Synthesis and properties of novel sulfonated polyimides containing phthalazinone moieties for PEMFC

A novel sulfonated diamine, 1,2-dihydro-2-(3-sulfonic-4-aminophenyl)-4-[4-(3-sulfonic-4-aminophenoxy)-phenyl]-phthalazin-1-one(S-DHPZDA), was successfully synthesized and two series of six-membered sulfonated polyimides (SPIs) were prepared from 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTDA), S-DHPZDA, and nonsulfonated diamines DHPZDA or 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether (ODA). The chemical structure of the S-DHPZDA and the SPIs were characterized by ¹H NMR and FT-IR. Tough, brownish and transparent membranes were cast from SPIs’ solution in NMP. The water uptake, swelling ratio, chemical and thermal stability, hydrolytic and oxidative stability as well as proton conductivity of these new polymers were investigated systematically. Compared with Nafions, the obtained SPI membranes have onset decomposed temperatures of these two series SPIs were above 318 °C and decomposed temperature of main chain were 565 °C and excellent dimension stabilities on similar IECs. Introduction of phthalazinone moieties had improved the copolyimides’ solubility in polar aprotic organic solvents like m-cresol, NMP, DMSO, DMF etc. The SPIs had high proton conductivity (σ) in the order of magnitude of 10⁻³ to 10⁻² S cm⁻¹ depending on the degree of sulfonation (DS) of the polymers.     

预取向液晶单体光聚合反应

通过表面摩擦、施加外电场(或磁场)和应力剪切等手段使液晶单体取向后进行光聚合反应是制备高度取向、高度均匀和高度透明高分子液晶膜的重要方法。它在高分子非线性光学材料、导电商分子材料和光纤涂层等领域中具有广泛的应用前景。     

Syntheses and Structural Characterization of 1D Coordination Polymers of Transition‐Metal Atoms Containing 2,4‐Pyridinedicarboxylate Bridges

By employing one bridging ligand, 2,4‐pyridinedicarboxylate (2,4‐pda^2?), three one‐dimensional (1D) coordination polymers of [Cu(2,4‐pda)(H₂O)₂]_∞ ( 1 ), {[Cu₄(2,4‐pda)₄(H₂O)₈]·3H₂O}_∞ ( 2 ), and {[Cd(2,4‐pda)(H₂O)₃]·H₂O}_∞ ( 3 ) were synthesized. A simple zigzag polymeric chain is observed for both 1 and 3 , but a railroad‐like zigzag polymeric chain is observed for 2. Almost all water molecules, whether coordinated or not, are involved in hydrogen bonding interactions and help to tie up the 1D polymeric chains of 1‐3 into a three‐dimensional (3D) network. A comparison about the coordination geometries in all similar coordination polymers available to date is also included.     

I2‐catalyzed reactions of schiff base and alkyl aldehyde towards benzo[f]quinoline derivatives

A mild, efficient, and general method for the synthesis of benzo[f]quinoline derivatives via a molecular iodine‐catalyzed reaction of Schiff base with alkyl aldehydes has been described. The structure of 3o was confirmed by X‐ray diffraction study.     

Effects of chain configuration on UCST behavior in blends of poly(L‐lactic acid) with tactic poly(methyl methacrylate)s

Chain configuration influences phase behavior of blends of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) of different tactic configurations (syndiotacticity, isotacticity, or atacticity) with poly(L ‐lactic acid) (PLLA). Blends system of sPMMA/PLLA is immiscible with an asymmetry‐shaped UCST at ～250 °C. The phase behavior of the sPMMA/PLLA blend is similar to the aPMMA/PLLA blend that has been already proven in the previous work to exhibit similar UCST temperatures (230–250 °C) and asymmetry shapes in the UCST diagrams. On the other hand, the iPMMA/PLLA blend remains immiscible up to thermal degradation without showing any transition to UCST upon heating. The blend system with UCST, that is, sPMMA/PLLA, can be frozen in a state of miscibility by quenching to rapidly solidify from the homogeneous liquid at UCST, where the T_g‐composition relationship for the sPMMA/PLLA blend fits well with the Gordon‐Taylor T_g model with k = 0.15 and the blend's T leads to χ₁₂ = ?0.26 for the UCST‐quenched sPMMA/PLLA blend. Both parameters (k and χ) as characterized for the frozen miscible blend suggest a relatively weak interaction between the two constituents (sPMMA and PLLA) in the blends. The interaction strength is likely not strong enough to maintain a thermodynamic miscibility when the blend is at ambient temperature or any lower temperatures below UCST. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 2355–2369, 2008     

Cocrystallization of adamantane‐1,3‐dicarboxylic acid and 4,4′‐bipyridine

The cocrystallization of adamantane‐1,3‐dicarboxylic acid (adc) and 4,4′‐bipyridine (4,4′‐bpy) yields a unique 1:1 cocrystal, C₁₂H₁₆O₄·C₁₀H₈N₂, in the C2/c space group, with half of each molecule in the asymmetric unit. The mid‐point of the central C—C bond of the 4,4′‐bpy molecule rests on a center of inversion, while the adc molecule straddles a twofold rotation axis that passes through two of the adamantyl C atoms. The constituents of this cocrystal are joined by hydrogen bonds, the stronger of which are O—H...N hydrogen bonds [O...N = 2.6801 (17) Å] and the weaker of which are C—H...O hydrogen bonds [C...O = 3.367 (2) Å]. Alternate adc and 4,4′‐bpy molecules engage in these hydrogen bonds to form zigzag chains. In turn, these chains are linked through π–π interactions along the c axis to generate two‐dimensional layers. These layers are neatly packed into a stable crystalline three‐dimensional form via weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds [C...O = 3.2744 (19) Å] and van der Waals attractions.     

Multiple Vesicle Morphologies Formed from Reactive H‐Shaped Block Copolymers

Amphiphilic H‐shaped block copolymers (PTMSPMA)₂PEG(PTMSPMA)₂ with 91 ethylene glycol (EG) units and four PTMSPMA chains have been synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization of trimethoxylsilylpropyl methacrylate (TMSPMA) at room temperature in methanol. The structure, molecular weight, and molecular weight distribution have been characterized by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and GPC traces. These H‐shaped block copolymers can self‐assemble in DMF/water, and multiple vesicle aggregates from large‐compound vesicles, to multilayer vesicles and unilamillar vesicles are formed. These morphologies can be simply controlled by variation of the chain length ratios.

     

Square Lamellar Structure Having Phase‐Separated Microdomain in H‐Shaped Block Copolymer Thin Film

The morphology of a H‐shaped block copolymer (poly(ethylene glycol) backbone and polystyrene branches (PS)₂PEG(PS)₂) in a thin film has been investigated. A peculiar square lamella that has a phase‐separated microdomain at its surface is obtained after spin coating. The experimental temperature plays a critical role in the lamellar formation. The copolymer first self‐assembles into square lamellar micelles with an incomplete crystalline core due to the crystallizability of PEG. In the subsequent process of solvent evaporation, phase separation between PS and non‐crystalline PEG attached at the chain‐folded PEG surface takes place, which results in phase‐separated microdomains being formed at the lamellar surface.

     

Synthesis and Characterization of Copper(II) and Zinc(II) Tricyanomethanide (tcm) Complexes with Di(2‐pyridyl)amine (dpyam) as Co‐ligands: [Cu(dpyam)(tcm)2], [Cu(dpyam)(tcm)(OAc)] and Zn(dpyam)2(tcm)2

Three new transition metal tricyanomethanide complexes [Cu(dpyam)(tcm)₂] ( 1 ), [Cu(dpyam)(tcm)(OAc)] ( 2 ) and Zn(dpyam)₂(tcm)₂ ( 3 ) were synthesized and characterized by single crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. In 1 each copper(II) atom is coordinated to three tcm anions and one dpyam molecule to form a square pyramide geometry. In 2 the coordination geometry around the central metal is also square pyramidal, and each copper atom is surrounded by two tcm anions, one dpyam ligand and one OAc. Both 1 and 2 display a µ_1,5‐tcm bridged infinite chain structure. In 3 each zinc(II) atom is coordinated by two tcm anions and two dpyam molecules to form a distorted octahedral geometry. Different from the former two complexes, 3 shows a mononuclear structure. Magnetic susceptibility measurement in the range 2–300 K indicates that there are weak antiferromagnetic couplings between adjacent copper(II) ions in 1 (J=?0.03 cm^?1) and 2 (J=?0.11 cm^?1) respectively.     

Direct Ab Initio Dynamics Study on the Reaction of CH3CHF2 (HFC‐152a) with the Cl Atom

A direct ab initio dynamics method is used to investigate the hydrogen‐abstraction reaction CH₃CHF₂+Cl. One transition state is located for α‐H abstraction, and two are identified for β‐H abstraction. The potential‐energy surface (PES) is obtained at the G3(MP2)//MP2/6‐311G(d, p) level. Furthermore, the rate constants of the three channels are evaluated by using canonical variational transition‐state theory (CVT) with small‐curvature tunneling (SCT) contributions over a wide temperature range of 200–2500 K. The dynamic calculations show that the reaction proceeds mainly by α‐H abstraction over the whole temperature range. The calculated rate constants and branching ratios are both in good agreement with the available experimental values.