CHARGE-TRANSFER AND ENERGY-TRANSFER IN THE PHOTO-INDUCED COPOLYMERIZATION OF 2-VINYLNAPHTHALENE WITH MALEIC ANHYDRIDE

The initiation mechanism of the copolymerization of 2-vinylnaphthalene with maleic anhydride was studied under irradiation of 365 nm. The excited complex was formed from (1) the local excitation of 2-vinylnaphthalene followed by the charge-transfer interaction with maleic anhydride and (2) the excitation of the ground state charge-transfer complex, and then it collapsed to 1,4-tetramethylene biradical for initiation. A1: 1 alternating copolymer was formed in different monomer feeds. Addition of benzophenone could greatly enhance the rate of copolymerization through energy-transfer mechanism.     

Laser-initiated copolymerization of maleic anhydride with styrene,vinyltoluene, and t-butylstyrene

Laser-initiated polymerization of charge transfer monomer complexes has been investigated using an argon ion laser. The influence of solvents, monomer feed ratio, and irradiation time on the copolymer yield and composition was evaluated. The polymer yield was found to be directly proportional to the irradiation time and the molar concentration of maleic anhydride in the monomer feed. An enhanced rate of polymerization was obtained by substituting electron donating groups in the donor monomer. Polymerization, initiation, and propagation mechanisms, via charge transfer complexes, have been discussed. Comparison of laser-induced polymerization with UV-induced polymerization suggests that laser initiation is an energy-efficient process.     

β-二酮钛非茂催化剂催化降冰片烯聚合

用 (dibenzoylmethanato) 2 Ti(OPh) 2 [(dbm) 2 Ti(OPh) 2 ]/甲基铝氧烷 (MAO)为代表的新型 β 二酮钛非茂催化剂实现了降冰片烯的聚合 ,得到加成聚合和开环易位聚合的混合物 ,研究了实现高聚合活性所需的特殊条件及所得的聚合物结构 ,主要应用傅立叶转变红外技术 (FTIR)对聚合物结构进行了表征和分析     

Electroinitiated polymerization of 2-vinylnaphthalene

As part of a program to extend the range of donor–acceptor-initiated polymerization processes, the electroinitiation of 2-vinylnaphthalene in a zinc chloride–sulfolane solution has been studied. Good conversion yields of well-characterized (NMR, IR, GPC, elemental analysis) poly(vinylnaphthalene) were obtained with the process showing several mechanistic similarities to other donor–acceptor salt electropolymerization systems.     

Novel solvent effects in the photopolymerization of methyl methacrylate by use of quinoline–bromine charge-transfer complex as photoinitiator

Photopolymerization of MMA was carried out at 40°C in diluted systems by use of quinolinebromine (Q–Br₂) charge-transfer complex as the initiator and chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, dioxane, THF, acetone, benzene, toluene, quinoline, and pyridine as solvents. The results showed variable monomer exponents ranging from 1 to 3. For chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, and chlorobenzene, the monomer exponent observed was unity; for other solvents used, the value of the same exponent was much higher (between 2 and 3). Initiation of polymerization is considered to take place through radicals generated in the polymerization systems by the photodecomposition of (Q–Br₂)–monomer complex (C) formed instantaneously in situ on addition of the Q–Br₂ complex in monomer. The kinetic feature of high monomer exponent is considered to be due to higher order of stabilization of the initiating complex (C) in presence of the respective solvents. In the presence of the retarding solvents, very low or zero initiator exponents were also observed, depending on the nature and concentration of the solvents used. The deviation from the square-root dependence of rate on initiator concentration becomes higher at high solvent and initiator concentrations in general. This novel deviation is explained on the basis of initiator termination, probably via degradative chain transfer involving the solvent-modified initiating complexes and the propagating radicals.     

Influence des solvants sur les associations moleculaires et sur la cinetique de polymerisation de l'acrylonitrile. Precisions supplementaires sur l'“effet de matrice”

The polymerization of acrylonitrile is auto-accelerating in bulk and in solvents which do not dissolve the polymer. The “auto-acceleration indexes” remain almost constant in these systems. Trichloracetic acid, a very polar solvent, leads however to linear conversion curves. An earlier assumption is confirmed according to which auto-acceleration is not caused by non-stationary conditions but by an oriented association complex between the monomer and the polymer arising at the beginning of the reaction (“matrix effect”). DMF, a solvent for polyacrylonitrile, seems to produce a similar effect. The disappearance of auto-acceleration in DMF solutions was explained until now by the disappearance of the perturbation of the reaction connected with polymer precipitation (“occlusion effect”). Linear conversion curves were obtained, however, in 60% DMF solutions in which the polymer still precipitates. A detailed study of post-polymerization confirms the above interpretation. It is shown that auto-acceleration remains unaltered in the presence of solvents which swell polyacrylonitrile, such as acetonitrile or small amounts of DMF, whereas post-polymerization (caused by occluded chains) is strongly reduced. Moreover, a marked post-polymerization is observed in the presence of trichloracetic acid, demonstrating the presence of long-living chains in a system which gives rise to linear conversion curves. The association of acrylonitrile with numerous solvents is investigated; it is shown by swelling measurements that polyacrylonitrile associates with its monomer.     

The charge-transfer polymerization of nitroethylene in electron-donating solvents

The anionic polymerization of nitroethylene was studied in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) at 0–40°C. The polymerization proceeds spontaneously when monomer is mixed with solvent in the absence of light. From the observed results of the rate of polymerization, the molecular weight of polymer, the effects of additives and solvents, the copolymerization with acrylonitrile, and the optical absorption spectra it is concluded that the polymerization is initiated by the nitroethylene radical anion generated by the slow dissociation of the electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes between the solvent molecule and the monomer. The activation energy for the rate of polymerization was 50 and 29 kJ/mole in DMF and DMSO, respectively, which seems to be determined primarily by the dissociation of the EDA complexes. The significant features of this polymerization are that the initiation proceeds slowly and there is essentially no termination.     

Sodium hydride-initiated polymerizations of vinyl monomers in aprotic solvents

Polymerizations of several vinyl monomers at 25°C in aprotic solvents (dimethyl sulfoxide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and hexamethylphosphoric triamide) using sodium hydride dispersion as initiator yield low to intermediate molecular weight polymers. The molecular weight of the resulting polymer as well as the mode of initiation depends on the monomer and aprotic solvent used. Initiation of polymerization of monomers with available α hydrogens (methyl acrylate, acrylonitrile) involves monomer anion, while initiation of a monomer with no α hydrogen (methyl methacrylate) proceeds by a more complex mechanism. In contrast, initiation of styrene and α-methylstyrene proceeds by dimsyl anion addition to monomer in dimethylsulfoxide. Although the triad tacticities and number-average molecular weights of poly(methyl methacrylate) samples obtained from all three aprotic solvents are nearly the same, poly(methyl methacrylates) prepared in dimethyl sulfoxide and N,N-dimethylacetamide give polymers having polydispersities of ～3, while a very polydisperse polymer is obtained in hexamethylphosphoric triamide.     

AB2型β-环糊精功能单体及其水溶性超支化聚合物的合成与表征

为了得到结构确定的β-环糊精大单体并用于超支化聚合,通过对β-环糊精上6位伯羟基和2位仲羟基的多步功能化改性得到了同时含有Si—H和—CH CH2基团的AB2型β-环糊精大单体,并利用硅氢加成反应一步法合成了一种新型的水溶性超支化聚合物,其具有β-环糊精空腔和超支化空穴两种疏水单元,从而可构建出一种新颖的超分子体系.采用1H-NMR、13C-NMR、飞行时间质谱和元素分析对AB2单体及其聚合物的结构进行了表征.结果表明,单体和聚合物的结构与所设计的分子结构相符合.凝胶渗透色谱/多角度激光光散射(SEC/MALLS)联用仪测得该聚合物的数均分子量、分子量分布及特性黏数分别为36690、1.887和15.8mL/g.     

Photoinitiation and electroinitiation in the polymerization of 2-vinylnaphthalene

The zinc chloride-catalyzed polymerization of 2-vinylnaphthalene (VN) with both photoinitiation and electronitiation methods was examined. Good yields were obtained with both methods, the electroinitiated process being somewhat faster. The mechanism for polymerization initiation was investigated through a detailed comparison of the kinetics. Both initiation methods show a similar response to increasing input energy and to change in salt to monomer mole ratio. Both methods indicate formation of a ZnCl₂–(2-VN)₂ complex as intermediate with the formation of the species being rate-determining. These results, together with other similar investigations, are then used to deduce a mechanism that involves the formation of an electronically excited donor–acceptor complex. It is argued that in certain salt-stabilized, electron-delocalized, aromatic systems, such excitation is possible in electroinitiation.     

Mechanism of charge-transfer polymerization. V. Photopolymerization and photocyclodimerization of N-vinylcarbazole in the N-vinylcarbazole–oxygen–solvent system

Photochemical reactions of N-vinylcarbazole (VCZ), studied in various solvents, were profoundly influenced by the atmosphere. In the deaerated system radical polymerization of VCZ occurred in various solvents, e.g., tetrahydrofuran, acetone, ethyl methyl ketone, acetonitrile, methanol, sulfolane, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). By contrast, when dissolved oxygen was present, cyclodimerization of VCZ occurred exclusively to give trans-1,2-dicarbazole-9-yl-cyclobutane in such polar, basic solvents as acetone, ethyl methyl ketone, acetonitrile or methanol. In stronger basic solvents, i.e., sulfolane, DMF, or DMSO, simultaneous radical polymerization and cyclodimerization of VCZ proceeded, the ratio of the cyclodimerization to the radical polymerization decreasing in the order, sulfolane > DMF > DMSO. In dichloromethane, on the other hand, cationic polymerization of VCZ occurred irrespective of the atmosphere. It is suggested that oxygen acts as an electron acceptor to the excited VCZ, electron transfer occurring in polar solvents from the excited VCZ to oxygen to give transient VCZ cation radical. The effect of solvent basicity on the photocyclodimerization of VCZ is discussed.     

Luminescence studies in polymers—VII. Exciplex formation in polyvinylnaphthalene and polyacenaphthylene

The reactivities of polymers in exciplexes and CT complex formation were compared with those of model compounds for the following systems in solution: (1) exciplexes between excited diethylaniline as donor and ethylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, poly-1-vinylnaphthalene or polyacenaphthylene; (2) exciplexes between excited dicyanoanthracene as acceptor and the same aromatics as donors: (3) CT complexes between chloranil and either poly-1-vinylnaphthalene or polyacenaphthylene. The rate constant for exciplex formation was found to be much larger for the model than for the polymer when diethylaniline is the donor and poly-1-vinylnaphthalene or ethylnaphthalene the acceptor. The equilibrium constant for CT complex formation between chloranil and the same aromatics is also higher in the case of model compounds. This difference is tentatively assigned to entropy terms arising from the lower accessibility of the aromatic groups fixed on a polymer backbone. These conclusions are extended to the other systems. Exciplexes do not form in poly-1-vinylnaphthalene or polyacenaphthylene films containing dicyanoanthracene.     

Polymerization of pyromellitic dianhydride with 3,3′-diaminobenzidine in aprotic solvents I. Reaction variables

The solution polymerization of pyromellitic dianhydride with 3,3′-diaminobenzidine to form poly(amide acid amine) was investigated under a variety of reaction conditions. Polymer viscosity and gel formation were highly affected by changes in the order of monomer addition, the type of process (powder or solution), monomer concentration, monomer stoichiometry, and type of solvent. Minor effects were noted with changes in polymerization temperature and the presence of small amounts of water. A limiting intrinsic viscosity of 1.2–1.5 dl/g was observed, regardless of polymerization conditions. The polymerization had a strong tendency to gel at high concentrations and when monomer molar ratios approached 1:1. The conditions which retarded or promoted the formation of macrogel were well-defined, and macrogel but not microgel could be prevented. The polymerization was conducted successfully only in aprotic solvents. No imidazopyrrol-one units were detected in polymer made in polyphosphoric acid at elevated temperatures.     

光引发阳离子聚合反应的研究——Ⅱ.硫鎓盐DPTS引发乙烯基正丁醚光聚合动力学

以二苯基-4-苯硫基代苯基硫鎓盐(DPTS)为光引发剂,研究了乙烯基正丁醚的本体和溶液光聚合。在本体聚合中,聚合速率(R_p)与引发剂浓度成正比;在15～35℃范围内,聚合活化能几乎为零。分别以CHCl₃(CH₂Cl)₂和C₆H₅Cl作溶剂的溶液聚合,其R_p均比本体聚合者大,同时单体浓度对R_p的影响则表现出复杂的关系。根据普遍接受的硫鎓盐光解机理并假设溶剂和单体均可不同程度地参与引发反应,解释了溶液聚合中单体影响的动力学规律。     

VINYL MONOMERS BEARING CHROMOPHORE MOIETIES AND THEIR POLYMERS——Ⅹ.INITIATION AND PHOTOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF p-(N,N-DIMETHYLAMINO)STYRENE AND ITS POLYMERS*

A vinyl monomer having an electron-donating moiety, p-(N,N-dimethylamino)styrenc (DMAS),was synthesized. It was combined with benzoyl peroxide (BPO) to form a redox initiation system to initiatethe polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). UV spectra measurements show that DMAS enters thePMMA chain as well. Both DMAS and its polymer P(DMAS) display strong fluorescence, and thefluorescence can be quenched by electron-deficient compounds such as methacrylonitrile, fumaronitrile andmethyl methacrylate etc. Moreover, DMAS can also form charge transfer complex (CTC) with strongelectron acceptors such as tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). The difference between the photochemical propertiesof DMAS and P(DMAS) were explained in terms of molecular structure change and polymer conformationeffect in solution. In addition, the CTC and exciplex formation of DMAS or P(DMAS) with C_(60) were alsostudied.     

含氮试剂对p-DCC/AlCl_3引发异丁烯正离子聚合的影响

以对-二枯基氯(DCC)/AlCl3体系引发异丁烯在二氯甲烷(CH2Cl2)正己烷(Hex)(40/60,V/V)混合溶剂中进行正离子聚合,探讨了DCC用量、含氮试剂2,6-二叔丁基吡啶(DtBP)和三苯胺(TPA)对异丁烯正离子聚合转化率、产物分子量及其分布的影响.结果表明,DCC和体系中微量水均可与AlCl3产生竞争络合,形成两种活性中心并引起相继的竞争引发,聚合产物的GPC谱图呈双峰分布,分子量分布宽;增加DCC用量有利于DCC与AlCl3的络合,致使链增长反应主要通过DCC与AlCl3络合形成的活性中心引发,但聚合产物分子量相对较低,分子量分布较宽;使用DtBP,可有效地抑制微量水引发及活性链向单体的转移反应,使分子量分布明显变窄,基本实现DCC的控制引发;采用DtBP与TPA共同调节聚合反应,可使聚合产物分子量分布变窄的同时,进一步提高分子量,从而得到相对较高分子量(Mw=103200)和单峰分子量分布(Mw/Mn=2.09)的聚异丁烯产物.     

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in the Solid-State

Poly(2-vinylnaphthalene) was synthesized in the solid-state by ball milling a mixture of the corresponding monomer, a Cu-based catalyst, and an activated haloalkane as the polymerization initiator. Various reaction conditions, including milling time, milling frequency and added reductant to accelerate the polymerization were optimized. Monomer conversion and the evolution of polymer molecular weight were monitored over time using ¹H NMR spectroscopy and size exclusion chromatography, respectively, and linear correlations were observed. While the polymer molecular weight was effectively tuned by changing the initial monomer-to-initiator ratio, the experimentally measured values were found to be lower than their theoretical values. The difference was attributed to premature mechanical decomposition and modeled to accurately account for the decrement. Random copolymers of two monomers with orthogonal solubilities, sodium styrene sulfonate and 2-vinylnaphthalene, were also synthesized in the solid-state. Inspection of the data revealed that the solid-state polymerization reaction was controlled, followed a mechanism similar to that described for solution-state atom transfer radical polymerizations, and may be used to prepare polymers that are inaccessible via solution-state methods.