Brownian dynamics simulation of grafted polymer brushes

We present results of computer simulations by the method of Brownian dynamics of polymeric brushes attached to impenetrable planes. For testing both model and method we have used one polymer brush attached to a repulsive plane and compare some results with Monte Carlo results of Lai and Binder on the bond fluctuation model. We have also studied two polymeric brushes attached to two parallel planes at different distances between planes, and investigate the interplay between the interpenetration of the brushes and the configurational properties of the grafted chains.     

Macrocyclization of polymers via ring‐closing metathesis and azide/alkyne‐“click”‐reactions: An approach to cyclic polyisobutylenes

The end‐to‐end cyclization of telechelic polyisobutylenes (PIB's) toward cyclic polyisobutylenes is reported, using either ring‐closing metathesis (RCM) or the azide/alkyne‐“click”‐reaction. The first approach uses bisallyl‐telchelic PIB's (M_n = 1650, 3680, 9770 g mol^?1) and Grubbs 1st‐, 2nd‐, and 3rd‐generation catalyst leading to cyclic PIB's in 60–80% yield, with narrow polydispersities (M_w/M_n = 1.25). Azide/alkyne‐“click”‐reactions of bisalkyne‐telechelic PIB's (M_n = 3840 and 9820 g mol^?1) with excess of 1,11‐diazido‐undecane leads to the formation of mixtures of linear/cyclic PIB's under formation of oligomeric cycles. Subsequent reaction of the residual azide‐moieties in the linear PIB's with excess of alkyne‐telechelic PEO enables the chromatographic removal of the resulting linear PEO‐PIB‐block copolymers by column chromatography. Thus pure cyclic PIB's can be obtained using this double‐“click”‐method, devoid of linear contaminants. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 671–680, 2010     

Scaling concepts for polymer brushes and their test with computer simulation

After a brief review of the scaling concepts for static and dynamic properties of polymer brushes in good solvents and Theta solvents, the Monte Carlo evidence is discussed. It is shown that under typical conditions the diameter of the last blob is of the order of 10-20% of the brush height, and therefore pronounced deviations from the self-consistent field predictions occur. In bad solvents, lateral microphase separation occurs leading to an irregular pattern of “dimples”. Particularly interesting is the response of brushes to shear deformation, and the interaction between two interpenetrating brushes. Recent attempts to understand the resulting shear forces via molecular-dynamics simulations are briefly described, and an outlook on related experiments is given. Dedicated to Prof. H.E. Stanley on the occasion of his 60th birthday Received 11 March 2002 and Received in final form 3 June 2002     

Finite statistical complexity for sofic systems

We propose a measure of complexity for symbolic sequences, which is based on conditional probabilities, and captures computational aspects of complexity without the explicit construction of minimal deterministic finite automata (DFA). Moreover, if the sequence is obtained from a dynamical system through a suitable encoding and its equations of motion are known, we show how to estimate the regions of phase space that correspond to computational states with statistically equivalent futures (causal states).     

Über Reaktionen mit Betain, 6. Mitt.: Zur Chemie einiger Malonester-enolbetaine

Zusammenfassung IR-spektroskopische Untersuchungen an den Malonesterbetainen1–7 geben Hinweise auf die Schwerpunkte der Ladungsverteilung. Während die Lage der CO-Banden der Betaine1 und2 mit rein aliphatischer Esterkomponente auf vollständige Resonanz zwischen den Estercarbonylen hinweist, ist bei jenen mit aromatischen Estergruppen (4, 5 und7) eine CO-Funktion zu beobachten, die schon auf einen gewissen Ylidanteil schließen läßt. Damit im Einklang stehen auch ihre chemischen Eigenschaften. Z. B. zersetzt sich das Bisphenoxycarbonylbetain4 beim Schmelzpunkt vollständig. Die Thermolyse von1 und2 führt dagegen sowohl zu Picolin- als auch zu Kohlensäureestern. Der Reaktionsmechanismus wird diskutiert.

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Reactions with betain, VI: The chemistry of several malonate betaines

An IR-spectroscopic investigation concerning the malonate betaines1–7 gives an insight in the charge density distribution. The position of the C=O frequencies of the betaines1 and2 with alkyl ester groups shows complete resonance between the ester carbonyls, while with the phenolic esters4,5 and7 and C=O absorption is observed which shows a considerable ylid participation. the chemical properties of the betaines agree with this; e.g. the bis-phenoxycarbonylbetaine4 is decomposed totally at its melting point. However, the thermolysis of1 and2 gives picolinic acid esters and carbonic acid esters. The mechanism of these reactions is discussed.

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Zur gas-chromatographischen Untersuchung von Dampfphasen, 4. Mitt.: Die Bestimmung der thermodynamischen Funktionen von Mehrstoffsystemen

Zusammenfassung Nach der soeben¹ beschriebenen Methode wird gezeigt, wie aus der Temperaturabhängigkeit der gas-chromatographisch gewonnenen Zusammensetzung der Dampfphase thermodynamische Größen, wie die isothermen Partial- und Totaldampf-druckkurven und die freie Überschußenthalpie, gewonnen werden können. Dies gibt einerseits eine Kontrollmöglichkeit von auf anderem Wege erhaltenen Daten wegen der geringen Empfindlichkeit gegenüber Verunreinigungen, andererseits auch einen bequemen Zugang zu noch nicht genügend untersuchten Mehrstoffsystemen. Zur Kontrolle und Illustration der Methode wählten wir das positive Azeotrop Benzol-Äthanol und das negative Azeotrop Dioxan-Essigsäure.

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A gas chromatographic study of vapor phases, IV.: Determination of the thermodynamic functions of multicomponent systems

On the basis of a method outlined in a preceding¹ paper it is shown how the temperature dependence of the composition of the vapour phase, obtained by gas chromatography, can be used to determine thermodynamic quantities as isothermal partial and total vapour pressures and the excess free enthalpy of mixing. On the one hand this permits to check data obtained by other methods since gas chromatography is less sensitive to impurities, on the other hand it opens a convenient access to insufficiently treated multicomponent systems. For an illustration of the method the positive azeotropic system benzene—ethanol and the negative system dioxane-acetic acid was chosen.

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Study of Zgamma events and limits on anomalous ZZgamma and Zgammagamma couplings in pp collisions at square root s = 1.96 TeV

We present a measurement of the Zgamma production cross section and limits on anomalous ZZgamma and Zgammagamma couplings for form-factor scales of lambda = 750 and 1000 GeV. The measurement is based on 138 (152) candidates in the eegamma (mumugamma) final state using 320(290) pb(-1) of pp(-1) collisions at square root of s = 1.96 TeV. The 95% C.L. limits on real and imaginary parts of individual anomalous couplings are /h(10,30)Z/ < 0.23, /h(20,40)Z/ < 0.020, /h(10,30)gamma/ < 0.23, and /h(20,40)gamma/ < 0.019 for lambda = 1000 GeV.