Living Cationic Polymerization Toward Macromolecular Design: Synthesis of End-Functional Multiarmed Polymers

A series of multiarmed polymers with terminal functional groups have been synthesized on the basis of living cationic polymerizations of vinyl ethers and p-alkoxystyrenes. The syntheses were performed by two methods, one via living polymerizations with new multifunctional initiating systems followed by endcapping of the resultant multifunctional living polymers, and the other using designed silyl enol ethers as multifunctional terminators (coupling agents) that combine two to four end- functionalized linear living polymers. These two methodologies thus led to telechelic and 3- or 4-arm star polymers and macromonomers with hydroxyl, acetate, methacrylate, and styryl end functionalities.     

RAFT Polymerization and Thiol Chemistry: A Complementary Pairing for Implementing Modern Macromolecular Design

Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is one of the most extensively studied reversible deactivation radical polymerization methods for the production of well‐defined polymers. After polymerization, the RAFT agent end‐group can easily be converted into a thiol, opening manifold opportunities for thiol modification reactions. This review is focused both on the introduction of functional end‐groups using well‐established methods, such as thiol‐ene chemistry, as well as on creating bio‐cleavable disulfide linkages via disulfide exchange reactions. We demonstrate that thiol modification is a highly attractive and efficient chemistry for modifying RAFT polymers.

     

用活性阴离子聚合设计合成高分子链构造的新进展

综述了采用活性阴离子聚合方法制备新型高分子链构造的新进展,包括“π”形聚合物,“H”形聚合物,“哑铃”形聚合物,ABC杂臂星形聚合物,超支化聚合物,环状聚合物,“蝌蚪”形聚合物,“蜈蚣”形聚合物和“刺钢丝”形聚合物等。     

Morphology Evolution in the Early Stages of Olefin Polymerization

The olefin polymerizations were carried out by using silica supported metallocene/MAO catalysts and MgCl₂ supported Ziegler-Natta catalysts under mild reaction conditions and stopped at very low yield. The surface and cross sectional morphology of the polymer particles were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A homogeneous distribution of (co)catalyst on the support material is a prerequisite condition to get a homogeneous fragmentation and uniform polymer particle morphology. In the present work the catalysts show two different fragmentation behaviors. They can gradually fragment from the outer to the inner surface of the catalyst particle, or instantaneously break up into a large amount of small sub-particles at the beginning of the polymerization. The incorporation of comonomer does not change the general catalyst fragmentation scheme but delays the catalysts break-up progress.     

间氯苯胺的乳液聚合及聚合物链结构表征

聚苯胺以其良好的电化学稳定性和掺杂可逆性 ,成为一类优良的电活性聚合物 [1,2 ] ,但其溶解性差 ,限制了它的加工及应用 .用取代基对聚苯胺的结构进行修饰 ,可有效地提高其加工性能 [3,4 ] ,但有关含吸电子取代基的苯胺衍生物聚合的报道尚少 .Ranger等 [5]指出 ,含强吸电子取代基团的聚苯胺不易用化学氧化聚合方法制备 ,并提出被氧化单体中的 N7和 C4位置必须具有相近的电子自旋密度 ,才能进行“头 -尾”偶联 ,而含强吸电子取代基团的苯胺单体中这两个位置的反应能力是不等价的 ,但可采用与母体共聚的方法可制备含强吸电子取代基 (如— C…     

Rational Design of Diphenyldiacetylene-Based Fluorescent Materials Enabling a 365-nm Light-Initiated Topochemical Polymerization

Photopolymerization of diacetylenes usually requires stringent reaction conditions like high energy irradiation of 254-nm light or even γ-rays, which are generally harmful to the human body and thus mild conditions with lower energy irradiation are required. In this study, different diphenyldiacetylene (DPDA) derivatives were rationally designed followed by the investigation of their photopolymerization behavior. It was found that the para-substituted amino groups could render the absorption band of DPDA bathochromically shifted, ensuring a 365-nm light wavelength coverage. On this basis, an organogel system was constructed by chemically modifying cholesteryl and lipoic acid onto the DPDA moiety in aromatic solvents. Such uniform self-assemblies further facilitated to a rather high degree of polymerization by 365-nm irradiation. As a kind of fluorescent materials, the whole polymerization process of this system can be visualized by a photoluminescent signal.     

Tuning Macromolecular Structures of Synthetic Vectors for Gene Therapy

Summary: The synthesis of triblocks poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline-b-tetrahydrofurane-b-2-methyl-2-oxazoline) has been developed. It was shown that the technique of polymerization of the second block from the living species created on the two chain ends of poly(THF) is successful but makes the control of the size of the poly(THF) block difficult due a fast depolymerization upon the introduction of the second monomer. A purification technique was used to get rid of the possible homopoly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) formed. Various analytical techniques were used to characterize the behavior of the triblock and more particularly in the presence of DNA. Electrophoresis on agarose gels and neutron scattering, demonstrated that the neutral triblock does not appreciably interact with DNA. It was also shown that the triblock for which approximately half (47%) of the methyloxazoline units were transformed into ethylenimine units by hydrolysis gives only loose interactions with DNA. This result is assigned to the fact that charge density plays a major role in the interactions of positive polyelectrolytes with the negatively charged DNA. The triblock was shown being able to interact with bilayer lipid membranes mimicking cell membranes. The efficiency of the hydrolysed triblock was much higher, while the size of holes created in the membranes is not large enough to give passage to DNA.     

Supramolecular Polymerization at Low Monomer Concentrations: Enhancing Intermolecular Interactions and Suppressing Cyclization by Rational Molecular Design

We present the construction of long‐chain water‐soluble supramolecular polymers at low monomer concentrations. Naphthalene‐based host‐enhanced π–π interactions, which possess high binding constants, were used as the driving force of supramolecular polymerization. A monomer, DNDAB, with a rigid, bulky 1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane‐1,4‐diium linker was designed. The design of the monomer structure strongly influenced the efficiency of the supramolecular polymerization. The rigid, bulky linker in DNDAB effectively eliminates cyclization, promoting the formation of long‐chain supramolecular polymers at low monomer concentrations. In contrast, a reference monomer containing a flexible linker (DNPDN) only forms oligomers owing to cyclization.     

Design of Artificial Selenoenzymes Based on Macromolecular Scaffolds

The selenoenzyme glutathione peroxidase has received increased attention as one of the antioxidative enzymes exerting important biological roles in living bodies. Over the past decades, much effort has been invested to mimic its catalytic behavior for understanding enzymatic catalytic mechanisms and also for developing potential medicines. A great number of artificial GPxs, ranging from small molecular compounds to macromolecular ones, have been designed and prepared by combining the concept of recognition and catalysis using chemical, biological and supramolecular strategies. In this article, we specify the development of artificial GPxs based on macromolecules as scaffolds, and discuss the power of reduced models in studying the bio‐catalytic nature of selenoenzymes.

     

Polymerization of Ion-Pair Comonomers of Related Structures

Two ion-pair comonomers of 2-methacryloyloxyethyltrimethyl-ammonium 2-methacryloyloxyethanesulfonate (METMAMES) and 3-acrylamido-3-methylbutyltrimethylammonium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate have been synthesized. The spontaneous and radical homocopolymerizations of these monomer pairs, wherein no nonpolymerizable counterions are present, have also been studied. Moreover, the intrinsic viscosity of the homocopolymer derived from METMA MES was found to increase with increasing KCl concentration in aqueous solutions.     

Dialkenylgermanes as Precursors of Silsesquioxane‐based Macromolecular Structures

Herein we report a study of highly efficient platinum‐catalyzed hydrosilylation of dialkenylgermanes with silsesquioxanes and spherosilicates. The use of divinyl‐ and diallylgermanes allowed the synthesis of new classes of compounds, i. e., dumbbell‐type systems, silsesquioxanes with alkenyl pendant group, and oligomeric derivatives. The results are supported by detailed data from in situ FT‐IR and NMR measurements, enabling precise monitoring of the reaction progress and determination of regioselectivity of the formed products.     

Kinetic Control over Pathway Complexity in Supramolecular Polymerization through Modulating the Energy Landscape by Rational Molecular Design

Far‐from‐equilibrium thermodynamic systems that are established as a consequence of coupled equilibria are the origin of the complex behavior of biological systems. Therefore, research in supramolecular chemistry has recently been shifting emphasis from a thermodynamic standpoint to a kinetic one; however, control over the complex kinetic processes is still in its infancy. Herein, we report our attempt to control the time evolution of supramolecular assembly in a process in which the supramolecular assembly transforms from a J‐aggregate to an H‐aggregate over time. The transformation proceeds through a delicate interplay of these two aggregation pathways. We have succeeded in modulating the energy landscape of the respective aggregates by a rational molecular design. On the basis of this understanding of the energy landscape, programming of the time evolution was achieved through adjusting the balance between the coupled equilibria.     

高分子表面改性剂的分子设计

简述高分子表面改性剂对聚合物进行表面改性的微观模型，讨论了高分子表面改性剂的分子结构、分子量以及加工工艺条件对表面改性效果的影响，提出了高分子表面改剂的分子设计原则。     

引发剂结构对原子转移自由基聚合反应的影响

研究了三种不同结构的引发剂,溴代乙酸乙酯（EBrA)、α-溴代丁乙酯（EBrB)、α－溴代异丁酸乙酸（EBriB)引发的苯乙烯的原子转移自由基聚合反应（ATRP）。发现EBrA引发的苯乙烯的ATRP不是“活性”聚合。EBriB引发的苯乙烯的ATRP引发效率不够高,也不是典型的“活性”聚合。EBrB引发的苯乙烯的ATRP是较为典型的“活性”聚合：聚合物的分子量可以通过调节单体／引发剂的投料量及反应时间来控制,所得聚合物的分子量分布很窄,且有随转化率的增加而逐渐变窄的趋势。     

Macromolecular Surface Design: Photopatterning of Functional Stable Nitrile Oxides

The efficient trapping of photogenerated thioaldehydes with functional shelf‐stable nitrile oxides in a 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition is a novel and versatile photochemical strategy for polymer end‐group functionalization and surface modification under mild and equimolar conditions. The modular ligation in solution was followed in detail by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI‐MS). X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was employed to analyze the functionalized surfaces, whereas time‐of‐flight secondary‐ion mass spectrometry (ToF‐SIMS) confirmed the spatial control of the surface functionalization using a micropatterned shadow mask. Polymer brushes were grown from the surface in a spatially confined regime by surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI‐ATRP) as confirmed by TOF‐SIMS, XPS as well as ellipsometry.     

Crystal Structures of Dimethoxyanthracens: A Clue to a Rational Design of Packing Structures of π‐Conjugated Molecules

We carried out a systematic investigation of packing structures of a series of dimethoxyanthracenes, i. e., 1,4‐ ( 1 ), 1,8‐ ( 2 ), 1,5‐ ( 3 ), 2,6‐ ( 4 ), and 2,7‐derivatives ( 5 ). The packing structures of the dimethoxyanthracenes are classified into two types, a rubrene‐like pitched π‐stack ( 1 – 3 ) and a typical herringbone packing ( 4 and 5 ), which evidently show that the position of methoxy groups is crucial to determine the packing structure of dimethoxyanthracenes. Effects of the substitution position on intermolecular interactions are analyzed by the noncovalent intermolecular interaction (NCI) method, Hirshfeld surface analysis, and symmetry‐adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) method, thus clarifying active roles of the methoxy groups in the formation of rubrene‐like pitched π‐stack. The present results shed light on a molecular design strategy to realize the rubrene‐like pitched π‐stack in the solid state, which had been regarded as a packing structure limited for rubrene and its closely related derivatives.     

多孔聚合物微球孔结构对丙烯催化聚合性能的影响

多孔聚苯乙烯-二乙烯基苯(PS-DVB)微球具有物理化学性质稳定、比表面积大和生产成本低等优点,同时粒径大小可调,在生物医药、吸附、分离和催化剂载体等领域具有广阔应用前景。 通过引入功能单体丙烯氰(AN)、丙烯酰胺(AA)和N-乙烯基咔唑(VC)制备了3种多孔聚合物微球(PPMs),优选含氰基官能化的PPM-AN载体负载Ziegler-Natta(Z-N)催化剂催化丙烯聚合研究孔结构对催化性能的影响。 结果表明,一方面,由于存在模板效应和受限作用,聚丙烯呈微球和纳米纤维状;另一方面,PPM-AN载体负载Z-N催化剂中Ti和Mg的负载量随着载体比表面积的增大而增多。 丙烯聚合结果表明,同一压力下,由于丙烯单体受PPM-AN载体孔的限制作用,随着孔径增大,重均相对分子质量、相对分子质量分布和等规度总体趋势均是升高。     

AB2型聚合物流体的表面结构性质

在密度泛函理论(DFT)框架下, 应用改进的基本度量理论(MFMT)表达硬球作用对自由能泛函的贡献, 根据统计力学理论结合加权密度近似(WDA)表达聚合作用对自由能泛函的贡献, 建立了描述AB2型聚合物流体的化学势, 得到了聚合物流体在硬球颗粒表面的密度分布表达式, 计算了聚合物流体在硬球颗粒表面附近的密度分布, 并探讨了体积分数、聚合程度和硬球颗粒尺度对体系密度分布的影响. 此外, 通过体系密度分布, 进一步分析了体积分数、聚合程度和硬球颗粒尺度与剩余吸附的关系.