Synthesis of Poly[(3-octanoylpyrrole-2,5-diyl)-p-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzylidene] and Its Properties by Nitrogen Ion Implantation

A novel soluble π-conjugated polymer, poly[(3-octanoylpyrrole-2,5-diyl)-p-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzylidene](POPDMABE), was synthesized firstly by the condensation of 3-octanoylpyrrole with para-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde. The chemical structure of the polymer was characterized by FTIR and 1H NMR spectrometries. The polymer is a potential nonlinear optical(NLO) material. According to the function of optical forbidden band gap(E_g) and photon energy(hν), the optical forbidden band gaps of the polymer before and after ion implantation were calculated. The resonant third-order nonlinear optical properties of POPDMABE before and after ion implantation were also studied by using the degenerate four-wave mixing(DFWM) technique at 532 nm. When the energy is 25 keV and the dose is 2.2×10 17 ions/cm 2, the {polymer′s} optical forbidden band gap is about 1.63 eV which is smaller than that of the non-implanted sample(1.98 eV) and the resonant third-order NLO susceptibility of POPDMABE is about 4.3×10 -7 esu, 1 order of magnitude higher than that of the non-implanted sample(4.1×10 -8 esu). The results show that nitrogen ion implantation is an effective method to improve the resonant third-order NLO property of the polymer.

Polymerization of N-Phenylmaleimide Catalyzed by (ArO)_2Sm(THF)_4

N phenylmaleimide was successfully polymerized by divalent samarium complex (ArO) 2Sm(THF) 4 (ArO= 2,6 ditertbutyl 4 methyl phenoxo ). The results show that the conversion of polymerization is higher in THF than in other solvents and increases with increasing the monomer concentration. The temperature has less effect on the polymerizing process.

液-固相体系中以聚(N-乙烯基咪唑)为非均相碱性催化剂在超声波照射和无溶剂条件下催化不同醛和酮羟醛缩合(英文)

An ultrasound‐assisted aldol condensation reaction has been developed for a range of ketones with a variety of aromatic aldehydes using poly(N‐vinylimidazole) as a solid base catalyst in a liquid‐solid system. The catalyst can be recovered by simple filtration and reused at least 10 times without any significant reduction in its activity. The reaction is also amenable to the large scale, making the procedure potentially useful for industrial applications.

CONTROLLED RELEASE FROM PDMAEMA GELS PREPARED BY GAMMA RADIATION

Poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (polyDMAEMA) hydrogels prepared by gamma-irradiation showed obvious temperature-sensitivity in a temperature range of 38-40degreesC and pH-sensitivity at pH=2.5. They also showed electric response behavior although it was not typical. The hydrogels were used in controlled release at different pH, temperature, and electric voltage. The release rates of methylene blue (MB) from the gels at 52degreesC and pH=1.24 were faster than those at 20degreesC and pH=10.56, respectively. In addition, the release rate at a field voltage of 5.0 was also faster than that without electric field.

Limited Fraction of Crystallized Side Chains in Bottlebrush Poly(n-alkyl methacrylate)s

Crystallinity of bottlebrush polymers due to side chain crystallization has been considered to be related to the length of the side chains only under the assumption of complete participation of crystallization by all sidechains.Recent experimental results revealed that in poly(n-alkyl methacrylate)s a fraction of side chains could not crystallize due to constraints imposed by the trapped main chain entanglements and required expansi on of main chain-main chain distanee.This result renders the original simplified con sideration of the origin of crystallinity in bottlebrush polymers questionable.In this work,we introduce a new parameter f_(c),the fraction of crystallizable side chains,to better describe the crystallinity of bottlebrush polymers.A lin earrelati on ship between the meltingenthalpy and the number of alkyl groups in side chains for bottlebrush polymers reported repeatedly indicates that f_(c) remains essentially unchanged when bottlebrush polymers had the same main chain structure and grafting degree but different side chain lengths.The slope of the above-mentioned linear relationship is thus △H_(CH2)xf_(c),where △H_(CH2) stands for the melting enthalpy of one mole alkyl group packed into the crystal.With a known value of f_(c),it is possible to estimate the value of △H_(CH_(2)).In case of poly(n-alkyl methacrylate)s,we estimated △H_(CH_(2)) of hexagonal crystal being at most 5.74 kJ/mol with the knowledge of possibly smallest f_(c) of 0.67 obtained from small angle X-ray scattering data.Therefore,the crystallinity of bottlebrush polymer would be calculated based on the equati on X_(c)=f_(c)×N_(c)/N with N and N_(c) being the nu mber of alkyl groups in a side chain and those packed in the crystalline structure,respectively.Both chemical structure and grafting degree of bottlebrush polymers affect f_(c).