Study of intermolecular interactions in aqueous solutions by millimeter spectroscopy

The absorption of millimeter electromagnetic radiation (v=1.4, 1.71, and 5 cm⁻¹) by aqueous solutions of glycine (pH 6.1–6.2) in the concentration range of 0.5–2.5 mol L⁻¹ was measured. It was found that the absorbing ability of the water present in the solutions, is higher than that of pure water. This phenomenon is explained by the presence of a center of negative hydration in the structure of the glycine zwitterion, which results in an increase in the rotational mobility of water molecules immobilized in the hydrate shell of the glycine zwitterion. For Part 5, see Ref. 1. Deceased. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1305–1307, July, 1997.     

ELECTROCHEMICAL POLYMERIZATION OF ANILINE IN PHOSPHORIC ACID AND THE PROPERTIES OF POLYANILINE

The behavior of the electrochemical polymerization of aniline in a weak acid, phosphoric acid, is very similar to that in strong acids, i.e. its polymerization rate increases quickly with the electrolysis time. The FTIR spectra of polyaniline samples synthesized in phosphoric acid indicate that the counter ion H2PO4^- is present in both the oxidized form and the reduced form of polyaniline. The counter ion plays an important role in adjusting the pH value at the electrode surface of polyaniline during the oxidation and reduction processes. As a result, a pair of redox peaks still appear in cyclic voltammograms of polyaniline in a solution of sodium sulfate of pH 5.5 and in a solution of NaH2PO4 of pH 7.0,respectively, at low potential scan rate; and the color of polyaniline film also changes with applied potential at pH 7.0. Thus,the pH region for the electrochemical activity and the electrochromism of polyaniline is extended to pH 5.5 for a solution of sodium sulfate and to pH 7.0 for a solution of NaH2PO4. The conductivity of polyaniline is 3.3 S cm^-1, depending on the concentration of phosphoric acid used in the stage of polymerization of aniline. The result of elemental analysis of polyaniline is presented here.     

KINETICS OF POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLONITRILE INITIATED BY VANADIUM(V)-THIOUREA REDOX SYSTEM

The kinetics of polymerization of acrylonitrile (AN) initiated by quinquevalent vanadium (V~(5+))-thiourea (TU) redox system has been investigated in aqueous nitric acid in the temperature range from 30 to 50℃. The polymerization rate (R_p) can be expressed as follows: In the copolymerization of acryionitrile with methyl acrylate (MA), the reactivity ratios were found to be 1.0 and 1.1, respectively. The experimental observations suggest that the initiating species is probably a complex consisting of a central ion of Lewis acid-VO_2~+ and the ligands of Lewis bases-acrylonitrile, thiourea, and nitrate anions, while the initiating system in lower concentration, the polymerization of acrylonitrile does not occur if the thiourea is acidified prior to its reaction with quinquevalent vanadium. This indicates that the primary radicals (or the monomeric radicals in the present article) are produced by associated thiourea rather than isothlourea.     

Cationic polymerization of dienes VII. New electron donors in the polymerization of 1,3-pentadiene initiated by aluminum trichloride in non-polar solvent

The aim of this research was to investigate new bulky electron donors (EDs) generating hindered active species in the cationic polymerization of 1,3-pentadiene initiated by AlCl₃ in pentane, in order to avoid or strongly reduce the reaction between the active species and the double bonds of the polymer which are responsible for side reactions. At room temperature, the polymerization in the presence of new ED, such as OPh₂, N(PhBr)₃, NPh₃ and SPh₂, allowed to obtain higher conversions and lower insoluble fractions than without electron donor. The formation of a complex ED/AlCl₃ was shown for each electron donor. However, in the case of NPh₃ and SPh₂, variations of the polymer microstructure demonstrated an interaction between active species and these EDs. Similar results were obtained at lower temperature (−10 °C). The beneficial effect of the presence of electron donors such as NPh₃ and SPh₂ demonstrated the validity of the concept of sterically hindered active species, but the polymerization was still uncontrolled.     

~(13)C-NMR STUDY ON THE CHAIN TERMINAL STRUCTURE OF POLY-1,3-PENTADIENE POLYMERIZED WITH RARE EARTH CATALYST

The sequence distribution and the terminal structures of poly-1,3-pentadiene chains obtained by rare earth catalyst and effect of polymerization temperature on microstructure of the polymer have been investigated by ~(13)C-NMR method. According to experimental results it was supposed that terminal active growing chain of the polymer would be four types of anti- and syn-η~3-allyl structures. When polymerization temperature was reduced, the content of cis-1,4-poly-1,3-pcntadiene increases. It can be explained by isomerization between anti- and syn-η~3-allyl. The process forming trans-1,2 unit instead of 3,4-unit were also described.     

A novel zirconocene/ultradispersed diamond black powder supported catalytic system for ethylene polymerization

A novel carrier of ultradispersed diamond black powder (UDDBP) was used to support metallocene catalyst. Al₂O₃ was also used as carrier in order to compare with UDDBP. Supported catalysts for ethylene polymerization were synthesized by two different reaction methods. One way was direct immobilization of the metallocene on the support, the other was adsorption of MAO onto the support followed by addition of the metallocene. Four supported catalysts Cp₂ZrCl₂/UDDBP, Cp₂ZrCl₂/Al₂O₃, Cp₂ZrCl₂/MAO/UDDBP and Cp₂ZrCl₂/Al₂O₃/MAO were obtained. The content of the zirconium in the supported catalyst was determined by UV spectroscopy. The activity of the ethylene polymerization catalyzed by supported catalyst was investigated. The influence of Al/Zr molar ratio and polymerization temperature on the activity was discussed. The polymerization rate was also observed.     

Controlled ring‐opening polymerization of propylene oxide catalyzed by double metal‐cyanide complex

A double metal‐cyanide catalyst based on Zn₃[Co(CN)₆]₂ was prepared. This catalyst is very effective for the ring‐opening polymerization of propylene oxide. Polyether polyols of moderate molecular weight having low unsaturation (<0.015 meq/g) can be prepared under mild conditions. The molecular weight of polymer is entirely controlled by a reacted monomer‐to‐initiator ratio. The polymers prepared with stepwise addition of monomer exhibit a narrower molecular weight distribution as compared with those prepared with one‐step addition of monomer. Various compounds containing active hydrogen, except basic compounds and low‐carbon carboxylic acid, may be used as initiators. The reaction rate increases with increasing catalyst amount and decreases with rising initiator concentration. Polymerization involves a rapid exchange reaction between the active species and the dormant species. It was also proven that, to a certain extent, the chain termination of this catalytic system is reversible or temporary. ¹³C NMR analysis showed that the polymer has a random distribution of the configurational sequences and head‐to‐tail regiosequence. It is assumed that the polymerization proceeds via a cationic coordination mechanism. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 1142–1150, 2002     

一种新型单体引发转移终止剂合成精细结构功能化的聚苯乙烯

自从1982年Ｏｔｓｕ[1]等提出引发转移终止剂(Ｉｎｉｆｅｒｔｅｒ)以来,这类化合物得到了广泛的研究和发展.使用引发转移终止剂的聚合反应是实现“活性”聚合的一个重要方法.引发转移终止剂又分为热引发转移终止剂和光引发转移终止剂两种.热引发转移终止剂除了三苯甲基偶氮苯外[2],均是六取代乙烷类化合物[3～7];而光引发转移终止剂则一般是一些含二硫代氨基甲酰氧基基团的化合物,如Ｎ,Ｎ二乙基二硫代氨基甲酸苄酯(ＢＤＣ)、双(Ｎ,Ｎ二乙基二硫代氨基甲酸)对苯二甲酯(ＸＤＣ)、Ｎ乙基二硫代氨基甲酸苄酯(ＢＥＤＣ)、双(Ｎ乙基二硫代氨基甲酸…     

The scaled-particle theory and solvent isotope effects on the thermodynamic properties of inert solutes in water and methanol

The scaled-particle theory has been applied to the calculation of the thermodynamic changes associated with the formation of a cavity in several isotopic varieties of liquid water and methanol. From these results, the thermodynamic functions for the transfer of a cavity (or a hard-sphere solute) have been computed for the following solvent pairs: H₂OD₂O, H₂OH₂ ¹⁸O, H₂ ¹⁸OD₂ ¹⁸O, D₂OD₂ ¹⁸O, CH₃OHCH₃OD. For the last two of these solvents, density measurements required for the calculations were carried out as a function of temperature. The calculated deuterium solvent isotope effect on the heats and entropies of hard-sphere solutes in water is much greater than the¹⁸O isotope effect; the former also exhibits a more pronounced temperature dependence. The transfer functions computed for hard-sphere solutes are compared to experimental data on the transfer of various solutes from H₂O to D₂O and from CH₃OH to CH₃OD. In most of the cases examined, the cavity effect accounts for a large part of the transfer quantities measured for rare gases, hydrocarbons, and solutes containing a significant hydrocarbon substituent.     

10,10-二苄基-9(10H)蒽醇的酸催化选择性环化反应

蒽酮(1)与3,5-二甲氧基苯甲醛(2)在吡啶/哌啶中反应生成10-(3,5-二甲氧基苯甲亚基蒽酮(3); 3经Pd/C催化氢化生成10-(3,5-二甲氧基苄基蒽酮(4); 4与3-甲氧基苄基氯(5)进行相转移催化烷基化反应生成10-(3,5-二甲氧基苄基)-10-(3-甲氧基苄基)蒽酮(6); 6经NaBH₄还原生成10-(3,5-二甲氧基苄基)-10-(3-甲氧基苄基)-9(10H)-蒽醇(7); 7在酸催化下发生选择性1,7-脱水反应, 生成高三蝶烯(homotriptycene) (8). 其反应机理可能是7在酸存在下生成正碳离子中间体, 然后选择性地亲电进攻富电荷的3,5-二甲氧基苯基, 而不进攻3-甲氧基苯基.