Patent Application: US-78056001-A

Abstract:
a method for lateral chain modification of aryl main chain polymers with aromatic ketones or aldehydes containing tertiary basic n - groups is described . the modification can be accomplished via addition of an aromatic carboxylic acid or an acid derivative containing a tertiary amine moiety to a metallized polymer . the tertiary amines on the modified polymer can be converted to quaternary amines with halogen alkanes . modification of the aryl main chain polymers with aromatic groups containing sulphonic acid radicals is also described . the polymers formed can be crosslinked and prepared for use in a wide variety of membrane technologies including ion exchange , dialysis , reverse osmosis , nanofiltration .

Description:
the description of the invention is sub - divided into five parts for reasons of clarity : a . basic n - modified polymers obtained by an addition reaction to lithiated polymers . b . basic n - modified polymers obtained by a substitution reaction with lithiated polymers . e . acid - based blends and acid - based blend membranes from polymers a or b with any desired sulphonated polymers or with the cation exchange polymers d . particular aryl main chain polymers that can be used according to the present invention include , without limitation : polyether sulphone psu udel ®: r 2 ( r 3 ═ ch 3 )— r 4 — r 1 ( r 3 ═ h )— r 5 — r 1 — r 4 , polyphenyl sulphone pphsu radel r ®: r 1 ( r 3 ═ h )— r 1 ( r 3 ═ h )— r 4 — r 1 ( r 3 ═ h )— r 5 — r 1 — r 4 , and polyether ether sulphone pees radel a ®: [ r 4 — r 1 ( r 3 ═ h )— r 4 — r 1 ( r 3 ═ h )— r 5 — r 1 ( r 3 ═ h )] n —[ r 4 — r 1 ( r 3 ═ h )— r 5 — r 1 ( r 3 ═ h )] m , n / m = 0 , 18 . guiver reports psu hydrophilically modified in the lateral chain via a metallizing reaction and subsequent addition of selected aldehydes and ketones , forming psu 13 modified with oh groups in the lateral chain ( fig1 ). the following degrees of substitution were achieved : benzaldehyde 1 . 9 , benzophenone 1 . 0 , acetone 0 . 5 . surprisingly , now , it has been found that according to the reaction in fig1 aromatic ketones and aldehydes which contain tertiary n can be added to lithiated psu . examples of such basic aromatic ketones which can be added include ( see fig2 ) 2 , 2 ′ bipyridyl ketone , 4 , 4 ′- bis ( dimethyl amino )- benzophenone ( michler &# 39 ; s ketone ) and 4 , 4 ′- bis ( diethyl amino )- benzophenone . examples of basic aromatic aldehydes include ( see fig2 ) 4 - dimethyl amino benzaldehyde , 4 - diethyl amino benzaldehyde and pyridine - 2 - aldehyde , pyridine - 3 - aldehyde , pyridine - 4 - aldehyde . where this reaction is concerned , the degrees of substitution are dependent upon the size of the basic aromatic compound . thus , with the stetically hindered ketones 2 , 2 - bipyridyl ketone , 4 , 4 ′- bis ( dimethyl amino )- benzophenone ( michler &# 39 ; s ketone ) and 4 , 4 ′- bis ( diethyl amino )- benzophenone , degrees of substitution of about 1 are reached while degrees of substitution of up to 2 can be achieved with the above - mentioned less sterically hindered aldehydes . upon synthesis of the product of addition of 4 , 4 ′- bis ( diethyl amino )- benzophenone to lithiated psu , it was surprisingly found that the substituted polymer was coloured , the colour deepening from pale green to very dark green in time , by exposure to the air . this is probably attributable to oxidation of the psu addition product by atmospheric oxygen according to the reaction shown in fig3 . presumably , a triphenyl methane dye 14 is produced . this reaction points away to chromophoric groups which can be bonded on lithiable polymers . these chromophoric groups are positively charged which means they constitute anion exchanger groupings since the compensating ions , e . g . cl − , are inter - changeable . since the compensating ions are interchangeable , the oxidised basic polymer displays ion conductivity which it was possible to prove experimentally . since the positive charge is distributed mesomerically over the system : these anion exchange groups are very stable in comparison with normal anion exchange groups . if it is intended to prevent oxidation of the psu addition product , the li - alcoholate intermediate compound which forms during the addition reaction can be captured with alkyl halides alk - hal , forming the ether psu - c ( c 1 r 2 )- oalk . thus , the addition compound becomes more oxidation stable than the addition compound with the free oh — group . if low molecular aromatic carboxylic acid esters are caused to react with li - organic compounds , then in most cases the lithium salts of tertiary alcohols are obtained ( fig4 ) 16 . surprisingly , it has been found that the reaction of basic compounds such as for example isonicotinic acid ethyl ester and n , n - dimethyl amino benzoic acid ethyl ester with lithiated psu can , under the selected conditions ( low temperature , low polymer concentration in the solution of the lithiated psu , excess of a basic compound ) can be arrested at the ketone stage ( fig5 ). in this way , it is possible form lithiated polymers to produce such polymers as are modified with basic n - groups ( tertiary n such as pyridyl or dialkyl amino groups ) in the aromatic lateral chain . by virtue of its aromatic nature and by reason of the bonding on the polymer main chain via a carbonyl function , the lateral chain becomes very oxidation stable . the synthesised polymers which contain tertiary n can , in a further step , be converted by n - quaternization into oxidation stable anion exchange polymers ( see c )). the above - mentioned polymers which are modified with basic tertiary n in the aromatic lateral chain can , now , be reacted by means of conventional processes 15 to produce anion exchange polymers and membranes , whereby even anion exchange membranes are accessible by the following method : a solution of the lithiated polymer modified with tertiary - n in the lateral group is produced in a dipolar - aprotic solvent ( for example , nmp , dmac , dmf , dmso , sulpholane , etc .). halogen alkanes and halogen dialkanes in the desired molar ratio are then added to the solution in order to generate the desired density of cross - linking and the solvent is evaporated off at elevated temperature . during membrane formation , the tertiary - n groups are quaternized to give anion exchange groups , the dihalogen alkanes at the same time forming a covalent network in the membrane . d ) cation exchange polymers which are sulphonated in the lateral group on the basis of the reaction presented in b ) ( reaction of an aromatic carboxylic acid ester with lithiated aryl polymer with the bonding of an aromatic lateral group to the aryl main chain polymer via a carbonyl group ), aryl main chain polymers which are sulphonated in the lateral group become accessible , subject to the aromatic lateral group being more easily electrophilically sulphonatable than the polymer main chain . in order to achieve this , the aromatic hydrocarbon present in the lateral group must have the greatest electron density of all the aromatic rings of the polymer . a reaction to obtain an aryl main chain polymer sulphonated in the aromatic lateral chain is shown in fig6 . in the case of the psu udel ® sulphonated in the aromatic lateral chain , the aromatic hydrocarbon at the end of the aromatic lateral chain has the greatest electron density of the entire molecule . for this reason , this aromatic hydrocarbon is sulphonated and in fact in the p - position in relation to the ether bridge since the o - position ( also electronically possible ) is sterically hindered in relation to the ether bridge . e ) acid - based blends and acid - based blend membranes from the polymers a or b polymers sulphonated as desired or with the cation exchange polymers d the newly obtained polymers listed in sub - paragraphs a , b and d as well as any sulphonated polymers can be combined to produce new acid - based blends and acid - based blend membranes . examples of polymers having sulfonate groups include sulfonated polystyrene , poly ( anethoicsulfonic acid ), sulfonated polyesters ( see , e . g . u . s . pat . nos . 4 , 360 , 607 and 5 , 750 , 605 ) and polyvinylsulfate . examples of polymers having carboxyl groups include polyacrylic acid and copolymers thereof . the location of the acid and basic groups at the end of the aromatic lateral chain provides a way to improve the association of the ion exchange groups in the blends since the position of the acid and basic groups at the end of the lateral group is less sterically hindered than if these groups were in the polymer main chain . improved association of acid and basic groups can result in an increased local concentration of ion exchange groups in the polymer matrix and thus a higher level of proton conductivity even at relatively low concentrations of ion exchange groups compared to rigid aryl main chain polymers modified with acid and basic groups in the main chain . the morphology of the perfluorinated ion exchange polymer nafion in which the sulphonic acid groups are strongly associated ( clustered ) 10 on account of the extremely hydrophobic perfluorinated backbone , can consequently be substituted by such new acid - based blends . in addition to the ionic cross - linking by the polysalt formation : due to the mixture of acid with basic polymers in the solvent , dihalogen alkanes may be added which , during membrane formation : p ′— nr 2 + hal —( ch 2 ) x — hal + r 2 n — p ′→ p ′— nr 2 +—( ch 2 ) x — r 2 n + — p ′ the invention covers new polymers and membranes which are chemically stable on account of the aromatic lateral chain and which can be further modified under control : by quaternizing the basic n with alkyl halides , new anion exchange polymers and membranes can be produced which , by reason of the direct bonding of the basic n on the aromatic lateral chain , become chemically more stable than commercial anion exchange polymers and membranes . due to the possibility of using dihalogen alkanes , the anion exchange polymer membranes can furthermore be covalently cross - linked at the same time . the synthesis of polymers with aromatic lateral groups which are sulphonated in the aromatic lateral group can improve the association of the sulphonic acid groups in the polymer matrix and thus lead to higher levels of proton conductivity even at relatively low ion exchange group concentrations . the acid - base blends and acid - base blend membranes according to the invention may display a better ion exchange group association than acid - base blends and acid - base blend membranes , in which the acid and basic groups are present in the polymer main chain , since the lateral groups are more movable than the polymer main chain . in addition to the ionic cross - linking due to the polysalt formation , these blends and blend membranes can , by covalent cross - linking , be further stabilised in terms of swelling and thus mechanical stability . useful aryl groups are c 6 - 14 aryl , especially c 6 - 10 aryl . typical c 6 - 14 aryl groups include phenyl , naphthyl , phenanthrenyl , anthracenyl , indenyl , azulenyl , biphenyl , biphenylenyl and fluorenyl groups . useful halo or halogen groups include fluorine , chlorine , bromine and iodine . useful alkyl groups include straight - chained and branched c1 - 10 alkyl groups , more preferably c1 - 6 alkyl groups . typical c1 - 10 alkyl groups include methyl , ethyl , propyl , isopropyl , butyl , sec - butyl , tert - butyl , 3 - pentyl , hexyl and octyl groups . useful mono halogen alkyl groups include c1 - 10 alkyl groups substituted by a fluorine , chlorine , bromine or iodine atom , e . g . methyl iodide , ethyl bromide , 1 - propyl bromide and the like . useful dihalogen alkyl groups include c2 - 10 alkyl groups substituted by two fluorine , chlorine , bromine or iodine atoms , e . g . 1 , 2 - dichloroethane , 1 , 3 - dibromopropane , 1 , 4 - diiodobutane and the like . useful tertiary amino groups include — nr 1 r 2 , wherein r 1 and r 2 are c 1 - 10 alkyl groups as defined above , e . g . dimethylamino , diethylamino and the like . useful basic n - containing hetercyclic aromatic compounds include pyrrolyl , imidazolyl , pyrazolyl , pyridyl , pyrazinyl , pyrimidinyl , pyridazinyl , indolizinyl , isoindolyl , 3h - indolyl , indolyl , indazolyl , purinyl , 4h - quinolizinyl , isoquinolyl , oxazolyl , quinolyl , phthalzinyl , naphthyridinyl , quinozalinyl , triazinyl and thiazolyl . having now generally described this invention , the same will be understood by reference to the following examples which are provided herein for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to be limiting unless otherwise specified . 10 g 4 - dimethyl amino benzaldehyde ( 0 . 13 mol ), dissolved in 20 ml thf under barrier gas , fill the thf into the reaction vessel . afterwards , the dried polymer is introduced with argon into the reaction vessel accompanied by stirring and thorough rinsing . once the polymer has been dissolved , it is cooled to − 65 ° c . in a strong argon flow . the polymer solution is then titrated with n - buli until a slight yellow / orange coloring indicates that the reaction mixture is now anhydrous . afterwards , the 10 n n - buli is injected within 10 mins . stirring follows for 30 mins . afterwards , the solution of 4 - dimethyl amino benzaldehyde in thf is injected . stir until such time as the reaction mixture has lost its color . maximum waiting time at − 65 ° c . is 1 hour . afterwards , the acetone cold bath is taken away and replaced by an ice bath . allow to warm to 0 ° c . and stir for 1 hour at 0 ° c . afterwards , the reaction mixture is precipitated in 2 liters isopropanol . dry at 50 ° c . firstly in a diaphragm pump vacuum then in an oil pump vacuum . afterwards , the polymer is ground , suspended in 500 ml methanol and dried once again in a vacuum at 50 ° c . the chemical structural formula of the modified psu formed is shown in fig7 . elementary analysis and the 1 h - nmr spectrum of the polymer reveal a substitution degree of approximately 2 groups per psu repetition unit . 25 g 4 , 4 ′- bis - diethyl amino benzophenone dissolved in 50 ml thf ( 0 . 077 mol ) under barrier gas , fill the thf into the reaction vessel . afterwards , the dried polymer is introduced with argon into the reaction vessel accompanied by stirring and thorough rinsing . once the polymer has been dissolved , it is cooled to − 30 ° c . in a strong argon flow . the polymer solution is then titrated with n - buli until a slight yellow / orange colouring indicates that the reaction mixture is now anhydrous . afterwards , the 10 n n - buli is injected within 10 mins . stirring follows for 50 mins . afterwards , the solution of 44 ′- diethyl amino benzophenone is injected . stir until such time as the reaction mixture has lost its colour , not more than 24 hours . afterwards , a mixture of 20 ml isopropanol with 2 ml of water is injected into the reaction solution and afterwards warmed to room temperature . the polymer is precipitated in 2 liters of isopropanol , filtered off and washed with isopropanol . afterwards , the polymer is stirred into 300 ml i - proh . afterwards , it is filtered off again , suspended again in i - proh , stirred and filtered off . afterwards , the polymer is added to 5 liters of water and stirred . after filtration , it is once again added to 5 liters of water and stirred again . subsequently , a further filtration process follows and then washing to ph 7 and afterwards dried at 80 ° c . the chemical structural formula of the modified psu formed is shown in fig8 . elementary analysis and the 1 h - nmr spectrum of the polymer disclose a substitution degree of approximately 1 group per psu repetition unit . the polymer is colored green , a situation which can be attributed to partial formation of triphenyl methyl chromophores by oxidation accompanied by cleavage of the oh group ( see fig3 ). if the polymer is allowed to stand at elevated temperature in dilute acid , the colour deepens to a black - green . with 1 h — and 13 c - nmr , it was possible to show that the reaction of the reaction product 6 . 2 shown in fig3 actually takes place : the 1 h and the 13 c signal of the oh proton , of which the position could be identified by h / d exchange as being recumbent with a chemical shift of 5 . 8 ppm ( 1 h - nmr ) or a chemical shift of 85 ppm ( 13 c - nmr ), had almost completely disappeared after the reaction products 6 . 2 had been stored in dilute acid at 60 ° c . with air having access . formation of the chromophoric group can be prevented by etherifying the oh group by a reaction of the psu - li - alkoxide with methyl iodide for example ( fig9 ). the oxidized reaction product 6 . 2 displays ion conductivity which can be attributed to the causes outlined hereinabove . to this end , films of the oxidised polymer were assessed by impedance spectroscopy in 0 . 5 n hcl with and without secondary hcl treatment . under barrier gas , fill the thf into the reaction vessel . afterwards , the dried polymer is introduced with argon into the reaction vessel accompanied by stirring and thorough rinsing . once the polymer has been dissolved , it is cooled to − 30 ° c . in a strong argon flow . the polymer solution is then titrated with n - buli until a slight yellow / orange colouring indicates that the reaction mixture is now anhydrous . afterwards , the 10 n n - buli is injected within 10 mins . stirring follows for 30 mins . afterwards , the solution of di ( 2 - pyridyl )- ketone is injected into thf . stir until the reaction mixture has lost its colour , at most 48 hours at − 30 ° c . subsequently , inject a mixture of 10 ml isopropanol with 1 ml water into the reaction solution and allow to warm up to room temperature . precipitate the polymer in 2 liters isopropanol , filter off and wash with isopropanol and methanol . the precipitated polymer is filtered off again , dried and stirred in 100 ml meoh . after - wards , it is filtered off again , suspended once again in meoh , stirred , filtered off and dried at 80 ° c . the structural formula of the reaction product is shown in fig1 . the degree of substitution of the modified psu in terms of dipyridyl groups , determined by elementary analysis , amounts to about 0 . 85 per psu repetition unit . under barrier gas , fill the thf into the reaction vessel . afterwards , the dried polymer is introduced with argon into the reaction vessel accompanied by stirring and thorough rinsing . once the polymer has been dissolved , it is cooled to − 30 ° c . in a strong argon flow . the polymer solution is then titrated with n - buli until a slight yellow / orange colouring indicates that the reaction mixture is now anhydrous . afterwards , the 10 n n - buli is injected . stirring follows for 50 mins . afterwards , inject the isonicotinic acid ethyl ester and stir until the reaction mixture has lost its color , at most 24 hours at − 30 ° c . afterwards , inject the mixture of 20 ml isopropanol with 2 ml water into the reaction solution and allow to warm to room temperature . precipitate the polymer in 2 ml isospropanol , filter off and wash with isopropanol . afterwards , stir the polymer in 300 ml i - proh . subsequently , filter off again , suspend once more in i - proh , stir and filter off . after filtration , add to 5 liters water again and stir afresh . afterwards , filter off once more and afterwards dry at 80 ° c . the reaction product is shown in fig1 . the degree of substitution of the modified psu with 4 - pyridyl carbonyl groups amounts to 1 . 65 , determined by 1h - nmr and elementary analysis . reaction of n , n - dimethyl amino benzoic acid ethyl ester with lithiated psu 48 . 32 g n , n - dimethyl amino benzoic acid ethyl ester , dissolved in 100 ml thf ( 0 . 25 mol ) under barrier gas , fill the thf into the reaction vessel . afterwards , the dried polymer is introduced with argon into the reaction vessel accompanied by stirring and thorough rinsing . once the polymer has been dissolved , it is cooled to − 60 ° c . in a strong argon flow . the polymer solution is then titrated with n - buli until a slight yellow / orange coloring indicates that the reaction mixture is now anhydrous . afterwards , the 10 n n - buli is injected within 10 mins . stirring follows for 50 mins . afterwards , the solution of n , n - dimethyl amino benzoic acid ethyl ester is injected in thf . stir for 10 mins . then inject the mixture of 20 ml isopropanol with 2 ml water into the reaction solution and warm up to room temperature . precipitate the polymer in 2 liters isopropanol , filter off and wash with isopropanol and methanol . the precipitated polymer is filtered off again , dried and stirred in 100 ml meoh . afterwards , it is filtered off again , suspended again in meoh , stirred , filtered off and dried at 80 ° c . the result of elementary analysis shows a substitution degree of 0 . 75 p - n , n - dimethyl amino phenyl carbonyl groups per psu repetition unit . as further tests have shown , the degree of substitution can be increased by a longer reaction time of the lithiated psu with n , n - dimethyl amino benzoic acid ethyl ester . the reaction product of this reaction ( with a p - n , n - dimethyl amino phenyl carbonyl group per psu repetition unit ) is shown in fig1 . 4 g sulphonated psu udel ® in the so 3 li form are dissolved in 25 g n - methyl pyrrolidinone . afterwards , 1 g of the reaction product from reaction 6 . 2 ( 1 . 1 groups per psu repetition unit ) is added to the solution and stirred until dissolved . afterwards , the very dark green solution is filtered off , de - gassed and applied as a thin film into a glass plate . the solution is then evaporated off at 120 ° c . afterwards , the glass plate is placed in a bath with full desalinated water whereupon the polymer membrane becomes detached from the glass plate . afterwards , the membrane is first treated in 10 % sulphuric acid at 70 ° c . and then given a secondary treatment in completely desalinated water . afterwards , the membrane is characterised . acid - base blend membrane consisting of reaction product 6 . 4 with sulphonated psu 4 g sulphonated psu udel ® in the so 3 li form are dissolved in 25 g n - methyl pyrrolidinone . afterwards , 1 g of the reaction product of reaction 6 . 2 ( 1 . 65 groups per psu repetition unit ) is added to the solution and stirred until dissolved . afterwards , the solution is filtered , de - gassed and applied as a thin film to a glass plate . the solvent is then evaporated off at 120 ° c . the glass plate is then laid in a bath with fully desalinated water , whereupon the polymer membrane becomes detached from the glass plate . the membrane is then given a secondary treatment at 70 ° c . firstly in 10 % sulphuric acid and then in fully desalinated water . the membrane is then characterised . acid - base blend membrane consisting of reaction product 6 . 5 with sulphonated psu 4 g sulphonated psu udel ® in the so 3 li form are dissolved in 25 g n - methyl pyrrolidinone . afterwards , 1 g of the reaction product from reaction 6 . 2 ( 0 . 75 groups per psu repetition unit ) is added to the solution and stirred until dissolved . afterwards , the solution is filtered , de - gassed and applied as a thin film to a glass plate . afterwards , the solvent is evaporated off at 120 ° c . the glass plate is then placed in a bath with fully desalinated water , whereupon the polymer membrane formed becomes detached from the glass plate . the membrane is then given a secondary treatment at 70 ° c . firstly in 10 % sulphuric acid and then in fully desalinated water . afterwards , the membrane is characterised . 1 anion exchange membranes consisting of poly ( vinylpyridine ) and poly ( vinyl benzyl chloride ) for cr / fe redox batteries a . reiner , k . ledjeff , journal of membrane science 36 : 535 - 540 ( 1988 ) 2 development of an anion - exchange membrane with increased permeability fororganic acids of high molecular weight w . gudernatsch , ch . krumbholz , h . strathmann desalination 79 : 249 - 260 ( 1990 ) 3 membranes of poly ( styrene - block - butadiene - block - styrene - graft - 2 - vinylpyridine ) complexed with cobalt - containing schiff &# 39 ; s bases for oxygen permeation g . - 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