本体聚合反应过程中聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯增长自由基的ESR研究

采用TM₁₁₀谐振腔和φ2mm样品管,在17℃室温条件下成功地记录了MMA本体聚合反应过程中增长自由基的ESR谱。当把DMA加入到MMA和BPO中后,立即抽取0.17ml混合液到φ2mm样品管并记谱。以后每隔2分钟记谱一次,波谱从13(5+8)条线逐渐变成9(5+4)条线。我们用阻碍振荡模型和构象重叠模型作了模拟。从全部谱图看,前者似更合理些。ESR实验表明:在聚合过程前期,自由基浓度基本保持不变,但从聚合中期的某一时刻开始,浓度剧增,它正好同步地与本体聚合反应的自加速效应相对应,而且其变化规律和单体转化率相平行。最后,我们用微波功率饱和方法观测到9线谱的协同自旋跳跃所产生的卫线,证明了主导的电子自旋晶格弛豫机理来自电子一核自旋间的偶极偶合角调制。     

Control of the temperature responsiveness of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) copolymer using ultrasonic irradiation

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (poly(NIPAM-co-HEMA)) is a temperature-responsive copolymer that is expected to be applicable as an advanced functional polymeric material in various fields. In this study, a novel method was developed to control the responsive temperature of poly(NIPAM-co-HEMA) using an ultrasonic polymerization technique. Initially, the behavior of the reaction was investigated using NIPAM and HEMA monomers under ultrasonic irradiation. A high ultrasonic power was found to produce a high reaction rate and low number average molecular weight of the copolymer. The polydispersity of the synthesized copolymer was approximately 1.5 for all ultrasonic powers examined. In the early stage of the reaction, the molar fraction of NIPAM in the copolymer was lower than the initial molar fraction of the monomers. It was concluded that ultrasonic irradiation affected the initiation reaction and polymer degradation, but did not affect the propagation reaction. Furthermore, the effect of the ultrasonic irradiation conditions on the temperature responsiveness of the copolymer was investigated. The lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the copolymer was found to increase with increasing ultrasonic irradiation time. In addition, in the early stages of the reaction, the measured values of the LCST were higher than the estimated values using copolymer composition. This can be attributed to some parts of the copolymer chain possessing a higher NIPAM fraction than the overall fraction due to different reactivities of the monomers and terminated radicals. This hypothesis was indirectly verified by the synthesis of a block copolymer from the PNIPAM homopolymer and HEMA monomer.     

A Facile Synthesis of Cu NPs and Ag NPs Coated by PS with Core–Shell Structure by Precipitation Polymerization

Copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs ) coated with polystyrene (PS ) (Cu NPs @PS ) were prepared by precipitation polymerization. First, Cu NPs were prepared by chemical reduction using cupric acetate as precursor, sodium polyacrylate (PAANa ) as stabilizer, and hydrazine hydrate as reducing agent. Then Cu NPs were coated by precipitation polymerization using styrene as monomer, 3‐(trimethoxysilyl) propyl acrylate as co‐monomer, and 2, 2‐azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN ) as initiator. Ultraviolet–visible (UV –vis) spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM ) results showed that stable composite particles could be synthesized by precipitation polymerization. The amount of PAANa had a significant effect on the size of Cu NPs . The addition of more PAANa resulted in smaller Cu NPs . The spherical Cu NPs became nanowires when increasing the stirring rate from 350 to 700 rpm during precipitation polymerization. Ag NPs @PS with core–shell structure were also prepared by this method, which appears to be universal.     

聚脲多孔材料的简单制备及在酶固定和手性拆分中的应用

以甲苯二异氰酸酯(TDI)为单体,在水与丙酮混合溶剂中通过沉淀聚合一步法制备了富含胺基的聚脲多孔材料(PPU),通过扫描电镜和压汞法对其表面形貌和孔结构进行了表征.PPU经戊二醛(GA)活化后用于荧光假单胞菌脂肪酶(PFL)的固定,考察了GA活化过程中GA浓度对酶固定量及固定酶活性的影响.结果表明,PPU是一种粒子尺寸分布在30~50μm范围的形状不规则的多孔粒子,孔径在2 nm~100μm之间呈连续分布.在pH=8.0的缓冲溶液中用0.17 mol/L的GA对PPU进行改性,将改性后的PPU用于PFL的固定,当酶溶液浓度为2.56 mg/m L时,得到酶的最大固定量为95.2 mg/g,固定酶的活性为375 U/mg,相对活性为76%.将此固定酶作为催化剂,用于1-苯乙醇外消旋化合物的手性拆分,并与游离酶催化的结果相比较.结果表明,固定酶的反应活性和立体选择性都明显优于游离酶.通过沉淀聚合制备的聚脲多孔材料在酶固定及手性分子拆分方面具有应用前景.     

海螺状碳酸钙的可控合成与荧光性能

采用液相沉淀法,以硝酸铋[Bi(NO_3)_3]为添加剂来调控碳酸钙晶体的形状与大小,制备了海螺状碳酸钙粒子.通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、热重分析仪(TGA)、原子荧光光谱仪(AFS)等对产物的结构和性能进行了表征.结果表明,在60℃条件下,添加20 mL浓度为2 g/L的Bi(NO_3)_3溶液可得到海螺状球霰石型碳酸钙粒子,且其荧光性明显增强.在碳酸钙的成核过程中,Bi~(3+)的加入起到了显著的调控作用.     

Synthetic approaches to parabens molecularly imprinted polymers and their applications to the solid-phase extraction of river water samples

In this paper we describe the synthesis, characterisation and use of two distinct molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) prepared using esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (parabens) as templates: one MIP was synthesised by precipitation polymerisation using a semi-covalent molecularly imprinting strategy with methyl paraben as the template/target (MIP 1); the second MIP was prepared in monolithic form through a conventional non-covalent molecular imprinting strategy, with butyl paraben as the template (MIP 2). MIP 1 recognized methyl paraben, showed cross-selectivity for other parabens analytes used in the study and higher affinity towards these compounds than did a non-imprinted control polymer. Similarly, MIP 2 demonstrated higher affinity towards paraben analytes than a non-imprinted control polymer.For the analysis of environmental water samples, a solid-phase extraction (SPE) protocol was developed using MIP 2 as sorbent, and results were compared to a SPE using a commercial sorbent (Oasis HLB). With MIP 2 as sorbent and butyl paraben as target, when percolating 500 mL of river water spiked at 1 μg L⁻¹ through the SPE cartridge, and using 1 mL of isopropanol as cleaning solvent, a higher recovery of butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (butyl paraben) and a cleaner chromatogram where achievable when using the MIP compared to the commercial sorbent.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Uniform Fine Particles of Iron(III) Hydroxide/Oxide

Iron(III) hydroxide was precipitated from the homogeneous solutions, containing variuos amounts of iron(III) nitrate, potassium sulfate, and urea, by heating at 85 °C for different periods of time (5‐30 min). The precipitated solids were either in the form of gel or dispersed particles of different shapes and sizes, depending upon the composition of the reactant mixtures. The as‐prepared solids were amorphous in nature and were formulated as Fe(OH)₃.H₂O. On calcinations at 800 °C for 1 h, the latter converted into crystalline compound, composed of α‐Fe₂O₃ (hematite). The calcined particles retained the original features of their precursors to a maximum extent.     

Synthesis,characterization, and catalytic application of a zinc(II) complex bearing a pyrazole-based ligand

The reaction between ZnCl₂ and N,N-bis[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl]-1-phenylethylamine (bdmppea) affords [(bdmppea)ZnCl₂], whose structure has been determined by X-ray crystallography. The [(bdmppea)ZnEt₂] complex in situ prepared by the reaction between [bdmppea] and ZnEt₂ exhibited high activity toward the polymerization reaction of rac-lactide at room temperature. However, its activity decreased sharply with decreasing temperature. Stereospecificity of this catalyst characterized by heterotacticity (P_r) was determined by homonuclear decoupled NMR spectroscopy, which value was ∼0.58.     

One- and two-dimensional NMR studies of methyl acrylate/vinyl acetate/N-vinyl carbazole terpolymers

Terpolymers of methyl acrylate/vinyl acetate/N-vinyl carbazole (M/A/C) with different compositions were synthesized by solution polymerization using AIBN as an initiator. Composition of terpolymers was determined from quantitative ¹³C{¹H} NMR spectrum. Two-dimensional heteronuclear single quantum correlation (HSQC) and total correlated spectroscopy (TOCSY) were used to assign the methylene and methine carbon resonances by analyzing two and three bond order couplings. Various resonance signals were assigned to different compositional and configurational sequences with the help of one- and two-dimensional NMR spectra. Three and four bond order coupling between carbonyl carbon and other neighboring protons have been investigated with the help of 2D heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC) spectra. The complex and overlapped ¹H NMR spectrum of terpolymer was analyzed completely with the help of 2D HSQC and TOCSY spectra.     

Titanium complexes with modifiable pyrazolonato and pyrazolonato-ketimine ligands: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior

Six titanium complexes bearing pyrazolonato and pyrazolonato-ketimine ligands have been synthesized and characterized. It was found that the ligand structure of the synthesized complexes has a significant effect on the catalytic performance of the complexes. The synthesized complexes were activated with MAO and their activities varied from negligible to high (up to 612 kg_PE/(mol_Ti h bar). The pyrazolonato-ketimine complex with a phenyl substituent in the imine part was the most active in the series and it was the only one producing polyethylenes with relatively narrow molecular weight distribution (M_w/M_n from 1.6 to 2.2).