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Polyester and Ester Functionalized Dendrimers
2000
Demand for smart and functional materials has raised the importance of the research of dendritic (Greek = tree-like) molecules in organic and polymer chemistry due to their novel physical and mechanical properties. The properties of linear polymers as well as small discrete molecules are combined in this new architectural class of macromolecules, that can be divided into two families: dendrimers and hyperbranched macromolecules, that differ in their branching sequences. Dendrimers contain symmetrically arranged branches emanating from a core molecule together with a well-defined number of end groups corresponding to each generation. This results in an almost monodisperse three-dimensional g…
Promising Dendritic Materials: An Introduction to Hyperbranched Polymers
2011
In nature and universe from living to nonliving things, branching occurs anywhere and anytime, such as the Crab Nebula, forked lightning, river basins, trees, nerves, veins, snow crystals, nervures, and proteoglycan ranging from light-years to kilometers, and to microscale and nanoscales (see Figure 1.1 for selected branching patterns). Hence, branching is a general and important phenomenon that could result in faster and more efficient transfer, dissipation, and distribution of energy and/or matter.
Control over Branching Topology by Introducing a Dual Catalytic System in Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerization of Olefins
2020
Coordinative polymerization brings opportunities for producing well-defined long-chain branched polyolefins specifically by using homogeneous single-site catalysts. Herein, we report a new dual cat...
Direct synthesis of fibrous high molecular weight polyethylene using vanadium catalysts supported on an SiO2ionic liquid system
2015
Polyethylene of fibrous morphology was obtained using Cp2VCl2 and VCl2(salenCl2) catalysts activated by AlEt2Cl and AlEtCl2 and heterogenized on a supported ionic liquid system prepared with SiO2 and 1-(3-triethoxysilyl)propyl-3-methylimidazolium chloroaluminate. The fibre length ranges from 15 to 60 µm, depending on the reaction conditions. The polyethylene is characterized by a high molecular weight ((1.1–2.4) × 106 g mol−1) and a narrow molecular weight distribution (1.4–2.5). It is a linear polymer, properly without branching. The DSC method reveals characteristic changes in melting temperature and crystallinity degree between the first and second scan heating cycles (141 °C and 136 °C,…
Thioether-Bearing Hyperbranched Polyether Polyols with Methionine-Like Side-Chains: A Versatile Platform for Orthogonal Functionalization
2016
The synthesis of thioether-bearing hyperbranched polyether polyols based on an AB/AB2 type copolymerization (cyclic latent monomers) is introduced. The polymers are prepared by anionic ring-opening multibranching copolymerization of glycidol and 2-(methylthio)ethyl glycidyl ether (MTEGE), which is conveniently accessible in a single etherification step. Slow monomer addition provides control over molecular weights. Moderate dispersities (Đ = 1.48–1.85) are obtained, given the hyperbranched structure. In situ 1H NMR copolymerization kinetics reveal reactivity ratios of rG = 3.7 and rMTEGE = 0.27. Using slow monomer addition, copolymer composition can be systematically varied, allowing for th…
Coating fragmentation by branching cracks at large biaxial strain
2007
The fragmentation behaviour of a thin brittle coating attached to a ductile substrate subjected to equibiaxial quasi-static in-plane tension is studied. The experimentally observed cracking patterns are related to repetitively branching coating cracks. The fragmentation process is modelled by the rate equation approach. It is established that fragmentation by branching cracks leads to a qualitatively different fragment distribution compared to binary fragmentation. The fragmentation model is applied to identify crack branching and coating/substrate stress transfer parameters.
Structure and dynamics in amorphous tellurium and Te-n clusters: A density functional study
2012
Density functional/molecular dynamics simulations have been performed on amorphous tellurium (a melt-quenched sample of 343 atoms at 300 K) and on Te clusters with up to 16 atoms. The former extend our calculations on liquid Te at 560, 625, 722, and 970 K [Phys. Rev. B 81, 094202 (2010)]. We discuss trends in structures (including those of other group-16 elements), electronic densities of states, and vibration frequencies. Chain structures are common in S and Se, but the chains in amorphous Te are short, and branching sites with threefold-coordinated atoms are common. The energy difference between two- and threefold local coordination depends sensitively on the exchange-correlation function…
Failure of topological rigidity results for the measure contraction property
2014
We give two examples of metric measure spaces satisfying the measure contraction property MCP(K,N) but having different topological dimensions at different regions of the space. The first one satisfies MCP(0,3) and contains a subset isometric to $\mathbb{R}$, but does not topologically split. The second space satisfies MCP(2,3) and has diameter $\pi$, which is the maximal possible diameter for a space satisfying MCP(N-1,N), but is not a topological spherical suspension. The latter example gives an answer to a question by Ohta.
Verzweigungsgrad und viskositätszahl bei polystyrolen
1961
Das Quadrat des Tragheitsradius r2 eines verzweigten Molekuls ist gegenuber dem des unverzweigten Molekuls r02 um den Faktor g = r2/r02 herabgesetzt. Hieraus ergibt sich nach ZIMM und KILB eine Verringerung der Viskositatszahl (STAUDINGER-Index) um den Betrag Diese Beziehung wird an Polystyrolen verschiedenen Verzweigungsgrades nachgepruft. Hierzu werden trifunktionell verzweigte Polystyrole mit definiertem Verzweigungsgrad hergestellt. Die relative Ubertragungskonstante am Polystyrol wurde fruher durch reaktionskinetische Messungen zu Cpol = 1,9·10−4 bei 60°C bestimmt. Die Kenntnis dieser Grose ermoglicht es, durch thermische Polymerisation bis zu verschieden hohen Umsatzen unverzweigte Po…
Missense variants in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with corpus callosum agenesis and cerebellar abnormalities
2021
International audience; The collapsin response mediator protein (CRMP) family proteins are intracellular mediators of neurotrophic factors regulating neurite structure/spine formation and are essential for dendrite patterning and directional axonal pathfinding during brain developmental processes. Among this family, CRMP5/DPYSL5 plays a significant role in neuronal migration, axonal guidance, dendrite outgrowth, and synapse formation by interacting with microtubules. Here, we report the identification of missense mutations in DPYSL5 in nine individuals with brain malformations, including corpus callosum agenesis and/or posterior fossa abnormalities, associated with variable degrees of intel…