Terpene based sustainable methacrylate copolymer series by emulsion polymerization: Synthesis and structure‐property relationship

This work demonstrates the fabrication of terpene based sustainable methacrylate polymers by an environmentally benign emulsion polymerization method. The polymerization reaction has been found to be influenced by the side chain length of the methacrylate(s), which has been quantitatively calculated from the density functional theory. Apart from the analysis of the copolymer microstructure, various properties of the synthesized polymers have been studied and correlated with the structure of the methacrylate(s). The sub‐ambient glass transition temperature indicates rubbery nature of the synthesized copolymers. While the presence of residual unsaturations from the terpene moiety could act as an additional crosslinking site, the methacrylate group may facilitate the dispersion of polar additives. The completely new class of terpene‐based sustainable rubbery methacrylate polymers is thus envisaged as promising materials for polymer and allied industries. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55, 2639–2649     

从月桂烯出发合成新铃兰醛

综述了从月桂烯出发合成新铃兰醛的不同合成方法。     

ZnCl2离子液体中高区域选择性合成对位柑菁醛

 二烷基咪唑或烷基吡啶卤化物与ZnCl2构成一类新型的具有Lewis酸性的离子液体,以其为催化剂和反应介质,通过月桂烯与丙烯醛的Diels-Alder反应高区域选择性地合成了对位柑菁醛. 结果表明,与常规有机溶剂-ZnCl2催化体系相比,该体系不仅显著地加快了反应速率,而且明显提高了对位柑菁醛的区域选择性. 当ZnCl2与二烷基咪唑或烷基吡啶卤化物的摩尔比为2∶1,温度为15 ℃时月桂烯几乎可完全转化为柑菁醛,且对位柑菁醛的区域选择性p/m＞18. 与氯铝酸盐离子液体相比,该离子液体对水和空气不敏感. 反应结束后,产物与离子液体自动分层,解决了传统均相催化体系中催化剂与产物不易分离的问题. 分离后的离子液体用正己烷清洗提纯后,重复使用4次,其催化活性和区域选择性基本保持不变.     

Aluminosilicate Catalysis of Chalcone Diels–Alder Reactions

Previously unreported Diels–Alder adducts of substituted chalcones with isoprene and myrcene have been formed at more than 0°C by employing a nanoporous aluminosilicate catalyst. This catalyst eliminates problems with diene polymerization that are encountered with many other Lewis acids. The chalcone component has some size restrictions.     

Acetone as Artifact of Analysis in Terpene Samples by HS-GC/MS

Cannabis-infused product manufacturers often add terpenes to enhance flavor. Meanwhile, labeling requirements for these same products necessitate testing for residual solvent levels. We have found that heating terpene samples containing an oxygen or air atmosphere results in the detection of significantly higher levels of acetone when compared to the same compound in argon atmosphere using temperature regimes common to headspace autosampler routines. This formation was statistically significant (p = 0.05) for most of the predominant terpenes found in cannabis. The largest increase in acetone formation was seen for terpinolene which showed an 885% increase in oxygen atmosphere (4603.6 PPM) when compared to analysis under argon (519.9 PPM). Cannabinoids were shown to reduce this formation and explain why high levels of acetone are not reported in cannabis extracts, even though these can contain up to 40% terpenes.