Polyethersulfone polymers and oligomers — Morphology and crystallization

2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (10) ◽  
pp. 880-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Benhalima ◽  
François Hudon ◽  
Finda Koulibaly ◽  
Christian Tessier ◽  
Josée Brisson
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Model Compound ◽  
Crystal Form ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Structural Studies ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Crystal Forms ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Diphenyl Sulfone ◽  
Induced Crystallization

Crystal forms of polyethersulfones (PES) were investigated by using a model compound and a low molecular weight oligomer. These are amorphous as-synthesized, and can undergo solvent-induced crystallization under the appropriate conditions. The model compound, 4,4′-bis(p-methoxyphenoxy)diphenyl sulfone, yielded monocrystals, and its structure was solved using X-ray diffraction. Conformational disorder is present, two conformers cohabiting in 55:45 proportions. This model compound, combined to previous structural studies published in the literature, served as a basis for conformational studies of polyethersulfone. Low molecular weight polymers submitted to solvent-induced crystallization resulted in a PES crystal form different from that previously published in the literature, as shown by powder X-ray diffraction.

Low Molecular Weight Microfibers with Light Sensing Properties

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 655-658
Author(s):  
Andrei Bejan ◽  
Dragos Peptanariu ◽  
Bogdan Chiricuta ◽  
Elena Bicu ◽  
Dalila Belei
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Aromatic Rings ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Light Sensing ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Compounds

Microfibers were obtained from organic low molecular weight compounds based on heteroaromatic and aromatic rings connected by aliphatic spacers. The obtaining of microfibers was proved by scanning electron microscopy. The deciphering of the mechanism of microfiber formation has been elucidated by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy measurements. By exciting with light of different wavelength, florescence microscopy revealed a specific optical response, recommending these materials for light sensing applications.

scholarly journals Born out of Fire and Ice: Polymorph Studies of the Antiviral Famciclovir

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Liana Vella-Zarb ◽  
Ulrich Baisch
Keyword(s):  
Variable Temperature ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Crystal Form ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Crystal Forms ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
Crystalline Forms

There is much interest and focus on solid forms of famciclovir. However, in spite of the abundance of reported differences in oral bioavailability, compressibility, and other physical–chemical properties of the various crystal forms of this drug, very little precise structural analysis is available in the literature to date. The form used in the commercial formulation is the anhydrous form I. Patents and patent applications report three different anhydrous crystalline forms on the basis of unindexed powder diffraction patterns. Single-crystal and variable-temperature X-ray diffraction experiments using the commercially available anhydrous form of famciclovir were carried out and led not only to the crystal structure determination of the anhydrous form I, but also to discovery of a new crystal form of anhydrous famciclovir from powder data.

scholarly journals Hydrogels formed from Fmoc amino acids

CrystEngComm ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (42) ◽  
pp. 8047-8057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily R. Draper ◽  
Kyle L. Morris ◽  
Marc A. Little ◽  
Jaclyn Raeburn ◽  
Catherine Colquhoun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Crystal Structures ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Single Crystal Structures

A number of Fmoc amino acids can be effective low molecular weight hydrogelators; we compare single crystal structures to fibre X-ray diffraction data.

scholarly journals Characterization of the structure and composition of gecko adhesive setae

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 441-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.W Rizzo ◽  
K.H Gardner ◽  
D.J Walls ◽  
N.M Keiper-Hrynko ◽  
T.S Ganzke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Electrophoretic Analysis ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Pattern Characteristic ◽  
Additional Protein ◽  
Adhesive Materials

The ability of certain reptiles to adhere to vertical (and hang from horizontal) surfaces has been attributed to the presence of specialized adhesive setae on their feet. Structural and compositional studies of such adhesive setae will contribute significantly towards the design of biomimetic fibrillar adhesive materials. The results of electron microscopy analyses of the structure of such setae are presented, indicating their formation from aggregates of proteinaceous fibrils held together by a matrix and potentially surrounded by a limiting proteinaceous sheath. Microbeam X-ray diffraction analysis has shown conclusively that the only ordered protein constituent in these structures exhibits a diffraction pattern characteristic of β-keratin. Raman microscopy of individual setae, however, clearly shows the presence of additional protein constituents, some of which may be identified as α-keratins. Electrophoretic analysis of solubilized setal proteins supports these conclusions, indicating the presence of a group of low-molecular-weight β-keratins (14–20 kDa), together with α-keratins, and this interpretation is supported by immunological analyses.

THE RUBBER HYDROCARBON OF ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA L.

1943 ◽  
Vol 21b (10) ◽  
pp. 219-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. B. Paul ◽  
A. L. Blakers ◽  
R. W. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Chromic Acid ◽  
Acid Oxidation ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Asclepias Syriaca ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Chromic Acid Oxidation ◽  
Gutta Percha ◽  
Diffraction Diagram

Milkweed latex collected in mid-July was coagulated in acetone, the coagulum purified, and the rubber examined by chemical and X-ray diffraction methods. Chromic acid oxidation analyses indicate that the monomer is isoprene. The X-ray evidence verifies these results and, further, fixes the polymer as the cis-configuration (rubber) as opposed to the trans-configuration (gutta-percha) of polyisoprene.The solvent-extracted rubber from the leaves appears from the chromic acid oxidation results to be isoprene, but so far no polyisoprene diffraction diagram has been obtained. It is therefore likely that the solvent-extracted leaf rubber is an isoprene polymer of low molecular weight.

Crosslinking and Mechanical Properties of Liquid Rubber. I. Curative Effect of Aliphatic DIOLS

1979 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 920-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Minoura ◽  
Shinzo Yamashita ◽  
Hiroshi Okamoto ◽  
Tadao Matsuo ◽  
Michiaki Izawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Curative Effect ◽  
Polyurethane Elastomers ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
The Difference

Abstract The structure-property relationships of polyurethane elastomers derived from a liquid hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene/low molecular weight aliphatic diol/diisocyanate system were studied. The effects of the amount of low molecular weight diol on the mechanical properties of the elastomer were discussed on the basis of the results of stress-strain, swelling, dynamic viscoelasticity, x-ray diffraction, etc. It was found that some particular combinations of low molecular weight diol and diisocyanate specifically affect the properties of elastomers. When the mechanical properties of the elastomers were plotted against the number of methylene carbons in the low molecular weight diol, characteristic zigzag patterns were obtained. These patterns were explained by the difference in the packing and the dependence of the strength of intermolecular hydrogen bonding on whether the number of the methylene carbons was even or odd. This assumption was confirmed by x-ray diffraction.

Synthesis of hyperbranched low molecular weight polyethylene oils by an iminopyridine nickel(ii) catalyst

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (41) ◽  
pp. 6443-6454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria D'Auria ◽  
Stefano Milione ◽  
Tonino Caruso ◽  
Gabriele Balducci ◽  
Claudio Pellecchia
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Diffraction Analysis ◽  
Ethylene Polymerization ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray

A 6-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)iminopyridine dibromo nickel(ii) complex was synthesized, characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis and tested in ethylene polymerization using diethylaluminumchloride as the cocatalyst.

A Rigid C1-Bridged Ansa-Zirconocene-Derived Catalyst System Suited for Stereoselective Low Molecular Weight Polypropylene Formation

1995 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Erker ◽  
Christian Psiorz ◽  
Roland Fröhlich
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Fractional Crystallization ◽  
Isotactic Polypropylene ◽  
Catalyst System ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Tert Butyl ◽  
Catalyst Systems

2,5-Hexanedione was converted into the bisfulvene 2, then treated with two molar equivalents of methyllithium to yield the [4-cyclopentadienylidene-4,7,7-trimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindenyl] dilithio compound 4. Hydrolysis, followed by treatment with acetone/pyrrolidine, gave the corresponding fulvene system 5. Reaction of 5 with methyllithium followed by treatment with ZrCl4 furnished the ring-annulated C1-bridged ansa-metallocene 8, bearing a tert-butyl substituent at the Cp ring, as a 1:1 mixture of two diastereoisomers. Treatment of the fulvene 5 with LiAlH4 followed by ZrCl4 yielded the respective isopropyl-substituted ansa-metallocene diastereomers 9a and 9b. Complex 9b was separated by fractional crystallization and characterized by X-ray diffraction. Complexes 8 and 9 provide active homogeneous Ziegler-type catalyst systems upon activation with excess methylalumoxane producing low molecular weight isotactic polypropylene with high catalyst activities.

scholarly journals Impedimetric Detection of Ammonia and Low Molecular Weight Amines in the Gas Phase with Covalent Organic Frameworks

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Rodríguez ◽  
Elio Rico ◽  
Cesar Sierra ◽  
Oscar Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Nitrogen Adsorption ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Covalent Organic Frameworks ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Nitrogen Adsorption Isotherms ◽  
Significant Interference

Two Covalent Organic Frameworks (COF), named TFP-BZ and TFP-DMBZ, were synthesized using the imine condensation between 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol (TFP) with benzidine (BZ) or 3,3-dimethylbenzidine (DMBZ). These materials were deposited, such as films over interdigitated electrodes (IDE), by chemical bath deposition, giving rise to TFP-BZ-IDE and TFP-DMBZ-IDE systems. The synthesized COFs powders were characterized by Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (ssNMR), nitrogen adsorption isotherms, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Raman spectroscopy, while the films were characterized by SEM and Raman. Ammonia and low molecular weight amine sensing were developed with the COF film systems using the impedance electrochemical spectroscopy (EIS). Results showed that the systems TFP-BZ-IDE and TFP-DMBZ-IDE detect low molecular weight amines selectively by impedimetric analysis. Remarkably, with no significant interference by other atmospheric gas compounds such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane. Additionally, both COF films presented a range of sensitivity at low amine concentrations below two ppm at room temperature.

scholarly journals Low molecular weight organic acid salts, markers of old fungi activity in wall paintings

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1637-1645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nati Salvadó ◽  
Salvador Butí ◽  
Trinitat Pradell ◽  
Victòria Beltran ◽  
Gianfelice Cinque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Wall Paintings ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Synchrotron Light ◽  
Scanning Electron

Micro-Infrared Spectroscopy (μSR-FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (μSR-XRD) with synchrotron light, Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (CG/MS), Optical Microscopy (OM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM/EDS) were used to obtain the distribution of calcium salts of low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOA) in micro-layered micro-samples.

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