Molecular numbers in core and shell: structural dependence of reactivity of alkylcarboxylate-stabilized silver nanoparticles

Spectroscopic, chemical, thermal, and voltammetric analyses on six kinds of alkylcarboxylate-stabilized silver nanoparticles 4.7 nm in diameter were carried out with an aim to reveal the effect of alkylcarboxylates on the optical, thermal, geometric, and electrochemical properties of the nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are composed of silver atoms and silver alkylcarboxylates having even numbers, m, of carbon atoms from 8 to 18. As a measure of the structure of the nanoparticles, the ratio of the number of silver atoms (nAg) to that of alkylcarboxylates (ns) per nanoparticle was evaluated by means of titration through chemical oxidation, voltammetric currents, and thermal gravimetric analysis. It increased with an increase in m and ranged from 1.3 to 9.8. Properties of the nanoparticle have been exhibited in absorbance of the UV-vis spectra at the point of the proportionality to n(Ag), voltammetric currents of which values were close to the theoretical values at the diffusion of particle itself, and the m-independent kinetic energy of the thermal decomposition and the overpotential of the reduction. They are not observed for the composed species, that is, silver atoms and silver alkylcarboxylate molecules.     

Preparation of light-stable micelles with azo dyes from a nonamphiphilic random block copolymer

Light-stable micelles with azo dyes were prepared by micelle formation of a nonamphiphilic diblock copolymer containing azobenzene and UV absorbent at ca. 1 mol% as the unit ratios. The nonamphiphilic block copolymer consists of two different kinds of random copolymer blocks: poly[4-(phenylazophenoxymethyl)styrene-co-vinylphenol] (P(AS-co-VPh)) and poly[4-(2-hydroxybenzophenoxymethyl)styrene-co-styrene] (P(HBS-co-St)). This random block copolymer, P(AS-co-VPh)-b-P(HBS-co-St) formed the micelles in the presence of 1,4-butanediamine (BDA) through hydrogen bond cross-linking between the VPh units via BDA. The micelles had the azobenzene moieties at the cores and the UV absorbents at the coronas. The micelles showed a small color difference in color fading experiments, in comparison with the unimers and with micelles having no UV absorbent at the coronas. It is significant that the diblock copolymer forms the micelles and has the UV absorbents at the coronas to suppress the color fading. Furthermore, the chain length of ,-diamines had no effect on the hydrodynamic radius of the micelles, but affected the aggregation number and the cmc.     

Oxoaminium salts as initiators for cationic polymerization of vinyl monomers

Oxoaminium salt ( 1 ), derived from 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO, 2 ) by one-electron oxidation, could be an initiator for cationic polymerization of vinyl monomers such as isobutyl vinyl ether (IBVE), 2,3-dihydrofuran, p-methoxystyrene, N-vinyl pyrrolidone, etc., to give the corresponding polymers, when 1 had a low nucleophilic counter anion. Formation of the adducts of 1 and IBVE as well as ¹H-NMR and IR data suggested the formation of polymers containing N? O? C structure as the polymer head group. In the polymerization of IBVE, the effects of solvent and concentration of 1 were little observed, however the polymerization rate was dependent on temperature. Furthermore, the thermal reaction of the polymers obtained, which were regarded as prepolymers for block copolymerization and polymeric initiators for radical polymerization, was studied. For example, poly(2-benzylidene-1,3-dioxane) obtained by the polymerization of 2-benzylidene-1,3-dioxane with oxoaminium hexafluoroantimonate ( 1, X = SbF₆) was employed as an initiator for radical polymerization of MMA to give its block copolymer with PMMA. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Reactive oligomers. II. Polymerization of glycol bis(allyl phthalate)s and glycol bis(allyl succinate)s

Seven glycol bis(allyl phthalate)s (GBAP) and four glycol bis(allyl succinate)s (GBASu) as reactive oligomers were prepared and their polymerization behaviors were investigated in detail in terms of cyclopolymerization and gelation as compared with diallyl dicarboxylates. Thus, the rates of polymerization of GBAPs were reduced compared to diallyl phthalate, being attributed to the steric effect on the intermolecular propagation of the uncyclized radical, whereas those of GBASus were enhanced as a consequence of intermolecular association by dipole–dipole interaction in polar GBASu monomers. Cyclization was enhanced in the following order: diallyl aliphatic dicarboxylates series < GBASu series < GBAP series. Gelation was discussed according to Gordon's theory; the actual gel-point conversions increased with an increase in the molecular weight of monomers, although the discrepancy between actual and theoretical gel-point conversion inversely tended to be decreased. The decreased delay in gelation with an increase of the molecular weight of monomers is ascribed to the reduction of excluded volume effects on crosslinking.     

Solenoidal automorphisms with specifications

The specification property for solenoidal automorphisms is discussed; a solenoidal automorphism satisfies specification iff is expansive, and satisfies weak specification but not specification iff is ergodic and central spin. These are problems set up byK. Sigmund for homeomorphisms with specification. The proofs for toral case are given byD. Lind. For solenoidal case, a key ingredient in our proofs is splitting theorems on solenoidal groups with respect to described in § 2. Moreover, the following is proved: (i) If obeys specification then satisfies weak specification and is densely periodic. But the converse is not necessarily true. (ii) Every solenoidal automorphism with specification admits a Markov partition. (iii) Every ergodic solenoidal automorphism without specification does not admit Markov partitions. (iv) There exists an expansive homeomorphism with specification which has not Markov partitions.     

Evaluation of prognosis in patients with old myocardial infarction--using 201Tl myocardial scintigraphy and 99mTc cardiac scintigraphy

To evaluate the prognosis in 57 patients with old myocardial infarctions, 201Tl myocardial scintigraphy and 99mTc-HSA gated blood pool scan had been done as a 5-year follow up study. We subdivided into two groups; group I (over 60 years) and group II (under 60 years). Cardiac index (CI) and right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) did not change significantly, however left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) changed significantly (p less than 0.05). Correlationship between CAG score and delta LVEF by handgrip exercise test was y = -1.34 x +3.61 (n = 44, r = -0.400, p less than 0.01). Otherwise, Tl defect ratio between first and final examination did not show the significant change in two groups. In conclusion, nuclear examination (cardiac function and myocardial blood flow) is significant to evaluate the prognosis in patients with myocardial infarction.     

Preparation of polymers with substituted allyl end group using dimer of α-methylvinyl monomer as addition fragmentation chain transfer agent at high temperatures

The dimerization of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methacrylonitrile, and α-methylstyrene to 2-substituted-1-allylic compounds [CH₂?C(X)CH₂C(CH₃)₂X] (X = COOR, C₆H₅, or CN), and methyl α-ethylacrylate to a 3-substituted-2-allylic compound [CH₃CH?C(COOCH₃)CH₂C(CH₃)(C₂H₅) COOCH₃] was carried out by catalytic chain transfer using benzylbis (dimethylglyoximato) (pyridine) cobalt (III). These dimers were then used as addition-fragmentation chain transfer agents in the polymerizations of methyl methacrylate and styrene at 80⁰C or above. Cross-dimers from methacrylic ester-α-methylstyrene and methacrylonitrile-α-methylstyrene mixtures were similarly prepared. Except for those from methyl α-ethylacrylate and methacrylonitrile, all the dimers participated in the addition-fragmentation and the copolymerization to different extents. The dimer of methyl α-ethylacrylate was actually inactive during the styrene and methyl methacrylate polymerizations. The methacrylonitrile dimer was primarily incorporated in the polymer chain through copolymerization. Among the dimer and the cross-dimers from α-methylstyrene with the other monomers, those bearing the α-methylstyrene moiety in the α-substituent [CH₂?C(X)CH₂C(CH₃)₂C₆H₅, X?COOCH₃, COOC₂H₅, and CN] are noted as highly reactive chain transfer agents. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Liquid-liquid extraction and spectrophotometric determination of palladium with 2-mercaptobenz-amide

2-Mercaptobenzamide (MBA) was investigated as a reagent for the extraction of palladium. The palladium complex of MBA was extracted into tributyl phosphate (TBP). The pK_a of the ligand was 5.45 with the stability constant of the palladium complex β₂=10^7.1. The composition of the complex in TBP was Pd:MBA:TBP=1:2:2. Addition of sodium chloride accelerated the rate of extraction. Various interfering ions could be masked with EDTA; Ag(I), Au(III), Os(VIII), Se(IV), Te(IV) etc. interfered. The molar absorptivity was 1.59×10⁴ l mol^?1 cm^?1; 1–35 μg Pd could be determined at pH 6.0.