The basis for this research project is based on the discovery in the previous research that 2,2' ,5-trimethyl-3-( I-phenylethoxy)-4-tert-butyl-3-azahexane, (Styryl- TITNO) is able to control bulk polymerization of styrene at temperature as low as 70°C. The principle objective of this project was to evaluate the feasibility of using Styryl- TITNO to control radical solution and miniemulsion polymerizations at temperatures below 100°C. Styryl- TITNO was shown to effect solution polymerizations of both n-butyl acrylate (BA) and styrene below 100°C. Polymerization temperature was shown to be a crucial parameter for achieving control in Styryl- TITNO -mediated polymerizations. Good control of the number-average molecular weight (Mn) and molecular weight dispersity for the polymerization of BA was observed at 90°C. However, a lower temperature of 70 °C is required for good control of styrene polymerization. Living characteristics of polymer chains were demonstrated by a sequential chain extension of TITNO -terminated PBA with styrene at 90°C to form poly(n-butyl acrylate)- block-poly[(n-butyl acrylate)-co-styrene], [pBA-b-P(BA-co-PS)], block copolymers. An improvement in livingness in these reactions was observed when the second P(BAlstyrene) block was formed at 70°C after the first PBA block was produced at 90°C. Kinetics studies facilitated determination of the activation-deactivation equilibrium constant (K), which for styrene polymerization at 90°C (K = 4.1 x 10.9 mol L-J at 90°C and 3.0 x 10-9 mol L-J at 70 "C) is nearly an order of magnitude higher than that for BA polymerization at the same temperature (K = 8.5 x 10-11 mol L-I). This is the reason why BA polymerization shows better control than styrene polymerization at 90°C. The activation energy (Ea) for thermolysis of Stryl- TITNO is 104.1 kJ mol", which is relatively low compared to the literature values of Ea for various styryl alkoxymines. This explains why Styryl- TITNO is able to effect polymerization at temperatures as low as 70 "C. The studies of Styryl- TITNO-mediated miniemulsion polymerizations at 90 "C indicate that accumulation of free TITNO• in the particles is an issue for use of Styryl- TITNO in miniemulsion polymerizations. The use of L-ascorbic acid (L-AA) and L-ascorbic acid 6-palmitate (L-AAP) as nitroxide scavengers to reduce the level of free TITNO • in the polymerization was investigated. The best result was observed for the polymerization of BA in the presence of 5.35 mol% of L-AAP relative to Styryl- TITNO, which attained 48% conversion after 5 h. The chain extension of isolated TITNO -terminated PBA, TITNO -PBA, was used to examine the livingness of - polymer -chains before the rate of polymerization was severely retarded. The livingness of TITNO-PBA was evidenced by a shift of the staring PBA molecular weight distribution towards higher molecular weight, which provides solid evidence that the majority of polymer chains remained living. Thus, it can be concluded with certainty that the accumulation of free TITNO• was mainly responsible for the suppression of polymerization in miniemulsion polymerizations mediated by Styryl- TITNO.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(人間・環境学) / 甲第21873号 / 人博第902号 / 新制||人||215(附属図書館) / 2018||人博||902(吉田南総合図書館) / 京都大学大学院人間・環境学研究科相関環境学専攻 / (主査)教授 小松 直樹, 教授 加藤 立久, 准教授 廣戸 聡 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Human and Environmental Studies / Kyoto University / DFAM

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Non-covalent interactions including nucleobase hydrogen bonding and ionic aggregation were studied in block and end-functional polymers synthesized via living polymerization techniques such as nitroxide mediated polymerization and anionic polymerization. The influence of non-covalent association on the structure/property relationships of these materials were studied in terms of physical properties (tensile, DMA, rheology) as well as morphological studies (AFM, SAXS). Hydrogen bonding, a dynamic interaction with intermediate enthalpies (10-40 kJ/mol) was introduced through complementary heterocyclic DNA nucleobases such as adenine, thymine and uracil. Hydrogen bonding uracil end-functionalized polystyrenes and poly(alkyl acrylate)s were synthesized via nitroxide mediated polymerization from novel uracil-functionalized alkoxyamine unimolecular initiators. Terminal functionalization of poly(alkyl acrylate)s with hydrogen bonding groups increased the melt viscosity, and as expected, the viscosity approached that of nonfunctional analogs as temperature increased. A novel difunctional alkoxyamine, DEPN2, was synthesized and utilized as an efficient initiator in nitroxide-mediated controlled radical polymerization of triblock copolymers. Complementary hydrogen bonding triblock copolymers containing adenine (A) and thymine (T) nucleobase-functionalized outer blocks were synthesized. Hydrogen bonding interactions were observed for blends of the complementary nucleobase-functionalized block copolymers in terms of increased specific viscosity as well as higher scaling exponents for viscosity with solution concentration. Multiple hydrogen bonding interactions were utilized to attach nucleobase-functional quaternary phosphonium ionic guests to complementary adenine-functionalized triblock copolymers. Ionic interactions, which possess stronger interaction energies than hydrogen bonds (~150 kJ/mol) were studied in the context of sulfonated poly(styrene-b-ethylene-co-propylene-b-styrene) block copolymers. Strong ionic interactions resulted in the development of a microphase separated physical network and greater extents for the rubbery plateau in DMA analysis compared to sulfonic acid groups, which exhibit weak hydrogen bonnding interactions. In contrast to the physical networks consisting of sulfonated or hydrogen bonding block copolymers, covalent networks were synthesized using carbon-Michael addition chemistry of acetoacetate functionalized telechelic oligomers to diacrylate Michael acceptors. The thermomechanical properties of the networks based on poly(propylene glycol) oligomers were analyzed with respect to the molecular weight between crosslink points (Mc) and the critical molecular weight for entanglement (Me). / Ph. D.

Im Mittelpunkt der vorliegenden Arbeit stehen Untersuchungen zur Analytik, Stabilität und Metabolisierung von Nitroxylradikalen, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung Ihrer Anwendung als ESR-Spinsonden im Rahmen der Bearbeitung pharmazeutisch-technologischer und biopharmazeutischer Fragestellungen. Neben der Entwicklung und Adaptierung geeigneter analytischer Methoden waren dabei Stabilitätsfragen unter den Bedingungen ihres Einsatzes, die Stabilität von Reaktionsprodukten und Metaboliten, das elektrochemische und chemische Reduktionsverhalten sowie die Biotransformation du rch Mikroorganismen, in subzellulären Fraktionen der Leber und in humanen Zellkulturen von besonderem Interesse. Als wichtigste Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit sind: (i) bisher unbekannte Metaboliten (wie z.B. sekundäreAmine) identifiziert, (ii) der Erkenntnisstand zu den Mechanismen der Biotransformation dieser stabilen Radikale erweitert, (iii) methodische Fortschritte wie die Entwicklung einer On-line HPLC-ESR-Kopplung und bei der Anwendung der Festphasenmikroextraktion (SPME) erreicht, (iv) die ESR als Methode für nichtinvasive Messungen des pH-Wertes und für die Erfassung der Stabilität und Hautpenetration von Liposomen erschlossen worden. / The present thesis was focused on the investigation of analytic, stability and metabolism of nitroxyl radicals used as esr spin probes in pharmaceutical, technological and biopharmaceutical applications. New analytical methods were developed and adapted for nitroxides and diamagnetic products. The stability of nitroxides was analysed and reaction products were cleared up. Furthermore there were in vestigated the electrochemical and chemical behaviour of reduction as well as the biotransformation by microorganisms, in subcellular liver fractions and in human cell cultures. The main results of this document are presented in the following: (i) the appearance of new dia- and paramagnetic metabolites (e.g. secondary amines), (ii) the latest findings about metabolic mechanisms of stable nitroxyl radicals, (iii) the development of online HPLC-ESR-couppling technique and the application of solid phase microextraction (SPME) as the greatest acquisition, (iv) the advantage of ESR technique for noninvasive measurement of pH and to register the stability and penetration of liposomes through skin layers.

O tempol (TP) tem se mostrado um eficiente protetor em modelos inflamatórios. Os mecanismos de proteção contra espécies reativas de oxigênio foi bastante estudado mas sua interação com espécies reativas de nitrogênio ainda permanece pouco explorada. Recentemente, propusemos que o TP re-direciona a nitração de fenol mediada por peroxintrito (PN)/CO2 para nitrosação, pela sua reação com o radical CO3•‾. O produto desta reação, o cátion oxamônio, oxidaria PN para O2 e •NO. Este último produziria uma espécie nitrosante (N2O3) pela reação com o radical derivado do PN, •NO2 [Bonini e col. (2002) Chem. Res. Tox. 15: 506]. Para examinar se este mecanismo poderia operar in vivo, estudamos os efeitos do TP na reatividade do PN/CO2 frente a albumina (BSA) e macrófagos. Os efeitos do TP se apresentaram dependentes de sua concentração e da concentração de Cys. Apesar do TP não se mostrar catalítico, ele inibiu a oxidação de Cys (20-50%) e nitração de Tyr (70-90%) da BSA e aumentou a nitrosação de Cys (200-400%). No caso dos macrófagos tratados com PN/CO2, o tempol também inibiu a nitração (90%) e aumentou a nitrosação (300%). Assim, em condições fisiológicas, concentrações sub-estequiométricas de TP seriam capazes de redirecionar a reatividade dos radicais derivados PN, de oxidação de Cys proteica e nitração de Tyr para nitrosação de Cys. Desta forma, o TP poderia inibir a injúria em inflamações. / Tempol has been shown to protect animals from oxidative stress conditions. Tempol\'s protective mechanisms against reactive oxygen species have been extensively studied but its interactions with reactive nitrogen species remain little explored. Recently, we proposed that tempol diverts peroxynitrite/CO2 mediated phenol nitration to nitrosation by reacting with CO3•‾ to produce tempol oxamonium cation that oxidizes peroxynitrite to O2 and •NO. The latter produces a nitrosating species by reacting with peroxynitrite-derived •NO2 [Bonini et al. (2002) Chem. Res. Toxicol. 15: 506]. To examine wether this mechanism operates in biological environments, we studied the effects of tempol on peroxynitrite/CO2 reactivity towards a protein, BSA, and cells, macrophages. Tempol\'s effects were dependent on its own and BSA-cys concentration. Although not a true catalyst, it inhibited BSA-cys oxydation (20-50%) and BSA-tyr nitration (70-90%) while increasing BSA-cys nitrosation (200-400%). In the case of macrophages treated with peroxynitrite/CO2, tempol also inhibited protein-tyr nitration (90%) and increased protein-cys nitrosation (300%). Then, under physiological conditions, a substoichiometric amount of tempol is able to divert peroxynitrite-derived radicais reactivity from protein-cys oxidation and protein-tyr nitration to protein-cys nitrosation. This may be the mechanism by wich tempol inhibits injury in inflammatory conditions.

Multifunctional monomers on the basis of acryl- and methacryl derivatives were synthesized and different protective groups were used. After polymerization the protective groups were removed by different methods. Various initiators for the NMP of the monomers were synthesized and the reaction conditions were optimized. The results showed that NMP was not a suitable method for multifunctional acryl- and methacryl derivatives to achieve well-defined homopolymers, although it was successful for control of polymerization of styrene and block copolymerization of multifunctional acryl- and methacryl derivatives with alkoxyamine terminated polystyrene. The ATRP of multifunctional acrylates and methacrylates has been successfully performed, as well as the block copolymerization of multifunctional acrylates and methacrylates. Relatively low polydispersities of the corresponding polymers (PD=1.18-1.36) and reasonably high rates of polymerization could be achieved when Me6TREN and PMDETA were used as ligands. However, the ATRP of multifunctional acrylamides and methacrylamides failed. The RAFT-polymerization of styrene, acrylamide and acrylate using BDTB as a CTA and AIBN as an initiator afforded polymers with narrow molecular weight distribution (PD=1.13-1.26). A kinetic investigation and the further synthesis of block copolymers using dithioester-terminated homopolymers as macroCTAs showed that the RAFT polymerization of acrylamide M9b proceeded in a living manner. However, BDTB does not control the reaction of methacrylic monomers, such as methacrylates and methacrylamides. The bulk phase behavior of the block copolymers were examined by means of DSC and the surface behaviors of block copolymers as thin layers were examined with AFM. Two-phase transitions in the block copolymers were observed clearly by DSC, indicative of the appearance of phase separations, which were seen in an AFM image. In conclusion, multifunctional acryl- and methacryl derivatives failed to achieve well-defined homopolymers by NMP. However, this method was successful for block copolymerization of multifunctional acryl- and methacryl derivatives with alkoxyamine terminated polystyrene. Multifunctional acrylates and methacrylates were successfully homopolymerized and block copolymerized by ATRP. Multifunctional acrylates and acrylamides were suitable for homopolymerization and block copolymerization by the RAFT process. Thus far, it is difficult to homopolymerize multifunctional methacrylamides in controlled way.

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O tempol (TP) tem se mostrado um eficiente protetor em modelos inflamatórios. Os mecanismos de proteção contra espécies reativas de oxigênio foi bastante estudado mas sua interação com espécies reativas de nitrogênio ainda permanece pouco explorada. Recentemente, propusemos que o TP re-direciona a nitração de fenol mediada por peroxintrito (PN)/CO2 para nitrosação, pela sua reação com o radical CO3•‾. O produto desta reação, o cátion oxamônio, oxidaria PN para O2 e •NO. Este último produziria uma espécie nitrosante (N2O3) pela reação com o radical derivado do PN, •NO2 [Bonini e col. (2002) Chem. Res. Tox. 15: 506]. Para examinar se este mecanismo poderia operar in vivo, estudamos os efeitos do TP na reatividade do PN/CO2 frente a albumina (BSA) e macrófagos. Os efeitos do TP se apresentaram dependentes de sua concentração e da concentração de Cys. Apesar do TP não se mostrar catalítico, ele inibiu a oxidação de Cys (20-50%) e nitração de Tyr (70-90%) da BSA e aumentou a nitrosação de Cys (200-400%). No caso dos macrófagos tratados com PN/CO2, o tempol também inibiu a nitração (90%) e aumentou a nitrosação (300%). Assim, em condições fisiológicas, concentrações sub-estequiométricas de TP seriam capazes de redirecionar a reatividade dos radicais derivados PN, de oxidação de Cys proteica e nitração de Tyr para nitrosação de Cys. Desta forma, o TP poderia inibir a injúria em inflamações. / Tempol has been shown to protect animals from oxidative stress conditions. Tempol\'s protective mechanisms against reactive oxygen species have been extensively studied but its interactions with reactive nitrogen species remain little explored. Recently, we proposed that tempol diverts peroxynitrite/CO2 mediated phenol nitration to nitrosation by reacting with CO3•‾ to produce tempol oxamonium cation that oxidizes peroxynitrite to O2 and •NO. The latter produces a nitrosating species by reacting with peroxynitrite-derived •NO2 [Bonini et al. (2002) Chem. Res. Toxicol. 15: 506]. To examine wether this mechanism operates in biological environments, we studied the effects of tempol on peroxynitrite/CO2 reactivity towards a protein, BSA, and cells, macrophages. Tempol\'s effects were dependent on its own and BSA-cys concentration. Although not a true catalyst, it inhibited BSA-cys oxydation (20-50%) and BSA-tyr nitration (70-90%) while increasing BSA-cys nitrosation (200-400%). In the case of macrophages treated with peroxynitrite/CO2, tempol also inhibited protein-tyr nitration (90%) and increased protein-cys nitrosation (300%). Then, under physiological conditions, a substoichiometric amount of tempol is able to divert peroxynitrite-derived radicais reactivity from protein-cys oxidation and protein-tyr nitration to protein-cys nitrosation. This may be the mechanism by wich tempol inhibits injury in inflammatory conditions.

La photopolymérisation radicalaire contrôlée (P2RC) est un domaine en plein essor en science des matériaux. En effet, ce procédé permet d’envisager la synthèse de polymères à architecture complexe dans des conditions douces et constitue une approche de choix pour élaborer des couches de polymères microstructurées. Dans ce contexte, l’extension des techniques RAFT, ATRP et NMP à un mode photochimique est principalement étudiée. Au cours de cette thèse, nous nous sommes intéressés en particulier à la technique de NMP2 (Nitroxide Mediated Phototopolymerization). Typiquement nous avons préparé des alcoxyamines photosensibles pour un contrôle de la polymérisation sous irradiation. Une attention spéciale a été portée sur la compréhension du mécanisme régissant le procédé et sur des relations structure/réactivité. De plus les meilleurs candidats ont été testés en NMP2 et plus particulièrement pour la conception de motifs structurés de polymères sur surface. Enfin, de nouvelles approches ont été explorées pour effectuer une NMP2 avec notamment l’ESCP (Enhanced Spin Capturing Polymerization). / Controlled radical photopolymerization represents a rapidly emerging field in material science. This process is characterized by important advantages and provides the possibility to prepare complex polymer architectures in mild conditions such as patterns. In recent years, the development of controlled radical photopolymerizations, such as RAFT, ATRP and NMP, is recognized as particularly interesting and powerful. In this context, we focused our research to the development of the NMP2 polymerization. In line with this research context, the topic of this thesis was to prepare alkoxyamines for a photochemical control. Particular attention has been focused on understanding the mechanism governing the process and structure/reactivity relationships. In addition, the best candidates were tested in NMP2 process and more particularly to the preparation of polymer patterns on surface. Finally, new approaches have been explored to perform NMP2 such as ESCP (Enhanced Spin Capturing Polymerization).