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Water-soluble Complexes (water-soluble + complex)
Selected AbstractsAb initio Emulsion Polymerization by RAFT (Reversible Addition,Fragmentation Chain Transfer) through the Addition of CyclodextrinsHELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 8 2006Bojana Apostolovic Abstract A novel process to produce homo- and copolymers by RAFT polymerization in emulsion is presented. It is known that RAFT-controlled radical polymerization can be conducted in emulsion polymerization without disturbing the radical segregation characteristic of this process, thus leading to polymerization rates identical to those encountered in the corresponding nonliving systems. However, RAFT agents are often characterized by very low water solubility and, therefore, they diffuse very slowly from the monomer droplets, where they are initially solubilized, to the reaction loci, i.e., the polymer particles. Accordingly, when used in emulsion polymerization, they are practically excluded from the reaction. In this work, we show that cyclodextrins, well-known for their ability to form water-soluble complexes with hydrophobic molecules, facilitate the transport across the H2O phase of the RAFT agent to the polymer particles. Accordingly, chains grow through the entire process in a controlled way. This leads to the production of low-polydispersity polymers with well-defined structure and end functionalities as well as to the possibility of synthesizing block copolymers by a radical mechanism. [source] Water-Soluble Group 8 and 9 Transition Metal Complexes Containing a Trihydrazinophosphaadamantane Ligand: Catalytic Applications in Isomerization of Allylic Alcohols and Cycloisomerization of (Z)-Enynols in Aqueous MediumADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 12-13 2006Abstract An optimized synthesis of the 2,4,10-trimethyl-1,2,4,5,7,10-hexaaza-3-phosphatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane ligand (THPA) is described. It readily reacts with the dimers [{RuCl(,-Cl)(,6 -arene)}2] and [{MCl(,-Cl)(cod)}2] to yield the corresponding mononuclear complexes [RuCl2(THPA)(,6 -arene)] [arene=C6H6 (4a), p -cymene (4b), 1,3,5-C6H3Me3 (4c), C6Me6 (4d)] and [MCl(THPA)(cod)] [M=Rh (7a), Ir (7b)], respectively. Treatment of 4a and b with MeOTf affords the cationic derivatives [RuCl2(THPA-Me)(,6 -arene)][OTf] {arene=C6H6 (5a), p -cymene (5b); THPA-Me=1,2,4,10-tetramethyl-2,4,5,7,10-pentaaza-1-azonia-3-phosphatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane}. The arene-ruthenium(II) complexes 4a,d and 5a and b are efficient catalysts for the redox isomerization of allylic alcohols into carbonyl compounds in both THF and aqueous media. The catalytic systems can be recycled by a simple extraction process and used in up to 4 consecutive runs. All the water-soluble complexes prepared in this work are able to promote the cycloisomerization of (Z)-enynols to afford furans in water, the best performance being obtained with the iridium catalyst 7b. Furthermore, 7b has shown an excellent recyclability (10 runs). This study represents the first example of iridium-catalyzed cycloisomerization of (Z)-enynols. [source] Interaction of silicic acid with poly(1-vinylimidazole)JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 2 2006V. V. Annenkov Abstract Poly(1-vinylimidazole) reacts with silicic acid and poly(silicic acid), giving rise to water-soluble complexes and insoluble composites because of hydrogen bonding. The composition, structure, and morphology of the obtained products have been studied with elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The main direction of the reaction depends not only on the initial ratio of the components, concentration, and pH but also on the sequence of the reagent mixing: the presence of poly(1-vinylimidazole) macromolecules during the formation of silicic acid stabilizes soluble complexes, which precipitate with an excess of H4SiO4 only. These soluble complexes may serve as a pattern of particles responsible for the transport of silicic acid in diatom algae and other organisms that assimilate silicon from the environment. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 820,827, 2006 [source] Effect of organic additives on formation and structure of polyelectrolyte-oppositely charged surfactant complexes,POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, Issue 11-12 2006J. A. Zakharova Abstract Effect of butanol and Triton X-100 on formation, supramolecular organization and local dynamics of poly(N -ethyl-4-vinylpyridinium)-dodecyl sulfate complexes have been studied by UV spectroscopy, high-speed sedimentation, laser light scattering and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. It was found that solubilization of butanol promotes aggregation of the complex species in solution and results in contraction of the region in which water-soluble complexes are formed. On the contrary, highly aggregated complexes disaggregate up to molecularly dispersed state upon addition of Triton X-100. It was found that under the experimental conditions neither butanol (up to 3,wt%) nor Triton X-100 ([Triton X-100]/[sodium dodecylsulfate],,,1:1) cause destruction of the complexes. The results of ESR spin probe and spin label studies show that in both cases supramolecular realignments are accompanied by a slight increase of the local molecular mobility of surfactant ions in the complex micelles, segmental mobility of polyelectrolyte being unchanged. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] |