Synthesis,characterization and computational investigation of poly(styrene-co-1-methylpyrenyl methacrylate): its efficiency as a macrophotoinitiator

Abstract

In this study, it has been demonstrated that poly(styrene-co-1-methylpyrenyl methacrylate) macro-photoinitiator (PSMM) containing side chain pyrene moieties were successfully prepared using “radical polymerization method.” Firstly, 1-pyrene methanol and methacryloyl chloride were reacted in dichloromethane for 24?h at 0?°C in order to give 1-methoxy pyrene methacrylate macromonomer. Then styrene was polymerized with this macromonomer to obtained macro-photoinitiator. The synthesized copolymer is also both computationally and experimentally demonstrated that the macro-photoinitiator obtained has similar absorption characteristics with the parent pyrene molecule. According to obtained results, the synthesized copolymer was more effective in the presence of triethyl amine as a macro-photoinitiator.     

Physicochemical Analysis of Inorganic Systems

The results of phase equilibria predictions for the Na,K∥SO₄,CO₃,HCO₃,F-H₂O six-component system at 25°C in the trona crystallization region (Na₂CO₃ · NaHCO₃ · 2H₂O) by the translation method are considered. Trona, which is one of the equilibrium solid phases of the title system at 25°C, is involved in equilibria that correspond to 14 invariant points, 37 monovariant curves, and 28 divariant fields. These data were used to construct a fragment of the phase equilibrium diagram of the title system in the trona crystallization region.     

Facile assembly of Bodipy-based metal ion sensor using click chemistry

In this study, two novel 4,4′-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacenes (BODIPY)-based metal ion sensors were synthesised using ‘click’ chemistry. The coordination modes and binding constants of the complexes formed with a range of metal ions were calculated. Results indicate that both BODIPY molecules can potentially serve as fluorescent sensors for the studied metal cations. The results also show that the BODIPY-based sensors have more selectivity for Zn (II) ions in the presence of other metal ions.     

Reactivity of a New Phosphinidene Iron Complex

Abstract

A decade ago, King [1] postulated the low temperature formation of the transient phosphinidene Fe(C0)₄ complex 1 from the reaction between ⁱPr₂NPCI₂ and Na₂Fe(C0)₄ to account for the observed formation of several iron clusters. The chemistry of 1 was not further explored. We were attractedto 1 because of its suggested ease of formation. For comparison, the well established transient phosphinidene complex PhP-W(C0)₅ (3) is generated via cheletropic elimination from 7-phosphanorbornadiene precursor at temperatures above 5O° C. We confirmed the presence of transient 1 via trapping experiments with acetylene derivatives that yielded in all cases phosphirenes 2 in fair to good yield.     

Observation of adhesive force and energy of adsorbents on rubber substrates by atomic force microscopy

We observed the surface morphology and adhesive interaction of adsorbents on rubber substrates by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The detachment of adsorbents from rubber substrates is an important issue for various machines like home appliances and laundry machine. Since a clean surface of the functioning parts is required, a frequent cleaning process must be developed. In particular, dust and lint have a tendency to bind to the rubber surface of a laundry machine. Several practical methods have been attempted to remove these particles from the surface. Pure water, detergent, sodium hypochlorite (65 °C), and cold water (18 °C) are treated onto artificial dust and lint mixtures on rubber with water fluid by rapid rpm. The dust‐and‐lint adsorbents are investigated by AFM after the treatment, and topographic images and force–distance (F–D) curves were generated for the samples. The roughness, measured as the root mean square, is a key factor to judge the cleaning quality. From the F–D curves, we are able to obtain adhesive energy in addition to adhesive force which will yield qualitative measures of the interactions between the remaining adsorbents and the rubber surface. Considering the values that were measured, hot water with water fluid by rapid rpm offers the best performance when cleaning the surface. The chemical like sodium hypochlorite is good for thinning the materials, but it solidifies them, which is eventually detrimental to proper functioning. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dramatic variation of magnetic exchange through double end-on azide bridges in a series of ladder-like copper(II) coordination polymers

Three ladder-like coordination polymers, [Cu2(phprpy)2-mu-(N3)2(N3)2], 1; [Cu2(terpy)2-mu-(N3)4Cu2-mu-(N3)2(N3)2], 2; and[Cu2(terpy)2-mu-(N3)2(N3)2Cu3-mu-(N3)4(N3)2], 3, consisting of Cu2+ ions with double end-on azide bridges were synthesized, their crystal structures and magnetic properties were determined, and spin dimer analysis was performed to explain the signs and strengths of their strong spin exchange interactions [phprpy is 4-(3-phenylpropyl)pyridine and terpy is 2,2':6,2'-terpyridine]. Although these compounds have ladder-like arrangements of Cu2+ ions, their magnetic structures are described as isolated dimers for 1 and 2 and as isolated trimers for 3. The predominant spin exchange paths in 1-3 have double end-on azide bridges linking adjacent Cu2+ ions, and the geometrical parameters of these bridging structures are similar. However, the spin dimer of 1 exhibits a strong ferromagnetic coupling; that of 2, a strong antiferromagnetic coupling; and that of 3, a weak ferromagnetic coupling. These findings are well explained by the present spin dimer analysis and show that the nature and geometry of the nonbridging ligands can have a strong influence on the sign and strength of the spin exchange interaction between Cu2+ ions connected by double end-on azide bridges.     

Three-dimensional opal-like silica foams

The synthesis of novel meso-/macroporous SiO2 monoliths by combining a nano-building-blocks-based approach with the confined geometry of a tailored air-liquid foam structure is described. The resulting macrostructure in which ordered close-packed colloidal silica nanoparticles constitute the monolith's scaffolds very closely resembles the tailored periodic air-liquid foam template. The void spaces between adjacent particles create textural mesoporosity; therefore, the as-prepared silica networks are characterized by hierarchical porosity at the macroscopic and mesoscopic length scales. The fine-tuning of both the liquid foam's fraction and the bubble size allows a rational design over the macroscopic cell morphologies (shape, Plateau border's length, and width). Striking results of this approach are the weak shrinkage of the as-synthesized opal-like scaffolds during the thermally induced sintering process and, in contrast with previous studies, the formation of closed-cell structures. Particle organization and the foam film surface roughness are investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM), showing the influence of the liquid flow, within the foams' Plateau borders and films, on the final assemblies.     

Effects of hydrochloric acid treatment on structure characteristics and C<Subscript>2</Subscript>H<Subscript>4</Subscript> adsorption capacities of Ünye bentonite from Turkey: a combined FT-IR,XRD, XRF,TG/DTA and MAS NMR study

In this study, a bentonite sample from Ünye, Turkey was treated with various HCl solutions (0.1, 1.0 and 5.0 M) at 90 °C during 3 and 6 h. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (²⁹Si and ²⁷Al MAS NMR) and surface area measurement methods were employed in order to investigate the structural and thermal changes occurring as a result of the acid activation. The data for the adsorption of C₂H₄ obtained at 273 K and pressures up to 100 kPa correlated with structural properties of the acid treated bentonite samples. With the increase of both concentration of acid solution and treatment time, the specific surface area values and the retentions of C₂H₄ gas of bentonite samples increased. Bentonite treated with 5.0 M HCl for 6 h adsorbed C₂H₄ most effectively.     

Convergence rate of block-coordinate maximization Burer–Monteiro method for solving large SDPs

Mathematical Programming - Semidefinite programming (SDP) with diagonal constraints arise in many optimization problems, such as Max-Cut, community detection and group synchronization. Although...     

Conditionally oscillatory half-linear differential equations

We consider a nonoscillatory half-linear second order differential equation (*) $$ (r(t)\Phi (x'))' + c(t)\Phi (x) = 0,\Phi (x) = \left| x \right|^{p - 2} x,p > 1, $$ and suppose that we know its solution h. Using this solution we construct a function d such that the equation (**) $$ (r(t)\Phi (x'))' + [c(t) + \lambda d(t)]\Phi (x) = 0 $$ is conditionally oscillatory. Then we study oscillations of the perturbed equation (**). The obtained (non)oscillation criteria extend existing results for perturbed half-linear Euler and Euler-Weber equations.