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Pietrangelo A, Burns AB, Charlton RT, DeRocco MT, Gopinadhan M, Sun T, Wang L, Wright PJ, Stober ST, Yang Q, Martini A. Methanol-Assisted ADMET Polymerization of Semiaromatic Amides. ACS Macro Lett 2023; 12:605-611. [PMID: 37071887 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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A method for the acyclic diene metathesis polymerization of semiaromatic amides is described. The procedure uses second-generation Grubbs' catalyst and N-cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone (CHP), a high boiling, polar solvent capable of solubilizing both monomer and polymer. The addition of methanol to the reaction was found to significantly increase polymer molar mass although the role of the alcohol is currently not understood. Hydrogenation with hydrogen gas and Wilkinson's catalyst resulted in near-quantitative saturation. All polymers synthesized here exhibit a hierarchical semicrystalline morphology driven by ordering of aromatic amide groups via strong nonbonded interactions. Furthermore, the melting points can be tuned over a >100 °C range by precise substitution at just one of the backbone positions on each mer (<5% of the total).
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- Agostino Pietrangelo
- ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Merced, 5200 N. Lake Road, Merced, California 95343, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Merced, 5200 N. Lake Road, Merced, California 95343, United States
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Park J, Staiger A, Mecking S, Winey KI. Enhanced Li-Ion Transport through Selectively Solvated Ionic Layers of Single-Ion Conducting Multiblock Copolymers. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:1008-1013. [PMID: 35876880 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We demonstrate enhanced Li+ transport through the selectively solvated ionic layers of a single-ion conducting polymer. The polymer is a precisely segmented ion-containing multiblock copolymers with well-defined Li+SO3- ionic layers between crystallized linear aliphatic 18-carbon blocks. X-ray scattering reveals that the dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) molecules selectively solvate the ionic layers without disrupting the crystallization of the polymer backbone. The amount of DMSO (∼21 wt %) calculated from the increased layer spacing is consistent with thermogravimetric analysis. The ionic conductivity through DMSO-solvated ionic layers is >104 times higher than in the dried state, indicating a significant enhancement of ion transport in the presence of this solvent. Dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) further elucidates the role of the structural relaxation time (τ) and the number of free Li+ (n) on the ionic conductivity (σ). Specifically, DRS reveals that the solvation of ionic domains with DMSO contributes to both accelerating the structural relaxation and the dissociation of ion pairs. This study is the initial demonstration that selective solvation is a viable design strategy to improve ionic conductivity in nanophase separated, single-ion conducting multiblock copolymers.
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- Jinseok Park
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Tulsi DK, Simmons DS. Hierarchical Shape-Specified Model Polymer Nanoparticles via Copolymer Sequence Control. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Davindra K. Tulsi
- The University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, ENB 118, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- The University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, ENB 118, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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Flachmüller A, Mecking S, Peter C. Coarse grained simulation of the aggregation and structure control of polyethylene nanocrystals. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:264001. [PMID: 33857931 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abf881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polyethylene (PE) telechelics with carboxylate functional groups at both ends have been shown to assemble into hexagonal nanocrystal platelets with a height defined by their chain length in basic CsOH-solution. In this coarse grained (CG) simulation study we show how properties of the functional groups alter the aggregation and crystallization behavior of those telechelics. Systematic variation of the parameters of the CG model showed that important factors which control nanoparticle stability and structure are the PE chain length and the hydrophilicity and the steric demand of the head groups. To characterize the aggregation process we analyzed the number and size of the obtained aggregates as well as intramolecular order and intermolecular alignment of the polymer chains. By comparison of CG and atomistic simulation data, it could be shown that atomistic simulations representing different chemical systems can be emulated with specific, different CG parameter sets. Thus, the results from the (generic) CG simulation models can be used to explain the effect of different head groups and different counterions on the aggregation of PE telechelics and the order of the obtained nanocrystals.
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- Department of Chemistry, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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Kang S, Park MJ. 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Block Copolymers with Tethered Acid Groups: Challenges and Opportunities. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:1527-1541. [PMID: 35617073 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Scientific research on advanced polymer electrolytes has led to the emergence of all-solid-state energy storage/transfer systems. Early research began with acid-tethered polymers half a century ago, and research interest has gradually shifted to high-precision polymers with controllable acid functional groups and nanoscale morphologies. Consequently, various self-assembled acid-tethered block polymer morphologies have been produced. Their ion properties are profoundly affected by the multiscale intermolecular interactions in confinements. The creation of hierarchically organized ion/dipole arrangements inside the block copolymer nanostructures has been highlighted as a future method for developing advanced single-ion polymers with decoupled ion dynamics and polymer chain relaxation. Several emerging practical applications of the acid-tethered block copolymers have been explored to draw attention to the challenges and opportunities in developing state-of-the-art electrochemical systems.
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- Sejong Kang
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea 790-784
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea 790-784
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Sarkar R, Gowd EB, Ramakrishnan S. Precise control of grafting density in periodically grafted amphiphilic copolymers: an alternate strategy to fine-tune the lamellar spacing in the sub-10 nm regime. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00616e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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By exactly locating pendant PEG550 segments at varying intervals along a hydrocarbon-rich polyester backbone, the lamellar dimension has been precisely tuned.
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- Ramkrishna Sarkar
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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- Material Sciences and Technology Division
- CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST)
- Thiruvananthapuram 695019
- India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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Rank C, Yan L, Mecking S, Winey KI. Periodic Polyethylene Sulfonates from Polyesterification: Bulk and Nanoparticle Morphologies and Ionic Conductivities. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Christina Rank
- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Abbott LJ, Buss HG, Thelen JL, McCloskey BD, Lawson JW. Polyanion Electrolytes with Well-Ordered Ionic Layers in Simulations and Experiment. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Trigg EB, Middleton LR, Yan L, Winey KI. Comparing Morphological Evolution during Tensile Deformation of Two Precise Polyethylenes via 2D Fitting of in Situ X-ray Scattering. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lv A, Li ZL, Wu YH, Du FS, Li ZC. Synthesis of precision polymers with regularly placed perfluoroalkyl segments and sulfonic acid groups via ADMET polymerization and internal alkene modification. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cheng Y, Yang J, Hung JH, Patra TK, Simmons DS. Design Rules for Highly Conductive Polymeric Ionic Liquids from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Yizi Cheng
- Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, 250 South Forge St., Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, 250 South Forge St., Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, 250 South Forge St., Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, 250 South Forge St., Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
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Trigg EB, Gaines TW, Maréchal M, Moed DE, Rannou P, Wagener KB, Stevens MJ, Winey KI. Self-assembled highly ordered acid layers in precisely sulfonated polyethylene produce efficient proton transport. NATURE MATERIALS 2018; 17:725-731. [PMID: 29807986 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-018-0097-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Recent advances in polymer synthesis have allowed remarkable control over chain microstructure and conformation. Capitalizing on such developments, here we create well-controlled chain folding in sulfonated polyethylene, leading to highly uniform hydrated acid layers of subnanometre thickness with high proton conductivity. The linear polyethylene contains sulfonic acid groups pendant to precisely every twenty-first carbon atom that induce tight chain folds to form the hydrated layers, while the methylene segments crystallize. The proton conductivity is on par with Nafion 117, the benchmark for fuel cell membranes. We demonstrate that well-controlled hairpin chain folding can be utilized for proton conductivity within a crystalline polymer structure, and we project that this structure could be adapted for ion transport. This layered polyethylene-based structure is an innovative and versatile design paradigm for functional polymer membranes, opening doors to efficient and selective transport of other ions and small molecules on appropriate selection of functional groups.
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- Edward B Trigg
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The George and Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INAC-SyMMES, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INAC-SyMMES, Grenoble, France
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- The George and Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Middleton LR, Trigg EB, Yan L, Winey KI. Deformation-induced morphology evolution of precise polyethylene ionomers. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Gaines TW, Bell MH, Trigg EB, Winey KI, Wagener KB. Precision Sulfonic Acid Polyolefins via Heterogenous to Homogenous Deprotection. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201700634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Taylor W. Gaines
- The George and Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry University of Florida Gainesville FL 32611‐7200 USA
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- The George and Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry University of Florida Gainesville FL 32611‐7200 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Pennsylvania 3231 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Pennsylvania 3231 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19104 USA
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- The George and Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry University of Florida Gainesville FL 32611‐7200 USA
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