Intermolecular structural homogeneity of metallocene polyethylene copolymers

Direct proof of intermolecular compositional inhomogeneity of a metallocene polyethylene copolymer has been obtained using a cross-fractionation (CF) technique. The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer sample was synthesized using a Zr-based homogeneous metallocene catalyst. A solvent gradient fractionation (SGF) applied to the whole polymer material has produced nearly monodispersed molecular weight distribution fractions. The component molecules of a representative SGF fraction are then further sorted out, using a temperature gradient fractionation technique, according to their short-chain branching (SCB) differences. Molecular characterization of the resulting CF fractions reveals the presence of significant intermolecular SCB content differences among the components of the sample material.     

PEG‐4000‐promoted palladium‐catalyzed N‐allylation in water: aminonaphthalene as an example

An environmentally friendly, efficient catalytic process using palladium associated with ligands in a PEG4000–water system leading to N‐allylation was described in this study. PEG‐4000 was found to improve the palladium‐catalyzed allylic amination of allylic acetates with aminonaphthalenes and gave overall good to high yields of the corresponding N‐allylic aminonaphthalenes. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Polymer-Supported Vinyl Sulfone as an Efficient Reagent for the Synthesis of 3-Monosubstituted Isoxazoles

Polystyrene-supported vinyl sulfone reagent has been developed and used for solid-phase organic synthesis of 3-monosubstituted isoxazoles by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with nitrile oxides and subsequent cleavage from the polymer support through an elimination reaction in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide. The advantages of this method include straightforward operation, good yield, and high purity of the crude products.     

聚醚砜-羟基磷灰石混合溶液的流变性能

采用N,N-二甲基乙酰胺（DMAc）为溶剂配制含羟基磷灰石（HAP）的聚醚砜（PES）溶液,研究了PES-HAP-DMAc体系的流变曲线以及HAP的质量分数、混合溶液温度等对流变性能的影响。结果表明：混合溶液的非牛顿指数（n）随着温度的升高、HAP质量分数的增大而降低,表现为非牛顿流体。