Search results for "Crystallization"

Soluble oligoaramide precursors--a novel class of building blocks for rod-coil architectures.

2005

A new synthetic route is described that allows the reversible conversion of the inherently insoluble oligo-p-benzamides into soluble materials through the formation of imidoyl chlorides. Syntheses of the corresponding dimer, trimer, and tetramer are reported; these compounds can easily be purified by crystallization and are accessible on the multigram scale. Structural proof was obtained by single-crystal X-ray structures of the trimer and tetramer precursors. They can be selectively functionalized into amides or esters at the terminal carboxylic acid group followed by hydrolysis of the imidoyl chlorides to the parent amides. This new class of compounds gives access to strongly aggregating …

Theory of nucleation and crystal growth of polymers in concentrated solutions

1974

ABSTRACT The process of crystallization in concentrated solutions depends strongly on the rate of crystallization and the rate of long range diffusion of the polymer chains. If the crystallization proceeds slowly compared to diffusion, this type of crystal nucleus will be formed for which the free energy of nucleation is smallest. By taking into account entropy effects which are characteristic for chain molecules one can show that the crystal with smallest free energy of nucleation is a crystal with almost regular chain folds on the surfaces. The influence of supercooling, concentration and molecular weight on the thickness and growth rate of such crystals is discussed. If the crystallizati…

Inorganic Protection of Polymer Nanocapsules: A Strategy to Improve the Efficiency of Encapsulated Optically Active Molecules

2018

Negative Staining of Thinly Spread Biological Samples

2007

Negative staining is widely applicable to isolated viruses, protein molecules, macro-molecular assemblies and fibrils, subcellular membrane fractions, liposomes and artificial membranes, synthetic DNA arrays, and also to polymer solutions. In this chapter, techniques are provided for the preparation of the necessary support films (continuous carbon and holey/perforated carbon). The range of suitable negative stains is presented, with some emphasis on the benefit of using ammonium molybdate and of negative stain-trehalose combinations. Protocols are provided for the single-droplet negative staining technique (on continuous and holey carbon support films), the negative staining-carbon film te…

Twisting of the resorcinarene core due to solvent effects upon crystallization

2009

The effect of the crystallization conditions on the conformation of the tetramethoxy resorcinarene skeleton was investigated in acetone solutions, to which was added a second component (less favorable solvent or salt) to promote crystallization. The resorcinarene core was found to adopt three different conformations: crown (I), a pinched crown (II) and a twisted pinched crown (III). In addition, the flexibility of the resorcinarene core was compared with a tetramethoxy resorcinarene derivative, resorcinarene bis-crown, which is in a fixed boat conformation.

1992

A structural investigation is described of poly(L-lactic acid) by best fitting of powder X-ray diffraction patterns. The examined sample shows the already known pseudo-orthorhombic α-form, and it was possible to determine the location of the two 103 polymeric helices in the unit cell and the size distribution of the crystallites. Furthermore, a study is reported of the crystallization kinetics of the above cited polymer by light depolarization measurements in an optical microscope. The crystallization kinetic constants in bulk were evaluated in a temperature range (70–165°C) wider than that previously resulting from measurements of radial growth of spherulites.

Polymer solar cells based on diphenylmethanofullerenes with reduced sidechain length

2011

Diphenylmethanofullerenes (DPMs) show interesting properties as acceptors in polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells due to the high open circuit voltages they generate compared to their energy levels. Here we investigate the effect of reducing the alkane sidechain length of the DPMs from C12 to C6 in the properties of the solar cell. This change leads to an increase in the electron mobility, thus allowing for a lower fullerene content, which in turn results in an increase in the short circuit current and, finally, in an increase in the efficiency of the device (from 2.3 to 2.6%) due to the higher concentration of the more absorbing polymer in the film. Atomic force microscopy images and ex…

Complexation of C-methyl pyrogallarene with small quaternary and tertiary alkyl ammonium cations

2007

Complexation properties of pyrogallarene 1 towards small quaternary and tertiary alkyl ammonium cations were studied in gas phase, solution and in solid state. In gas phase both dimeric capsules and monomeric 1 : 1 complexes of all cations 2a+–d+ are detected but only in the case of 2a+ is the abundance of the capsule form higher than the monomeric 1 : 1 complex. A similar trend is observed in NMR experiments, which reveal a favourable dimeric complex for 2a+ and a weaker dimeric complex for 2b+ but only monomeric complexes for 2c+ and 2d+. Also in solid state, 2a+ and 2b+ form capsules when crystallized from MeOH while 2c+ and 2d+ form dimeric 1 : 1 complexes. As a reference, hetero-confor…

The geometry of the silver 1,1′-dibenzyl-2,2′-biimidazole complexes

2013

Abstract The argentophilic interactions and interactions of weakly coordinated nitrate and water with silver metal were studied by investigating the reaction of 1,1′-dibenzyl-2,2′-biimidazole (Bn2bim) with silver nitrate. Three new silver complexes [Ag4(Bn2bim)4(NO3)2]·4(CH3CH2OH)·2(NO3)·0.5(H2O) (1), [Ag4(Bn2bim)4(H2O)4]·4(NO3) (2) and [Ag4(Bn2bim)4(NO3)4]·6(CH2Cl2)·2(H2O) (3) were synthesized and characterized. Complexes 1-3 have rare tetranuclear twisted closed cyclic structure with four bridging biimidazoles and variable nitrate/water ratio. The interactions between the nitrate ligand and Ag as well as water ligands and Ag are considered to be weak due to the ease of exchanging them. Th…

Influence of Crystallization Additives on Morphology of Selected Benzoic Acids - A Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulation Study

2021

Two model substances were used in the study – 2,6-dimethoxybenzoic acid (2,6MeOBA) and 3-hydroxybenzoic acid (3OHBA), each having two polymorphic forms, including a form without carboxylic acid homodimers in their crystal structure. For each polymorph 2-3 largest crystal faces were selected for MD simulations and the crystal was cut along these planes by preparing simulation box with these planes facing towards solution. In the performed study it was determined which additives potentially can influence the crystal morphology (based on the selected planes) and possibly also the obtained polymorph achieved by significantly changing crystal growth rate by adsorbing on the surface. For the stud…