Morphologies of microporous polyethylene and polypropylene crystallized from solution in supercritical propane

The morphologies of solvent-free, microporous, mechanically self-supporting cylinders of linear polyethylene and isotactic polypropylene, crystallized from solution in supercritical propane, were examined by an SEM technique. The morphology of gels (or foams), obtained with little or no shrinkage from 2% to 35% solutions by weight of polyethylene (99% to 85% porosities), is shown in some detail. Lamellae with very little or considerable mutual organization occur, often in the form of stacks with straight or coiled axes (axialites). Further growth of these can lead to particles with a roughly spherical overall shape and a predominantly radial orientation of the lamellae at the particle surface. Subcooled isotactic polypropylene, on the other hand, crystallizes in the form of perfectly shaped birefringent microspheres of very uniform size. ©1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Recent developments in the chemistry of perhydroindoles and perhydrocinnolines

Recent synthetic routes to the tetrahydro, hexahydro and octahydro derivatives of indoles are reviewed. An interesting one is the formation of 3-amino-4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindoles in the reaction of 2-phenacyl cyclohexane-l,3-diones with 1,1-disubstituted hydrazines. Antifertility, cns depressant and antiinflammatory activities have been encountered for perhydroindoles besides other biological activities. Hexahydrocinnolines are obtained from the reaction of 2-phenacyl (acetonyl) cyclohexanones and cyclohexane-1,3-diones with hydrazines, while octahydrocinnolines are formed from cyclohexanone-2-acetic acids and hydrazines in two steps. 5-oxo-5,6,7,8-hexahydrocinnolines and their oximes undergo anomalous and interesting aromatisation reactions. Some hexahydrocinnolines are cns depressants while octahydrocinnolines are analgesics. More importantly, they are precursors for interesting azamorphinans. Contribution No. 736 from Research centre     

A phenomenological model for hydrocarbon high-temperature autoignition

A four-step phenomenological chemical–kinetic model is presented that is believed to apply to many aspects of combustion of most hydrocarbons at temperatures above about 1000 K. The mechanism involves chain initiation through reactive collision of fuel and oxidizer molecules, fuel consumption in a step that removes radicals, oxidizer consumption in a step that produces radicals and a chain termination step. An expression for the autoignition time is derived on the basis of this model and is applied to describe the ignition of propane–air mixtures and a few other hydrocarbons. It is shown that excellent agreement with ignition times obtained from detailed chemistry can be achieved by this model.     

Pt-Sn/MgAl2O4催化剂的TPR和H2-TPD研究

Pt Sn/MgAl 2O 4 catalysts prepared by co impregnation with nominal 0 35% platinum and varying content of tin (0～2 5%) were characterized by temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and temperature programmed desorption of hydrogen (H 2 TPD). TPR results showed that platinum catalyzed the reduction of tin. However, the average oxidation state of tin after reduction depended upon the concentration of tin on the catalysts. H 2 TPD data indicated that tin addition inhibited the inactivated adsorption of hydrogen but promoted the activated adsorption, implying that tin modified both the ensembles of platinum and metal support interface, thus increasing hydrogen mobility and promoting hydrogen spillover.     

Synthesis of poly(2-cyclohexenone-4-yl methacrylate) and acidolysis of pendant protecting groups in the polymer

4-Acetoxy-2-cyclohexenone (ACH) and 2-cyclohexenone-4-yl methacrylate (CHM) were obtained from the condensation reaction of 4-bromo-2-cyclohexenone (BCH) with acetic acid and methacrylic acid using 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5,4,0]-7-undecene (DBU), respectively. Poly(2-cyclohexenone-4-yl methacrylate) ( P-1 ) containing acid-sensitive 2-cyclohexenone-4-yl group was prepared from the radical polymerization of CHM and the esterification of poly(methacrylic acid) with BCH using DBU. Furthermore, P-1 and CHM copolymers ( P-2 and P-3 ) were easily synthesized from the radical polymerization of methacrylic acid and comonomers in dimethylsulfoxide using 1 mol % of 2,2′-azobis (isobutyronitrile) followed by esterification of the resulting polymers with BCH using DBU by one-pot method. The deprotection reaction of ACH and P-1 was carried out in dichloromethane using an acid catalyst. The reaction proceeded smoothly in solution to give phenol and the corresponding carboxylic acid. Therefore, the 2-cyclohexenone-4-yl group is a useful protecting group for carboxylic acids, because the protection and deprotection reactions are very easy. In the case of polymer films, however, the acid was trapped by carbonyl group on the 2-cyclohexenone-4-yl group, and did not cause the deprotection reaction. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

载铂铝交联蒙脱土的烷烃芳构化特性──Ⅰ．载铂铝交联蒙脱土对烷烃的择形芳构化作用

对比考察了Ｐｔ／ＫＬ沸石，Ｐｔ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３和载铂铝交联蒙脱土（Ｐｔ／Ａｌ－ＣＬＭ）催化剂对不同碳原子数烷烃的芳构化特性．脉冲微反的评价结果表明：Ｐｔ／Ａｌ－ＣＬＭ比Ｐｔ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３和Ｐｔ／ＫＬ具有较高的转化ｎ－Ｃ８，ｎ－Ｃ９为其对应芳烃的选择性，在转化ｎ－Ｃ８时，产物中的间、对位二甲苯收率很高，而转化ｎ－Ｃ９时有高的正丙苯收率．采用１２９Ｘｅ－ＮＭＲ、ＸＲＤ和孔分布测定考察了Ｐｔ／Ａｌ－ＣＬＭ和Ｐｔ／ＫＬ、Ｐｔ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３之间孔结构的差异．结果表明：由于ｎ－Ｃ８，ｎ－Ｃ９在反应过程中其过渡态的极限尺寸与Ｐｔ／Ａｌ－ＣＬＭ０．９ｎｍ左右的层间域相匹配，因而它对ｎ－Ｃ８，ｎ－Ｃ９具有择形芳构化作用．     

The Reaction of 4-Formylsydnone with Nitroalkanes

Under various basic solutions and reaction durations, 3-substituted 4-formyIsydnones and nitroalkanes containing α-active hydrogen (e.g. nitromethane and nitroethane) are converted to β-nitroalcohols, nitroalkenes and dinitroalkanes. β-Nitroalcohols are obtained only by electrochemical reaction on an electrogenerated base (EGB). The mechanism of overall reaction steps in particular is discussed.     

Mo/HZSM-5丙烷芳构化催化性能及其吸附量热的研究

采用等量浸渍法制得一系列不同担载量的Ｍｏ／ＨＺＳＭ－５催化剂,运用ＸＲＤ和ＦＴＩＲ方法考察了Ｍｏ物种在催化剂表面的分散状态,首次采用微分吸一热技术对Ｍｏ／ＨｚＳＭ－５催化剂的表面酸性进行表征。同时研究了催化剂对丙烷芳构化的反应活性。结果表明：对于担载Ｍｏ的ＨＺＳＭ－５分子筛催化剂,Ｍｏ物种在ＨＺＳＭ－５分子筛表面上顺序为ＨＺＳＭ－５〉１％Ｍｏ／ＨＺＳＭ－５〉２％Ｍｏ／ＨＺＳＭ－５分子筛本身表面的酸