2-Methylthio-imidazolins: a rare case of different tautomeric forms in solid state and in solution

Structural Chemistry - The synthesis and structure elucidation of two new compounds, 2-(methylthio)-1,3-diazaspiro[4.4]non-2-ene-4-one (1) and 2-(methylthio)-1,3-diazaspiro[4.4]non-2-ene-4-thione...     

Thermally changing lattice distance of lamella in the hydrated solid of octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride

A temperature scanning small-angle X-ray scattering measurement was carried out for the hydrated solids of octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (OTAC). A gradual change of the lattice spacing of lamella-like structure from 40 nm at 5 degrees C to 20 nm at 18 degrees C was observed in the melting process of the hydrated solid that was incubated at 4 degrees C for a period of 24 h in the aqueous solution, while little change of the lattice spacing of about 20 nm was observed in the same process of the hydrated solid that was incubated at 4 degrees C for a period about 10 min. This indicates structural changes of the hydrated solid during the incubation at 4 degrees C and in the melting process. Corresponding to the nanostructure changes, broad endothermic peaks were observed at temperatures from 13 to 22 degrees C for the former hydrated solid and at temperatures from 15 to 21 degrees C for the latter hydrated solid in difference scanning calorimetry measurements. The structure change at temperatures below 13 degrees C is considered to be athermal from the fact that no endothermic peak is observed there. Large dielectric dispersions at frequencies at about 10 kHz were observed for the suspensions of hydrated solids but not for the solutions of dissolved solids. It was found that the electric conductance of the hydrated solid suspensions was much lower than that of the solutions of dissolved solids. The observed electric properties indicate that an amount of the free chloride ion is very small and that the chloride ions binding to the ammonium groups are movable in the hydrated solids by responding to an applied electric field. The electric conductance of suspension of the hydrated solid being incubated at 4 degrees C for 10 min was 4 times as large as that of a suspension of the hydrated solid being incubated at the same temperature for 24 h. This indicates that the structural change of the OTAC hydrated solid at 4 degrees C is related to the chloride ion binding to the hydrated solid. The experimental results described above suggest that the lamella in the hydrated solid of OTAC is undulated and that the wavelength of undulation increases with the incubation at a temperature much lower than the melting temperature.     

Radical polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene that forms a colloid solution and gel of oligomers

As the concentration of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) in the solvent increases, its polymerization is shown to be accompanied by a transformation of the resulting homogeneous solution of oligomers into a colloid one, which then transforms into gel. The micron-sized colloid particles consist of oligomers and solvent molecules, whose number per TFE unit in the oligomer decreases from 15–20 at the threshold of dense phase formation to 4–6 in a gel. A kinetic model of polymerization was suggested. In this model, the chain propagation is limited by monomer diffusion to the growing macroradical and the chain transfer (oligomer formation and regeneration of the prime radical) is limited by the reaction of the growing macroradical with the solvent molecule. The model that allows for the decrease in the diffusion coefficients with increasing of the oligomer chain length and their local concentration leads to a spatially inhomogeneous molecular mass distribution, with long oligomers accumulated in the vicinity of the macroradical and short ones in the distant zone. The formation of colloid particles and gel occurs when the concentration of long oligomers shaped as rigid rods exceeds the critical value for the dense phase formation and the percolation threshold, respectively. The transition from the initial spatial distribution to the equilibrium distribution described by the phase diagram was considered using the model of viscoelastic separation so that phases retain spatial continuity.     

Adsorption of tartrazine from an aqueous solution by octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide-modified bentonite: Kinetics and isotherm modeling

A modified bentonite was prepared at different surfactant (ODTMA) loadings through ion exchange. The obtained organobentonite adsorbent materials were then used for the removal of an anionic dye, tartrazine, from an aqueous solution. The bentonite was characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and Brunauer- Emmett-Teller (BET) method. The modification of organophilic bentonite by ODTMA increases the basal spacing d₀₀₁ from 24.1 to 39.1 Å when the cation exchange capacity increases from 1 to 4. The increase in the spacing, due to the basic organic modifications, was confirmed by the results of thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and BET. The effects of contact time, initial concentration, and solution pH onto an adsorbed amount of tartrazine were investigated. To predict adsorption isotherm, the experimental data were analyzed using the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm equations. It was determined that the isotherm data were fitted to the Langmuir isotherm. The adsorption process was also found to follow a pseudo-second-order kinetic model.     

Kinetics of octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide self-assembled monolayer growth at mica from an aqueous solution

We have studied the growth kinetics of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) ofoctadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (C18TAB) on mica below the critical micelle concentration at 22, 30, 40, and 50 degrees C. A combination of atomic force microscopy, contact angle goniometry, and transmission infrared spectroscopy was used to follow the growth processes to determine the rates involved in the growth of a C18TAB SAM on mica. The growth of a SAM consisted of four distinct processes: deposition of adsorbate molecules, growth of a disordered 2D liquid phase, nucleation of islands of an ordered 2D solid phase, and subsequent growth of the solid phase. The rates of these various processes are determined, and the activation energies for several processes were calculated including those for the adsorption onto a bare substrate (20 kJ/mol), adsorption into the saturated liquid phase (100 kJ/mol), and nucleation of islands (0.3 kJ/mol). Despite the small activation barrier to island nucleation, the nucleation rate is qualitatively slow, suggesting that entropic effects dominate the nucleation rate.     

Electrorheological properties of polyaniline suspensions: field-induced liquid to solid transition and residual gel structure

Polyaniline (PANI) was synthesized via oxidative coupling polymerization in acid conditions and de-doped in solution of ammonia. The electrorheological (ER) properties of the PANI/silicone oil suspensions were investigated in oscillatory shear as functions of electric field strength, particle concentration, and host fluid viscosity. Consistent with literature, the PANI ER fluid exhibits viscoelastic behavior under the applied electric field and the ER response is strongly enhanced with increasing electric field strength and particle concentration. The dynamic moduli, G' and G' increase dramatically, by 5 orders of magnitude, as the electric field strength is increased to 2 kV/mm. A viscoelastic liquid to solid transition occurs at a critical electric field strength, in the range Ec = 50-200 V/mm, whose value depends on particle concentration and host fluid viscosity. The fibrillar structure formed in the presence of the applied field has a static yield strength tau(y), whose value scales with electric field strength as tau(y) approximately E(1.88). When the field is switched off a residual structure remains, whose yield stress increases with the strength of the applied field and particle concentration. When the applied stress exceeds the yield stress of the residual structure, fast, fully reversible switching of the ER response is obtained.     

Novel UV-sensitive bis-chalcone derivatives: synthesis and photocrosslinking properties in solution and solid PMMA film

A series of chalcone derivatives in which two chalcone groups are attached by alkyldioxy chains were synthesized and characterized by ¹H NMR, UV–Vis, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectral analysis. Upon the irradiation of 365-nm UV light, the chalcone groups in the molecules underwent [2π + 2π] photodimerization. The photocrosslinking properties were investigated both in solution and in polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) solid films on quartz plate. It has been found that the photocrosslinking rates of the compounds depended on the different flexibility of the functional groups, which was determined by the length of the spacer chain between the two chalcone moieties. The longest soft chain containing derivatives has a faster photocrosslinking rate both in solution and in solid film. Irradiated by polarized ultraviolet light (PUV), all of the films doped with bis-chalcone derivatives showed an anisotropic absorption property, which may give a promising application as LC-alignment materials.     

Photochemical reactions of 3-methyl-4-nilro-5-styrylisoxazole in solution,in the solid slate and adsorbed on silica gel

The pholoreactivity of 3-melhyl-4-nitro-5-styrylisoxazole in solution and adsorbed on silica gel was studied and the photodimers obtained were identified. The structures of the pholoproduels were assigned on the basis of mass and nmr spectra and chemical behavior. Irradiation of the title compound adsorbed on solid or slurry silica gel leads to the same photoproducts obtained from the solution but with a different yield.     

聚苯基硅氧烷/聚丙烯酸酯复合乳液的合成与性能

本文以二苯基二甲氧基硅烷(DPDMS)和γ-甲基丙烯酰氧基丙基三甲氧基硅烷(MAPTMS)合成了具有微交联结构的聚硅氧烷乳液,并以此为种子乳液再与丙烯酸酯类单体聚合,合成了稳定且性能优良的聚硅氧烷/聚丙烯酸酯复合乳液.用激光粒度分析仪、FTIR、DMA等进行了表征.结果表明,硅氧烷被有效的接枝到了聚丙烯酸酯分子链中;硅氧烷的加入,使聚合物的储能模量,损耗模量增大,玻璃化温度提高,加入量为10％时,Tg由50.5℃升高到57.2℃;加入20％的硅氧烷涂膜吸水率由13.8％降低到6.8％.     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of one-dimensional zinc nickel oxide solid solution

A novel facile method has been demonstrated for large-scale synthesis of zinc-oxide-based one-dimensional solid solution with a series percentage of nickel dopant. The obtained Zn1-xNixO nanorods were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, selected area electron diffraction, and energy dispersed X-ray spectroscopy. The result shows that the obtained Zn1-xNixO nanorods are single crystalline with the Ni2+ dopants occupying tetrahedral Zn2+ cation sites of wurtzite ZnO. Moreover, the Zn1-xNixO nanorods exhibit robust high-Curie-temperature (TC) ferromagnetism at 300 K.     

Cobalt(II) and cobalt(III) dipicolinate complexes: solid state,solution, and in vivo insulin-like properties

The synthesis and characterization of Co(II) and Co(III) 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate (dipic(2-)) complexes are reported. Solid-state X-ray characterizations were performed on [Co(H(2)dipic)(dipic)].3H(2)O and [Co(dipic)(mu-dipic)Co(H(2)O)(5)].2H(2)O. Two coordination modes not previously observed in dipicolinate transition metal complexes were observed in these complexes; one involves metal coordination to the short C-O (C=O) bond, and the other involves metal coordination to a protonated oxygen atom. Solution studies, including paramagnetic NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy, were done showing the high stability and low lability of the Co(III) complex, whereas the Co(II) complexes exhibited ligand exchange in the presence of excess ligand. The [Co(dipic)(2)](2-) complex has pH dependent lability and in this regard is most similar to the [VO(2)dipic](-) complex. The [Co(dipic)(2)](2-) was found to be effective in reducing the hyperlipidemia of diabetes using oral administration in drinking water in rats with STZ-induced diabetes. Oral administration of VOSO(4) was used as a positive control for metal efficacy against diabetes. In addition to providing a framework to evaluate structure-function relationships of various transition metal complexes in alleviating the symptoms of diabetes, this work describes novel aspects of structural and solution cobalt chemistry.     

A polyacrylate prepared using polyurethane surfactants: properties of emulsion and film

The designed polyurethane surfactant (PUS) was used as a macromolecular surfactant for the preparation of polyacrylate emulsion without any other surfactants and stabilizers. The resultant polymer emulsion and film properties were compared with those of the emulsion prepared with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Long shelf-life of the polymer emulsion can be achieved at proper composition. Polymer particles show core-shell and nano-scale structure with narrow distribution. Thermoanalysis results show phase separation in the polymer film, which leads to gloss decrease with the PUS content increase. Such polymer films show good water resistance and mechanical strength.     

Dry grinding of Ca and octadecyltrimethylammonium montmorillonite

Structural changes in Ca and octadecyltrimethylammonium (ODTMA) montmorillonite induced by dry grinding in a high-energy planetary ball mill were investigated by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The organomontmorillonite is more resistant toward mechanical destruction than the Ca form. Both XRD and IR analyses indicate a complete breakdown of the mineral layers after 5 min of grinding of Ca-JP. The XRD pattern of the ODTMA clay shows disappearance of the layer ordering along the c axis after 40 min of grinding, while persistence of the layered structure for all tested samples is proven by the IR spectroscopy. The grinding process affects chemical bonds in the OH, SiOAl, and SiOSi groups of montmorillonite; however, no changes are observed for CH bonds of the organocations. In contrast to the Ca form, all absorption bands typical for montmorillonite appear in the IR spectrum of the ODTMA montmorillonite even after 40 min of grinding. The majority of the bands are undetectable in the spectrum of Ca montmorillonite ground for 5 min. Amorphization of the montmorillonite caused by an intense grinding process is markedly slower after replacing the inorganic cations with the long-chain alkylammonium cations.     

Interaction of Tb(III) and hydrolyzed polyacrylamides in solution as a gel and in the solid state

Formation of the HPAM-Tb³ complex in solution was observed in the intensification of Tb(III) fluorescence, viscosity, and light scattering. The interaction is dependent on the degree of hydrolysis of the copolymer and the pH of the solution. As the pH value increases, an intensification of the interaction and formation of a gel is observed. The latter was associated with the appearance of crosslinks in which terbium, or one of its hydrolysis products, works as a binding agent between chains. After drying, the characterization of the residues of the gels was effected by analytical determination (C, H, N, Cl, Tb), fluorescence, and infrared spectrophotometry. The analysis and fluorescence revealed the existence of particles of terbium hydroxide; the infrared spectrophotometry showed the binding of terbium (III) to carboxylate of the copolymer.     

Janus-type AT nucleosides: synthesis, solid and solution state structures

Novel Janus-type nucleoside analogues (1a-d) were synthesized. Their pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine base moiety has one face with a bidentate Watson-Crick donor-acceptor (DA) H-bond array of adenine and the other face with an acceptor-donor (AD) H-bond array of thymine. These nucleosides may self-associate through the self-complementary base pair. Indeed, in the solid state, compound 6d displayed a honeycomb-like supramolecular structure with tetrameric membered cavities formed through the combination of reverse Watson-Crick base pairs and aromatic stacking, in which the solvent molecules were accommodated. The result of temperature-dependent CD studies showed that the free nucleosides can form higher order chiral structures in aqueous solution.     

Photochemical behavior of some p-styrylstilbenes and related compounds: spectral properties and photoisomerization in solution and in solid state

The spectral properties and Z,E-photoisomerizations of three 4-styrylstilbenes, a 4,4'-bis(P-methylstyryl)benzene and a 4,4'-distyrylstilbene were investigated in solution and in the solid state. Some notable features of the absorption and fluorescence spectra due to the structures and the phases (solution or solid) were observed, especially the Stokes shifts. Interesting photochemical behaviors in solution and in the solid state were also found. While the (E,Z)-4-styrylstilbenes undergo a one-way photoisomerization to their E,E-isomers with almost equal rates in solution, their quantum yields in the solid state decrease with increasing substituent size at the terminal aromatic rings. On the other hand, the 4,4'-bis(beta-methylstyryl)benzene undergoes a mutual photoisomerization in solution, but its E,Z-isomer isomerizes in a one-way manner to the E,E-isomer in the solid state. Additionally, the (Z,E,Z)-4,4'-styrylstilbene was found to undergo a one-way photoisomerization to the E,E,E-isomer via the E,E,Z-isomer in solution and the crystalline E,E,Z-isomer to the E,E,E-isomer in the solid state.     

Preparation and properties of polytetrafluoroethylene-modified polyacrylate via emulsion polymerization

One method of preparation of polytetrafluoroethylene(PFTE)-modified polyacrylate emulsion has been studied. Through pre-emulsion technology, PTFE powder could be dispersed by high speed shearing with high-speed dispersor. PFTE-modified polyacrylate has been prepared by in situ copolymerization of n-butyl acrylate, n-methyl methacrylate, n-styrene, and α-methacrylic acid in the presence of seed particles of dispersed PTFE by semi-starved addition method. The properties of the emulsion under various polymerization conditions were investigated. The morphology of the latex particles with about 180 nm were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was shown that the particles with linear PTFE/core–polyacrylate/shell could eventually be dispersed homogeneously. TG showed that the heat-stability was improved obviously.     

General and facile synthesis of ceria-based solid solution nanocrystals and their catalytic properties

Uniform Ce_1−xZr_xO₂ (x=0.2–0.8) nanocrystals with ultra-small size were synthesized through a thermolysis process, facilitated by the initial formation of precursor (hydrated (Ce,Zr)-hydroxides) at low temperature. TEM, XRD, EDAX, and Raman spectra were employed to study the formation of the solid solutions with various Ce/Zr ratios. Ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) spectra showed that the ratios of Ce³⁺ to Ce⁴⁺ in both surface and bulk for the as-prepared Ce_1−xZr_xO₂ nanocrystals increased with the zirconium content x. The well-distributed Zr and Ce in the hydrated (Ce,Zr)-hydroxides before their thermolysis became the crucial factor for the structural homogeneity of the products. In addition, this strategy was extended to the synthesis of Ce_1−xGd_xO_1−x/2, Ce_1−xSm_xO_1−x/2, and Ce_1−xSn_xO₂ solid solutions. Catalytic measurements indicated that the ceria-based catalysts were active for CO oxidation at temperatures beyond 250 °C and the sequence of catalytic activity was Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂>Ce_0.8Zr_0.2O₂>Ce_0.2Zr_0.8O₂>Ce_0.5Sm_0.5O_1.75.     

Amphoteric hydrophobic associative polymer: I synthesis, solution properties and effect on solution properties of surfactant

Using acrylamide, acrylic acid and octadecyl dimethyl allyl ammonium chloride as monomers, a kind of amphoteric hydrophobic associative polymer was prepared by solution polymerization. The polymer’s molecular weight is from 0.71 to 1.46 × 10⁶ g/mol. And the hydrolysis degree of the polymer is about 14.5%. The polymer solution exhibits good association interaction, and the higher the hydrophobic group content is, the stronger the association interaction is. The adding of the polymer makes the surface tension curves of the mixture solution deviate from the parent solution curve. Both the hydrophobic group content and polymer solution’s concentration exaggerate the deviation with their self-quantity increase. There exist an interaction between the polymer and surfactant, which almost has no direct relationship with the surfactant charge. The major interaction could be a hydrophobic association interaction.     

Geminal bis-ureas as gelators for organic solvents: gelation properties and structural studies in solution and in the gel state

Several geminal bis-urea compounds were synthesised by means of an acid-catalysed condensation of various benzaldehydes with different monoalkylureas. Many of these compounds form thermoreversible gels with a number of organic solvents at very low concentrations (<3mM) and which are stable to temperatures higher than 100 degrees C. Electron microscopy revealed a three-dimensional (3D) network of intertwined fibres, which are several tens of micrometers long and have a width ranging from approximately 30 to 300 nm. The possible aggregate forms and aggregate symmetries were evaluated by means of molecular mechanics calculations. 1H NMR, 2D NMR, 13C NMR and 13C-CP/MAS NMR techniques were used to obtain information about the aggregation and possible aggregate symmetry of geminal bis-ureas in solution, in the gel state, and in the solid state.