Polar Aprotic Solvents (polar + aprotic_solvent)

Distribution by Scientific Domains


Selected Abstracts


Utilization of tannery solid waste for protease production by Synergistes sp. in solid-state fermentation and partial protease characterization

ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES (ELECTRONIC), Issue 1 2009
Arumugam Ganesh Kumar
Abstract Synergistes sp. DQ560074 produced a protease in submerged fermentation (SmF) at 400,420,U/mL and in solid-state fermentation (SSF) at 745,755,U/g. The protease, which belongs to the aspartic protease class, was active over a wide range of pH (5,7) and at high temperatures (25,45°C). The protease is stable and active in various polar protic solvents (50%,v/v) like ethanol, isopropanol, n,butanol, in polar aprotic solvents (50%,v/v) like acetonitrile, and in non-polar solvents (50%,v/v) such as ethylacetate and toluene, but not in hydrophilic organic solvents (methyl alcohol and acetone). As far as we know, this is the first contribution to the production of a mesophilic protease with solvent stability in SSF using a proteinaceous solid waste. [source]


One-Step Ionic-Liquid-Assisted Electrochemical Synthesis of Ionic-Liquid-Functionalized Graphene Sheets Directly from Graphite,

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Issue 10 2008
Na Liu
Abstract Graphite, inexpensive and available in large quantities, unfortunately does not readily exfoliate to yield individual graphene sheets. Here a mild, one-step electrochemical approach for the preparation of ionic-liquid-functionalized graphite sheets with the assistance of an ionic liquid and water is presented. These ionic-liquid-treated graphite sheets can be exfoliated into functionalized graphene nanosheets that can not only be individuated and homogeneously distributed into polar aprotic solvents, but also need not be further deoxidized. Different types of ionic liquids and different ratios of the ionic liquid to water can influence the properties of the graphene nanosheets. Graphene nanosheet/polystyrene composites synthesized by a liquid-phase blend route exhibit a percolation threshold of 0.1 vol % for room temperature electrical conductivity, and, at only 4.19 vol %, this composite has a conductivity of 13.84,S m,1, which is 3,15 times that of polystyrene composites filled with single-walled carbon nanotubes. [source]


Synthesis and characterization of new soluble polyamides from an unsymmetrical diamine bearing a bulky triaryl pyridine pendent group

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 6 2010
Mousa Ghaemy
Abstract New unsymmetrical diamine monomer containing triaryl pyridine pendent group, 2,4-diaminophenyl [4-(2, 6-diphenyl-4-pyridyl) phenyl]ether, was synthesized via aromatic substitution reaction of 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene with 4-(2,6-diphenyl-4-pyridyl) phenol, followed by Pd/C-catalyzed hydrazine reduction. Five Polyamides (PA) were prepared by the phosphorylation polycondensation of different dicarboxylic diacids with the diamine. Inherent viscosities of PAs were in the range 0.51,0.59 g/dL indicating formation of medium molecular weight polymers. The weight and number average molecular weights of a PA, (PA-d), determined by GPC were 6944 g/mol and 17,369 g/mol, respectively. PAs exhibited glass-transition temperatures (Tg) in the range 140,235°C. These polymers, essentially amorphous, were soluble in polar aprotic solvents such as DMF, NMP, DMAc, DMSO, pyridine, m -cresol, and THF. The initial decomposition temperatures (Ti) of PAs, determined by TGA in air, were in the range 300,380°C indicating their good thermal stability. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010 [source]


Main-chain viologen polymers with triflimide counterion exhibiting lyotropic liquid-crystalline properties in polar organic solvents,

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 12 2002
Pradip K. Bhowmik
Abstract The solution-phase behavior of three main-chain viologen polymers, which are composed of isomeric xylyl units and triflimide as a counterion, was studied in methanol, dimethylformamide, acetonitrile, and dimethyl sulfoxide as solvents microscopically under crossed polarizers. Each of them exhibited a lyotropic lamellar phase in both polar protic and aprotic solvents. Their C* for the formation of biphasic solutions (1,5 wt %) and concentrations (20,30 wt %) for the lyotropic solutions in methanol was much lower than those in polar aprotic solvents (20,71 and 60,81 wt %, respectively). Their high solubility, high C* for the formation of biphasic solutions, and high concentrations for the formation of lyotropic solutions in polar aprotic solvents were related to the significant reduction of strong ionic interactions between triflimide and 4,4,-bipyridinium ions in each of these viologen polymers. They were the first examples of viologen polymers that exhibited a lyotropic phase in polar aprotic solvents. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2015,2024, 2002 [source]


Novel Biopolymer Structures Synthesized by Dendronization of 6-Deoxy-6-aminopropargyl cellulose

MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Issue 21 2008
Matthias Pohl
Abstract Propargyl cellulose with regioselective functionalization pattern was synthesized by nucleophilic displacement reaction of 6- O -toluenesulfonyl ester of cellulose (degree of substitution, DS 0.58) with propargyl amine. The novel 6-deoxy-6-aminopropargyl cellulose provides an excellent starting material for the selective dendronization of cellulose at position 6 via the copper-catalyzed Huisgen reaction yielding 6-deoxy-6-amino-(4-methyl-[1,2,3-triazolo]-1-propyl-polyamido amine) cellulose derivatives of first- (DS 0.33) and second (DS 0.25) generation, which are soluble in polar aprotic solvents. The novel biopolymer derivatives were characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, and one- and two dimensional NMR spectroscopy, showing no side reactions (cross-linking) or impurities and no conversion at the secondary positions. [source]


Synthesis and characterization of novel aromatic poly(amide-imide)s derived from 2,2,-bis(4-trimellitimidophenoxy)biphenyl or 2,2,-bis(4-trimellitimidophenoxy)-1,1,-binaphthyl and various aromatic diamines

POLYMER INTERNATIONAL, Issue 7 2003
Ahmad Banihashemi
Abstract New aromatic diimide-dicarboxylic acids having kinked and cranked structures, 2,2,-bis(4-trimellitimidophenoxy)biphenyl (2a) and 2,2,-bis(4-trimellitimidophenoxy)-1,1,-binaphthyl (2b), were synthesized by the reaction of trimellitic anhydride with 2,2,-bis(4-aminophenoxy)biphenyl (1a) and 2,2,-bis(4-aminophenoxy)-1,1,-binaphthyl (1b), respectively. Compounds 2a and 2b were characterized by FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy and elemental analyses. Then, a series of novel aromatic poly(amide-imide)s were prepared by the phosphorylation polycondensation of the synthesized monomers with various aromatic diamines. Owing to structural similarity, and a comparison of the characterization data, a model compound was synthesized by the reaction of 2b with aniline. The resulting polymers with inherent viscosities of 0.58,0.97 dl g,1 were obtained in high yield. The polymers were fully characterized by FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy. The ultraviolet ,max values of the poly(amide-imide)s were also determined. The polymers were readily soluble in polar aprotic solvents. They exhibited excellent thermal stabilities and had 10% weight loss at temperatures above 500 °C under a nitrogen atmosphere. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry [source]


Microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of heterocyclic, and optically active poly(amide-imide)s incorporating L -amino acids

POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, Issue 12 2008
Abdol R. Hajipour
Abstract N,N,-Pyromelliticdiimido-di- L -alanine (1), N,N,-pyromelliticdiimido-di- L -phenylalanine (2), and N,N,-pyromelliticdiimido-di- L -leucine (3) were prepared from the reaction of pyromellitic dianhydride with corresponding L -amino acids in a mixture of glacial acetic acid and pyridine solution (3/2 ratio) under refluxing conditions. The microwave-assisted polycondensation of the corresponding diimide-diacyl chloride monomers (5,7) with 4-phenyl-2,6-bis(4-aminophenyl) pyridine (10) or 4-(p -methylthiophenyl)-2,6-bis(4-aminophenyl) pyridine (12) were carried out in a laboratory microwave oven. The resulting poly(amide-imide)s were obtained in quantitative yields, and they showed admirable inherent viscosities (0.12,0.55 dlg,1), were soluble in polar aprotic solvents, showed good thermal stability and high optical purity. The synthetic compounds were characterized by IR, MS, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and specific rotation. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]