Polyether carbonate

In the 1990s novel polyols included polyether-esters, which provided good prerequisites for flame retardancy in rigid foams and polyether carbonates with improved hydrolysis stability. 

Figure 4.15. Cross-polarisation dynamics for S0.3MHz spectra of a copolymer of nylon-6 and 40% polyether/polyesteramide (see the text) [14] variation of peak height S with contact time CT A, nylon-6-carbons (diamonds indicate the C4/CS peak, squares are for C2, and circles are for Cl, see III) B, polyether carbons (the symbols are for the peaks at the following chemical shifts triangles 18.2 ppm, circles 75.8 ppm, squares 73.9 ppm, diamonds 71.2 ppm). S is expressed relative to the peak height of the most intense signal, extrapolated to zero CT. A theoretical curve is shown for Cl in A...

Particular studies of the IR spectra of homopolymers include isotactic poly(l-pentane), poly(4-methyl-l-pentene), and atactic poly(4-methyl-pentene) [16], chlorinated polyethylene (PE) [17], aromatic polymers including styrene, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid [18], polystyrene (PS) [19-21], trans 1,4-polybutadiene [22], polyether-carbonate-silica nanocomposites [23], polyhydroxyalkanoates [24], poly(4-vinyl-n-butyl) [25], polyacetylenes [26], polyester urethanes [27], miscellaneous... 

Graphite LiBOB - DMG, GBL XPS Hydrocarbon, polyether carbon (G-O), semicarbonates (see also Table 17.13) [341]... 

Despite the typical behavior of five-membered cycUc carbonates to result in polyether carbonates upon polymerization at higher temperatures (T> 150°C), five-membered cyclic carbonates derived from methyl-4,6-0-benzylidene-glucopy-ranoside (39) [79] and 1,2-O-isopropylidene-D-xylofuranose (40) [80] were polymerized at temperatures below 70 °C, without any eUmination of carbon dioxide, to produce polycarbonates. The polymerization of 39 was carried out with 1,8 diaz-abicyclo [5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) or potassium tert-butoxide, while that of 40 was performed with potassium tert-butoxide or yttrium isopropoxide as initiator. After removal of the protection groups, the carbohydrate polymers with carbonate main-chain linkages were obtained. 

Critical micelle concentration (Section 19 5) Concentration above which substances such as salts of fatty acids aggre gate to form micelles in aqueous solution Crown ether (Section 16 4) A cyclic polyether that via lon-dipole attractive forces forms stable complexes with metal 10ns Such complexes along with their accompany mg anion are soluble in nonpolar solvents C terminus (Section 27 7) The amino acid at the end of a pep tide or protein chain that has its carboxyl group intact—that IS in which the carboxyl group is not part of a peptide bond Cumulated diene (Section 10 5) Diene of the type C=C=C in which a single carbon atom participates in double bonds with two others... 

Two of the perfluoropolyether fluid stmctures yet to be commercialized are interesting. The first stmcture is a strictly alternating copolymer of ethylene oxide and methylene oxide, which has the longest Hquid range of any molecule containing carbon (40). The second stmcture is the perfluoromethylene oxide polyether which has low temperature Hquid properties down to —120° C ... 

A classification based first on ion specificity, then on stmctural features has been suggested for the polyethers (7). Another method uses the presence of unsaturation or of aromatic groups in the molecular skeleton (8). In this review the compounds are classified based on the number of carbons in the backbone according to the numbering system proposed in reference 9. The carbon backbone or skeleton refers to the longest chain of contiguous carbons between the carboxyl group and the terminal carbon. 

Table 1 Hsts the polyether antibiotics arranged by the number of carbons in the skeleton. Many of these compounds were isolated independendy in separate laboratories and thus have more than one designation. The groups are subdivided depending on the number of spiroketals. Two classes fall outside this scheme the pyrrole ether type containing a heterocycHc ring, and the acyltetronic acid type, that has an acyHdene tetronic acid instead of a carboxyHc acid. These compounds are ionophores and because of their common features are included as polyethers.

Another group of macrocyclic ligands that have been extensively studied are the cycHc polyethers, such as dibenzo-[18]-crown-6 (5), in which the donor atoms are ether oxygen functions separated by two or three carbon atoms. The name crown ethers has been proposed (2) for this class of compounds because of the resemblance of their molecular models to a crown. Sandwich stmctures are also known in which the metal atom is coordinated with the oxygen atoms of two crown molecules. 

Polymers used for seat and plug seals and internal static seals include PTFE (polytetrafluoroeth ene) and other fluorocarbons, polyethylene, nylon, polyether-ether-ketone, and acetal. Fluorocarbons are often carbon or glass-filled to improve mechanical properties and heat resistance. Temperature and chemical compatibility with the process fluid are the key selec tion criteria. Polymer-lined bearings and guides are used to decrease fric tion, which lessens dead band and reduces actuator force requirements. See Sec. 28, Materials of Construction, for properties. 

Poly- propylene poly- ethylene CAB" ABSf PVC Saran Polyester glass 1 Epoxy glass phenolic asbestos Fluoro- carbons Chlorinated polyether (Penton) Poly- carbonate... 

With the expiry of the basic ICI patents on poly(ethylene terephthalate) there was considerable development in terephthalate polymers in the early 1970s. More than a dozen companies introduced poly(butylene terephthalate) as an engineering plastics material whilst a polyether-ester thermoplastic rubber was introduced by Du Pont as Hytrel. Polyfethylene terephthalate) was also the basis of the glass-filled engineering polymer (Rynite) introduced by Du Pont in the late 1970s. Towards the end of the 1970s poly(ethylene terephthalate) was used for the manufacture of biaxially oriented bottles for beer, colas and other carbonated drinks, and this application has since become of major importance. Similar processes are now used for making wide-neck Jars. 

Certain fillers are commonly added to protect the urethane backbone from oxidative degradation. Carbon black and titanium dioxide are commonly used in conjunction with antioxidants to protect polyether polyurethanes in exterior adhesive applications that may be exposed to oxygen and light (Fig. 12). 

A reiterative application of a two-carbon elongation reaction of a chiral carbonyl compound (Homer-Emmonds reaction), reduction (DIBAL) of the obtained trans unsaturated ester, asymmetric epoxidation (SAE or MCPBA) of the resulting allylic alcohol, and then C-2 regioselective addition of a cuprate (Me2CuLi) to the corresponding chiral epoxy alcohol has been utilized for the construction of the polypropionate-derived chain ]R-CH(Me)CH(OH)CH(Me)-R ], present as a partial structure in important natural products such as polyether, ansamycin, or macro-lide antibiotics [52]. A seminal application of this procedure is offered by Kishi s synthesis of the C19-C26 polyketide-type aliphatic segment of rifamycin S, starting from aldehyde 105 (Scheme 8.29) [53]. 

Polyether. A polymer in which the repeating unit includes a carbon-oxygen bond derived from aldehydes, epoxides, poly alcohols or similar materials (Refs 1 4a). 

Other coupling reactions were also employed to prepare poly(arylene etherjs. Polymerization of bis(aryloxy) monomers was demonstrated to occur in the presence of an Fe(III) chloride catalyst via a cation radical mechanism (Scholl reaction).134 This reaction also involves carbon-carbon bond formation and has been used to prepare soluble poly(ether sulfone)s, poly(ether ketone)s, and aromatic polyethers. 

Yang and coworkers did the most efforts on the development of network polyester based on citric acid. " They investigated the reaction of citric acid with a series of aliphatic diols (from 3-16 carbon chains) and polyether diols such as polyethylene oxide (PEG), in which 1,8-octanediol (POC) and 1,10 decanediol (PDC) have been studied the most. 

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