Influence of o-benzoquinone nature on initiation of radical polymerization by the o-benzoquinone—tert-amine system

o-Benzoquinones initiate radical polymerization of methacrylates under visible light irradiation in the presence of tertiary amines. Spectral sensitivity of the initiating system coincides with absorption bands of o-benzoquinone attributed to the S(*) (_max 400 nm) and S(n*) (_max 600 nm) transitions. The amine radicals (Am^·) initiating polymerization are generated by the photoreduction of Q in the presence of AmH from the triplet radical pair ³(QH^·, Am^·). The yield of Am^· depends on the difference between the volumes of substituents in the 3 and 6 positions of the quinoid ring and is maximal for symmetrically substituted o-benzoquinones. For a series of derivatives of symmetrical 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone, the rate of photopolymerization of ,-bis(methacryloyloxyethyleneoxycarbonyloxy)ethyleneoxyethylene (OCM-2) in the presence of N,N-dimethylaniline is determined by the free energy (G _e) of electron transfer from the amine to photoexcited o-benzoquinone. The G _e value includes the energies of oxidation of the amines and reduction of the o-quinones and the energy of the 00 transition of the triplet excited state of o-benzoquinones, which are equal to their redox potentials. The photopolymerization rate is maximal for G _e 0.     

Wide angle X-ray diffraction studies of polytetrafluoroethylene and ethylen-tetrafluoroethylen-bipolymers in the range 9.5 K–270 K

PTFE shows in the whole temperature range investigated a triclinic crystal structure with cell parametersa=0.952 nm,b=0.559 nm,c=1.706 nm,=87.9°, = 90.0° and=91.8°. The temperature dependence ofa andb-axis is linear, thec-axis shows a change in thermal expansion at 150 K. The inherent strain is small. The crystallite sizes are measured, paracrystalline distortions are absent.The bipolymers show only an ordered arrangement in lateral direction under maintenance of the helical structure. The lateral arrangement is very distorted and the range of order is aboutD _L 10 nm.     

Peroxidase oxidations of hydroquinone and p-cresol in AOT reversed micelles

The enzymatic activities of horseradish peroxidase solubilized in reversed micelles of bis(2-ethylhexyl)sodium sulfosuccinate formed in octane at various _o values ( _o=[H₂O]/[AOT]) were investigated by studying the catalytic oxidation of hydroquinone and p-cresol. These enzymatic reactions obeyed Michaelis-Menten kinetics. The turnover number of the enzymatic reaction of hydroquinone solubilized in the water pool increased with a decrease in _o value. On the other hand, the dependence of the turnover number of the enzymatic reaction of p-cresol solubilized in octane on the _o value was similar to that in the case of hydroquinone, although even at higher _o values the turnover number was smaller than that in water. Furthermore, it was suggested by spectrophotometric and circular dichroism measurements that the conformational change of enzyme induced the change in enzymatic activity.     

Structure of vanadium phosphate anion in solutions from17O,51V and31P NMR data

¹⁷O,⁵¹V and³¹P NMR studies indicate that the anion structure of sodium vanadophosphate in an aqueous solution is close to that in crystals of the (CN₃H₆)₈HPV₁₄O₄₂ 7H₂O salt.

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¹⁷O,⁵¹V,³¹P , (CN₃H₆)₈HPV₁₄O₄₂ 7H₂O.

     

Macromolecular conformations at the water-air interface: Interactions between alpha and beta conformations of polypeptides

Bidimensional miscibility between alpha and beta conformations of polypeptides was investigated at the water-air interface in the 15°–30°C temperature range. The polypeptides were poly--methyl-L-glutamate (PGMG), poly--benzyl-L-glutamate (PGBG) and poly--benzyl-L-aspartate (PBBA). The polypeptide conformations, alpha or beta, were checked by IR spectroscopy using the MIR technique.The spreading isotherms for mixed monolayers alpha-PGMG/alpha-PGBG and beta-PGMG/beta-PBBA showed bidimensional miscibility both for alpha-alpha and beta-beta mixtures.For the alpha-alpha system, attractive interactions among the polypeptide alphahelices were found (G_mix<0) and the driving factor appeared to be the entropic one (packing). Compressibility moduli and surface potential measurements showed a fluidification effect of alpha-PGBG on mixed monolayers. In the case of beta-beta mixed monolayers, ideal behaviour was observed and no fluidification effect detected.Scanning electron micrographs made on collapsed monolayers showed hexagonal structures for alpha-alpha mixtures and no well-defined or characterized features for the beta-beta system.     

Charge carrier photogeneration on some substituted polyacetylenes

The photogeneration of charge carriers was studied with the following polymers: poly-[N-(2-propinyl)-phenothiazine] (PPPT) and copolymers of N-(2-propinyl)-carbazole with N-(2-propinyl)-phenothiazine (PCz+PPT) and N-(2-propinyl)-carbazole with phenylacetylene (PCz+PA). In the case of PCz+PA, the experimentally found dependence of the photogeneration efficiency on the strength of an externally applied electric field could be well fitted with the curve calculated on the basis of Onsager's model of geminate recombination. In the cases of PPPT and PCz+PPT, on the other hand, the experimental values deviated strongly from the theoretical curve at field strengths between 10⁶ and 10⁷ V/m.Equal values for the separation distancer ₀ and the primary charge carrier yield ₀ were found for all polymers:r ₀=2.0 nm and ₀=0.20 at _inc=254 nm;r ₀=2.5 nm and ₀=0.15 at _inc=355 nm.With PPT and PCz+PPT a strong dependence of the electric resistance on the humidity content of surrounding air was observed.     

Conformational changes in the human serum albumin-indomethacin binding

The effect of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, the indomethacin, on the conformation of human serum albumin is investigated by evaluating-helix,-structure and random coil structure contents from optical rotatory dispersion spectra. The observed structural changes may be attributed to the-helix-to--structure conversion, because the content of random coil is not largely changed. The increase in-structure is due to a loss in the degrees of freedom in albumin.     

An Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Supramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding and π-π Stacking Network Containing Ge4S4− 10 Cluster: Synthesis and Characterization of (H2bipy)2Ge4S10⋅(bipy)⋅7H2O (bipy=4,4′-bipy)

The reactions of TMA₄Ge₄S₁₀ (TMA=tetramethylammonium), Cu(NO₃)₂3H₂Oand 4,4-bipy under hydrothermal environment result in the formation of (H₂bipy)₂Ge₄S₁₀(bipy)7H₂O (1), which has been structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray analysis. The 3-D structure of 1 can be viewed as an inorganic-organic hybrid supramolecular hydrogen-bonding (hydrogen bonds: O–HO, N–HN, C–HO, N–HO, and O–HS) and - stacking network containing Ge₄S^4– ₁₀ clusters and novel [H₂bipybipyH₂bipy] trimers.     

Electrokinetic study on concentrated suspensions using colloid vibration potential measurements

-potentials of a silica suspension and three types of polystyrene latex suspensions with different surface charge groups were measured, as a function of the particle concentration () in the suspension over a wide range, using the colloid vibration potential (CVP) technique. The concentration dependence of the-potential in silica suspension is explained well by Levine et al.s [1] cell model theory, verifying the applicability of the cell model to the CVP in silica suspension. However, the-potential of latex suspensions ordinarily decreases as the particle concentration increases, even after being corrected by the term of (1-). This tendency is especially noticeable in the systems that have particles with high surface charge densities. Furthermore, the conductivity measurements of these suspensions reveal that the conductivity of these systems, especially in their highly charged state, increases as the particle concentration is increased; opposite in tendency to silica suspensions. These new findings can be explained as follows: on the highly charged surface of a latex particle, a polyelectrolyte-like (hairy) layer is present, which overlaps at some point. This permits interparticle surface conduction and results in the abnormal behavior of CVP in these systems.     

The relation between the nonlinear dielectric effect and solvent polarity

The relation between solvent polarity expressed through the Dimroth-Reichardt spectroscopic parameter E _T (30) and the nonlinear dielectric effect (NDE) expressed through the parameter /E² is demonstrated where is a change in the electric permittivity of a solvent in an external strong electric field E. Both E _T (20) and /E², determined in quite different ways, are extremely sensitive to the dielectric properties of a solvent which depend on molecular interactions. Linear correlations between /E² and E _T (30) have been found for n-alkanols representing hydrogenbond donor solvents, and for halogenobenzenes which are dipolar, aprotic, weakly-associated solvents.Part of this work was presented at The 22^nd International Conference on Solution Chemistry in Linz, Austria, July 1991.     

Oxidizing supported reagents, III. Oxidation of alcohols by new supported K2Cr2O7 reagents

Several new supported K₂Cr₂O₇ reagents are used in the oxidation of secondary alcohols. The influence of the number of active sites and the nature of solid support on the yield is discussed. The influence of the structure of alcohol on the yield of ketone is analyzed.

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Scattering from concentration fluctuations in polymer blends: A monte carlo investigation

The collective scattering function S_coll( ), which describes light (neutron-, x-ray) scattering under wavevector , is obtained from Monte Carlo simulations for a symmetrical polymer mixture. The polymers are modelled by self-avoiding walks ofN _A=N_B=N steps on a simple cubic lattice, where a fraction _V of sites is left vacant, and an attractive energy occurs if two neighboring sites are taken by the same kind of monomer. Spinodal curves are estimated from linear extrapolation of S _coll ^–1 (0) vs./k _B T, whereT is the temperature. Also the single chain structure factor is obtained and the de Gennes random phase approximation (RPA) can thus be tested. Unexpectedly, strong deviations are found if one species is very dilute. The estimation of an effective Flory-Huggins-parameter from scattering data is also discussed.Contributed paper delivered at the Tagung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, Fachausschuß Polymerphysik, Hamburg, March 14–16, 1987.     

Adsorption kinetics with time delay

A theory of adsorption kinetics of solutes onto a solid surface from the solution phase is proposed in which a time delay is introduced into the solute concentration on the surface. Equations governing the adsorption kinetics are similar to those for membrane transport with time delay (Ohshima and Kondo, Biophys. Chem. (1989) 33: 303). It is found that introduction of time delay causes, under certain conditions, overshoot or oscillation in the solute concentrations, both in the solution phase and on the surface. The criterion for oscillation depends on the scaled delay time , the ratio of the possible maximum amount of solutes adsorbed on the surface to the total solute amountR, and the scaled binding constantK. When the number of the binding sites is small, the criterion for oscillation is expressed as >exp(–1), where =(/K) exp().     

Study of the polymer latex coalescence by dielectric measurements at microwave frequency—feasibility of the method

The measurement of the complex dielectric constant ( ^*=–j) in the dipolar absorption domain of the free water molecule (microwave region) permits us to follow quasi-specifically and precisely the water circulation during the coalescence process of a latex. Weight losses and dielectric constants variations have been simultaneously recorded upon latex drying, in a resonant cavity at 5 and 9 GHz and under controlled atmosphere and temperature. Two different latexes were studied (polybutylacrylate (PBuA) and polystyrene (PS)) from which the glass transition temperature effect was investigated. It is found that the harder the polymer particles, the more clearly evidenced the flocculation and packing points are. This method appears to be quite reliable for discriminating the various steps in the film formation process of latexes.     

A thermoanalytical study on some compounds of Zr(IV) with azopyrazolonic derivatives

Thermoanalytical data on six reagents and on their compounds with Zr(IV) are reported. Except for H acid, all reagents were azopyrazolonic derivatives obtained by synthesis. The purpose of this study was to obtain data on the thermal stabilities of the reagents and their zirconium compounds, and to establish the reagent: zirconium: water combination ratio.

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Zusammenfassung Thermoanalytische Daten von 6 Reagenzien und deren Verbindungen mit Zr(IV) werden mitgeteilt. Außer H-Säure waren alle Reagenzien durch Synthese erhaltene Azopyrazolon-Derivate. Zweck der Untersuchung war, Daten über die thermische Stabilität dieser Reagenzien und ihrer Zirkonverbindungen zu erhalten und das Verhältnis Reagens: Zirkon: Wasser festzustellen.

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Basic condensation of triphenylsilane. II. Kinetics in anhydrous isopropanol and influence of silanol

Condensation of triphenylsilane with isopropanol in presence of isopropoxide has been studied in anhydrous medium and the activation parameters have been measured. Dehydration of the medium has been obtained by means of a pre-reaction of triphenylsilane with the residual water in the solvent. In this medium the reaction is extremely slow, moreover, it is inhibited by silanol whose effect would lower the actual catalyst concentration.

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Change of water structure by solvents and polymers Part 4: Albumin-water solutions with acetylsalicylic,hydrochloric and ascorbic acid,lysine- and ammonium chloride and with dextrane and sorbit

Viscosity measurements were made in the temperature range of 10 °–40 °C. The equation= _o exp(B/(T-T _o )) was used with the parameterT ₀ as structure indicator, which is called the limiting temperature. For instance, hydrocarbons, as liquids with quasifree molecules, haveT ₀=O; water as a highly structured liquid hasT ₀= 140–150 K.The polymer investigated was ovalbumin in aqueous solution in a concentration comparable to that of blood. Acetylsalicylic acid produces a protein conformation which breaks the water structure in solution at a pH of within the in vivo region.The question of whether only the acidity determines the water structure breaking properties of the protein is investigated by acidifying albumin-water solutions with hydrochloric acid, lysine chloride and ascorbic acid. All these acids exhibit similar effects. A stronger influence is observed for ammonium chloride. Its interaction with ovalbumin produces a strong structure-breaking effect. The most powerful water structure breaker in albumin-water solutions is dextrane. In a concentration of 10 % it changes the polymer conformation so that the water structure is broken to such an extent that the solution behaves as an almost quasifree liquid withT ₀=O.     

SO2 oxidation in aqueous solutions of Cu(II)

Kinetic studies of SO₂ oxidation by Cu(II) complexes in aqueous solutions containing halide ions X(X=Cl^–, Br^– and I^–) indicate that the highest activity is observed for mixed chloro-iodo complexes of Cu(II). A reaction mechanism is suggested where the principal role is assigned to CuX ₄ ^2– aq complexes and HSO₃ radicals.

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SO₂ Cu(II) , X(X=Cl^– Br^–, I^–). , - Cu(II). CuX^2–aq HSO₃.

     

Formation of ultra-thin films consisting of proteins or polysaccharides and syndiotactic-rich poly-vinyl alcohol mixtures adsorbed at air-solution interface

Ultra-thin films of syndiotactic-rich poly-vinyl alcohol (s-PVA) with several proteins and polysaccharides were prepared by the bubble and frame methods using a mixed dilute aqueous solution (1.5g/dL).The mixed amount of-cyclodextrin (-CD) was the largest among these proteins and polysaccharides giving a weight ratio (-CD/s-PVA) of 1. The ratios of silk fibroin(SF), lysozyme, pepsin, and pectin tos- PVA were 0.58, 0.40, 0.35, and 0.35, respectively. For the-CD/s-PVA and SF/s-PVA blend thin films, the phase separation was observed.     

An estimation of the surface ionization constant of oleic acid in aqueous sodium chloride solution

The zeta potential () measurements and the site binding theory were utilized for calculations of the parameters of the electrical double layer (edl), ionization, and complexation constants for oleic acid-aqueous sodium chloride solution interface. Assuming that is equal to the diffuse layer potential ( _d ) of the edl, the charge of the diffuse part of the edl was calculated from the Gouy-Chapman equation. The intrinsic ionizaiton constant was then determined by an extrapolation method to be . Subsequently, the surface potential ( ₀) was calculated, and it was found that ₀ changes by 50 mV per pH unit (50 mV/pH) or 42.5 mV/pH for 10^–3 and 10^–2 M NaCl, respectively. For further calculations, the integral capacity of the outer zone of the compact part of the edl was assumed to be for both ionic strengths. It was established that the intrinsic complexation constant for the binding of Na⁺ ions with the surface of oleic acid ispK _Na ^int = 2.9±0.5 if the integral capacity of the inner zone of the compact edl (K ₁) is 80 for 10^–3 M NaCl, but 280 for 10^–2 M NaCl. The use of the sameK ₁ value for both ionic strengths gives a differentpK _Na ^int for different NaCl concentrations, and also provides unrealistic surface charge ( _o ) values greaterfor 10^–3 M NaCl than for 10^–2 M NaCl, at the same pH of the solution.