Novel activated acrylates: synthesis, characterization and the reactivity ratios of 4-acetamidophenyl acrylate copolymers with methyl methacrylate and glycidyl methacrylate

A new functional activated acrylate, 4-acetamidophenyl acrylate (APA) was synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H- and 13C-NMR and mass spectra. Homo and copolymers of APA with MMA and GMA were prepared by free radical polymerization. All the copolymer compositions have been determined by 1H-NMR and the reactivity ratios of the monomer pairs have been evaluated. APA (r₁): 1.099 and MMA (r₂): 1.210 for copoly(APA-MMA) system. APA (r₁): 0.648 and GMA (r₂): 1.30 for copoly(APA-GMA) system. Thermal stability and molecular weights of the copolymers were reported.     

Reactivity ratios in conventional and nickel-mediated radical copolymerization of methyl methacrylate and functionalized methacrylate monomers

Copolymerization of an excess of methyl methacrylate (MMA) relative to 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) was carried out in toluene at 80 °C according to both conventional and controlled Ni-mediated radical polymerizations. Reactivity ratios were derived from the copolymerization kinetics using the Jaacks method for MMA and integrated conversion equation for HEMA (r_MMA = 0.62 ± 0.04; r_HEMA = 2.03 ± 0.74). Poly(ethylene glycol) α-methyl ether, ω-methacrylate (PEGMA, M_n = 475 g mol⁻¹) was substituted for HEMA in the copolymerization experiments and reactivity ratios were also determined (r_MMA = 0.75 ± 0.07; r_PEGMA ∼ 1.33). Both the functionalized comonomers were consumed more rapidly than MMA indicating the preferred formation of heterogeneous bottle-brush copolymer structures with bristles constituted by the hydrophilic (macro)monomers. Reactivity ratios for nickel-mediated living radical polymerization were comparable with those obtained by conventional free radical copolymerization. Interactions between functional monomers and the catalyst (NiBr₂(PPh₃)₂) were observed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Some approaches to the synthesis of fluorine-containing alcohols and esters

Among F-containing alcohols only trifluoroethanol, the so-called ‘telomer alcohols’ [H(CF₂CF₂)_nCH₂OH], and certain esters of 2-(F-alkyl)ethanols and 3-(F-alkyl)propanols, have achieved commercial importance. Their utilization has been limited by lack of suitable methods of synthesis and by their high cost. Yet F-containing alcohols and their esters have unique properties, and comprise a versatile class of compounds. It is to be noted that completely fluorinated esters have recently become available.F-substituted alcohols must be made by special, less well-known methods. Routes based on tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) as starting material are of current interest. F-alkyl iodides (R_FI) are made in two steps from TFE. Reaction of R_FI with ethylene gives 2-(F-alkyl)-1-ethanes, and under suitable conditions, higher telomers in high yield. Displacement of iodine of R_FCH₂CH₂I by an acyloxy group gives an ester, such as acrylate or fumarate of the F-substituted alcohol. Several methods have been discovered for this process, most recently by reaction with N-methylformamide or N,N-dimethylformamide and water. Free radical addition of R_FI to vinyl acetate and subsequent reduction provided 2-(F-alkyl)ethanols in excellent yield. Similar steps using allyl acetate gave both 3-(F-alkyl)-1-propanols and 3-(F-alkyl)-2-propanols; the latter compound also was formed by hydrolysis of the initial adduct. These various methods will be outlined and some recent results in a study of O-alkylation will be presented.Support by the Central Research Group, Ciba-Geigy Corp., Ardsley, N.Y. is gratefully acknowledged.     

N-丁基马来酰亚胺/苯乙烯微乳液共聚合研究

研究了氘代氯仿中Ｎ－丁基马来酰亚胺（ＮＢＭＩ）和苯乙烯（Ｓｔ）的络合性能。以十二烷基硫酸钠（ＳＤＳ）和正戊醇（ＰＴＬ）为复合乳化剂,配制了含有ＮＢＭＩ（Ｍ１）和Ｓｔ（Ｍ２）的Ｏ／Ｗ微乳液。用过硫酸钾引发该体系进行微乳液共聚合。固定乳化剂的浓度为〔ＳＤＳ〕＝０．２１ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,〔ＰＴＬ〕＝０．２８ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,详细研究了聚合温度、单体配比和引发剂用量对共聚合动力学的影响。用元素分析法确定共聚物的组成,     

A versatile approach to the reproducible synthesis of functionalized polysiloxane stationary phases

Exploitation of the full potential of selector-modified polysiloxanes as chromatographic stationary phases is limited because conventional methods of silicone synthesis involve strong acids or strong nucleophiles such as water or bases; under these conditions many potentially useful selectors decompose. The general approach to polysiloxane synthesis presented herein gives access to functionalized polysiloxanes under mild conditions. The functional groups incorporated can serve as chromatographic selectors or as electrophilic sites for secondary modification or cross-linking.     

Synthesis of pentafluorophenyl(meth)acrylate polymers: New precursor polymers for the synthesis of multifunctional materials

Pentafluorophenyl acrylate and -methacrylate were polymerized using AIBN as a thermal initiator. The obtained polymers were soluble polymeric active esters that could be used for the preparation of multifunctional polymers. The reactivity of poly(pentafluorophenylacrylate) and poly(pentafluorophenylmethacrylate) towards primary and secondary amines, as well as alcohols was investigated in a quantitative way. Both poly(active esters) reacted satisfactorily with aliphatic primary and secondary amines but only low conversion was found in the case of aromatic amines. Conversions of only 30% were reached when poly(pentafluorophenylacrylate) was treated with one equivalent of alcohol under base catalysis. In time resolved FT-IR studies the rate constants of the polymer analogous reactions were determined.     

Some aspects of the synthesis and characterization of special polymers and oligomers by olefin metathesis

Homopolymers of 2-norbornene and 2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2,5-norbornadiene and copolymers of these bicyclic olefins with 1,5-cyclooctadiene and cyclopentene were prepared via ring opening metathesis polymerization. The molecular weight distributions of the polymers were estimated by gel permeation chromatography.The polymers were degraded in a cross metathesis reaction with E-4-octene; only poly[2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2,5-norbornadiene] was not degradable.All reactions were carried out with WCl₆/(CH₃)₄Sn as the catalyst system. The low molecular cyclic oligomers in the polymerization mixtures and the degradation products were analyzed by gas chromatography and identified using a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry coupling.The degradation experiments show reactivity differences for the double bonds situated in the polymer backbone. On the basis of these differences and the fact that this is the first time that a metathesis degradation of such polymers has been reported, the consequences on the ring opening metathesis copolymerization of cycloolefins are discussed in general terms, leading to some new aspects in the planning of the synthesis of special copolymers and oligomers.With reference to a lecture presented at the 4th International Symposium on Olefin Metathesis (ISOM 4), Belfast, 1–4 Sept. 1981.     

The progress of microwave-assisted hydrothermal method in the synthesis of functional nanomaterials

Developing simple, rapid, and environmentally friendly synthetic methodologies for the preparation of functional nanomaterials is of great importance for broadening and improving their potential applications. In comparison with other methods, the microwave-assisted hydrothermal method possesses and combines the merits of microwave and hydrothermal methods, which can achieve the high temperature and high pressure for a short time from several minutes to several hours in a closed reaction system. In this review, the synthesis of various types of functional nanomaterials such as metals oxides, metal composite oxides, inorganic biomaterials (hydroxyapatite and calcium carbonate), and metal sulfides via the microwave-assisted hydrothermal method is summarized. The special properties and applications of functional nanomaterials by the microwave-assisted hydrothermal method are compared with others methods. The future developments of this promising method are put forward.     

New approaches to the synthesis of spiro-peroxylactones

Ozonolysis of (alkenyldioxy)cyclododecyl hydroperoxides in trifluoroethanol gave a separable mixture of the corresponding alpha-hydroperoxy- and alpha-hydroxy-substituted spiro-tetraoxacycloalkanes with ring sizes in the range 7-12. Dehydration of the hydroperoxides or oxidation of the hydroxy-compounds afforded the corresponding peroxylactones. The solid-state structure of 1,2,6,7-tetraoxaspiro[7.11]nonadecan-3-one was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

Recent advances in the anionic synthesis of chain-end functionalized polymers

Recent results for the preparation of chain-end functionalized polymers using alkyllithium-initiated anionic polymerization are described. Termination with 4-chloro-1,1,1-trimethoxybutane has been used to prepare trimethoxy ortho ester (carboxyl)-functionalized polymers. Functionalization with the oxiranes, glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3,4-epoxy-1-butene and 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,3-epoxypropane, has been investigated to prepare trimethoxysilyl-functionalized polymers, 1,3-diene-functionalized macro monomers and trifluoromethyl-functionalized polymers, respectively. Secondary amine-functionalized polymers have been prepared by termination with N-(benzylidene)methylamine and also using an N-benzyl tertiary amine-functionalized alkyllithium initiator followed by hydrogenolysis of the benzyl group.     

New approaches to the synthesis of aromatic polyesters

A new method of the synthesis of high molecular polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) is developed with the use of Irganox 1010, tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite and hypophosphite as stabilizers and boron nitride or boron oxide as a catalyst is proposed.     

New approaches to the synthesis of organofluorine nitrogenated derivatives

Fluorinated carboxylic acids are valuable building blocks for several types of organofluorine nitrogenated derivatives. In this review paper, several strategies that use these compounds as starting materials are described. First, fluorinated seven-membered cyclic β-amino esters can be diastereoselectively synthesized from these compounds with a ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reaction as the key step. The use of the RCM reaction in a different approach enables the preparation of fluorinated cyclic α-amino acid derivatives. Fluorinated carboxylic acids also constitute the starting material for the asymmetric synthesis of fluorinated allylic amines. Finally, a solution and solid-phase synthesis of fluorinated uracils and thiouracils is described.     

Stereoselective synthesis of N-heterocycles: application of the asymmetric Cu-catalyzed addition of Et2Zn to functionalized alkyl and aryl imines

The preparation of N-heterocycles from alkyl- and aryl-substituted imines is described. The key step involves a copper-catalyzed addition of diethylzinc to functionalized alkyl-substituted imines that were generated in situ from the sulfinic acid adducts. The nucleophilic addition products were then converted to 2-substituted pyrrolidines and piperidines. Aryl-substituted imines were transformed into enantioenriched 1- and 1,4-substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines.     

SnCl4/Sn catalyzed chemoselective reduction of glycopyranosyl azides for the synthesis of diversely functionalized glycopyranosyl chloroacetamides

A method for the chemoselective reduction of glycopyranosyl azides using SnCl₄ and tin metal as the reducing agent followed by in situ chloroacetylation of the synthesized glycopyranosyl amine was developed. This reaction is applicable to diversely functionalized glycopyranosyl azides for the synthesis of glycopyranosyl chloroacetamides.     

New approaches for the synthesis of hindered C60‐containing polyphosphazenes via functionalized intermediates

Two new approaches were developed to synthesize C₆₀‐containing polyphosphazenes. Accordingly, two new reactive macromolecular intermediates ( P4 and P8 ) were obtained from poly(dichlorophosphazene) by the direct nucleophilic substitution reaction. In one approach, a predesigned amimo end–functionalized polyphosphazene ( P4 ) was prepared and then reacted with C₆₀ molecules in chlorobenzene to yield C₆₀‐containing polyphosphazene; in the other approach, a polyphosphazene containing 4‐methyl phenoxy groups as side chains was first prepared, and then part of the 4‐methyl groups were converted to azidomethyl groups (in P8 ), which reacted with C₆₀ to yield C₆₀‐containing polyphosphazene. The polymers were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, and UV–visible spectra and by gel permeation chromatography. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 2877–2885, 2004     

Nonlinear regression by visualization of the sum of residual space applied to the integrated copolymerization equation with errors in all variables. I. Introduction of the model,simulations and design of experiments

A new model for estimating reactivity ratios using the integrated copolymerization equation is presented. The model is a general nonlinear least squares method taking the error in both monomer conversion and monomer fraction into account by a relation between these two variables. Simulations show that the model is able to predict reactivity ratios successfully. Special attention is given to experimental design, i.e., at which initial monomer feed ratios the experiments should be performed in order to obtain reliable values for the reactivity ratios. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 3793–3803, 1999     

New approaches to the industrial synthesis of HIV protease inhibitors

Efficient and industrially applicable synthetic processes for precursors of HIV protease inhibitors (Amprenavir, Fosamprenavir) are described. These involve a novel and economical method for the preparation of a key intermediate, (3S)-hydroxytetrahydrofuran, from l-malic acid. Three new approaches to the assembly of Amprenavir are also discussed. Of these, a synthetic route in which an (S)-tetrahydrofuranyloxy carbonyl is attached to l-phenylalanine appears to be the most promising manufacturing process, in that it offers satisfactory stereoselectivity in fewer steps.     

New approaches to the synthesis of pyridinium N-heteroarylaminides

Different substituted pyridinium N-heteroarylaminides have been prepared in one step from N-aminopyridinium iodide and the corresponding heteroaryl halide by two alternative routes. The use of Pd catalysis allowed the easy preparation of products from the less reactive haloheterocycles. The use of water as a solvent in conjunction with microwave heating dramatically diminishes the reaction time without having an adverse effect on reaction yields.