Silicon-Containing Condensation Polymers Derived from Long-Chain Fatty Acids

Silicon-containing condensation polymers were prepared starting from difunctional silicon-containing carboxylic acids or diols derived from long-chain fatty acids. Polyesters were synthesized by reaction of diacids containing siloxane linkages with diols, and diols containing siloxane linkages with various diacids. 1,3-Bis (10-carboxydecyl)tetramethyldisiloxane was condensed with various diamines to yield polyamides. 1,3-Bis(11-hydroxyundecyl)tetramethyldisiloxane and 1,3-bis [9(10)-hydroxyoctadecyl]tetramethyldisiloxane were condensed with diisocyanates to yield polyurethanes. Polycarbonates were synthesized by reacting the diols containing siloxane linkages with ethyl chloroformate. Some polybenzimidazols were synthesized by heating the diesters of the silicon-containing carboxylic acids with 3,3′ -diaminobenzidine. Some of the polyurethanes and polybenzimidazoles were thermally stable up to 300°C as indicated by TGA.     

Copolymerization of 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate with Alkyl Methacrylates. Part IV. Mechanical Properties and Biocompatibility

Mechanical properties of copolymers of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate with methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, and n-butyl methacrylate have been investigated using an Instron tensile tester. It was observed that the overall mechanical properties decrease as the ester alkyl group of alkyl methacrylate becomes bulkier. Biocompatibility of the copolymers was also investigated by implanting them subcutaneously in rats.     

Halogenated arenes in the Duff reaction at high pressures

The reaction of fluorobenzene with urotropine in trifluoroacetic acid (TFAA) at high pressures and temperatures affords predominantly fluorobenzaldehydes andN-(fluorophenylmethyl)trifluoroacetamides. The yields of these products depend considerably on the reaction conditions. The rates of their formation have the maximum values at the momemt of the phase transition (PT) of TFAA. A new efficient cyclic (dynamic) regime is proposed for the synthesis at high pressures. The regime involves periodically occurring PT of the solvent. The change in the relative rate of product formation with the degree of fluorobenzene conversion is wave-like.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 319–323, February, 1995.     

Methyl cellulose-based edible films and coatings I. Effect of plasticizer content on water and 1-octen-3-ol sorption and transport

Edible films were prepared from methyl cellulose with various concentrations of poly(ethylene glycol) 400 (PEG400) used as a plasticizer. Water vapour and 1-octen-3-ol (an aroma compound) were selected as hydrophilic and hydrophobic volatile penetrants respectively. Their solubility and permeability through methyl cellulose-based edible films were studied using gas chromatography methods. Whatever penetrant was used, the flux increased with the PEG400 content. Transfer behaviour, i.e., the order of increased magnitude of the transfer rate, strongly depends on the nature of the volatile compound. However, water sorption only depends on the PEG400 content whereas the aroma compound sorption is affected by both the water and the PEG400 concentrations. Relationships between solubility and permeability can be partially explained by the plasticization phenomenon.     

Thermal polymerization of acrylamide during the formation of the structures of acrylamide complexes with metal nitrates

The effects of the composition of Mn^II, Co^II or Ni^II nitrate hydrate — acrylamide (AAM) mixtures and of the duration of their aging at ambient temperature on the structurization of acrylamide complexes and on the character of their thermal polymerization have been studied by scanning and isothermic differential calorimetry. Structurization is a rather prolonged step in the synthesis of acrylamide complexes. The peculiarities and rate of this step are determined by the composition of the mixture and by the nature of the complexforming compound; it yields several structural modifications of the AAM complexes. The thermal polymerization of those structural forms of acrylamide complexes that polymerize at low temperatures may be formally described as polymerization in an acrylamide-nitrate-water mixture. The effective activation energy of the polymerization of acrylamide mixed with Mn^II nitrate hydrate is 45 kJ mol^–1.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 679–683, April, 1995.This work was carried out with financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Project No. 93-03-4162.     

Spectrophotometric study of the complexation of iodine with 1,7-diaza-15-crown-5 in chloroform solution

The complex formation reaction between iodine and 1,7-diaza-15-crown-5 (DA15C5) has been studied spectrophotometrically in chloroform at 25°C. The resulting 1:2 (DA15C5:I₂) molecular complex was formulated as (DA15C5...;I⁺)I ₃ ^– . The spectrophotometric results, as well as the conductivity measurements, revealed that the gradual release of triiodide ion from its contact ion paired form in the molecular complex into the solution is the rate determining step of the reaction. The rate constant was calculated ask=(8.8±0.2)×10^–3 min^–1. The formation constant of the molecular complex was evaluated from the computer fitting of the absorbance-mole ratio data as logK _f=6.89±0.09.     

辐射合成聚丙烯酰胺、聚丙烯酸钠及其共聚物水凝胶微观结构的扫描电镜研究

用６０Ｃｏ－γ射线辐射合成了低交联度的聚丙烯酰胺、聚丙烯酸钠及丙烯酰胺－丙烯酸钠共聚物水凝胶，用扫描电子显微镜研究了水凝胶经过丙酮脱水的干态试样的微观结构特征。发现聚合物中丙烯酰胺与丙烯酸钠单体单元的比例对其微观结构影响很大，并且从聚合物链段之间存在氢键和静电排斥这两种对立作用力相对强度的角度，定性地阐述了各水凝胶微观结构之间的差异。     

The influence of aliphatic sulfides on the photoinduced polymerization of butanediol-1,4 dimethacrylate

The photoinduced polymerization of butanediol-1,4 dimethacrylate was investigated in the presence of various linear sulfides and cyclic dithioacetals. Benzophenone was used as a sensitizer. It was found that the addition of small amounts of sulfides to the polymerization mixture causes, depending on the sulfide structure and concentration, reduction or full elimination of an induction period as well as an increase in the reaction rate and yield both in air and argon-saturated systems. The explanation of the obtained results is based on the propensity of sulfides to act as hydrogen donors, chain-transfer agents, and highly oxidizable compounds.     

梳形支化聚苯乙烯模型化合物的合成及表征

本文用阴离子聚合的聚苯乙烯进行氯甲基化,再将此带有活泼氯的甲基化聚苯乙烯作为主链与活性聚苯乙烯阴离子偶合接枝,制备了12个具有等长度支链沿主链无规分布的、结构明确的梳形聚苯乙烯模型化合物,并用GPC—粘度计联用装置对之进行了表征.