INFLUENCE OF TRACES OF WATER ON THE SYNTHESIS AND ELECTROLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES OF POLY(2-METHOXY, 5- (2' -ETHYLHEXYL OXY)- 1, 4-PHENYLENE VINYLENE)

It was found that traces of water in the reaction medium would result in a great increase of gel and a decrease of Molecular weight of the poly(2-methoxy,5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene) during the polymerization, which ultimately led to inferior film qualities and device properties. The device (ITO/PEDOT/MEH-PPV/Ba/Al) with MEH-PPV prepared under dry conditions has an external quantum efficiency of above 2.0%.

TRANSFER HYDROGENATION OF KETONES BY PROPAN－2－OL OVER POLY（PHENYLENE OXIDE） ANCHORED RUTBENIUM CATALYST

Both aliphatic and aromatic ketones are efficiently transfer-hydrogenated by propan-2-ol under mild conditions in the presence of a catalytic amount of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-Phenylene oxide) (PPO) anchored ruthenium complex and sodium hydroxide. An important feature of this polymer anchored catalyst is its stability in air.

NOVEL HYPERBRANCHED POLY(PHENYLENE OXIDE)S WITH PHENOLIC TERMINAL GROUPS: EFFECTS OF REACTION TIME AND CORE MOLECULES ON THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND POLYDISPERSITY

A novel hyperbranched poly（phenylene oxide） （HPPO） with phenolic terminal groups was prepared from 4-bromo-4＇,4＂-dihydroxytriphenylmethane as AB2 monomer in dimethylsulfoxide （DMSO） via a modified Ullmann reaction. The molecular weight and polydispersity （PD） of the resulting polymers increased with increasing reaction time. In the presence of core molecules （bisphenol A and 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene）, which have the similar molecular backbones to the reactive monomer, the molecular weight could be controlled by varying the core-to-monomer ratio. Incorporation of a very small amount of core molecules could lead to a higher molecular weight as compared with that without the addition of core molecules. However, when the core content reached certain extent, the molecular weight would decrease with the further increase in the core content. A new similar behavior of control over the PD was also obtained. The resulting polymers were characterized by ^1H-NMR, ^13C-NMR, FT-IR, and GPC.

The Synthesis and Characterization of High Molecular Weight Poly(phenylene sulfide/ether)

Poly（phenylene sulfide/ether） （PPSE） was synthesized from 4,4＇-dihydroxydiphenyl sulfide and 4,4＇-dichlorodiphenyl sulfide in solution by nucleophilic substitution reaction. The resulting polymer was characterized by viscosity measurement, elemental analysis, FT-IR, ^1H NMR, X-ray diffraction and thermal analysis. The results showed that the viscosities of the resulting polymer were above 0.68 dL/g, and the linear chain structure of product was confirmed. PPSE had the same reflex indices as poly（p-phenylene sulfide）, an orthorhombic crystalline with unit cell a=0.853, b=0.562, c=1.026nm. The melting temperature, glass transition temperature and initial decomposition temperature were found to be 228℃, 85℃ and 325℃, respectively. The product was soluble in common organic solvents such as NMP, N, N＇-dimethylformamide, N, N＇-dimethylacetamide and 1,2-dichloroethane.

The Insulator-to-Conductor Transition in Sulphonated Poly(Phenylene Oxide)Polymer membranes:Percolation Theory Approach

In this paper the percolation theory is employed to study the insulator-to-conductortransition in sulphonated poly（phenylene oxide）（SPPO） polymer membranes.The membranes withdifferent sulphonation degree were prepared and infrared characterized.The transition thresholdwas calculated by the experimental data of membrane conductivities and the coordination numberwas thus estimated.The functional group-SO3H distribution in the membrane was evaluated inaccordance with the calculations and showed a non-random dispersion on the microscopic scale.

SYNTHESIS AND MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF POLY (PHENYLENE SULFIDE AMIDE)

Poly(phenylene sulfide amide) (PPSA) has been synthesized by using sulfur as S source which reacts with dichlorobenzamide (DCBA) and alkali in polar organic solvent at the atmospheric pressure. The polymer structures were determined by elemental analysis, FT-IR and H-1-NMR. It is shown that the yielded polymer has linear structure and its structure unit is -p-C6H4-CONH -p-C6H4-S-. The polymer morphology was studied by X-ray diffraction and polarized microscopy. The results show that PPSA is a crystalline polymer and its spherulites are the aggregation of nontwisting lamella or micro-thread structure. Under shearing force, these crystals are dispersed to form micro-fibrillar structure. The decomposition kinetics of PPSA was also studied at different heating rates. The decomposition energy of PPSA is higher than that of PPS.

Hydration effect on the electronic transport properties of oligomeric phenylene ethynylene molecular junctions

A first-principles computational method based on the hybrid density functional theory is developed to simulate the electronic transport properties of oligomeric phenylene ethynylene molecular junctions with H2O molecules accumulated in the vicinity as recently reported by Na et al. [Nanotechnology 18 424001 （2007）]. The numerical results show that the hydrogen bonds between the oxygen atoms of the oligomeric phenylene ethynylene molecule and H2O molecules result in the localisation of the molecular orbitals and lead to the lower transition peaks. The H2O molecular chains accumulated in the vicinity of the molecular junction can not only change the electronic structure of the molecular junctions, but also open additional electronic transport pathways. The obvious influence of H2O molecules on the electronic structure of the molecular junction and its electronic transport properties is thus demonstrated.

GAS SORPTION AND TRANSPORT IN POLY (PHENYLENE OXIDE)(PPO)AND ARYL-BROMINATED PPO MEMBRANES

The apparent solubility (S), concentration-average diffusivity (D), and permeability (P), for C0_2, CH_4 and N_2 through PPO and aryl-brominated PPO at 35℃ for pressure ranging from 1 to 26 atm are reported. It is found that P, D, and S of the membranes to all the three gases vary with the extent of bromination. S increases with the increase of the percent of bromine in each case, but D to CO_2 increases remarkably only at higher degree of brominafion, and therefore, P to CO_2 is increased by more than 100% over a wide range ofpressure in the case. The solubility data are well described by the dual mode sorption model. It is found that the gas molecules sorbed by the Langmuir mode are relatively more immobilized and the contribution of the nonequilibrinm character of the polymer to gas permeation increases obviously for CO_2 and is hardly changed for CH_4 with increasing bromine content. These observations are interpreted in terms of changes in specific free volume (SFV)and the cohesive energy density (CED) of the polymers.

Synthesis of linear and V-shaped oligo(phenylene ethynylene) derivatives:Geometric effects on photophysical properties

A series of linear and V-shaped oligo(phenylene ethynylene) derivatives 1-3 were synthesized through sequent Sonogashira coupling and propargyl alcohol deprotection reaction in high yields.The alkoxy chains(i.e.,n-hexyloxy groups) were introduced to assure good solubility of compounds 1-3 in common solvents.The photophysical properties of 1-3 in solution depend strongly on the geometries of these compounds.

EFFECT OF SOLVENT COMPOSITION ON THE SULFONATION DEGREE OF POLY(PHENYLENE OXIDE) (PPO)

This paper investigates the possibility of attaining sulphonated poly(phenylene oxide) (SPPO) with a relativelyhigher sulfonation degree. To achieve this aim, the approach we adopt is to improve the solubility of the final product in themixed solvent so that the sulfonation may take place between the bulk solutions and PPO powders even at higher sulfonationdegree. It is shown that the addition of a proper amount of dimethyl formide (DMF) to the conventional PPO-chloroformsystem can actually enhance the sulfonation effect. The solvent composition is then correlated with the sulfonation degreebased on the solubility parameters. It is interesting to find that solubility parameters between the mixed solvent and theprecipitated products keep an approximately unchanged value at about 4.9, which is just equal to that when pure chloroformis used, though the solubility parameters of both solvents increase with the content of DMF in solution. This may be the mainreason why the addition of DMF can reduce the precipitation and improve the ion exchange capacity (IEC) of SPPOpolymer.

Poly(meta-phenylene) Derivative with Rigid Twisted Biphenyl Units in Backbone:Synthesis,Structural Characterization,Photophysical Properties and Electroluminescence

A soluble poly（meta-phenylene） derivative with rigid twisted biphenyl unit was synthesized by the Yamamoto coupling reaction. The polymer is soluble in common organic solvents, and the number-average molecular weight is about 6500. The UV-Vis and quantum chemical calculation indicate that the different conformation segments named ＂conformers＂ exist in the polymer backbones; it was also further confirmed by the single crystal X-ray diffraction study of the dimeric model compound. The π-π^＊ transition of biphenyl segments of twisted and planar conformations made the polymer exhibit a strong absorption around 256 nm and a weak absorption at about 300 nm. Furthermore, the polymer exhibits a strong UV photoluminescence at 372 nm when the excitation wavelengths are longer than 300 run. The ultraviolet-emitting electroluminescence（EL） device with the single layer structure shows EL λmax of the derivative at 370 nm.

Preparation of Poly (Phenylene Sulfide Amide) by Sulfur Solution Route

A new process for preparing poly(phenylene sulfide amide, PPSA), which is by reaction of sulfur instead of sodium sulfide as S source with dichlorobenzamide (DCBA) and alkali in polar organic solvent at the atmospheric pressure (called sulfur solution route), is reported in the present paper. The influences of polymerization time, molar ratio of precursors, catalyst and solvent upon the polymer were investigated. To seek the best parameters of polymerization, orthogonal design was employed in the experiments. The results indicate that the molar ratio of precursors is the most significant effect on both of viscosity and yield of the polymer. The suitable parameters for preparing the related polymer are presented. The polymer was characterized by IRspectrum, 1HNMRspectrum and Raman spectrum, etc.

Synthesis of 1, 4-Bis[3-N-propionyl-2-aryl-1, 3, 4- oxadiazoline-5-yl]phenylenes

1, 4-Bis[3-N-propionyl-2-aryl-1, 3, 4-oxadiazoline-5-yl]phenylenes 4 were synthesized by cyclization of corresponding hydrazones 3 with propionic anhydride.

STUDY OF THE REACTION BETWEEN α-KETOTHIOANILIDE AND PHENYLENE DIAMINE

When α-ketothioanilide reacts with o-phenylenediamine,there are two competing reactions.One is condensation which forms substituted quinoxaline and the other is substitution which forms substituted quinoxaline-2-thione·By controlling the reaction condition,we can obtain either quinoxaline or quinoxaline-2-thione as the main product.

Thermal Stability Improvement and Structural Change of Oil Gels Formed by Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Triblock Copolymer Induced by Adding Poly(phenylene ether)

The thermal stability of oil gels formed by styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer (SBS) was improved by adding a small amount of poly(phenylene ether) (PPE), which has a higher glass transition temperature (Tg). In naphthenic oil which is a good solvent for the butadiene blocks, but a non-solvent for the styrene blocks and PPE, PPE was selectively included into styrene blocks in SBS, and induced the increase of the Tg of these blocks. The melting temperature determined by viscoelastic measurements and softening temperature of the gels were elevated by adding PPE, while no significant change was detected by adding polystyrene. The gel became opaque by adding PPE, and partially separated phases were observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The dependence of the viscoelastic behavior on the PPE concentration can be explained by the structural change observed by FE-SEM.

SELECTIVE ^(13)C SPIN-LATHCE RELAXATION RATES AND CARBON-PROTON DISTANCES OF POLY(2, 6-DIMETHYL-1, 4-PHENYLENE OXIDE)

Kover and Batt [J. Magn. Reson., 73（1987）, 512] first determined the distances between the quaternary carbons and the selected protons in a rigid sphere molecule by 13C spinlattice relaxation experiments (1H selective π pulse and 13C π pulse were simultaneously used). We measure the selective 13C spin-lattice relaxation rates of poly（2, 6-dimethyl-1, 4-phenylene oxide） by using the same experimental method. When the methyl protons are selectively π-excited, the 13C spin-lattice relaxation rates of the quaternary carbon with 132.4

Insight into the Excellent Tribological Performance of Highly Oriented Poly(phenylene sulfide)

Achieving low friction and wear of poly(phenylene sulfide)(PPS) without using fillers or blending is a challenging task, but one of considerable practical importance. Here we describe how neat PPS with high tribological performance is achieved by manipulating processing parameters(pressure, flow and temperature). The key to achieving high tribological performance is comparatively high molecular chain orientation, realized in neat PPS, at high shear rates and low pressure. The friction coefficient and wear rate are as low as ~0.3 and~10^(-6) mm^(3)·N^(-1)·m^(-1), respectively, which break the record for neat PPS. These values are even better than those for PPS-based blends and comparable to PPS composites. Further studies show, for the first time, that wear rate decreases exponentially with increasing molecular chain orientation, prompting us to revise the classical Archard's law by including the effect of molecular chain orientation. These findings open the possibility of using neat PPS in highly demanding tribological applications.

AGGREGATION-INDUCED EMISSION ENHANCEMENT IN POLY(PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENE)S BEARING ANILINE GROUPS

Poly（phenylene ethynylene）s （P1） with 4-vinylaniline pendant groups were successfully prepared by the Sonogashira coupling polymerization bevween 1,4-diethynyl-2,5-bis（pentyloxy）benzene and 4-[2-（2,5-dibromophenyl）vinyl]- aniline. In comparison with its analogue P2 without amino group, the emission of F＇I is only enihanced by aggregation when adding n-hexane into its THF solution, exhibiting an aggregation-induced emission enhancement （AIEE） effect. When methanol or water instead of hexane was added into THF solution, P1, however, didn＇t show AII：~E. The results indicated that amino groups strengthen the inter-chain and intra-chain interactions in P1 and restrict the no^-radiative energy transition. This strategy can provide a platform for developing highly sensitive and efficient bio- and chemosensors.

Effects of molecular configuration of a chiral trimeric phenylene vinylene on its liquid crystalline properties

Based on an analysis of the 1H NMR,FT-IR,UV-vis spectra,a chiral trimeric phenylene vinylene derivative（ChTPV） synthesized by a Wittig reaction was determined to have a trans-cis configuration, and it could be isomerized to the trans-trans isomer when treated with iodine.The melting point of ChTPV with a trans-trans configuration increased by 162.1℃compared to the trans-cis isomer,and the ChTPV with trans-trans configuration exhibited the typical liquid-crystalline texture of the smectic A in the heating process.The results indicated that the molecular configuration can influence the formation of the liquid crystalline phase of ChTPV.

Self-assembly behaviors of the cholesteryl trimeric-phenylene vinylene derivative in the H_2 O/THF system

Cholesteryl trimeric phenylene vinylene （ChoI-TPV） has been synthesized and characterized. The self- assembly behaviors of ChoI-TPV in THF/H20 system at different water content （water content： 40% and 80%） and different solute concentration （solute concentration： 1.0 ×10^-5 mol/L and saturated concentration） were studied using UV-vis spectrophotometry, photoluminescence spectrophotometry, and circular dichroism spectroscopy. Based on an analysis of the UV-vis and photoluminescence spectra, Chol-TPV shows the typical H-type aggregation at saturated concentration in 80% aqueous THF. However, ChoI-TPV shows the non-typical H-type aggregation under other conditions. The circular dichroism signal suggests that the Chol-TPV exists in the right handed helical architectures with high water content at a concentration of 1.0 × 10^-5 mol/L, and a helix inversion was found at saturated concentration.