Dual Catalytic System for Combination of Chain and Step Polymerizations: Ring-Opening Polymerization of ϵ-Caprolactone and Successive Dehydration Polycondensation with Dicarboxylic Acid Using the Same Catalyst

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (13) ◽  
pp. 4688-4693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akinori Takasu ◽  
Hisashi Tsuruta ◽  
Yuuki Narukawa ◽  
Yosuke Shibata ◽  
Miyuki Oshimura ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 1957-1966
Author(s):  
Xinya Wang ◽  
Xiaohua Wang ◽  
Nuo Zhen ◽  
Jin Gu ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
...  

Sodium complexes displaying cavity-like conformations and, therefore, suppressed transesterification during the ring-opening polymerization of pentadecalactone are disclosed herein.


Author(s):  
Olubummo Adekunle ◽  
Susanne Tanner ◽  
Wolfgang H Binder

We report on the block copolymerization of two structurally different norbornene monomers (±)-endo,exo-bicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid dimethylester (7), and (±)-endo,exo-bicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid bis(1-oxyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidin-4-yl) ester (9) using ruthenium based Grubbs’ type initiators [(PCy3)2Cl2Ru(benzylidene)] G1 (PCy3 = tricyclohexylphosphine), [(H2IMes)(PCy3)Cl2Ru(benzylidene)] G2 (H2IMes = 1,3-bis(mesityl)-2-imidazolidinylidene), [(H2IMes)(py)2Cl2Ru(benzylidene)] G3 (py = pyridine or 3-bromopyridine) and Umicore type initiators [(PCy3)2Cl2Ru(3-phenylinden-1-ylidene)] U1 (PCy3 = tricyclohexylphosphine), [(H2IMes)(PCy3)Cl2Ru(3-phenylinden-1-ylidene)] U2 (H2IMes = 1,3-bis(mesityl)-2-imidazolidinylidene), [(H2IMes)(py)Cl2Ru(3-phenylinden-1-ylidene)] U3 (py = pyridine or 3-bromopyridine) via ring opening polymerization (ROMP). The crossover reaction and the polymerization kinetics were investigated using matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), respectively. MALDI showed that there was a complete crossover reaction after the addition of 25 equivalents of the second monomer. NMR investigation showed that U3 gave a faster rate of polymerization in comparison to U1. The synthesis of block copolymers with molecular weights up to M n = 31 000 g/mol with low polydispersities (M w/M n = 1.2) is reported.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongliang Zhong ◽  
quanyou feng ◽  
xiaoqian wang ◽  
jia chen ◽  
wenjun cai ◽  
...  

Ring-opening polymerization is used to prepare polyesters with precisely controlled molecular weights, molecular weight distributions, and tacticities. Herein, we report a newly developed Co/Zn catalytic system that can be activated by an electrical current to mediate efficient ring-opening polymerization of enantiopure <i>O</i>-carboxyanhydrides, allowing for the synthesis of isotactic functionalized polyesters with high molecular weights (>140 kDa) and narrow molecular weight distributions (<i>M</i><sub>w</sub>/<i>M</i><sub>n</sub> < 1.1). We also demonstrate that these catalysts can be used for stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of racemic <i>O</i>-carboxyanhydrides to synthesize syndiotactic or stereoblock copolymers with different glass transition temperatures compared with their atactic counterparts.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongliang Zhong ◽  
quanyou feng ◽  
xiaoqian wang ◽  
jia chen ◽  
wenjun cai ◽  
...  

Ring-opening polymerization is used to prepare polyesters with precisely controlled molecular weights, molecular weight distributions, and tacticities. Herein, we report a newly developed Co/Zn catalytic system that can be activated by an electrical current to mediate efficient ring-opening polymerization of enantiopure <i>O</i>-carboxyanhydrides, allowing for the synthesis of isotactic functionalized polyesters with high molecular weights (>140 kDa) and narrow molecular weight distributions (<i>M</i><sub>w</sub>/<i>M</i><sub>n</sub> < 1.1). We also demonstrate that these catalysts can be used for stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of racemic <i>O</i>-carboxyanhydrides to synthesize syndiotactic or stereoblock copolymers with different glass transition temperatures compared with their atactic counterparts.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Shen ◽  
Wei Xiong ◽  
YongZheng Li ◽  
ZhiChao Zhao ◽  
Hua Lu ◽  
...  

Despite the great potential of bio-renewable a-methylene-<a></a><a></a><a>g-butyrolactone</a> (MBL) to produce functional recyclable polyester, the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of MBL remains as a challenge due to the competing polymerization of the highly reactive exocyclic double bond and the low strained five membered ring. In this contribution, we present the first organocatalytic chemoselective ROP of MBL to exclusively produce recyclable unsaturated polyester by utilizing a phosphazene base/urea binary catalyst. We show that delicate chemoselectivity can be realized by controlling the temperature and using selected urea catalysts. Experimental and theoretical calculations provide mechanistic insights and indicate that the kinetically controlled ROP pathway is favored by using urea with stronger acidity at low temperatures.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si Eun Kim ◽  
Hyun Ji Yang ◽  
Soonyoung Choi ◽  
Eunbyul Hwang ◽  
Minseong Kim ◽  
...  

We developed a recyclable catalytic system for the metal-free cationic polymerization under ambient conditions, which provides mild and environmentally friendly polymerization condition as well as unique polymer topology.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Zhou ◽  
Zhenyu Wang ◽  
Guangqiang Xu ◽  
Chengdong Lv ◽  
Qinggang Wang

A highly efficient and controllable ring-opening polymerization of lactones (δ-valerolactone, ε-caprolactone and rac-lactide) has been achieved by using N-heterocyclic olefins (NHOs) and thioureas/ureas (TUs/Us) catalytic system. This catalytic system showed...


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Shen ◽  
Wei Xiong ◽  
YongZheng Li ◽  
ZhiChao Zhao ◽  
Hua Lu ◽  
...  

Despite the great potential of bio-renewable a-methylene-<a></a><a></a><a>g-butyrolactone</a> (MBL) to produce functional recyclable polyester, the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of MBL remains as a challenge due to the competing polymerization of the highly reactive exocyclic double bond and the low strained five membered ring. In this contribution, we present the first organocatalytic chemoselective ROP of MBL to exclusively produce recyclable unsaturated polyester by utilizing a phosphazene base/urea binary catalyst. We show that delicate chemoselectivity can be realized by controlling the temperature and using selected urea catalysts. Experimental and theoretical calculations provide mechanistic insights and indicate that the kinetically controlled ROP pathway is favored by using urea with stronger acidity at low temperatures.


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