Recalculation of Some Reactivity Ratios

In attempting to improve the evaluation of Q and e values, some 900 reactivity ratios were recalculated.     

Effect of Substituents on the Copolymerization Parameters of Some Phenolic Monomers

Copolymerization parameters of some halogen substituted phenolic monomers have been determined by the linear graphical method of Kelen and Tüdös. The order of reactivity of p-chlorophenol, p-bromophenol and p-iodophenol is found to be the reverse of the order of electronegativity of their halogen substituents when they are copolymerized with p-hydroxy-benzoic acid. On copolymerization with p-cresol, these halogen substituted phenols have reactivity in the same order as the electronegativity of their substituents. This reversal of reactivity of phenolic monomers has been interpreted in terms of (1) opposite polarization caused by electrophilic or nucleophilic substituents present in the common monomers, and (2) the magnitude of their resonance stabilization.

The copolymerization parameters r₁ and r₂ are universally used for the characterization of monomer pairs with regard to their behavior in copolymerization. The classic copolymer equation describes the composition of the copolymer as a function of the reactivity ratios and the composition of the monomer feed. Several authors have used linear [1], nonlinear [2–6], specific coper composition equations [7], and computer programming routines [8] for calculating copolymerization parameters r_l and r₂. Kelen and Tödös [9] have recently.     

乙烯基聚硅氧烷共聚反应竞聚率的测定及其对复合粒子形态的影响

用Ｆｉｍｅｍａｎ－Ｒｏｓｓ法处理数据，测定了乙烯基聚硅氧烷（ＳＶ）与苯乙烯（ＳＴ）、甲基丙烯酸甲酯（ＭＭＡ）和甲基丙烯酸正丁酯（ｎ－ＢＭＡ）的共聚反应的竞聚率，结果为ｒＳＴ＝１．４５和ｒＳＶ＝１．０８，ｒＭＭＡ＝０．７８和ｒＳＶ＝２．０１，ｒｎ－ＢＭＡ＝０．４６和ｒＳＶ＝３．４９．以含ＳＶ的乳液作为种子进行烯类单体的乳液聚合，单体和ＳＶ共聚反应对复合粒子的形态有很大影响。     

乙基基聚硅氧烷共聚反应竞聚率的测定及其对复合粒子形态的影响

用Ｆｉｍｅｍａｎ－Ｒｏｓｓ法处理数据，测定了乙烯基聚硅氧烷与苯乙烯，甲基丙烯酸甲酯和甲基丙烯酸正丁酯的共聚反应的竞聚率，结果为ｓｔ＝１，４５和ｒｓｖ＝１．０８，ｒＭＭＡ＝０．７８和ｒｓｖ＝２．１，ｒａ－ＢＭＡ＝０．４６和ｒｓｖ＝３．４９。以含ＳＶ的乳液作为种子进行烯类单体的乳液聚合，单体和ＳＶ共聚反应对复合粒的形态有很大影响。     

Calculation of Reactivity Ratios and Sequence Distributions in Copolymers from Monomers 13C-NMR Data

A screening procedure has been developed to predict the average sequence distribution in vinyl copolymers from monomer ¹³C-NMR data. The ¹³C-NMR absorption frequencies of the carbon atoms of the polymerizable double bond are used to calculate the Alfrey-Price Q and e values as previously described by Borchardt and Dalrymple. These, in turn, are used to calculate the monomer reactivity ratios. Reactivity ratios for 54 copolymerizations were calculated by this procedure and compared to literature values. The copolymer sequence distribution may then be determined by means of a computer program written by Harwood. The sequence distribution in copolymers of methacrylic acid and dimethyl-aminoethyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate, 1,1-dichloroethylene and methacrylonitrile, ethyl acrylate and n-butyl methacrylate, and acrylamide and sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate were calculated from reactivity ratios derived from ¹³C-NMR data and compared to literature values. This procedure may be used to calculate the reactivity ratios from ¹³C-NMR spectra of monomers for which no Q and e values are known. By this method the average sequence distribution of such monomers in copolymers may be predicted, significantly reducing the number of copolymers to be synthesized and tested for use in various applications.     

Copolymerization of Tri-n-butyltin Acrylate and Tri-n-butyltin Methacrylate Monomers with Vinyl Monomers Containing Functional Groups

A new approach to obtaining thermoset organotin polymers, which permits control of crosslinking site distribution and, through it, a better control of properties of organotin antifouling polymers, is reported. Tri-n-butyltin acrylate and tri-n-butyltin methacrylate monomers were prepared and copolymerized, by the solution polymerization method with the use of free-radical initiators, with several vinyl monomers containing either an epoxy or a hydroxyl functional group. The reactivity ratios were determined for six pairs of monomers by using the analytical YBR method to solve the differential form of the copolymer equation. For copolymerization of tri-n-butyltin acrylate (M₁) with glycidyl acrylate (M₂), these reactivity ratios were n = 0.295 ± 0.053, r₂ = 1.409 ± 0.103; with glycidyl methacrylate (M₂) they were r₁ = 0.344 ± 0.201, r₂ = 4.290 ± 0.273; and with N-methylolacrylamide (M₂) they were r₁ = 0.977 ± 0.087, r₂ = 1.258 ± 0.038. Similarly, for the copolymerization of tri-n-butyltin methacrylate (Mi) with glycidyl aery late (M₂) these reactivity ratios were r₁ = 1.356 ± 0.157, r₂ = 0.367 ± 0.086; with glycidyl methacrylate (M₂) they were r₁ = 0.754 ± 0.128, r₂ = 0.794 ± 0.135; and with N-methylolacrylamide (M₂) they were r₁ ?4.230 ± 0.658, r₂ = 0.381 ± 0.074. Even though the magnitude of error in determination of reactivity ratios was small, it was not found possible to assign consistent Q,e values to either of the organotin monomers for all of its copolymerizations. Therefore, Q,e values were obtained by averaging all Q,e values found for the particular monomer, and these were Q = 0.852, e = 0.197 for the tri-n-butyltin methacrylate monomer; and Q = 0.235, e = 0.401 for the tri-n-butyltin acrylate monomer. Since the reactivity ratios indicate the distribution of the units of a particular monomer in the polymer chain, the measured values are discussed in relation to the selection of a suitable copolymer which, when cross-linked with appropriate crosslinking agents through functional groups, would give thermoset organotin coatings with an optimal balance of mechanical and antifouling properties.     

Chemoselectivity and the Curious Reactivity Preferences of Functional Groups

Achieving high levels of chemoselectivity has been the Achilles’ heel of chemical synthesis. The excitement generated by the successful realization of chemoselective strategies underscores the painstaking efforts to define a set of conditions conducive to selection among the available reaction pathways. We discuss in this Review various aspects of chemoselectivity that have been addressed in a range of synthetic methods over the past decade. We have focused on the proposed mechanistic basis of the reactions under consideration in an attempt to categorize them and highlight the key concepts that have been emerging on the basis of these studies. Our overview of recent advances in chemoselective processes suggests that significant progress has been made, but a lot of challenges lie ahead.     

MMA/BA/双官能团单体无皂共聚乳液的稳定性

用马来酸酐和(聚)乙二醇合成了一系列双官能团共单体,将其用于MMA/BA无皂乳液共聚合.研究了共单体的空间效应、用量、加料方式对其无皂乳液稳定性的影响.用适当的共单体和半连续加料方式,可得到较稳定的乳液,粒径分布接近单分散.凝聚物的生成机理主要是失稳凝聚和架桥凝聚.     

Gas-Phase Reactivity of Carboxylic Acid Functional Groups with Carbodiimides

Gas-phase modification of carboxylic acid functionalities is performed via ion/ion reactions with carbodiimide reagents [N-cyclohexyl-N′-(2-morpholinoethyl)carbodiimide (CMC) and [3-(3-Ethylcarbodiimide-1-yl)propyl]trimethylaminium (ECPT)]. Gas-phase ion/ion covalent chemistry requires the formation of a long-lived complex. In this instance, the complex is stabilized by an electrostatic interaction between the fixed charge quaternary ammonium group of the carbodiimide reagent cation and the analyte dianion. Subsequent activation results in characteristic loss of an isocyanate derivative from one side of the carbodiimide functionality, a signature for this covalent chemistry. The resulting amide bond is formed on the analyte at the site of the original carboxylic acid. Reactions involving analytes that do not contain available carboxylic acid groups (e.g., they have been converted to sodium salts) or reagents that do not have the carbodiimide functionality do not undergo a covalent reaction. This chemistry is demonstrated using PAMAM generation 0.5 dendrimer, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and the model peptide DGAILDGAILD. This work demonstrates the selective gas-phase covalent modification of carboxylic acid functionalities.      

Reactivity and Characterization of the Radical Copolymerization of Itaconic Acid with Some Conventional Monomers

Abstract

Radical copolymerizations of itaconic acid (IA) with acrylamide (Am), N-vinyl pyrrolidone (NVP), ethyl methacrylate (EMA), and methyl methacrylate (MMA) were carried out in dioxane in the presence of azobisisobutyronitrile as the initiator at 65°C. The monomer reactivity ratios (r ₁, r ₂), Q, and e for IA with the four monomers were determined. The reactivity ratios show a tendency toward alternation, while the Q and e of IA indicate that it is an electron-accepting monomer. The polymers obtained were characterized by FT-IR, x-ray diffraction, intrinsic viscosity, and thermal stability measurements.     

Mutual Effect of Functional Groups and the Radical Center on the Reactivity of Nitroxyl Radicals

This review considers the correlation between the reactivity of nitroxyl radicals (piperidine, pyrroline, pyrrolidine, imidazoline, dihydroquinoline, tetrahydroquinoline, diphenyl nitroxide, etc.) and their chemical structure in terms of the rate constants of reactions between these radicals and hydrazobenzene. 4,4′-Di(tert-butyl)diphenyl nitroxyl has the highest reactivity, and the nitroxyl radical of benzoindolopyrrolidine is the least reactive (the difference is a factor of ∼10⁴). The effects of the metal atom in stable organometallic nitroxyl radicals and of the halogen atom in halogenated nitroxyl radicals on the reactivity of the nitroxyl center are considered. Data on the effect of the nitroxyl center on the reactivity of functional groups in the piperidine nitroxyl radical are generalized. Nitroxyl radicals with an activated double bond are shown by quantum chemical calculations to form cyclic transition complexes with amines, involving both the paramagnetic center and a double bond. This explains why the activated double bond in nitroxyl radicals is more reactive in nucleophilic additions of amines than the same bond in their diamagnetic analogues. The rate constants of nitroxyl reduction with hydrazobenzene and of nitroxyl oxidation with tetranitromethane are related to the σ_ESR constant derived from isotropic hyperfine coupling constants HFC_(aN), and their correlation with Hammett constants is demonstrated. The role of solvents in the reduction and oxidation of the nitroxyl radicals is considered. The influence of hydroxyl radical-polar solvent complexes and hydroxylamine-polar solvent H complexes on the course of reactions is considered for hydrogen atom transfer in systems of a sterically hindered nitroxyl radical and hydroxylamine.__________Translated from Kinetika i Kataliz, Vol. 46, No. 4, 2005, pp. 506–528.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Malievskii, Shapiro.     

含L-氨基酸基团的手性功能单体及与N-异丙基丙烯酰胺共聚物的合成

以L-苯丙氨酸（L-Phe）、L-色氨酸（L-Trp）和L-亮氨酸（L-Leu）3种常见的氨基酸为手性源,经过酯化、缩合等步骤制备3种手性功能单体AAc-L-Phe(AAc:丙烯酸)、AAc-L-Trp和AAc-L-Leu,其结构经过IR、1H NMR确证。 并将手性单体AAc-L-Phe与温敏材料N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAam)共聚,制备了手性共聚物P(NIPAam-co-AAc-L-Phe),结构经IR确证,示差扫描量热分析测试证明其具有温敏性。 这些手性功能单体有可能用于制备环境响应性手性高分子聚合物。     

Fine Control of Polyester Properties via Epoxide ROP Using Monomers Carrying Diverse Functional Groups

Synthetic biodegradable polymers are important biomaterials. However, most of them are biologically inert. Free functional groups can allow easy biofunctionalization. Efficient introduction of functional groups to biodegradable polymers is still a challenge. Here, a practical strategy is presented to synthesize various functional polyesters with free hydroxyl groups polymerized via epoxide ring‐opening polymerization between dicarboxylic acids and diglycidyl dicarboxylates without protection and deprotection. The polymers exhibit a wide range of physical, thermal, and mechanical properties, and good cytocompatibilities. This synthetic platform is expected to lead to functional polymers useful for a wide variety of biomedical applications.

     

The Reactivity Ratios of Acrylonitrile Copolymerization

The reactivity ratios of acrylonitrile copolymerization published from 1971to 1982 are tabulated.     

Product Relation of Copolymerization Reactivity Ratios

The copolymerization reactivity ratios designated as r_i = k_ii/k_ij are characteristic of thermodynamic conditions, such as temperature, pressure, and concentration, in which the temperature dependence has been demonstrated by kinetic procedures [14]. It is noted that in radical copolymerization the simple product of the reactivity ratios, e.g., r₁, r₂ generally tends to move toward unity with increasing temperature [2] and that for ionic copolymerization it is usually close to unity [5]. Such an inclination, however, involves some ambiguity in evaluating all the reported data [6] concerning the polymerization conditions.     

苯乙烯和丙烯酸丁酯自由基共聚合竞聚率测定与研究

苯乙烯和丙烯酸丁酯自由基共聚合竞聚率测定与研究吴平平，吴玉芳，杨全兴，韩哲文朱清仁（华东理工大学高分子材料研究所，上海，２００２３７）（中国科技大学结构分析开放实验室）关键词苯乙烯，丙烯酸丁酯，竞聚率，序列分布苯乙烯和丙烯酸丁酯是重要的共聚合体系。然...     

气相色谱法测定共聚合竞聚率的研究

以苯乙烯和甲基丙烯酸正丁酯共体系为例，在共聚单体敏感点组成附近做重复实验，进行了４０、６０、８０、１００、１２０℃下的低转化率的共聚合，用气相色谱测定共聚物的组成，用Ｍａｙｏ－Ｌｅｗｉｓ微分组成方程的误差变量法计算竞聚率，同时给出竞聚率的９５％可信椭圆区间。通过与ＦＴＩＲ、ＮＭＲ方法的比较，对气相色谱法测定竞聚率的准确性进行了讨论。     

丙烯酸-β-羟乙酯和甲基丙烯酸正丁酯共聚合参数的测定与研究

用＾１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ分析法测定了丙烯酸－β－羟乙酯（Ｍ１）和甲基丙烯酸正丁酯（Ｍ２）的共聚物组成,用Ｍａｙｏ－Ｌｅｗｉｓ模型的误差变量法计算出不同温度下该体系的溶液聚合的竞聚率,分别为ｒ１＝０．６３,ｒ２＝１．１７（６０℃）;ｒ１＝０．６１,ｒ２＝１．０１（８０℃）;ｒ１＝０．６１,ｒ２＝０．９７（１００℃）;ｒ１＝０．７０,ｒ２＝１．０３（１２０℃）;ｒ１＝０．６８,ｒ２＝０．８８（１４０℃）和ｒ１＝０．６６,ｒ２＝０．８６（１６０℃）。根据Ａｒｒｈｅｎｉｕｓ方程计算获得了体系均聚、共聚反应频率因子之比Ａｉｉ／Ａｉｊ和活化能之差Ｅｉｉ－Ｅｉｊ,并讨论了溶剂、氢键对共聚合单体活性的影响。     

Reactivity of Aliphatic and Phenolic Hydroxyl Groups in Kraft Lignin towards 4,4′ MDI

Several efforts have been dedicated to the development of lignin-based polyurethanes (PU) in recent years. The low and heterogeneous reactivity of lignin hydroxyl groups towards diisocyanates, arising from their highly complex chemical structure, limits the application of this biopolymer in PU synthesis. Besides the well-known differences in the reactivity of aliphatic and aromatic hydroxyl groups, experimental work in which the reactivity of both types of hydroxyl, especially the aromatic ones present in syringyl (S-unit), guaiacyl (G-unit), and p-hydroxyphenyl (H-unit) building units are considered and compared, is still lacking in the literature. In this work, the hydroxyl reactivity of two kraft lignin grades towards 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) was investigated. ³¹P NMR allowed the monitoring of the reactivity of each hydroxyl group in the lignin structure. FTIR spectra revealed the evolution of peaks related to hydroxyl consumption and urethane formation. These results might support new PU developments, including the use of unmodified lignin and the synthesis of MDI-functionalized biopolymers or prepolymers.     

Estimation of Reactivity Ratios from Multicomponent Copolymerizations

Abstract

The composition of the copolymer formed from n monomers in addition polymerization can be expressed in terms of the monomer feed composition and n(n - 1) binary reactivity ratios, according to the familiar simple copolymer model. Reactivity ratios are determined experimentally from cor-responding feed and monomer compositions in binary co-polymerizations. This article reports methods for deriving such reactivity ratios directly from multicomponent polymerization data. Analytical solution of the multi-component copolymer equations is not feasible because of the limited number of experimental points and experimental uncertainty in the copolymer composition. Computer-assisted procedures have been developed to estimate re-activity rates by optimizing the fit of predicted and experimental copolymer compositions, given the monomer feed composition and preliminary values of the reactivity ratios. All n(n - 1) reactivity ratios are adjustable. The methods are demonstrated for styrene/methacrylonitrile/ a-methylstyrene, butadiene/styrene/2-methyl- 5-vinyl- pyridine and acrylonitrile/methyl methacrylate/& methylstyrene systems. Binary reactivity ratios predict ternary copolymer compositions generally well in these cues. Reasons are suggested why reactivity ratios from multicomponent experiments may not match the corresponding parameters from binary copolymerizations.