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Synthesis, Characterization, and Gas Permeation Properties

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106<br />

Dendronization of Ethyl Cellulose<br />

based on ethyl cellulose. The complete substitution of the residual hydroxy protons<br />

of ethyl cellulose (1; DSEt, 2.69) by the dendritic moieties has been demonstrated by<br />

1 H NMR <strong>and</strong> is evidenced by the elemental analysis. The G1-derivatized polymers<br />

(2a–c) displayed better organosolubility than that of G2-derivatized ones (3a–c),<br />

however, all of the dendron-functionalized polymers were soluble in chloroform <strong>and</strong><br />

methanol. The dendronization of ethyl cellulose accompanied the retention of<br />

thermal stability <strong>and</strong> the lowering of glass transition temperature. G1-appended<br />

polymers (2a–c) afforded free-st<strong>and</strong>ing membranes, exhibiting decrement in density<br />

<strong>and</strong> FFV, hence low gas permeability as compared to 1. The decrease in the gas<br />

permeability was investigated to arise from the attenuation in the gas diffusion <strong>and</strong><br />

solubility coefficients, presumably ensuing from the decreased FFV <strong>and</strong> hindered local<br />

mobility in the polymer matrix. The improved separation performance was discerned<br />

for He/N2, H2/N2, CO2/N2 <strong>and</strong> CO2/CH4 gas pairs.<br />

References <strong>and</strong> Notes<br />

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Biotechnology: New Molecular Tools; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge,<br />

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30, 217–219. (d) Tomalia, D. A. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2005, 30, 294–324. (e) Liang,<br />

C.; Fréchet, J. M. J. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2005, 30, 385–402. (f) Jiang, D.-L.; Aida, T.<br />

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ed.; Wiley: Chichester, 2001. (i) Gestermann, S.; Hesse, R.; Windisch, B.; Vögtle,<br />

F. In Stimulating Concepts in Chemistry; Vögtle, F., Stoddart, J. F., Shibasaki, M.<br />

Eds.; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2000; pp 187–198. (j) Archut, A.; Vögtle, F. In<br />

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