Polyrotaxanes based on polyethers and β‐cyclodextrin

A polyrotaxane in which β‐cyclodextrins (β‐CDs) are threaded onto a polyether chain was prepared by polycondensation of a β‐CD/bisphenol A (BPA) inclusion complex with aromatic dihalides. Two dihalides, with and without a side chain, were used. This polycondensation results in a polyrotaxane (or pseudopolyrotaxane for polymers without stoppers) with a 1:1 threading ratio when the side chain is present and 2:3 when there is none. The long side chain prevents dethreading of the macrocycles. The best yield and a good threading ratio were obtained when the polycondensation was performed by liquid?solid phase transfer catalysis without solvent (L/S PTC) using 2,5‐bi(iodomethyl)‐4‐methoxy‐(1‐octyloxy)benzene as dihalide. The ¹H NMR and FTIR spectra show that the products consist of β‐CD and polyether. The 2D NOESY NMR spectrum shows that the polyether chains are included in the β‐CD cavity. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 4391–4399, 2009     

Crystal structure, thermal analysis, and IR spectrometric investigation of 1,2-diammonium-2-methyl propane sulfate monohydrate

Chemical preparation, X-ray single crystal, thermal analysis, and IR spectrometric investigation of C₄H₁₄N₂SO₄·H₂O (denoted DAMPS) are described. DAMPS crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with P2₁2₁2₁ space group, a = 9.2726(4) Å, b = 9.5227(2) Å, c = 10.3807(4) Å, V = 916.62(6) ų, and Z = 4. The DAMPS structure is built up from inorganic chains parallel to the b axis and linked via Ow–H···O hydrogen bonds. These chains are interconnected by organic groups so as to build a three-dimensional arrangement.     

Preparation of MIP grafts for quercetin by tandem aryl diazonium surface chemistry and photopolymerization

The food antioxidant quercetin was used as a template in an ultrathin molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) film prepared by photopolymerization. Indium tin oxide (ITO) plates were electrografted with aryl layers via a diazonium salt precursor bearing two terminal hydroxyethyl groups. The latter act as hydrogen donors for the photosensitizer isopropylthioxanthone and enabled the preparation of MIP grafts through radical photopolymerization of methacrylic acid (the functional monomer) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (the crosslinker) in the presence of quercetin (the template) on the ITO. The template was extracted, and the remaining ITO electrode used for the amperometric determination of quercetin at a working potential of 0.26 V (vs. SCE). The analytical range is from 5.10⁻⁸ to 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹, and the detection limit is 5.10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹.

This work describes the grafting of a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) film by combining diazonium surface chemistry and surface-initiated photopolymerization. The MIP grafts specifically and selectively recognize quercetin in pure solution in THF and in real green tea infusion.

     

Preparation of MIP grafts for quercetin by tandem aryl diazonium surface chemistry and photopolymerization

The food antioxidant quercetin was used as a template in an ultrathin molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) film prepared by photopolymerization. Indium tin oxide (ITO) plates were electrografted with aryl layers via a diazonium salt precursor bearing two terminal hydroxyethyl groups. The latter act as hydrogen donors for the photosensitizer isopropylthioxanthone and enabled the preparation of MIP grafts through radical photopolymerization of methacrylic acid (the functional monomer) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (the crosslinker) in the presence of quercetin (the template) on the ITO. The template was extracted, and the remaining ITO electrode used for the amperometric determination of quercetin at a working potential of 0.26 V (vs. SCE). The analytical range is from 5.10^?8 to 10^?4 mol L^?1, and the detection limit is 5.10^?8 mol L^?1.

Synthesis and crystal structure of K3Sb4BO13

K₃Sb₄BO₁₃, Mr = 823.11 g.mol^–1, crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P , Z = 2. The lattice parameters are a = 7.133(1) Å, b = 7.232(1) Å, c = 13.259(2) Å, = 82.00 (1)°, = 99.77(1)° and = 117.08(1)°, V = 598.7(2) ų, D_x = 4.566 Mg m^–3. The final R index and weighted R_w index are 0.0251 and 0.0623, respectively. The three-dimensional network of the title compound is constituted by layers (Sb₃O₉)_n, similar to that of hexagonal bronze of Magneli. These layers are linked together, in the c direction, alternatively by edge-sharing pairs of SbO₆ octahedra and BO₃ triangles. This framework has interconnected tunnels, running approximately along the a and b directions, in which the K⁺ ions are located.