Synthesis,structural study and thermal behaviour of a new compound: trirubidium bis(hydrogen sulphate) dihydrogen arsenate Rb3(HSO4)2.5(H2AsO4)0.5

Mixed crystals Rb₃(HSO₄)_2.5(H₂AsO₄)_0.5 have been prepared by slow evaporation from aqueous solution at room temperature. The crystals were characterized by X-ray single analysis, which revealed that Rb₃(HSO₄)_2.5(H₂AsO₄)_0.5 crystallizes in the space group P with lattice parameters: a = 7.471(3) Å; b = 7.636(1) Å; c = 12.193(2) Å; α = 71.91(1)°; β = 73.04(6)° and γ = 88.77(2)°. In this structure, the ordered S(1)O₄ and the disordered S(3)/AsO₄ tetrahedra are connected by O–H..O hydrogen bonds, to a zigzag chains running in the b-direction. These chains are, in turn, bonded to one another by disordered hydrogen bridges O–H..H–O, to give a planar structure, with hydrogen-bonded sheets, laying parallel to (1 0 0). Each disordered tetrahedron is linked to a tetrahedron neighbouring S(2)O₄ by ordered hydrogen bonds. Broader peaks in IR spectrum of the title material support the assumption of disordered structure. Thermal analysis of the superprotonic transition in Rb₃(HSO₄)_2.5(H₂AsO₄)_0.5 showed that the transformation to the high-temperature phase occurs by one-step process at 404 K. Thermal decomposition of this compound takes place at much higher temperatures, with an onset of approximately 473 K.     

Miscibility and Thermal Behaviour of Poly(styrene-co-itaconic acid)/Poly(butyl methacrylate-co-4-vinylpyridine) Mixtures. Accessibility and Self-Association Effects

Summary: The miscibility and thermal behaviour of binary mixtures of poly(styrene-co-itaconic acid) containing 11 or 27 mol % of itaconic acid (PSIA-11 or PSIA27) with poly(butyl methacrylate) (PBMA)or poly(butyl methacrylate-co-4-vinylpyridine) containing 10 or 26 mol% of 4-vinylpyridine (PBM4VP-10, PBM4V-P26) were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy, FTIR spectroscopy and thermogravimetry. The results showed that 11 mol % of itaconic acid and 10 mol % of 4-vinylpyridine respectively introduced within the polystyrene and poly(butyl methacrylate) matrices induced the miscibility of this pair of polymers due to specific interactions of hydrogen bonding type with partial pyridine protonation that occurred between the two copolymers as evidenced by FTIR from the appearance of two new bands at 1607 cm⁻¹ and 1640 cm⁻¹. Increasing itaconic acid content from 11 to 27 mol % led to a decrease of the intensity of the specific interactions within PSIA-27/PBM4VP blends and is attributed to both accessibility and self association effects as evidenced by DSC from the change of the shape of the Tg- composition curves and by FTIR spectroscopy. As shown from the thermogravimetric study, the presence of these specific interactions delayed the anhydride formation and improved the thermal stability of the blends.     

Hydrogen Bonding Complexes of Poly(styrene-co-2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) and Poly (styrene-co-4-vinylpyridine)

Summary: Random copolymers of poly(styrene-co-4-vinylpyridine) (S4VP) and poly (styrene-co-2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) (SHEA) of different compositions were prepared and characterized. An investigation of the effects of solvent and densities of the interacting species incorporated within these copolymers showed that novel and various hydrogen bonding interpolymer complexes of different structures were elaborated when these copolymers are mixed together. The specific interactions that occurred within the SHEA copolymers and the elaborated complexes were evidenced by FTIR qualitatively from the appearance of a new band at 1604 cm⁻¹ and quantitatively using appropriate spectral curve fitting in the carbonyl and pyridine regions. The intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions that occurred between the hydroxyl groups of the SHEA and the nitrogen atom of the pyridine groups in the S4VP are stronger than the self-associations within the SHEA. In the solid state, a DSC analysis showed that the variation of the glass transition temperatures of these materials with the composition behaved differently with the densities of interacting species and were analyzed quantitatively. A thermal stability study of the synthesized copolymers and of their different mixtures carried by thermogravimetry confirmed a similar behaviour.     

基于位形熵模型的山梨醇玻璃焓松弛的量热分析

利用DSC技术考察了无定形山梨醇体系的焓松弛行为, 在10 K•min^－1的升温速率下测定了经历不同降温速率(0.5～20 K•min^－1)的山梨醇在玻璃化转变(T_g)前后的比热容[c_p(T)]. 利用基于位形熵演变的焓松弛现象学模型(GR模型)模拟了实验数据. 不论是否假设松弛过程存在一个亚稳极限态, 模型参数均能很好地重现经历不同热历史体系的升温c_p(T)曲线. 在物理意义明确的模型参数组中, 除了非指数参数随降温速率的增加而增加外, 其余均不随热历史的变化而变化. 拟合较低降温速率下c_p(T)曲线获得的GR模型参数的预测力明显好于在较大降温速率下获得的结果. 由于松弛时间对拟合过程中选择的“固定参数”的取值很敏感, 因此模型能否预测体系的比热容不能看成确定松弛时间的唯一依据. 在利用GR模型分析无定形山梨醇体系的脆度时, 如果选择极限假想温度作为T_g, 会导致计算结果明显小于文献值.     

Re‐determination of the pseudobinary system Li2O – MoO3

The quasi‐binary phase diagram lithium oxide – molybdenum(VI) oxide was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and X‐ray diffraction. The four intermediate phases Li₄MoO₅, Li₂MoO₄, Li₄Mo₅O₁₇, and Li₂Mo₄O₁₃ show incongruent melting. The system has one eutectic point at 50.5 mol% MoO₃ and 49.5 mol% LiO_0.5 with a eutectic temperature of 524.6°C. At this point the melt is in equilibrium with Li₂MoO₄ and Li₄Mo₅O₁₇. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Ionic conductivity and phase stabilization in Cu- and Tl-substituted CsAg2I3

Samples of general formula CsAg_2−xM_xI₃, x=0–0.4 and M=Cu and Tl, have been prepared and studied by powder X-ray diffraction, DSC and electrical conductivity measurements. X-ray diffractograms and DSC curves showed the possibility of stabilizing the high-temperature -phase at lower temperatures in Tl-substituted samples, while such results were not obtained in Cu-substituted samples. Ionic conductivity measurements showed two regions corresponding to the low- and high-temperature phases. The transition temperature between the two phases was found to remain unchanged with the addition of Cu⁺ and decreased gradually with increasing Tl⁺. The ionic conductivity decreased in Cu-substituted samples and enhanced with the incorporation of Tl⁺ ion in the lattice of CsAg₂I₃. Dielectric constant was found to show behaviour similar to that of the ionic conductivity, and this is an evidence of the predominant effect of ion hopping on this property.     

Variation of the Effective Activation Energy Throughout the Glass Transition

Summary: An advanced isoconversional method has been applied to determine the effective activation energies (E) for the glass transition in polystyrene (PS), poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), and boron oxide (B₂O₃). The values of E decrease from 280 to 120 kJ · mol⁻¹ in PS, from 1 270 to 550 kJ mol⁻¹ in PET, and from 290 to 200 kJ mol⁻¹ in B₂O₃. It is suggested that a significant variation in E should be observed for the fragile glasses that typically include polymers.

Variation in the effective activation energy of PS, PET, and B₂O₃ with temperature.     

Non-Covalent Adducts of Sodium Poly(α,L-glutamate) with Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone): Methods of Preparation and Characterization of Structure

Non-covalent adducts of poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) (mol. wt. 10 K & 29 K) with sodium poly(α,L -glutamate)(PGNA) (mol. wt. 32 K) are prepared by evaporation of aqueous mixtures (EAM), ultra-centrifugation (UC) and dehydration of reverse micelles (DRM). The EAM and UC adducts contain nearly equal amounts of PVP while the DRM adduct has lower amounts. Higher-molecular-weight PVP favored greater PVP content in the adducts regardless of the method of preparation. DSC thermograms, and FT-IR and CD spectra of the three adducts in the solid state revealed that PVP and PGNA are intimately mixed and the PGNA is in a random conformation. Hydrophobic interactions between PGNA and PVP are evident in dilute aqueous solutions of all three adducts, while Na⁺ ions of PGNA remain as free ions. 2D-NOESY ¹H NMR spectra of the EAM and UC adducts are very similar and show a strong correlation between the α-proton of PGNA with a pyrrolidone ring (no. 3 and no. 4 protons) and β-protons of PGNA with a pyrrolidone ring (no. 5 proton). In contrast, regarding the DRM adduct, only the α-proton of PGNA interacts with the pyrrolidone ring (no. 3 and no. 4 protons), presumably due to the orientation of the pyrrolidone ring at the organic phase–water interface of the reverse micelle, which causes the proton in position 5 of the ring to be buried in the organic phase. All three adducts dissociate in water to form free PVP and PGNA. However, the DRM adduct dissociates faster than other two, presumably due to reduced hydrophobic interactions. Differences in composition and properties observed for the non-covalent adducts may be attributed to the differences in intermolecular (hydrophobic) interactions imposed on the two components, PGNA and PVP, during each method of preparation.     

Preparation of a PE/MT Composite by Copolymerization of Ethylene with In‐Situ Produced Ethylene Oligomers under a Dual Functional Catalyst System Intercalated into MT Layer

The catalyst dichlorobis(acetylacetone)zirconium was intercalated into montmorillonite (MT) together with AlEt₂Cl as a cocatalyst. Reacting ethylene in the presence of this catalyst yields α‐olefin oligomers with over 80% selectivity. [rac‐Et(Ind)₂ZrCl₂]/MAO was then added to form a dual functional catalyst system. An MT particle‐dispersed polyethylene composite was prepared by copolymerization of the in‐situ produced oligomers with ethylene using this dual system.     

4,6-二甲氧基-2-嘧啶氨基甲酸甲酯的热力学研究

用精密自动绝热量热计测定了自行合成并提纯的4,6-二甲氧基-2-嘧啶氨基甲酸甲酯在80～380 K温区的摩尔热容.实验结果表明,在345～360 K温区,该化合物有一固-液熔化过程.经两次重复测定,得其熔化温度、摩尔熔化焓以及熔化熵分别为:(357.201±0.080) K, (26.289±0.029) kJ·mol^-1和(73.597±0.070) J·mol^-1·K^-1.通过分步熔化法得到该物质绝对纯样品的熔点为357.449 K.根据热力学关系和热容数据,计算出了该化合物相对于标准参考温度298.15 K的热力学函数.用DSC和TG热分析技术在300～500 K温区对该物质的热力学性质作了进一步研究,得到与绝热量热法一致的固-液熔化过程热力学参数,并得到该化合物蒸发过程的热力学参数:沸点为488.06 K,摩尔蒸发焓为81.73 kJ·mol^-1.