The effects of molecular orientation on the physical aging and mobility of polycarbonate—solid state NMR and dynamic mechanical analysis

Solid‐state NMR and dynamic mechanical (DMA) measurements were performed on a series of uniaxially hot‐drawn bisphenol‐A polycarbonate samples in order to determine the effects of stretching on the structure, mobility, and local orientation environment. Proton spin‐lattice relaxation times, ¹H T_1ρ, for the phenylene carbon protons were fitted to a biexponential decay function, and both the long and short relaxation times initially increased with stretching. Intensity data indicated an increase in the number of short relaxation time protons and a decrease in the number of long relaxation protons with orientation. Similarly, DMA spectra showed that the β‐relaxation strength also increased with drawing, which implied an increase in the number of localized segmental relaxations. It is theorized that the long and short ¹H T_1ρ relate to protons within tightly packed “cooperative domains,” and to those with greater localized free‐volume, respectively. Stretching is known to distort the free‐volume distribution, causing a decrease in the mean free‐volume but an increase in the number of larger, more elliptical holes. This is expected to cause a decrease in the α‐transition mobility (due to larger cooperative domains) and an increase in the β‐mobility (due to the increase in the number of β‐relaxing segments associated with the larger free‐volume holes). These predictions are consistent with results recently reported by Shelby and Wilkes on the physical aging and creep behavior of these samples (M. D. Shelby & G. L. Wilkes, Polymer 1998, 39, 6767; M. D. Shelby & G. L. Wilkes, J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 1998, 36, 2111). © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 39: 32–46, 2001     

Effect of cooperativity on the O-H stretching force constant in associated water species

CNDO/force calculations have been employed to calculate the O-H stretching force constants for various structures of associated water species such as water-dimethylether, water-acetonitrile, water-lithium fluoride, linear and cyclic water polymers. The variation in the O-H stretching force constant in A_m… O-H… D_n species where A_m and D_n represent, respectively,m number of electron-acceptor andn number of electron-donor molecules, is explained on the basis of the cooperativity effect. With increasing electron-acceptor power of A and electron-donor power of D, the hydrogen-bonded O-H stretching force constant is significantly reduced. The results obtained in these studies are in general agreement with experimental observations reported earlier.     

The strengthening effect of a halogen,chalcogen or pnicogen bonding on halogen–π interaction: a comparative ab initio study

The aim of this work is to study the possible cooperative effects between Z···N and X···π interactions (Z = Cl, S, P and X = Cl, Br) in some model complexes, where both these interactions coexist. The nature of the interactions in these complexes is characterised by means of molecular electrostatic potential, electron localisation function, quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) and natural bond orbital (NBO) analyses. According to the results, the formation of an Z···N interaction in these systems makes a significant shortening of X···π distance. The cooperative enhancement of the X···π bonding in the ternary complexes depend on the strength of the Z···N interaction, and it becomes larger in the order Z = Cl > S > P. The mechanism of the cooperativity between the Z···N and X···π interactions is studied using the parameters derived from the QTAIM and NBO analyses.     

The structure of adsorbed water in cellulose acetate membranes

 The structure of water adsorbed in cellulose acetate membranes is determined by the fundamental and overtone IR spectra. Water is weakly H-bonded to ester and ether groups of the membrane, at low water contents. With increasing water content, more and more liquid-like water is observed. In addition, a small amount of a third type of water is present. The amounts of these three species are estimated from the spectra. At high water contents, the amount of liquid-like water increases strongly. The H-bond cooperativity of such water may be the cause for this increase and for the common anomalous water adsorption isotherms. The H-bond energy of the first hydration shell is relatively small, contrary to the anomalous large adsorption heats ΔH _ad. This could be described by larger van der Waals interactions between this type of water and the membrane groups as a result of a higher coordination number compared with Z=4.4 of liquid-like water. This model is in agreement with the decrease of ΔH _ad with increasing water sorption reaching the evaporization enthalpy of pure water at high water contents. Received: 24 May 1997 Accepted: 1 July 1997     

DFT和热力学研究氢键协同效应及对关联1H NMR的影响

用DFT方法在B3LYP/6-311＋＋G (d,p)水平下研究了甲醇线性和环状分子簇. 对于不同大小的分子簇之间定义了协同因子. 计算得到的协同因子可以验证氢键的强协同效应, 环状分子簇之间的协同效应远远大于线性分子簇. 做为理论验证和比较, 热力学模型分别采用含氢键缔合的格子流体状态方程(LFHB), 以及含氢键协同效应的LFHB, 关联醇-惰性体系的¹H核磁共振化学位移. 考虑协同效应的关联结果优于原始的LFHB. 比较量子化学计算的和热力学模型中采用的协同因子, 认为甲醇和乙醇在溶液中更可能大部分以线性缔合形式存在.     

Influence of substituents and cooperativity in doubly hydrogen-bonded complexes of 2-pyridone and oxalic acid

We performed a systemic investigation of the substitution and cooperative effects on the O–H···O and N–H···O H-bonds in the complexes of 2-pyridone and its derivatives with oxalic acid. Generally, the electron-withdrawing substituent in 2-pyridone weakens the O–H···O H-bond but strengthens the N–H···O H-bond, while the opposite effect is for the electron-donating group. In addition, the substitution effect is associated with its substitution position in 2-pyridone. The total interaction energy of a chainlike trimer with oxalic acid as a middle molecule exhibits some additivity. When oxalic acid combines with two 2-pyridone/2-pyridinethione molecules, the O–H···O/S H-bond is weakened but the N–H···O H-bond is enhanced. When three oxalic acid molecules are linked by the double O–H···O H-bonds, one H-bond with the middle oxalic acid as the proton donor is weakened and the other H-bond with the middle oxalic acid as the proton acceptor is strengthened.     

Modeling of Supramolecular Structure and Physicochemical Properties of the Propanone–Methanol Mixture

The results on modeling of the supramolecular organization and physicochemical properties of the propanone-methanol mixture are presented. An analysis of the excess thermodynamic functions (Gibbs energy, enthalpy, and entropy) and the permittivity of mixtures have been performed in the whole range of compositions and temperatures. It has been demonstrated that the model of supramolecular structure, taking into account the chain and cyclic association of methanol molecules and complexation of alcohol aggregates with propanone, describes the properties of the mixture. It established that both specific and universal interactions contribute to the positive deviations from the thermodynamic ideal solution behavior. Positive deviation of the dipole correlation factor from unity is due to a predominantly parallel orientation of the dipoles of the molecules in methanol aggregates and their complexes with propanone. The thermodynamic parameters of aggregation and structural parameters of aggregates have been determined. The cooperativity of H bonding was established. Distribution functions of the aggregate, according to size and structure, are presented. The manifestations of the supramolecular ordering on the physicochemical properties of the mixture are discussed.     

Weak σ-Hole Triel Bond between C5H5Tr (Tr=B,Al, Ga) and Haloethyne: Substituent and Cooperativity Effects

The replacement of a CH group of benzene by a triel (Tr) atom places a positive region of electrostatic potential near the Tr atom in the plane of the aromatic ring. This σ-hole can interact with an X lone pair of XCCH (X=F, Cl, Br, and I) to form a triel bond (TrB). The interaction energy between C₅H₅Tr and FCCH lies in the range between 2.2 and 4.4 kcal/mol, in the order Tr=B<Ga<Al. This bond is strengthened by halogen substituents on the ring, particularly on the site adjacent to Tr. There is a much stronger strengthening trend as the F of the FCCH nucleophile is replaced by the heavier halogen atoms, rising up to 22 kcal/mol for ICCH. Adding a Li⁺ cation above the ring pulls density toward itself and thus magnifies the Tr σ-hole. The TrB to the XCCH nucleophile is thereby magnified as is the strength of the TrB. This positive cooperativity is particularly large for Tr=B.     

New Bifunctional Bis(azairidacycle) with Axial Chirality via Double Cyclometalation of 2,2′-Bis(aminomethyl)-1,1′-binaphthyl

As a candidate for bifunctional asymmetric catalysts containing a half-sandwich C–N chelating Ir(III) framework (azairidacycle), a dinuclear Ir complex with an axially chiral linkage is newly designed. An expedient synthesis of chiral 2,2′-bis(aminomethyl)-1,1′-binaphthyl (1) from 1,1-bi-2-naphthol (BINOL) was accomplished by a three-step process involving nickel-catalyzed cyanation and subsequent reduction with Raney-Ni and KBH₄. The reaction of (S)-1 with an equimolar amount of [IrCl₂Cp*]₂ (Cp* = η⁵–C₅(CH₃)₅) in the presence of sodium acetate in acetonitrile at 80 °C gave a diastereomeric mixture of new dinuclear dichloridodiiridium complexes (5) through the double C–H bond cleavage, as confirmed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. A loss of the central chirality on the Ir centers of 5 was demonstrated by treatment with KOC(CH₃)₃ to generate the corresponding 16e amidoiridium complex 6. The following hydrogen transfer from 2-propanol to 6 provided diastereomers of hydrido(amine)iridium retaining the bis(azairidacycle) architecture. The dinuclear chlorido(amine)iridium 5 can serve as a catalyst precursor for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone with a substrate to a catalyst ratio of 200 in the presence of KOC(CH₃)₃ in 2-propanol, leading to (S)-1-phenylethanol with up to an enantiomeric excess (ee) of 67%.