One-pot Synthesis of Isoxazolines Using Soluble Polymer-supported Acrylates

An efficient and rapid parallel liquid-phase synthesis of isoxazolines has been reported. The one-pot three-component reaction of polyethylene glycol-supported acrylates, aldehydes and hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of chloramine-T in methanol gave the corresponding PEG-supported isoxazolines, which can be cleaved from the support under mild condition to afford isoxazolines in good yields (>80%) and high purities (>86%).

Synthesis of Thiourea Derivatives on Soluble Polymeric Support

A modified poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) has been developed as the solublepolymeric supports for liquid phase synthesis of novel thiourea derivatives. In each step of thesequence, the PEG-bound products were precipitated in cold Et_2O and the unreacted materials andby-products were removed by simple filtration. The progress of reaction, purity of the isolation andthe structure of the PEG-bound products were easily monitored by TLC, IR and ~1H NMR spectra.Representative thiourea derivatives were obtained in moderate yields with excellent purity from thismodified PEG-bound product by the cleavage with 50% TFA/H_2O.

Soluble Polymer-Supported Synthesis of Pyrazoles via 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Strategy

Rapid parallel liquid-phase synthesis of pyrazoles has first been developed. The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition be-tween nitrilimines generated in situ and soluble polymer-supported alkynyl or alkenyl dipolarophiles in parallel one-pot fashion gave the corresponding PEG-supported regioisomeric pyrazoles or regiospecific pyrazolines. The latter was assuredly oxidated by DDQ to PEG-supported regiospecific pyrazoles. Cleavage from the support under mild conditions afforded pyrazoles in good yields and high purity.

The Use of Soluble Polymer in Enzyalc Reactions

1 Results Enzyme-mediated kinetic resolution of racemic esters is one of the practical methods for the preparation of optically active compounds. In the reaction process, the products and the substrates could be separated mainly by column chromatography. The most tedious and wasteful purification step is the bottleneck to a sustainable production. We already reported enantioselective hydrolysis of poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG)-supported carbonates which were soluble in some kinds of solvent[1-2]. Here, we ...

PREPARATION AND PHOTOSENSITIVITY OF WATER SOLUBLE PHENOLIC RESINS CONTAINING ACRYLOYL AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM CHLORIDE GROUPS

New water soluble and photocrosslinkable prepolymers containing acrylate and quaternary ammonium salt groups were synthesized from epoxy phenolic resin via ring-opening reaction with acrylic acid and with aqueous solution of triethylamine hydrochloride successively. The second reaction needs no phase transfer catalyst to accelerate, since the product formed can act as a phase transfer catalyst. The prepolymer obtained contains both photocrosslinkable acrylate groups and hydrophilic quaternary ammonium salt groups. Optimum conditions for these reactions were studied. The photosensitivity of the prepolymer was also investigated. The effects of different photoinitiators, different crosslinkable diluent monomers and amine accelerator on the photosensitivity of the prepolymer were compared. The photoinitiator of hydrogen abstraction type is still effective without using amine or alcohol as accelerator, because the prepolymer contains a H beside the OH groups formed in the ring-opening reactions.

FERROFLUID CONTAINING SOLUBLE CONDUCTIVE POLYANILINE AND ITS FREESTANDING FILMS

Ferrofluid containing highly conductive polyaniline (PANI) was prepared, in which soluble PANI solutions dopedwith 10-camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) and dodecyl benzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) were used as the basic solution and Fe_3O_4nanoparticles (d = 10 nm) as the magnetic material. Moreover, the freestanding films of the resulting ferrofluid can beobtained by an evaporation method. The electrical and magnetic properties of the ferrofluid or its films can be adjustedthrough changing the content of PANI and Fe_3O_4. High saturated magnetization (≈ 30 emu/g) and high conductivity(≈ 250 S/cm) of the composite films can be achieved when the composite film contains 26.6 wt% of Fe_3O_4. In particular, itwas found that the composite films exhibit a super-paramagnetic behavior (Hc = 0) attributed to the size of Fe_3O_4 particles on the nanometer scale.

A Review of the Development of Properties and Structures Based on Konjac Glucomannan as Functional Materials

In recent years, konjac glucomannan（KGM） has gained considerable attention due to its non-toxic, harmless, excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, good water imbibition as well as gel properties. KGM and its derivatives have been widely used in food science, chemical, pharmaceutical, and material areas. In this review, we will focus on the most recent advances in the structures and properties of KGM. We will first describe the influence of different modification methods on the structures and properties of KGM. Then we will review the results obtained with KGM as functional materials in different studies in the fields of hydrogels, aerogels, nanoparticles, membrane materials, microspheres and microcapsule to provide theoretical basis for the further study.

Preparation of Poly(o-toluidine)/Nano ZrO2/Epoxy Composite Coating and Its Application for Corrosion Protection of Steel

The main objective was to study the anticorrosion performance of poly（o-toluidine）/nano ZrO2/epoxy composite coating.Poly（o-toluidine）/nano ZrO2 composite was prepared by in situ polymerization of o-toluidine monomer in the presence of nano ZrO2 particles.Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy（FT-IR）,UV-visible spectroscopy（UV-vis）,X-ray diffraction（XRD）,Scanning electron microscopy（SEM）,and Thermogravimetric analysis（TGA） were used to characterize the composition and structure of the composite.Poly（o-toluidine）/nano ZrO2 composite was mixed with epoxy resin through a solution blending method and the three components poly（o-toluidine）/nano ZrO2/epoxy composite coating was coated onto the surface of steel sample by the brush coating method.The anticorrosion performance of poly（o-toluidine）/nano ZrO2/epoxy composite coating on steel sample was studied by polarization curve and electrochemical impendence spectroscopy in 3.5% Na Cl solution as corrosion environment and also compared with that of poly（o-toluidine）/epoxy composite coating and pure epoxy coating.It was observed that the composite coating containing poly（otoluidine）/nano ZrO2 composite has got higher corrosion protection ability than that of poly（o-toluidine）.The electrochemical measurement results demonstrated that poly（o-toluidine） fillers improve the electrochemical anticorrosion performance of epoxy coating and the addition of nano ZrO2 particles increases the tortuosity of the diffusion pathway of corrosive substances.

Poly-N-benzylaniline prepared in perchloric acid——a new soluble semiconducting polymer

Chemical or electrochemical oxidation of N-benzylaniline in perehloric acid solution yields a highly colored polymer——poly-N-benzylaniline (PBAn).The polymer has good solubility in a num- ber of organic solvents in either acid or base form.At room temperature,conductivity measurements on pressed pellets of the acid form PBAn give a conductivity of 9.3×10^(-6) S·cm^(-1).The soluble polymer was analyzed using a variety of common experimental techniques including UV-vis,IR,NMR,ESR spectroscopy,elemental analysis and electrochemieal analysis.All experimental results showed that PBAn has a structure similar to polyaniline with the elimination of some benzyl groups.

Alkali metal salts doped pluronic block polymers as electron injection/transport layers for high performance polymer light-emitting diodes

A series of alkali metal salts doped pluronic block copolymer F127 were used as electron injection/transport layers (ETLs) for polymer light-emitting diodes with poly[2-(4-(3′,7′-dimethyloctyloxy)-phenyl)-p-phenylenevinylene] (P-PPV) as the emission layer. It was found that the electron transport capability of F127 can be effectively enhanced by doping with alkali metal salts. By using Li2CO3 (15%) doped F127 as ETL, the resulting device exhibited improved performance with a maximum luminous efficiency (LE) of 13.59 cd/A and a maximum brightness of 5529 cd/m2, while the device with undoped F127 as ETL only showed a maximum LE of 8.78 cd/A and a maximum brightness of 2952 cd/m2. The effects of the doping concentration, cations and anions of the alkali metal salts on the performance of the resulting devices were investigated. It was found that most of the alkali metal salt dopants can dramatically enhance the electron transport capability of F127 ETL and the performance of the resulting devices was greatly improved.

A novel crosslinkable electron injection/transporting material for solution processed polymer light-emitting diodes

A novel crosslinkable water/alcohol soluble conjugated polymer PFN-C containing oxetane groups and aminoalkyl groups in the side chains has been developed and used as highly efficient electron injection and transporting material for polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs). The unique solubility in polar solvents and crosslinkable ability of PFN-C render it a good can- didate for solution processed multilayer PLEDs. It was found that PFN-C can greatly enhance the electron injection from high work-function metal cathode, due to its pendant amino groups. As a result, PLEDs with PFN-C/Al cathode exhibited compara- ble device performance to the devices with Ba/Al cathode. The resulting green light-emitting device showed promising perfor- mance with a maximum luminance efficiency of 13.53 cd A-1.

Soluble and Degradable Polyimides with Phenyl-2-pyridyl Ether Structure:Synthesis and Characterization

A diamine monomer o-phenylenedioxybis（5-amino-2-pyridine） was synthesized via reduction of a dinitro compound o-phenylenedioxybis（5-nitro-2-pyridine）, producing a series of new polyimides from this diamine and various commercially available aromatic dianhydrides via conventional two-stage processes. The resulting polyimides are able to form tough and transparent films, with decomposition temperatures in the range of 529-551 ℃, and can be dissolved in organic polar solvents. Meanwhile, these polyimides can be degraded in a hydrazine hydrate medium, a degradation mechanism proposed by analyzing the degradation products suggests that the degradable properties could be attributed to the phenyl-2-pyridyl ether structure in the polymer. In addition, the transformation of the compound structure from dinitro compound to damine monomer in the synthetic process is discussed in respect to X-ray structure.

Tetra-detector size exclusion chromatography characterization of molecular and solution properties of soluble microbial polysaccharides from an anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Characterization of the molecular properties of soluble microbial products （SMP） is critical for understanding the membrane filtration and fouling mechanisms in anaerobic and aerobic membrane bioreactors （AnMBR ＆ MBR）. In this study, the distributions of the absolute molecular weight and intrinsic viscosity of SMP polysaccharides from an AnMBR were effectively determined by a high pertbrmance size exclusion chromatography （HPSEC） that was coupled with the refractive index （RI）,cliode array UV （DAUV）, right and low angle light scattering （LS）, and viscometer （Vis） detectors. Based on the tetra-detector HPSEC determined absolute molecular weights and intrinsic viscosity, a universal calibration relationship for the SMP polysaccharides was developed and the molecularconformations, average molecular weights~ and hydrodynamic sizes of the SMP polysaccharides were also explored. Two factors which can be derived from the tetra-detector HPSEC analysis were proposed for the characterization of the viscous and osmotic pressure properties of the SMP polysaccharides. In addition, it was also extrapolated how to analyze the resistance characteristics of the concentration polarization layers formed in membrane filtration based on the molecular properties determined by the tetra-detector HPSEC analysis.

Purification and molecular weight distribution of a key exopolysaccharide component of Bacillus megaterium TF10

Extracellular polymeric substances（EPS） are organic metabolic compounds excreted by microorganisms. They largely impact microbial aggregate structures and functions.Extracellular polysaccharides（EP） in EPS are responsible for the formation of microbial aggregates. In this work, we successfully separated and characterized EP from EPS of the bacterium Bacillus megaterium TF10. Extraction of EP from EPS was optimized using Sevag＇s reagent. Chemical characteristics, functional groups, and molecular weight（MW） distribution of EP were compared with the harvested EPS and soluble microbial products（SMP）. We found that the polymers of lower MW and free proteins were successfully removed by Sevag＇s reagent. The higher MW components of EPS were predominantly polysaccharides,while the polymers of lower MW tended to secrete to the supernatant and were described as SMP. A part of the proteins in the EP was polysaccharide-bonded. Our results can be further used in elucidating the complex flocculation mechanisms in which EP play a major role.