Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of 3-O-Methacryloyl-Diacetone-D-Glucose

Living radical polymerization of 3-O-methacryloyl-diaceton-D-glucose was carried out by the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) method with an alkyl halide/copper-complex system. The effect of initiators, catalysts, ligand, and temperature on polymerization was studied in detail. Under the optimum condition, the time-conversion first-order plot was linear and the polydispersity of giycopolymer is relatively low, indicating that the polymerization is well controlled.

Kinetics and Activation Parameters for the Alkaline Aqueous Rearrangement of Trichorfon [O,O-Dimethyl-(2,2,2-Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate] to Dichlorvos [O,O-Dimethyl-O-(2,2-Dichloroethenyl)Phosphate]

The kinetics of the alkaline rearrangement of O,O-dimethyl-(2,2,2-trichloro-1- hydroxyethyl)phosphonate, (trichlorfon, 1), the active insecticidal component in such formulations as Dylox, was followed at 25±0.5°C by high pressure liquid chromatography (UV-vis detector, 210 nm). The rearrangement product, O,Odimethyl- O-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)phosphate (dichlorovos, 2), which is a more potent biocide than trichlorfon, undergoes further reaction, and the kinetics, consequently, cannot be treated by a standard pseudo-first-order plot. A two-point van't Hoff (initial rates) method was used to obtain pseudo-first-order rate constants (kѱ) at 25, 35 and 45°C: 2.6 × 10-6, 7.4 × 10-6 and 2.5 × 10-5 s-1, respectively. Arrhenius treatment of this data gave an activation energy (Ea) of 88 kJ·mol-1 with a pre-exponential factor (A) of 5.5 × 109 s-1. Kinetic trials at pH 8.0 using phosphate and tris buffer systems show no buffer catalysis in this reaction and indicate that the rearrangement is subject to specific base catalysis. Estimates are reported for pseudo-first-order half-lives for trichlorfon at pH 8.0 for environmental conditions in aqueous systems in the Corner Brook region of western Newfoundland, part of the site of a recent trichlorfon aerial spray program.