Polymer synthetic procedure

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Noda and Watanabe [42] reported a simple synthetic procedure for the free radical polymerization of vinyl monomers to give conducting polymer electrolyte films. Direct polymerization in the ionic liquid gives transparent, mechanically strong and highly conductive polymer electrolyte films. This was the first time that ambient-temperature ionic liquids had been used as a medium for free radical polymerization of vinyl monomers. The ionic liquids [EMIM][BF4] and [BP][Bp4] (BP is N-butylpyridinium) were used with equimolar amounts of suitable monomers, and polymerization was initiated by prolonged heating (12 hours at 80 °C) with benzoyl... 

Sample II being someWhat more syndiotactic. Thus, the selectivity control agent (and any attendant changes in synthetic procedure) appears to change (1) the amount of polymer made at different sites (wj w2 w3 = 39 42 20), and (2) the nature of the Bemoullian polymer. It appears from this analysis that the nature of the enantiomorphic catalytic sites remains unchanged in the absence of the selectivity control agent. 

Poly(para-phenylenevinylene)s (PPVs) represent one of the most intensively investigated classes of rr-conjugated materials. Many synthetic procedures to generate unsubstituted and substituted PPVs have been developed. They include 1,6-polymerizations of 1,4-xylylene intermediates as well as several polycondensation methods. Parallel to the polymer syntheses, several series of PPV oligomers (OPVs) have been synthesized and characterized. Such model oligomers of different molecular size allow for a study of the dependence of electronic and optical properties on the length of the conjugated Ti-system. 

Much attention has recently been focused on organoboronic acids and their esters because of their practical usefulness for synthetic organic reactions including asymmetric synthesis, combinatorial synthesis, and polymer synthesis [1, 3, 7-9], molecular recognition such as host-guest compounds [10], and neutron capture therapy in treatment of malignant melanoma and brain tumor ]11]. New synthetic procedures reviewed in this article wiU serve to find further appHcations of organoboron compounds. 

The synthetic procedure used for the chemical modification of PPO involved in the first step the radical bromination of PPO methyl groups to provide a polymer containing bromobenzyl groups. The bromobenzyl groups were then esterified under phase-transfer-catalyzed (PTC) reaction conditions with potassium 4-(4-oxybiphenyl)butyrate (Ph3C00K, Ph3C00-PP0), potassium... 

The electron delocalizing capability of a boron atom arising from its empty p-orbital positions it as an ideal candidate for incorporation in conjugated polymers for use in optical and sensing applications. The majority of the examples of boron-atom-containing conjugated polymers have been synthesized via the hydroboration reaction. However, other synthetic procedures have also been utilized. 

Paciorek et al. have investigated the direct formation of a polymer from the reaction of 2,4,6-trichloroborazine and hexamethyldisilazane.29,30 This one-step synthetic procedure also has been studied by Paine et al.31 The reaction in principle is depicted in scheme 5, and its main interest is that the driving force is the formation of stable and volatile Me3SiCl. 

Nitrile oxide precursors have been prepared by the reaction of an isocyanate and an alkyl nitroacetate. These precursors release alkanol and carbon dioxide when heated, to liberate the highly reactive nitrile oxide species. An improved synthetic procedure has been developed to afford novel cross-linking agents based on difunctional, trifunctional and aliphatic precursors. Application of these agents to polymer cross-linking has been demonstrated (527). 

Comb polymers consist of a backbone and several branches [9]. Backbone and branches are usually recognized from the synthetic procedure. The branching functionality is usually limited to 3 or 4. The backbone and/or the branches can be monodisperse. In a regular comb polymer the number of branch points per backbone is constant and the branches are equidistantly spaced along the... 

Dendrimers/dendrons are synthesized almost exclusively via elaborate synthetic procedures that are usually more costly than hyperbranched processes. Even though they display many unique properties, their higher costs do not always justify use in some applications. Consequently, hyperbranched polymers may serve as a more cost-effective alternative when optimum properties are not required. 

The key to the attachment of the donor to the polymer lies in the preparation of suitably monofunctionalized donors. A variety of synthetic procedures have been employed and are outlined in Table II. Conversion of the functionalized alkali salt derivatives were accomplished by reaction with the alkali hydroxide (CsOH or KOH in alcohol) or by reaction with an alkali hydride (i.e. KH in tetrahydrofuran). The latter reaction was found to proceed more cleanly and conveniently. 

A majority of the hyperbranched polymers reported in the literature are synthesized via the one-pot condensation reactions of A B monomers. Such one-step polycondensations result in highly branched polymers even though they are not as idealized as the generation-wise constructed dendrimers. The often very tedious synthetic procedures for dendrimers not only result in expensive polymers but also limit their availability. Hyperbranched polymers, on the other hand, are often easy to synthesize on a large scale and often at a reasonable cost, which makes them very interesting for large-scale industrial applications. 

An example for the synthesis of poly(2,6-dimethyl-l,4-phenylene oxide) - aromatic poly(ether-sulfone) - poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-pheny-lene oxide) ABA triblock copolymer is presented in Scheme 6. Quantitative etherification of the two polymer chain ends has been accomplished under mild reaction conditions detailed elsewhere(11). Figure 4 presents the 200 MHz Ir-NMR spectra of the co-(2,6-dimethyl-phenol) poly(2,6-dimethyl-l,4-phenylene oxide), of the 01, w-di(chloroally) aromatic polyether sulfone and of the obtained ABA triblock copolymers as convincing evidence for the quantitative reaction of the parent pol3rmers chain ends. Additional evidence for the very clean synthetic procedure comes from the gel permeation chromatograms of the two starting oligomers and of the obtained ABA triblock copolymer presented in Figure 5. 

For any given macromolecule (polymer), no matter whether it occurs naturally or is the result of some synthetic procedure, there is no unique molecular weight (relative molar mass, R.M.M.) as there is for small organic molecules such as the alkanes. Because of the randomness of the reactions which take place to produce the macromolecule, there will always be chains of differing length (R.M.M.) which give rise to the polymer sample having an R.M.M. distribution (Fig. 5.6). 

Interest in new solid polymer electrolytes has driven some research groups to investigate other materials containing proton conducting moieties aside from sulfonic acid. Polymers and copolymers from monomers containing phosphonic-based proton conductors have been reported. Phosphonic and/or phosphinic acid containing polymers have not been well studied because of the rather limited synthetic procedures available for their preparation, compared with sulfonic acid derivatives. Miyatake and Hay... 

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