Bulk polymerization of methyl methacrylate electroinitiated by tetrabutylammonium salts

The radical electroinitiated polymerization of methyl methacrylate has been performed in solutions of tetrabutylammonium salts. TBANO₃ is by far the most efficient, because of the relatively low anodic potential required for the oxidation to the radical. The influence of factors such as temperature, current density, and salt concentration on yields and molecular weights has been examined. The absence of a gel effect allows the onset of a steady state in which the polymerization rate is first-order with respect to monomer.     

N-乙烯基己内酰胺和N-乙烯基咪唑及混合物的沉淀聚合

在不同溶剂采用沉淀聚合法制备了聚N-乙烯基己内酰胺PNVCL、聚N-乙烯基咪唑PNVI及其共聚物。实验发现,正己烷和环己烷适宜于PNVCL的沉淀均聚,甲苯适宜于PNVI的沉淀均聚,而两种单体共聚时,采用正己烷-甲苯混合溶剂可实现共聚物的沉淀聚合。考察了溶剂用量、引发剂AIBN用量、聚合温度、时间和搅拌对聚合物收率和温敏性的影响。采用分光光度计对温敏性进行了初步表征。结果表明,沉淀聚合得到的PNVCL具有最低临界溶液温度LCST,PNVI不具有LCST,共聚物的LCST突变不明显。     

Reatarding effect of nitrogen ylide for the polymerization of N-vinyl pyrrolidone

-Picolinium-p-chlorophenacylide (-PCFY) acts as a retarder for polymerization of N-vinyl pyrrolidone. The polymerization runs were carried out at 60°C using benzene as an inert solvent. The kinetic equation for the present system may be written asR _p [-PCPY]^–1.0 [AIBN]^0.66[N-VP]^1.0. The value of overall energy of activation for polymerization in presence and absence of-PCPY was computed as 44.0 and 42.3 kJ mol^–1, respectively. The inverse relationship ofR _p and¯M _v with-PCPY suggests that-PCPY acts as a polymerization retarder. The retarding effect is also evidenced by higher initiator exponent value and higher value of energy of activation in presence of ylide. A mechanism is also proposed in which polymer propagating chain combines with one ylide component to give resonance stabilized radical.     

Advanced curing technologies using photo- and electron beam induced cationic polymerization

Diaryliodonium and triarylsulfonium salts mediate photo-, γ-ray and e-beam induced cationic polymerizations. Examples of these three types of polymerizations are described. The potential use of this new methodology for the rapid fabrication of carbon fiber reinforced composites is detailed.     

The vibrational spectra of phthalimide

The polarised i.r. and Raman spectra from three orthogonal faces of single crystalline phthalimide have been measured. Supplemented by information from solution spectra (depolarisation ratios from the Raman spectra), it is possible to assign the fundamental vibrations for the molecule almost completely. The experimental assignments are confirmed by an approximate normal coordinate calculation.     

Cationic polymerization of N-vinyl carbazole by trityl salts—I.: Reactivity of propagating species

The cationic polymerization of N-vinyl carbazole, initiated by Ph₃C⁺ AsF₆^? and Ph₃C⁺ PF₆^? in methylene dichloride at 20 and 0°, has been studied in some detail. Reactions were very fast and rates of monomer consumption were measured using an adiabatic calorimetric technique. Initiation was relatively “slow” but complete, and termination was deduced to be insignificant during kinetic lifetimes. Values for k_p were found to vary with the initial initiator concentration; this dependence is discussed in terms of current theories regarding equilibria between ion pairs and free ions in non-aqueous solvents. k_p⁺ values estimated from two methods of extrapolation are 9.5 · 10⁵ M^?1 sec^?1 at 20° and 4.8 · 10⁵ M^?1 sec^?1 at 0°. Finally, it has been found that ion pairs are much less reactive than free ions in this system.     

Naphthalimide‐phthalimide derivative based photoinitiating systems for polymerization reactions under blue lights

Naphthalimide‐phthalimide derivatives (NDPDs) have been synthesized and combined with an iodonium salt, N‐vinylcarbazole, amine or 2,4,6‐tris(trichloromethyl)‐1,3,5‐triazine to produce reactive species (i.e., radicals and cations). These generated reactive species are capable of initiating the cationic polymerization of epoxides and/or the radical polymerization of acrylates upon exposure to very soft polychromatic visible lights or blue lights. Compared with the well‐known camphorquinone based systems used as references, the novel NDPD based combinations employed here demonstrate clearly higher efficiencies for the cationic polymerization of epoxides under air as well as the radical polymerization of acrylates. Remarkably, one of the NDPDs (i.e., NDPD2) based systems is characterized by an outstanding reactivity. The structure/reactivity/efficiency relationships of the investigated NDPDs were studied by fluorescence, cyclic voltammetry, laser flash photolysis, electron spin resonance spin trapping, and steady state photolysis techniques. The key parameters for their reactivity are provided. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 665–674     

Cationic polymerization of N-vinyl carbazole by trityl salts—II.: New considerations about the mechanism

The mechanism of initiation in the polymerization of N-vinyl carbazole by trityl salts in methylene dichloride has been investigated by spectroscopic studies of final reaction mixtures and molecular weight analysis. The proposed reaction mechanism involves regeneration of the Ph₃C⁺ cation and propagation through a dication as active species.     

Some aspects of nitroxide-mediated living radical polymerization of N-(p-vinylbenzyl)phthalimide

The free radical polymerization of N-(p-vinylbenzyl)phthalimide (VBP) “initiated” with the adduct of 2-benzoyloxy-1-phenylethyl and TEMPO (BS-TEMPO) or TEMPO-terminated polystyrene (PS-TEMPO) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) at 125 °C was found to proceed in a living fashion, providing low-polydispersity PVBP and block copolymers of the type PS-b-PVBA, where TEMPO is 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxy. Unlike TEMPO-mediated styrene polymerization, the polymerization rate slightly but distinctly depended on the adduct concentration, which was interpretable as a pre-stationary behavior. The hydrolysis of those polymers gave poly(p-aminomethylstyrene) (PAMS) and PS-b-PAMS, and further treatment of the block copolymer with hydrogen chloride provided an amphiphilic block copolymer. The polymeric amphiphile was used as an emulsifier in emulsion polymerization to produce a positively charged polymeric microsphere.     

Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of N-vinyl pyrroles and indoles

A stereospecific palladium-catalyzed N-vinylation of azaheterocycles with vinyl triflates is described. Cyclic and acyclic vinyl triflates along with nonnucleophilic azaheterocycles were found to be substrates for this palladium-catalyzed synthesis of N-vinyl pyrrole and indole derivatives.     

The copolymerisation of 2,4-dicyanobut-1-ene with N-vinyl carbazole

The copolymerisation of the monomers 2,4-dicyanobut-1-ene and N-vinyl carbazole has been studied. The presence of a charge transfer complex from these two monomers with a 1:1 stoichiometry has been established, and a value of 0.22 dm³ mol⁻¹ at 298 K for the equilibrium constant for complex formation has been obtained from NMR measurements. The copolymer composition data have been analyzed allowing for the participation of the complex in the propagation reactions; the results have been compared with the predictions of two simpler terminal models and with the penultimate model.     

The reaction of ferrocene boric acid with copper phthalimide

Summary Ferrocenyl boric and 1,1 -ferrocenylene diboric acids react with copper phthalimide with formation of N-ferrocenylphthalimide. In an analogous way N-styryl-, N-phenyl-, and N-p-methoxyphenylphthalimides were obtained from styryl, phenyl, and p-anisyl boric acids.     

A general synthesis of N-vinyl nitrones

A general synthesis of a new type of heterodiene, the N-vinyl nitrone, is described. The synthetic sequence begins with the conjugate addition of benzeneselenol to nitroalkenes (in turn derived from Henry reaction of an aldehyde and a nitroalkane) to provide 2-selenenylnitroalkenes. These selenonitroalkanes are reduced to the corresponding hydroxylamines which are combined with aldehydes to form nitrones. The phenylselenenyl-containing nitrones are then oxidized to selenoxides which undergo syn-selenoxide elimination to provide N-vinyl nitrones. Three X-ray crystal structures of substituted N-vinyl nitrones were obtained. In addition, the first [4+2] cycloaddition of an N-vinyl nitrone is reported.     

Synthesis and bioactivity of novel phthalimide derivatives

Novel phthalimide derivatives （4a, 4b and 6a-6e） were designed as hybrids of thalidomide and NO-ASA, and their chemical synthesis and in vitro biological activities were presented. The preliminary results showed that compared to thalidomide 4a and 4b exhibited enhanced activities against ECV304 and HepG2 cells, whereas 6e was more potent against HepG2 cells. 2007 Yi Hua Zhang. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.