Preparation and properties of aromatic polyamides and copolyamides from phenylindanedicarboxylic acid and aromatic diamines

Aromatic polyamides (aramids) having inherent viscosities of 0.5–1.10 dL/g were prepared by the direct polycondensation of 1,1,3-trimethyl-3-(4-carboxyphenyl)indane-5-carboxylic acid with various aromatic diamines using triphenyl phosphite and pyridine as the condensing agents. Copolyamides were also prepared by a similar procedure from a mixture of the phenylindane diacid, terephthalic acid, and p-phenylenediamine. Almost all of the aramids were soluble in a variety of solvents such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, pyridine, and m-cresol, and afforded transparent and tough films by the solution casting. These aramids and copolyamides had glass transition temperatures in the range of 290–355°C, and started to lose weight at 340°C in air.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel aromatic polyamides from 3,4-bis(4-aminophenyl)-2,5-diphenylfuran and aromatic diacid chlorides

A new highly phenylated heterocyclic diamine, 3,4-bis(4-aminophenyl)-2,5-diphenylfuran, was synthesized in three steps from 4–-nitrodeoxybenzoin. The low temperature solution polycondensation of the diamine with various aromatic diacid chlorides afforded tetraphenylfuran-containing aromatic polyamides with inherent viscosities of 0.2–0.8 dL/g. Copolyterephthalamides were obtained from the diamine and 4,4′-oxydianiline. The polyamides were generally soluble in a wide range of solvents that included N,N-dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, pyridine, and m-cresol. Glass transition temperatures of the polyamides and copolyamides ranged from 302–342°C, and 10% weight loss was observed above 480°C in nitrogen.     

One-dimensional ion transport in self-organized columnar ionic liquids

New fan-shaped ionic liquids forming columnar liquid crystalline phases have been prepared to obtain one-dimensional ion-transporting materials. The ionic liquids consist of two incompatible parts: an imidazolium-based ionic part as an ion-conducting part and tris(alkyloxy)phenyl parts as insulating parts. Two compounds having octyl and dodecyl chains have been synthesized. Self-assembly of these materials leads to the formation of thermotropic hexagonal columnar liquid crystalline states at room temperature. Anisotropic one-dimensional ionic conductivities have been successfully measured by the cells having comb-shaped gold electrodes. The self-organized columns have been aligned macroscopically in two directions by shearing perpendicular and parallel to the electrodes. The ionic conductivities parallel to the column axis are higher than those perpendicular to the axis. The incorporation of lithium salts in these columnar materials leads to the enhancement of the ionic conductivities and their anisotropy. These materials would be useful for anisotropic transportation of ions at the nanometer level.     

Electrical and magnetic properties of ion-exchangeable layered ruthenates

An ion-exchangeable ruthenate with a layered structure, K_0.2RuO_2.1, was prepared by solid-state reactions. The interlayer cation was exchanged with H⁺, C₂H₅NH₃⁺, and ((C₄H₉)₄N⁺) through proton-exchange, ion-exchange, and guest-exchange reactions. The electrical and magnetic properties of the products were characterized by DC resistivity and susceptibility measurements. Layered K_0.2RuO_2.1 exhibited metallic conduction between 300 and 13 K. The products exhibited similar magnetic behavior despite the differences in the type of interlayer cation, suggesting that the ruthenate sheet in the protonated form and the intercalation compounds possesses metallic nature.     

Synthesis of polyphthalimidines with benzylidene group from aminophthalide monomers

Two aminophthalide monomers, 6-amino-3-benzylidenephthalide (I) and 3-(p-aminobenzylidene)phthalide (II), underwent self-polycondensation in o-phenylphenol at 250°C to yield polyphthalimidines with inherent viscosities up to 0.5 dL/g. These polymers were readily soluble in a variety of solvents such as dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, m-cresol, pyridine, and methylene chloride. The temperatures at which a 10% weight loss occurred by thermogravimetry in nitrogen were 460°C for the polymer derived from I and 490°C for the polymer from II. The glass transition temperature of the polymer from I was 332°C, determined by thermomechanical analysis.     

Flow-injection spectrophotometric determination of silicate,phosphate and arsenate with on-line column separation

The simultaneous determination of silicate, phosphate and arsenate by using flow-injection analysis with on-line column separation is described. Determinations are based on measurement of the absorbance at 810 nm of the heteropoly blue formed with ascorbic acid as reducing reagent. Effects of flow rates, temperature of reaction coils and sample injection volumes are reported; optimum conditions are 0.25 ml min^?1 for the ascorbic acid stream, 95°C for the reaction coils and 300 μl for the injection volume. With the anion-exchange column (TSK-gel SAX), the optimal flow rate of the eluent is 0.75 ml min^?1. Relative retention times depend on the concentration of the KCl/NH₃/EDTA eluting solution; separation and simultaneous determination of the three ions are satisfactory at around 10^?4 mol l^?1 concentrations of the three ions.     

Analysis by partial reflection spectrometry of protonated tetraphenylporphyrin adsorbed at a liquid-liquid interface

Visible reflection spectra of diprotonated meso-tetraphenylporphyrin adsorbates spontaneously formed at a dodecane-aqueous sulfuric acid interface have been measured using a home-made device comprising a prism-cell and variable-angle optics. The tilt angle of the pyrrole ring plane was estimated to be 47 degrees from the interface normal by use of an experimentally evaluated molecular density (1.20x10(-10) mol cm(-2)) of the diprotonated molecule in a monolayer form at the liquid-liquid interface. Positive and negative bands have been observed in the p-polarized partial internal reflection (p-PIR) spectra, whose band locations correspond to those in p-polarized external reflection (p-ER) spectra. Nevertheless, the bands in the p-PIR exhibited reversed sign to those of p-ER spectra. These suggest that the surface selection rule of the p-PIR spectrometry has a reversal rule of p-ER and p-PIR can also be used for the analysis of molecular orientation.     

Reaction of α-haloester having internal double bond with the low-valent metal complex

The α-haloester having an internal double bond was allowed to react with a catalytic amount of Pd(PPh₃)₄ to afford a cyclized product in a fairly good yield and the same product was obtained by treatment with Pd(OAc)₂ to ketene silyl acetal.     

Encapsulating property of ap-t-butylcalix[6]arene derivative: Formation of charge-transfer complexes of alkadienes with iodine in the presence of octopus-type calix[6]arene

This paper deals with the ability ofp-tert-butylcalix[6]arene derivative1, which has six 3,6,9-trioxadecyl substituents at the phenolic oxygens, to encapsulate CT complexes of alkadienes with iodine. By adding I₂ to alkadienes in CH₂Cl₂ in the presence of1, the absorbance at 363 nm, which was ascribed to I ₃ ^– ion, increased in the order: 1,5-hexadiene<1,9-decadiene 1,7-octadiene. The reactivity features of the CT complexes in the presence of1 are discussed.