Monomer Molecules (monomer + molecule)

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Selected Abstracts


Intermolecular H-bond in propan-2-ol and its solutions with acetonitrile

JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY, Issue 12 2007
F. H. Tukhvatullin
Abstract Formation of propan-2-ol,acetonitrile dimers is manifested in the Raman spectra as an appearance of a band of aggregates in the high-wavenumber side of the CN vibrational band of liquid acetonitrile (,2 cm,1). The intensity of the band of aggregates changes with a change in the concentration of the mixture (1,0.05 mole fraction). For propan-2-ol we carried out nonempirical calculations of a structure of isolated dimer aggregates. The formation of an intramolecular H-bond between the H and the O atom of the \newbox\osprulebox \newdimen\osprulewd \def\osprule#1#2{ \global\setbox\osprulebox=\hbox{#1} \osprulewd=\wd\osprulebox\advance\osprulewd by -8pt \raise0.5pc\hbox{$\matrix{\hskip-1pt\lower6.5pt\hbox{\vrule height #2pt}\lower4.5pt\hbox to \osprulewd{\hrulefill}\lower6.5pt\hbox{\vrule height #2pt}\cr \noalign{\vskip-1pt} \hbox{#1}\cr}$} } $\osprule{{\rm HCO}}{2.5} \hbox{H}$ group of length 2.045 Ĺ is possible in the monomer molecule. The CH3 groups of alcohol are not equivalent. In the dimer formation, intramolecular H-bond in the \newbox\osprulebox \newdimen\osprulewd \def\osprule#1#2{ \global\setbox\osprulebox=\hbox{#1} \osprulewd=\wd\osprulebox\advance\osprulewd by -8pt \raise0.5pc\hbox{$\matrix{\hskip-1pt\lower6.5pt\hbox{\vrule height #2pt}\lower4.5pt\hbox to \osprulewd{\hrulefill}\lower6.5pt\hbox{\vrule height #2pt}\cr \noalign{\vskip-1pt} \hbox{#1}\cr}$} } $\osprule{{\rm HCO}}{2.5} \hbox{H}$ group is preserved. An intermolecular H-bond of length 2.045 Ĺ and energy 15 kJ/mole is formed between the H atom of one molecule and the O atom of another molecule of the OH. The length and energy of the H-bond for the propan-2-ol,acetonitrile dimer formations calculate to 2.27 Ĺ and 12.9 kJ/mole, respectively. The H-bond is formed by ,-electrons of nitrogen. The experimental data and the results of calculations are in good agreement. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


Cyclopolymerization and Copolymerization of Functionalized 1,6-Heptadienes Catalyzed by Pd Complexes: Mechanism and Application to Physical-Gel Formation

CHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 29 2010
Sehoon Park Dr.
Abstract Cationic Pd complexes, prepared from [PdCl(ArNC12H6NAr)(Me)] and Na[B{3,5(CF3)2C6H3}4] (NaBARF), catalyze the cyclopolymerization of 4,4-disubstituted 1,6-heptadienes. The polymers produced contain a trans -fused five-membered ring in each repeating unit. NMR spectroscopy and FAB mass spectrometry of the polymers formed indicated that the initiation end of the chain contains either the cyclopentyl group derived from the preformed Pd,monomer complex or a hydrogen atom left on the Pd center by the chain-transfer reaction. The stable cyclopentylpalladium species are involved in both initiation and propagation steps and undergo isomerization into (cyclopentylmethyl)palladium species followed by the insertion of a CHCH2 bond of a new monomer molecule into the PdCH2 bond. Copolymerization of 1,6-heptadiene derivatives with ethylene, catalyzed by the Pd complexes, yields polymers that contain trans five-membered rings and branched oligoethylene units. Copolymerization of isopropylidene diallylmalonate with 1-hexene affords a polymer with 26,% diene incorporation. The copolymerization consumes 1-hexene more readily than isopropylidene diallylmalonate, although gel permeation chromatography and NMR spectroscopy of the polymers produced show the formation of copolymers rather than of a mixture of homopolymers. Polymerization of 1-hexene initiated with a Pd,barbiturate complex and terminated with 5-allyl-5-hexylpyrimidine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione/Et3SiH leads to polyhexene with barbiturate moieties at both terminal ends. Addition of 5-hexyl-2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine to a toluene solution of the telechelic poly(1-hexene) converts the solution into gel. [source]


Hyperbranched polyethers by ring-opening polymerization: Contribution of activated monomer mechanism

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 4 2003
Przemys, aw Kubisa
Abstract Propagation in the cationic ring-opening polymerization of cyclic ethers involves nucleophilic attack of oxygen atoms from the monomer molecules on the cationic growing species (oxonium ions). Such a mechanism is known as the active chain-end mechanism. If hydroxyl groups containing compounds are present in the system, oxygen atoms of HO groups may compete with cyclic ether oxygen atoms of monomer molecules in reaction with oxonium ions. At the proper conditions, this reaction may dominate, and propagation may proceed by the activated monomer mechanism, that is, by subsequent addition of protonated monomer molecules to HO terminated macromolecules. Both mechanisms may contribute to the propagation in the cationic polymerization of monomers containing both functions (i.e., cyclic ether group and hydroxyl groups) within the same molecule. In this article, the mechanism of polymerization of three- and four-membered cyclic ethers containing hydroxymethyl substituents is discussed in terms of competition between two possible mechanisms of propagation that governs the structure of the products,branched polyethers containing multiple terminal hydroxymethyl groups. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 457,468, 2003 [source]


Behaviour of polynuclear aryl sulphonates

LUBRICATION SCIENCE, Issue 3 2005
A. K. Singh
A series of hexadecyl polynuclear aromatic, decalin, and tetralin sulphonates have been synthesised. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) and surface and interfacial tension values at various concentrations above and below the CMC in both aqueous and non-aqueous media have been determined. The micellar size and shape, the average number of monomers constituting these micelles, and the thermodynamic properties have also been estimated. These studies show that the CMC value in both aqueous and heptane media decreases with an increase in the number of aromatic rings in the sulphonates. The size and shape of the micelles do not change appreciably in heptane, although the number of monomers constituting the micelles changes with a change of structure of the aromatic moiety. The thermodynamic parameters do not seem to affect the surface activity and solubilising properties even though the free energy, enthalpy, and entropy decrease with an increase in the size of the aromatic moiety. The surface and interfacial tension values are the lowest with aqueous and non-aqueous solutions of hexadecyl naphthalene sulphonate, but these values increase with an increase in the number of aromatic rings in the sulphonates. The sizes of the micelles of hexadecyl naphthalene sulphonate in aqueous solutions and the number of monomer molecules constituting the micelles are greater than for the other aromatic sulphonates. Although the sizes of micelles of hexadecyl benzanthracene sulphonate and hexadecyl pentacene sulphonate are comparable, the numbers of molecules constituting these micelles are the smallest. The solubilisation of alkanes in aqueous solutions of sodium naphthalene sulphonate containing electrolyte and isobutanol is the highest, but it falls off rapidly for all the other sulphonates. This shows the extreme sensitivity of solubilisation to the structure of the sulphonates. The detergency increases with an increase in the size of the aromatic moiety. The structure thus has a profound influence on the surface and micellar properties of these sulphonates. These studies are important from the point of view of the use of synthetic sulphonates as additives / surfactants in place of petroleum sulphonates. [source]


PLP-SEC Study into the Free-Radical Propagation Rate Coefficients of Partially and Fully Ionized Acrylic Acid in Aqueous Solution

MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, Issue 8 2004
Igor Lacík
Abstract Summary: Propagation rate coefficients, kp, for acrylic acid (AA) polymerization at 6,°C in aqueous solution were measured via pulsed laser polymerization (PLP) with the degree of ionization, ,, varied over the entire range between 0 and 1. These measurements were carried out in conjunction with aqueous-phase size-exclusion chromatography (SEC). Strictly speaking, the reported kp's are "apparent" propagation rate coefficients deduced from the PLP-SEC data under the assumption that the local monomer concentration at the radical site is identical to overall monomer concentration. At an AA concentration of 0.69 mol,·,L,1, the apparent kp decreases from 111,000 L,·,mol,1,·,s,1 at ,,=,0 to 13,000 L,·,mol,1,·,s,1 at ,,=,1.0. The significant lowering of kp with higher , is attributed to the repulsion between both monomer molecules and macroradicals becoming negatively charged. Addition of up to 10 mol-% (with respect to AA) sodium hydroxide to the fully ionized aqueous AA solution leads to an enhancement of kp up to 57,000 L,·,mol,1,·,s,1. Dependence of apparent kp values on the degree of ionization of acrylic acid (a) and on pH (b) for aqueous polymerizations of acrylic acid. [source]


Modeling of Polymerization Kinetics and Molecular Weight Development in the Microwave-Activated Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization of Styrene

MACROMOLECULAR REACTION ENGINEERING, Issue 2-3 2009
Jorge J. Hernández-Meza
Abstract Calculations of the polymerization rate and molecular weight development in the nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization (NMRP) of styrene (STY), using hydroxyl-TEMPO and dibenzoyl peroxide (BPO), and activated by microwave irradiation (MI), are presented. The calculations are based on a kinetic model developed in our group. Microwave activation is modeled by three approaches: microwave-activated production of free radicals from monomer molecules, microwave-enhanced thermal initiation, and microwave-enhanced dormant polymer activation. The results obtained are compared against experimental data from the literature. The first approach is the most adequate. The NMRP of STY using TEMPO, BPO, and conductive heating, and the NMRP of STY activated by MI, without initiator, are also analyzed as reference cases. [source]


Structure of reactively extruded rigid PVC/PMMA blends

POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, Issue 6 2005
Y. Haba
Abstract A novel route for producing polymer blends by reactive extrusion is described, starting from poly (vinyl chloride)/methyl methacrylate (PVC/MMA) dry blend and successive polymerization of MMA in an extruder. Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements were applied to study the monomer's mode of penetration into the PVC particles and to characterize the supermolecular structure of the reactive poly(vinyl chloride)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PVC/PMMA) blends obtained, as compared to the corresponding physical blends of similar composition. These measurements indicate that the monomer molecules can easily penetrate into the PVC sub-primary particles, separating the PVC chains. Moreover, the increased mobility of the PVC chains enables formation of an ordered lamellar structure, with an average d -spacing of 4.1,nm. The same characteristic lamellar structure is further detected upon compression molding or extrusion of PVC and PVC/PMMA blends. In this case the mobility of the PVC chains is enabled through thermal energy. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) and SAXS measurements of reactive and physical PVC/PMMA blends indicate that miscibility occurs between the PVC and PMMA chains. The studied reactive PVC/PMMA blends are found to be miscible, while the physical PVC/PMMA blends are only partially miscible. It can be suggested that the miscible PMMA chains weaken dipole,dipole interactions between the PVC chains, leading to high mobility and resulting in an increased PVC crystallinity degree and decreased PVC glass transition temperature (Tg). These phenomena are shown in the physical PVC/PMMA blends and further emphasized in the reactive PVC/PMMA blends. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


Computational Oral Absorption Simulation for Low-Solubility Compounds

CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY, Issue 11 2009
Kiyohiko Sugano
Abstract Bile micelles play an important role in oral absorption of low-solubility compounds. Bile micelles can affect solubility, dissolution rate, and permeability. For the pH,solubility profile in bile micelles, the Henderson,Hasselbalch equation should be modified to take bile-micelle partition into account. For the dissolution rate, in the Nernst,Brunner equation, the effective diffusion coefficient in bile-micelle media should be used instead of the monomer diffusion coefficient. The diffusion coefficient of bile micelles is 8- to 18-fold smaller than that of monomer molecules. For permeability, the effective diffusion coefficient in the unstirred water layer adjacent to the epithelial membrane, and the free fraction at the epithelial membrane surface should be taken into account. The importance of these aspects is demonstrated here using several in vivo and clinical oral-absorption data of low-solubility model compounds. Using the theoretical equations, the food effect on oral absorption is further discussed. [source]