Thermal Stability of a Para-Cresol Novolac Resin

The thermal stability of p-cresol novolac resin was studied by means of DSC, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry and SEC investigations. After 30 thermal cycles in which the same sample was heated, cooled and heated again, without attainment of the temperature of degradation at any time in the experiment, important structural modifications are observed. At the end of the experiments, the resin, which is initially highly crystalline, exhibits all the characteristics of a semi-crystalline material. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Cleavable Binary Dyads: Simplifying Data Extraction and Increasing Storage Density in Digital Polymers

Digital polymers are uniform macromolecules that store monomer‐based binary sequences. Molecularly stored information is usually extracted from the polymer by a tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) measurement, in which the coded chains are fragmented to reveal each bit (i.e. basic coded monomer unit) of the sequence. Here, we show that data‐extraction can be greatly simplified by favoring the formation of MS/MS fragments containing two bits instead of one. In order to do so, digital poly(alkoxyamine phosphodiester)s, containing binary dyads in each repeat unit, were prepared by an orthogonal solid‐phase approach involving successive phosphoramidite and radical‐radical coupling steps. Three different sets of monomers were considered to build these polymers. In all cases, four coded building blocks—two hydroxy‐nitroxides and two phosphoramidite monomers—were required to build the dyads. Among the three studied monomer sets, one combination allowed synthesis of uniform sequence‐coded polymers. The resulting polymers led to clear dyad‐containing fragments in MS/MS and could therefore be efficiently decoded. Additionally, an algorithm was created to detect specific dyad fragments, thus enabling automated sequencing.     

n-Butyl by-products in the syntheses of 2-(1- and 2-naphthyl)pyridines via lithiation

By-products in the syntheses of 2-(1- and 2-naphthyl)pyridines by successive treatments of 1- and 2-bromonaphthalenes with (a) n-butyllithium in ether and (b) pyridine are identified as 5-butyl-2-(1-naphthyl)pyridine and, tentatively, 5-butyl-2-(2-naphthyl)pyridine, respectively. It is proposed that these by-products result from reaction of intermediate compounds 1-lithio-2-naphthyl-1,2-dihydropyridines and 1-bromobutane.     

Organocatalytic synthesis of novel renewable non‐isocyanate polyhydroxyurethanes

Novel fully renewable AA‐BB type non‐isocyanate polyhydroxyurethanes were synthesized by the classical reaction between a diamine and a dicyclocarbonate. Sebacic acid was first reacted with an excess of glycerol carbonate, in presence of DCC and DMPA, leading to a renewable dicyclocarbonate monomer. Then, this monomer was reacted with several renewable diamines, in presence of 1,5,7‐triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec‐5‐ene (TBD), as organocatalyst, to afford linear and branched polymers. The obtained materials exhibited T_g values varied from ?27 to ?8 °C, T_m values varying from 100 to 165 °C, and thermal stabilities above 200 °C. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 758–764     

Solving the homogeneous isotropic linear elastodynamics equations using potentials and finite elements. The case of the rigid boundary condition

In this article, elastic wave propagation in a homogeneous isotropic elastic medium with a rigid boundary is considered. A method based on the decoupling of pressure and shear waves via the use of scalar potentials is proposed. This method is adapted to a finite element discretization, which is discussed. A stable, energy preserving numerical scheme is presented, as well as 2D numerical results.     

Poly-α-n-alkyl Acrylic Derivatives: Synthesis,Influence of Molecuur Weight and n-Alkyl Group Length on Physical and Physicochemical Properties

Abstract

A series of α-n-alkyl acrylic acid monomers was synthesized and homopolymerized by a radical route. Methylation of polyacids using diazomethane led to the corresponding methyl esters and allowed physicochemical analysis. The thermal stability of polyacids and polymethyl esters is insensitive to the nature of the alkyl group and to the molecular weight. The glass transition temperature, T _g, classically decreases with increases in alkyl group length such as alkyl polymethacrylates. Molecular weight has a drastic influence on T _g for short alkyl groups.