Synthesis and radical polymerization of vinyl monomers having oxazolidone moiety

Oxazolidone group-containing vinyl monomers, 4-(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)methylstyrene (OS) and 4-[2-(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)ethoxy]methylstyrene (OES), were synthesized and their polymerization and copolymerization behaviors with styrene (St), p-methoxystyrene (PMS), and m-hydroxystyrene (MHS) were investigated. OS was prepared in 70% yield by the reaction of 2-oxazolidone with p-chloromethylstyrene in the presence of sodium hydride. OES was obtained by the similar reaction of p-chloromethylstyrene with N-hydroxyethyl-2-oxazolidone which was prepared by the reaction of 2-oxazolidone with ethylenecarbonate. Homopolymerization of OS and OES afforded mainly gelled polymers, but also soluble polymers on high dilution. In the copolymerization with styrene derivatives, an alternating nature was suggested from the copolymerization parameters obtained by either the nonlinear least-squares analysis method or the Fineman–Ross method. The alternating copolymerizability decreased in the following order: MHS > PMS > St. Q?e values of OS and OES were calculated and demonstrated that OS and OES behaved as stronger electron-accepting monomers in the copolymerization with MHS than in those with St and PMS. The copolymerization behavior of OS (OES) with MHS was compared with those of 4-(2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)methylstyrene (PS) and 4-[2-(2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)ethoxy]methylstyrene (PES). From an IR study examining the shift of carbonyl absorption by addition of MHS, the interaction which contributed to the increase of the alternating copolymerizability in the copolymerization of OS (OES) with MHS was concluded to be based on hydrogen bonding. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Short range correlations between nucleons in finite nuclei

The short-range correlation between nucleons in finite nuclei is investigated in high energy protonnucleus and α-nucleus elastic scattering in the framework of Glauber multiple scattering theory without any free parameters. The effects on the p-4He and 4He-12C elastic scattering, and in particular on the proton elastic scattering off hallo-like nuclei, 6,8He, are estimated. Our calculations show that the short-range correlations play an important role in reproducing experimental data and could be also thought of as being possible origin and nature of halo-like phenomena in the nuclear structure. More accurate calculations along this line are needed.     

Four ring achiral ferroelectric liquid crystals of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles: synthesis and characterisation

A novel series of four-ring achiral ferroelectric liquid crystals containing 1,2,4-oxadiazole cores with unsymmetrical substitutions at C-3 and C-5 positions are synthesised and characterised. A fluoro substituted biphenyl moiety is prepared by Suzuki coupling reaction and is directly attached to the oxadiazole core at the C-5 position for the first time in the literature. An octyl benzoate is attached to the oxadiazole core at the C-3 position of it. All the compounds exhibit polar smectic (B₂) mesophases with ferroelectric switching along with the orthogonal smectic-A mesophases. These compounds possess high mesomorphic thermal ranges of polar smectic phases and are towards the ambient temperatures. The influence of a more electronegative fluorine substituent on the electron rich biphenyl moiety (at the C-5 position) of the oxadiazole core is analysed for the prevalence and abundance of polar smectic (ferroelectric) mesophases.     

聚异戊二烯-丝胶接枝共聚物的合成与性能研究

以异丙苯过氧化氢和四乙烯五胺为氧化还原对引发剂,通过乳液聚合合成了聚异戊二烯接枝丝胶乳液(PL-g-SS),其结构和性能经NMR,TEM及激光粒度分析表征.结果表明:丝胶成功地接枝到聚异戊二烯上;PL-g-SS双亲纳米微球具有明显的PL为核,SS为壳的核壳结构,平均粒径48nm,且粒径分布较为均匀.采用杂凝聚法将PL-...     

A STATISTICAL INVESTIGATION OF FATIGUE CRACK INITIATION AND GROWTH PROCESS BASED UPON A LARGE SAMPLE SIZE EXPERIMENT

After finishing 102 replicate constant amplitude crack initiation and growth tests onLyl2-CZ aluminum alloy plate,a statistical investigation of the fatigue crack initiation and growthprocess is conducted in this paper.According to the post-mortem fractographic examination by scan-ning electron microscopy (SEM),some qualitative observations of the spacial correlation among fa-tigue striations are developed to reveal the statistical nature of material intrinsic inhomogeneity duringthe crack growth process.From the test data,an engineering division between crack initiation andgrowth is defined as the upper limit of small crack.The distributions of crack initiation life N.,growthlife N,and the statistical characteristics of crack growth rate da/dN are also investigated.It is hopedthat the work will provide a solid test basis for the study of probabilistic fatigue,probabilistic fracturemechanics,fatigue reliability and its engineering applications.