Analysis of polyurethanes using core excitation spectroscopy. Part I: Model polyurethane foam polymers

The C 1s, N 1s, and O 1s excitation spectra of model methylenediphenyldiisocyanate (MDI) polyurethanes with well known structures have been recorded using electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) in an electron microscope. These spectra are compared to the core excitation spectra of selected small molecule analogue species (recorded by gas phase EELS) in order to identify transitions characteristic of various structural components found in polyurethanes. A more detailed report on the small molecule analogue spectra is presented in the following article. Spectral features characteristic of the different structural components in polyurethanes are identified in the spectra of the model polymers. These can be used as the basis for chemical studies of micron or submicron sized segregated phases in flexible polyurethane polymers. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Theoretical Auger electron spectra of polymers by density functional theory calculations using model dimers

We propose a new approach for analysis of Auger electron spectra (AES) of polymers by density functional theory (DFT) calculations with the Slater's transition-state concept. Simulated AES and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) of four polymers [(CH2CH2)n (PE), (CH2CH(CH3))n (PP), (CH2CH(OCH3))n (PVME), and (CH2CH(COCH3))n (PVMK)] by DFT calculations using model dimers are in a good accordance with the experimental ones. The experimental AES of the polymers can be classified in each range of 1s-2p2p, 1s-2s2p, and 1s-2s2s transitions for C KVV and O KVV spectra, and in individual contributions of the functional groups from the theoretical analysis.     

Q-CdS/聚合物纳米复合膜的制备与荧光性能

采用配位化学合成原理 ,分离制备出颗粒尺寸小于 10nm的单分散性的Q态CdS(Q CdS)纳米粒子 ,将Q CdS纳米粒子与聚合物复合成膜 ,制备出一系列Q CdS 聚合物纳米复合膜 .用紫外可见吸收光谱与透射电镜研究了纳米复合膜的量子尺寸效应和分散性 .通过荧光光谱探讨了不同聚合物基体材料和不同Q CdS含量的纳米复合膜的荧光发光性能 .结果表明 ,一方面这种以聚合物为基体的纳米复合膜 ,由于聚合物与Q CdS之间的相互作用 ,使纳米复合膜表现出与单一相组分完全不同的特征荧光发射峰 ;另一方面 ,随着纳米复合膜中Q CdS含量的不断增大 ,纳米复合膜的荧光强度不断增强 ,在一定浓度时达到最大值 .     

苯乙烯马来酸酐共聚物(SMA)化学改性制备荧光聚合物及其荧光性能研究

用自行合成的 2-氨基噻唑 (1)、2-氨基-4-苯基噻唑 (2)、2-氨基苯并噻唑(3)等荧光小分子化合物,与商品化的苯乙烯马来酸酐共聚物 (SMA)中的酸酐基团反应,制成聚苯乙烯马来酰亚胺 (SMI),实现了SMA化学改性.在获得荧光聚合物的同时,不仅保持了原SMA的可溶性、成膜性等优点,其热性能也得到了改善.通过示差扫描量热 (DSC)、凝胶色谱 (GPC)、红外、紫外及荧光光谱等手段表征了荧光聚合物的玻璃化转变温度、分子量及结构与荧光性能关系.     

共轭刚性苯并二噁唑类聚合物的合成及其光物理性能研究

设计并合成了一系列共轭高分子———聚亚苯基苯并二唑 (PBO) ,聚亚乙烯基苯并二唑 (PBOV)和聚亚丁二唑 (PBODV) ,并对它们进行了表征 .用紫外吸收光谱和荧光光谱对聚合物的溶液和薄膜进行了详细的研究 ,研究结果表明分子结构中双键的引入可以降低聚合物的光带能隙 ,λmax从PBO溶液的 4 2 8 5nm (Eg=2 76eV) ,到PBOV溶液的 4 80 5nm (Eg=2 4 6eV) ,再到PBODV溶液的 4 96 0nm (Eg=2 38eV) .共轭程度的增加使得聚合物溶液更容易发生集聚从而导致荧光自熄灭 .     

Poly-Schiff bases. III. Synthesis and characterization of polyesterazomethines

Ten new polyesterazomethines have been synthesized by solution polycondensation of five different diamines with 4,4′-[terephthaloyloxy]bis-3-ethoxybenzaldehyde and 4,4′-[isophthaloyloxy]bis-3-ethoxybenzaldehyde using dimethylacetamide in the presence of anhydrous LiCL. Fibrous polymers were precipitated by pouring the solutions into water. The polymerization proceeds rapidly to give highly viscous solutions. The resulting polymers were characterized by viscosity measurement, IR, x-ray diffraction study, elemental analysis, and DSC study. ¹H-NMR spectra of some of the polymers were also recorded. The thermal stability of the polymers was evaluated by TGA and IGA study. Electronic spectra of the polymers were recorded in H₂SO₄. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SHISH-KEBAB TYPE LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLY（p-PHENYLENEVINYLENE）

Novel shish-kebab type liquid crystalline poly（p-phenylenevinylene） derivatives were synthesized by Stille coupling reaction from 2,5-bis[（4-n-alkoxyl）benzoyloxy]1,4-dibromobenzene （monomer l） and 1,2-bis（tributylstannyl） ethylene （monomer 2）. The polymers with alkoxy groups are soluble in common organic solvents and exhibit blue fluorescence. Both the cast film and the annealed film have large red-shifts in fluorescence spectra and show yellow fluorescence. The polymers with CN and NO2 groups show poor solubility and green fluorescence. All the polymers possess liquid crystalline smectic phases. The melting point （Tm） of the polymers decreases when the length of the alkoxy tails of the mesogenic units increases. The polymers are easily aligned under a magnetic field of 10 Tesla. It is found that the conjugated backbone and LC side chain are aligned perpendicular and parallel to the magnetic field, respectively. The polymers show optical dichroism in fluorescence spectra, suggesting that they are available for advance materials with linear optical polarization.     

Computer-aided Interpretation of Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra (Ⅰ)——An Artificial Intelligence System for Interpretation of Proton NMR Spectra of Polymers

An artificial intelligence system for interpretation of proton NMR spectra of polymers is reported in this paper. The system, including spectra data base, knowledge data base and reasoning engine, is based on the characteristics of the proton NMR spectra of polymers and the spectra interpretation experiences of specialist. The system can partly simulate human thinking and interpret proton NMR spectra of polymers at different levels of sophistication. The program in the system was written in Turbo Prolog 2.0 and translated into machine language by computer compiler. It has been tested on an IBM PC/XT computer and a satisfactory result was given.     

Cyclopolymerization. VII. The 13C NMR Spectra of Cyclopolymers Obtained from N,N-Diallyamines

Pulsed Fourier transform ¹³C natural abundance nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been used to determine the structures of the polymers formed by the radical-induced cyclopolymerization of N-substituted-N, N-diallylamines and N-methyl-N, N-bls(2-alkylallyl)-amines. The polymers of N, N-diallylamines all contain cis-and trans-substituted pyrrolidine rings in the ratio 5:1. The polymers of N-methyl-N, N-bis(2-alkylallyl)amines give complex spectra due to the presence of both cis-and trans-pyrrolidine and -piperidine rings, but the difference in chemical shifts of the N-methyl signals from the different structural types allows the spectra to be analyzed.     

Synthesis and properties in solution of ruthenium(II) coordination polymers

Synthetic strategies are presented for the preparation of readily soluble ruthenium(II) coordination polymers of high molecular weight. The constitutional homogeneity of the polymers is proved using high-resolution NMR spectroscopy, and their molar masses are estimated from ¹H NMR spectra, viscosity data and SAXS investigations. The polymers are shown to be conformationally rigid, and to form either densely packed coils or rods. It is mainly this difference in shape which causes the very specific properties of the respective polyelectrolytes in the solid state as well as in dilute solution. Finally, the UV-vis absorption spectra of some of these materials are presented.     

Polarized optical spectroscopy applied to investigate two poly(phenylene-vinylene) polymers with different side chain structures

Two related poly(phenylene-vinylene) (PPV) light-emitting polymers have been investigated by means of polarized optical spectroscopy. The purpose of the investigation was to investigate the nature of the interactions in thin films and to examine what impact the difference in side chain structure and molecular weight in poly(2'-methoxy-5-2-ethyl-hexoxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene (MEH-PPV) and poly(2-(3',7'-dimethyloctyloxy)-5-methoxy-1,4-phenylene-vinylene) (OC1C10-PPV) has on the electronic and optical properties of the two polymers. Aligning the polymers by dispersing them in anisotropic solvents and stretched films shows that the side chains have an impact on the relative orientations of the transition dipole moments. In anisotropic solvents the linear dichroism is larger for MEH-PPV than for the related polymer OC1C10-PPV, while in stretched films the opposite situation prevails. A lower polarization of the luminescence from OC1C10-PPV, relative to MEH-PPV, was also obtained independent of alignment medium used. The data therefore suggest that while mechanical stretching may align the OC1C10-PPV to a greater degree, the emitting species is distinct from the absorbing species. The circular dichroism (CD) spectra of both polymers undergo dramatic changes when the liquid phase and the solid state (film) are compared. The solution CD spectra shows no evidence of interchain interactions; instead the spectra of both systems indicate a helical conformation of the polymers. The CD spectra of films are dramatically different with the strong Cotton effect being observed. This points to the formation of an aggregate in the film, with an associated ground state interaction, an interchain species such as a physical dimer, or a more complex higher aggregate.     

Synthesis and characterization of conjugated polymers containing a carbazole moiety

Two series of conjugated polymers with a carbazole moiety were synthesized by Knovenagel and Wittig condensations. The chemical structure, thermogravimetric, photophysical and electrochemical properties of the polymers were characterized by ¹H‐NMR, IR, GPC, TG, UV‐vis, FL, and CV. The results indicated that PBM is the most thermally stable one and PBP is the most thermally instable one. The absorption and emission properties of the polymers were adjusted by the modification of chemical structures. The quenching effect of cyano group and oxygen atom results in the lower fluorescence quantum efficiency. The fitted emission spectra suggested that the emission spectra of all the polymers come from different vibronic transitions and aggregation emission. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stereoregularity of poly(2-vinylpyridine) and poly-(4-vinylpyridine)

In order to determine the stereoregularity of poly(4-vinylpyridine), 4-vinylpyridine-β,β-d₂ was synthesized from 4-acetylpyridine. The ¹H-NMR spectra of the deuterated and nondeuterated polymers were measured and analyzed. From the ¹H-NMR spectra of poly(4-vinylpyridine-β,β-d₂), triad tacticity can be obtained, while the ¹H-NMR spectra of nondeuterated poly(4-vinylpyridine) give the fraction of isotactic triad. The ¹³C-NMR spectra of poly(4-vinylpyridine) were also observed, and the spectra of C₄ carbon of polymers were assigned by the pentad tacticities. The fraction of isotactic triad of poly(2-vinylpyridine) and poly(4-vinylpyridine) obtained under various polymerization conditions were determined. The radical polymerization and anionic polymerizations with phenylmagnesium bromide and n-butyllithium as catalysts of 4-vinylpyridine gave atactic polymers.     

Linear polymers of allyl acrylate and allyl methacrylate

Allyl acrylate and allyl methacrylate were polymerized by anionic initiators to soluble linear polymers containing allyl groups in the pendant side chains. The pendant unpolymerized allyl groups of the resulting linear poly(allyl acrylates) were shown to be present by: (1) the disappearance of the acrylyl and methacrylyl double bond absorptions in the infrared spectra in the conversions of monomers to polymers; (2) postbromination of the allyl bonds in the linear polymer; (3) the disappearance of the allyl groups absorptions in the infrared spectra of the brominated linear polymers; and (4) the thermal- and radical-initiated crosslinking of the linear polymers through the allyl groups. Allyl acrylate and allyl methacrylate show great reluctance to copolymerize with styrene under anionic initiation, but copolymerize readily with methyl methacrylate and acrylonitrile. Block copolymers were prepared by reacting allyl methacrylate with preformed polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) anions. The linear polymers and copolymers of allyl acrylate may be classified as “self-reactive” polymers which yield thermosetting polymers. Bromination of the linear polymers offers a convenient method of producing self-extinguishing polymers.     

Raman and in situ FTIR-ATR characterization of polyazulene films and its derivate

Polymers from azulene (A) and 2-[(E)-2-azulen-1-ylvinyl]thiophene (B) electrochemically synthesized are materials with a broad absorbance in the UV-vis spectral region. An experimental approach to correlate the Raman and in situ FTIR spectra from azulene based polymers according to the effective conjugation coordinate theory (ECC) is presented. Film characterization was made by Raman and Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflectance, FTIR-ATR spectroscopy. Throughout the whole work A was used as a model compound. The polymers were synthesized at different polymerization potentials in order to create different structures. Polyazulene showed a divergent Raman response upon change in excitation wavelength, lambda(exc)= 514 nm and lambda(exc)= 780 nm, in comparison to common conducting polymers. The FTIR-ATR measurements were made during charging-discharging of the polymers. The IR spectra of the conducting state show new doping induced infrared active vibrations (IRAV) in the region between 1600 and 700 cm(-1) and a broad electronic absorption in the high energy range (4000-8000 cm(-1)). Two different structures of the polymer from B are formed, and both follow the trends for conducting polymers upon charging.     

Stereochemistry of the free‐radical polymerization of zinc methacrylates coordinated with a bidentate ligand

The polymerization of zinc methacrylates coordinated with a bidentate ligand ( 1 – 4 ) was carried out in chloroform at 60°C. The polymerization of these monomers gave chloroform‐insoluble polymers. Stereoregularity of the polymers was estimated from ¹H NMR spectra of poly(methyl methacrylate)s (PMMAs) derived from the original polymers. Monomers 1 and 2 gave slightly different polymers compared with conventional ones obtained by polymerization of methacrylic acid, while 3 afforded higher amounts of isotactic polymers than 1 and 2 . Conversely, 4 gave a polymer of high syndiotacticity. Furthermore, the relationship between triad tacticity and monomer concentration in the feed was studied. Consequently, it was demonstrated that the structure of bidentate ligands coordinated with zinc ion influences the stereoregularity of the resulting polymers.     

Synthesis and properties of novel low band-gap polymers bearing squaraine units

<正>Novel main-chain-conjugated poly(carbazol-alt-squaraine) and poly(dipyridyl-alt-squaraine) were successfully synthesized through direct polycondensation of 9-(2-ethylhexyl)carbazole-bridged or dipyridyl-bridged bispyrrole and squaric acid.The structures and properties of the polymers were characterized using ~1H NMR,FT-IR,UV-vis and cyclic voltammetry.Both polymers exhibit excellent solubility in common organic solvents and good thermal stability.Their UV-vis absorption spectra indicated the polymers have broad and strong spectral responses from 200 nm to 900 nm,which reveals a low optical band gap around 1.38 eV, suggesting that they may be promising candidates for organic solar cells.     

Preparation and luminescence properties of tris(bipyridine) ruthenium(II)-containing vinyl polymers: Ru(bpy)2 (poly-6-vinyl-2,2′-bipyridine)Cl2 and Ru(bpy)2(poly-4-methyl-4′-vinyl-,2,2′-bipyridine)Cl2

Ruthenium (II) complex-containing polymers were prepared and characterized by absorption and luminescence spectra, luminescence quantum yield, and luminescence lifetime. The polymers are Ru(bpy)₂(poly-6-vinyl-2,′2-bipyridine)CI₂ ( 1 ) and Ru(bpy)₂(poly-4-methyl-4′-methyl-4′ -vinyl-2,2′-bipyridine)CI₂ ( 2 ). The absorption spectra and luminescence spectra of polymers 1 and 2 were substantially the same as that of Ru(bpy)₃CI₂. The lifetime of polymers 1 and 2 was similar to that of the respective monomer model compounds. The lifetime of polymer 1 was very short (ca. 13 ns) in comparison to Ru(bpy)₃CI₂ (660 ns), whereas the lifetime of polymer 2 (660 ns) was similar to that of Ru(bpy)₃CI₂. The temperature-dependency of the lifetime was discussed in terms of Watts' model.     

Synthesis and characterization of polybinaphthalene incorporating chiral (R) or (S)-1,1′-binaphthalene and oxadiazole units by Heck reaction

Chiral conjugated polymers P-1 and P-2 were synthesized by the polymerization of (R)-3,3′-diiodo-2,2′-bisbutoxy-1,1′-binaphthalene ((R)-M-1) and (S)-3,3′-diiodo-2,2′-bisbutoxy-1,1′-binaphthalene ((S)-M-1) with 2,5-bis(4-vinylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (M-2) under Pd-catalyzed Heck coupling reaction, respectively. Both monomers and polymers were analysed by NMR, MS, FT-IR, UV, DSC-TG, fluorescent spectroscopy, GPC and CD spectra. The chiral conjugated polymers exhibit strong Cotton effect in their circular dichroism (CD) spectra indicating a high rigidity of polymer backbone. CD spectra of polymers P-1 and P-2 are almost identical and have opposite signs for their position. These polymers have strong blue fluorescence.     

Synthesis and characterization of benzocyclobuten-4-yl acrylate monomer and its radical polymerization

<正>A benzocyclobuten-4-yl acrylate(1) monomer was prepared by esterification of 4-hydroxybenzocyclobutene with acryloyl chloride.The radical homopolymerization of 1 and copolymerization of 1 with styrene or n-butyl acrylate were carried out to produce linear polymers 2a,2b and 2c.Heating of these linear polymers under thermal initiation gave corresponding cross-linked polymers 3a,3b and 3c.The ring-opening reaction in the cross-linking process was confirmed by on-line infrared spectra.Differential scanning calorimetry showed that the glass transition temperatures of linear polymers 2a and 2b were 83.2℃and 68.1℃,respectively.Thermogravimetric analysis of the cross-linked polymers showed that they all exhibited good thermal stability.