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TITLE
CERTIFICATE
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
List of Notations and Abbreviations
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
2. POLYMER-METAL COMPLEXES AS CATALYSTS
2.A. Polymer-metal Complexes: Synthesis and Classification
2.A.1 Pendant complexes
2.A.2 Inter- and intra-molecularly bridged complexes
2.A.3 Polymerisation of coordinated monomers
2.B. Reaction of Peripheral Functional Groups in Metal Complexes with Polymers
2.C. Coordination Polymers
2.C.1 Linear coordinated polymers
2.C.2 Network-coordinated polymers
2.D. Catalytic Activities of Polymer-metal Complexes
2.D.1 Catalytic activity of polymer-metal complex
2.D.2 Application of polymer-metal complexes as catalysts
2.E. Polymer-metal Complexes as Heterogeneous Biologically Active Catalysts
2.F. Macromolecular Effects on Catalytic Activities of Polymer-metal Complexes
2.F.1 Porosity and surface area
2.F.2 Nature of support and extent of cross linking
2.F.3 Spacer groups
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3. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERISATION OF POLYSTYRENE-SUPPORTED SCHIFF BASE-METAL COMPLEXES
3.A. Preparation of EGDMA-, BDDMA-, HDODA-, TTEGDA- and DVB-cross linked Polystyrenes
3.B. Preparation of N, N-bis (salicylidene-2-aminoethyl) aminomethyl Polystyrenes
3.C. Complexatiion Behaviour of Various Polystyrene-supported Schiff Bases
3.C.1 Effect of the nature and extent of cross linking agent on complexation
3.C.2 Influence of equilibrium pH on metal uptake of diethylenetriamino-salicylaldehyde Schiff base resins
3.D. Characterisation of Polymeric Ligands and their Metal Complexes
3.D.1 Infrared spectra
3.D.2 UV-visible spectra
3.D.3 EPR spectra of Cu (II) complexes of diethylenetriamine-salicylaldehyde polystyrene Schiff base resins
3.D.4 Scanning electron microscopy
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4. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERISATION OF POLYACRYLAMIDE-SUPPORTED GLYCINE -METAL COMPLEXES
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.A. Preparation of NNMBA-cross linked Polyacrylamides
4.B. Transamidation of NNMBA-cross linked Polyacrylamides
4.C. Metal Ion Complexation of NNMBA-cross linked Polyacrylamide Supported Glycines
4.C. 1 Effects of the extent of NNMBA aross linking on complexation
4.D. Characterisation of Polymeric Ligands and Polymer Metal Complexes -
4.D.1 IR spectra
4.D.2 UV-visible spectra
4.D.3 EPR spectra
4.D.4 Scanning electron microscopy
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5. THERMOGRAVIMETRIC STUDIES OF POLYSTYRENE SCHIFF BASE- AND POLYACRYLAMIDE GLYCINE METAL COMPLEXES
5.A. Thermal Decomposition Mechanism of Polymer-metal Complexes
5.A.1 Process governed by nucleation and growth:
5.A.2 Diffusion controlled reactions
5.A.3 Phase boundary reactions:
5.B. Thermogravimetric Studies of Cross linked Polystyrene-supported Schiff Base-metal Complexes
5.B.1 Metal complexes of EGDMA-cross linked polystyrene-Schiff base
5.B.2 Cu (II) complexes of BDDMA-cross linked polystyrene-Schiff bases with varying extent of cross linking
5.B.3 Cu (II) complexes of HDODA-crosslinked polystyrene-Schiff base with varying extent cross linking
5.B.4 Choice of the reaction mechanism
5.C. Metal Complexes of NNMBA-cross linked Polyacrylamide-supported Glycine
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6. CATALASE-LIKE ACTIVITIES OF POLYSTYRENE-AND POLYACRYLAMIDE-SUPPORTED METAL COMPLEXES
6.A. Polystyrene- Schiff Base Systems
6.A.1 Catalytic activities of various cross linked polystyrene-supported Schiff base metal complexes in the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide 1
6.A.2 Kinetics of hydrogen peroxide decomposition by polystyrene-supported Schiff bas metal complexes
6.A.3 Effect of the nature of degree of cross linking agent on the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
6.A.4 Effect of pH dependence on the catalytic activity of polystyrene-Schiff base
6.A.5 Variation in kinetics of hydrogen peroxide decomposition reaction using polystyrene- base resins of DVB (macroporous) cross links -
6.B. Polyacrylamide Systems
6.B.1 Catalytic activity of NNMBA-cross linked polyacrylamide-supported glycine-metal complexes
6.B.2 Kinetics of hydrogen peroxide decomposition by polyacrylamide-supported glycine metal complexes
6.B.3 Effect of variables of catalysis on the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
6.B.4 Effect of degree of NNMBA cross linking on catalysis
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7. EXPERIMENTAL
7.A. General
7.A.1 Materials
7.A.2 Instrumental
7.B. Preparation of Cross linked Polystyrenes
7.B.1 Preparation of 2 mol% DVB- and TTEGDA-cross linked polystyrenes
7.B.2 Preparation of 2-20 mol% EGDMA-, BDDMA- and HDODA-crosslinked polystyrenes
7. B.3 Chloromethylation of cross linked polystyrene using SnCl4: general procedure
7.B.4 Estimation of chlorine capacity in chloromethyl polystyrenes: general procedure.
7.B.5 Preparation of N, N-bistsalicylidene-2-aminoetfiyl) aminomethyl polystyrenes: general procedure
7.C. Preparation of 2-20 mol% NNMBA-cross linked Polyacrylamide-supported Glycines
7.C.1 Preparation of 2-20 mol% NNMBA-cross linked polyacrylamides
7.C.2 Transamidation of NNMBA-a-osslinked polyacrylamides with sodium salt of glycine general procedure
7.C.3 Estimation of carboxyl capacity of glycine incorporated NNMBA-cross linked polyacrylamides: general procedure
7.D. Preparation of Polymer-metal Complexes: General Procedure
7.E. Catalytic Activities of Polymer-supported Metal Complexes: General Procedure.
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8. SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK