2D NMR characterization of poly(ethylene-co-5-vinyl-2-norbornene)

Unsaturated poly(ethylene-co-5-vinyl-2-norbornene) was synthetized using the [Ph₂C(Flu)(Cp)]ZrCl₂ metallocene/methylaluminoxane (MAO) catalyst system. ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of the copolymer were assigned by means of DEPT, homonuclear 2D ¹H-¹H COSY, and heteronuclear 2D ¹H-¹³C correlation NMR experiments. The used catalyst system produces mainly isolated 5-vinyl-2-norbornene (VNB) sequences. VNB is incorporated selectively via the cyclic double bond. The unreacted double bond of the copolymer exists in the 5-endo: 5-exo positions (3 : 1). Both isomers of VNB are polymerized with the same propability.     

EPR study of persistent free radicals in cross-linked EPDM rubbers

Cross-linking of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubbers containing different amounts of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene (ENB) and 5-vinyl-2-norbornene (VNB) dienes was examined by EPR spectroscopy. The cross-linking was initiated by thermal decomposition of dicumyl peroxide at 440 K. The concentration of free radicals increased towards the end of the cross-linking process before reaching a maximum and decaying to zero. This is explained by the spatial confinement of the radicals in the cross-linked rubber, which leads to increased life time and, hence, higher radical concentration at a time when most peroxide has decomposed. The EPR spectra showed the presence of two components: a well-resolved spectrum overlapping a broad line. Both components are assigned to allyl radicals possessing different mobility. The more mobile component is assigned to allyl radicals along the EPDM chains, whereas the immobilised allyl radicals are formed in the cross-links. The stability of the allyl radicals decreases in the order DCPD > ENB > VNB. EPDMs containing two dienes show more persistent radicals than their single-diene counterparts. The most persistent radicals are observed for highly cross-linked (e.g., 28% ENB) or mixed diene EPDMs (e.g., 2.2% DCPD-4.4% ENB); the EPR spectra of free radicals in these systems can be observed for several hours.     

On the Development of Titanium κ1-Amidinate Complexes,Commercialized as Keltan ACE™ Technology,Enabling the Production of an Unprecedented Large Variety of EPDM Polymer Structures

ARLANXEO Elastomers has developed and commercialized Keltan ACE™ technology, a class of half-sandwich cyclopentadienyl κ¹-amidinate metal complexes, which are extremely active for the production of first-class ethylene/propylene/diene copolymers (EPDM). In this review, the development and some of the key features of the Keltan ACE™ catalyst system are presented. Many different ACE catalysts have been synthesized over the past years, including bridged and bimetallic catalysts. With Keltan ACE™, a complete range of EPDM products with similar polymer characteristics as their Ziegler–Natta (ZN) counterparts can be produced, including variations containing very high 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene (ENB) contents, controlled long chain branching, very high molecular weight, as well as oil-extended products. Moreover, other EPDM structures can be polymerized. The Keltan ACE™ catalyst technology also allows the production of EPDMs with very high amounts of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) or 5-vinyl 2-norbornene (VNB) without excessive gelation and reactor fouling, that is, products that cannot or are extremely difficult to obtain via classical ZN catalysis. In a next step, high-VNB-EPDM can be postreactor modified, for example, via metathesis chemistry. In addition, EPDM polymers with a very broad or even bimodal molecular weight distribution can be obtained in a single reactor with certain ACE catalyst structures at particular activator/precatalyst ratios. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55, 2877–2891     

温和条件下稀土氯化物-萘催化的碱金属氢化物的合成

本文研究了稀土氯化物对碱金属氢化反应的催化作用。金属钠在稀土氯化物LnCl~3(Ln=La,Nd,Sm,Dy,Yb)和萘的催化下,在常压、40℃下能与氢气反应,生成氢化钠;稀土氯化物的催化活性顺序为LaCl~3>NdCl~3>SmCl~3>DyCl~3>YbCl~3。金属锂可发生类似反应,生成LiH;但其反应动力学曲线与金属钠相比明显不同。稀土氯化物对金属钾的氢化反应不显示催化作用。对反应机理的初步探索表明:碱金属与萘反应生成的阴离子自由基型物种可能是氢化反应的中间体,稀土氯化物的作用是催化该中间体的氢化反应。该反应的产物是一类大比表面积(NaH的比表面积为83m^2/g)、多孔性固体粉末,在空气中可自燃。它们具有比一般市售碱金属氢化物高得多的反应活性,并能与过渡金属配合物组成高活性烯烃加氢催化。     

Photoactivated isomerization of linear olefins

The photocatalyzed (350 nm) isomerization of linear olefins catalyzed by platinum(II) bis(acetylacetonato) [Pt(acac)(2)] in the presence of silanes was studied. Catalytic activity depends on the silane. Triphenylsilane is the most reactive silane studied, with more than 98% isomerization of the alkene occurring after 20-min irradiation. There is no concomitant hydrosilylation. The mechanism has been investigated and a metal hydride addition-elimination mechanism proposed.     

Transformations of cyclohexa-1,4-diene under the action of biphenyl—alkali metal systems in THF. Synergistic acceleration by mixtures of lithium and sodium

In the interaction of cyclohexa-1,4-diene (1,4-CHD) with a mixture of biphenyl and metallic lithium or sodium in THF at 20 °C, three processes occur, viz., disproportionation of 1,4-CHD to form benzene and cyclohexene, dehydrogenation of 1,4-CHD to form benzene and molecular hydrogen, and dehydrogenation of 1,4-CHD to form benzene and lithium or sodium hydride. In the case of lithium on the use of an equimolar amount of biphenyl, the isomerization of 1,4-CHD to cyclohexa-1,3-diene is also observed. When the molar ratio Li(Na): Ph₂ increases from 1 : 1 to 2 : 1, i.e., when the reaction is carried out in the presence of an alkali metal solid phase, the overall conversion of 1,4-CHD into benzene and cyclohexene increases. The use of mixtures of lithium and sodium leads to acceleration of the processes of the formation of benzene and cyclohexene. The possible mechanism of the synergistic effect found is discussed.     

Artificial ion channel formed by cucurbit[n]uril derivatives with a carbonyl group fringed portal reminiscent of the selectivity filter of K+ channels

Novel artificial ion channels (1 and 2) based on CB[n] (n = 6 and 5, respectively) synthetic receptors with carbonyl-fringed portals (diameter 3.9 and 2.4 A, respectively) can transport proton and alkali metal ions across a lipid membrane with ion selectivity. Fluorometric experiments using large unilamellar vesicles showed that 1 mediates proton transport across the membranes, which can be blocked by a neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, reminiscent of the blocking of the K+ channels by polyamines. The alkali metal ion transport activity of 1 follows the order of Li+ > Cs+ approximately Rb+ > K+ > Na+, which is opposite to the binding affinity of CB[6] toward alkali metal ions. On the other hand, the transport activity of 2 follows the order of Li+ > Na+, which is also opposite to the binding affinity of 2 toward these metal ions, but virtually no transport was observed for K+, Rb+, and Cs+. It is presumably because the carbonyl-fringed portal size of 2 (diameter 2.4 A) is smaller than the diameters of these alkali metal ions. To determine the transport mechanism, voltage-clamp experiments on planar bilayer lipid membranes were carried out. The experiments showed that a single-channel current of 1 for Cs+ transport is approximately 5 pA, which corresponds to an ion flux of approximately 3 x 107 ions/s. These results are consistent with an ion channel mechanism. Not only the structural resemblance to the selectivity filter of K+ channels but also the remarkable ion selectivity makes this model system unique.     

An electroanalytical investigation of the olefin isomerization reaction promoted by electrogenerated cationic nickel(I) complexes

Summary Evidence for the ability of the electrogenerated cationic nickel(I) complex [Ni(PPh₃)₄]⁺ to promote the isomerization of allylbenzene is reported. However, the corresponding triethylphosphitenickel(I) complex displays no catalytic activity, apparently due to the poor leavinggroup character exhibited by the phosphite. The involvement of a -allylnickel hydride in the isomerization reaction is inferred from a comparison of the results obtained with those for the same reaction promoted by nickel hydride.     

Intramolecular nucleophilic cyclization of 3-substituted pyridylalkylamines onto the 2-position of the pyridine ring

The intramolecular nucleophilic cyclization of 4-(3-pyridyl)butylamine ( 4a ) to yield 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrido[2,3-b]azepine ( 5 ) was investigated. Of eleven different alkali metal reagents sodium, sodium hydride, sodium amide, and potassium hydride gave good yields of 5 . The sodium conditions when applied to 3-(3-pyridyl)propylamine ( 4b ) afforded 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridine ( 6 ) in good yield.     

The cis-trans isomerization of 1,2,5,6-tetrasilacycloocta-3,7-dienes: analysis by mechanistic probes and density functional theory

A series of alkyl- and aryl-substituted derivatives of cis,cis-1,2,5,6-tetrasilacycloocta-3,7-diene were prepared. Isomerization of these compounds to the corresponding trans,trans-1,2,5,6-tetrasilacycloocta-3,7-dienes by exposure to Ru and Zr hydride complexes was explored. Experimental probes of the isomerization were consistent with a stepwise mechanism involving metal hydride addition/elimination rather than one involving radical intermediates. Analysis of the low energy conformers of the various cis and trans isomers of 1,1,2,2,5,5,6,6-octamethyl-1,2,5,6-tetrasilacycloocta-3,7-diene using density functional theory suggested the following trend in stability: trans,trans > cis,trans > cis,cis. The calculated trend in stability was consistent with the experimentally observed unidirectional isomerization of the carbon-carbon double bonds from all cis to all trans and supports a cis,trans isomer as a tenable intermediate.     

Hydrocarbon Soluble Alkali-Metal-Aluminium Hydride Surrog[ATES]

A series of group 1 hydrocarbon-soluble donor free aluminates [AM(^tBuDHP)(TMP)Al(ⁱBu)₂] (AM=Li, Na, K, Rb) have been synthesised by combining an alkali metal dihydropyridyl unit [(2-^tBuC₅H₅N)AM)] containing a surrogate hydride (sp³ C−H) with [(ⁱBu)₂Al(TMP)]. These aluminates have been characterised by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. While the lithium aluminate forms a monomer, the heavier alkali metal aluminates exist as polymeric chains propagated by non-covalent interactions between the alkali metal cations and the alkyldihydropyridyl units. Solvates [(THF)Li(^tBuDHP)(TMP)Al(ⁱBu)₂] and [(TMEDA)Na(^tBuDHP)(TMP)Al(ⁱBu)₂] have also been crystallographically characterised. Theoretical calculations show how the dispersion forces tend to increase on moving from Li to Rb, as opposed to the electrostatic forces of stabilization, which are orders of magnitude more significant. Having unique structural features, these bimetallic compounds can be considered as starting points for exploring unique reactivity trends as alkali-metal-aluminium hydride surrog[ATES].     

Comparative Analysis of Ethylene/Diene Copolymerization and Ethylene/Propylene/Diene Terpolymerization Using Ansa-Zirconocene Catalyst with Alkylaluminum/Borate Activator: The Effect of Conjugated and Nonconjugated Dienes on Catalytic Behavior and Polymer Microstructure

The copolymerization of ethylene‒diene conjugates (butadiene (BD), isoprene (IP) and nonconjugates (5-ethylidene-2-norbornene (ENB), vinyl norbornene VNB, 4-vinylcyclohexene (VCH) and 1, 4-hexadiene (HD)), and terpolymerization of ethylene-propylene-diene conjugates (BD, IP) and nonconjugates (ENB, VNB, VCH and HD) using two traditional catalysts of C₂-symmetric metallocene—silylene-bridged rac-Me₂Si(2-Me-4-Ph-Ind)₂ZrCl₂ (complex A) and ethylene-bridged rac-Et(Ind)₂ZrCl₂ (complex B)—with a [Ph₃C][B(C₆F₅)₄] borate/TIBA co-catalyst, were intensively studied. Compared to that in the copolymerization of ethylene diene, the catalytic activity was more significant in E/P/diene terpolymerization. We obtained a maximum yield of both metallocene catalysts with conjugated diene between 3.00 × 10⁶ g/mol_Mt·h and 5.00 × 10⁶ g/mol_Mt·h. ENB had the highest deactivation impact on complex A, and HD had the most substantial deactivation effect on complex B. A ¹H NMR study suggests that dienes were incorporated into the co/ter polymers’ backbone through regioselectivity. ENB and VNB, inserted by the edo double bond, left the ethylidene double bond intact, so VCH had an exo double bond. Complex A’s methyl and phenyl groups rendered it structurally stable and exhibited a dihedral angle greater than that of complex B, resulting in 1, 2 isoprene insertion higher than 1, 4 isoprene that is usually incapable of polymerization coordination. High efficiency in terms of co- and ter- monomer incorporation with higher molecular weight was found for complex 1. The rate of incorporation of ethylene and propylene in the terpolymer backbone structure may also be altered by the conjugated and nonconjugated dienes. ¹³C-NMR, ¹H-NMR, and GPC techniques were used to characterize the polymers obtained.     

Sodium Hydride/Trialkylaluminum Complexes for the Controlled Anionic Polymerization of Styrene at High Temperature

Summary: A new generation of anionic initiators (butyllithium free), based on trialkylaluminum and a readily available alkali metal hydride, has been developed for the control of styrene polymerization at high temperature. Triisobutylaluminum and sodium hydride form heterocomplexes that are efficient for the initiation of styrene polymerization at 100 °C in toluene or in bulk. To be active under such conditions, these systems require the presence of an excess of metal hydride with respect to AlR₃ ([Al]/[Na] < 1). PS chains are specifically initiated by the hydrides coming from NaH, and molar masses are controlled in the range 0.8 < [Al]/[Na] < 1. Fast exchange between dormant 1:1 and active 1:2 complexes (Al:Na), and ligand rearrangements within the 1:2 complex, can explain the observed results.

Initiation of styrene with i‐Bu₃Al/NaH systems.     

η-Cyclopentadienylpalladium(II) complexes: Synthesis, characterization and use for the vinyl addition polymerization of norbornene and the copolymerization with 5-vinyl-2-norbornene or 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene

Dinuclear complexes of palladium(II), containing two bridging halogen (Cl or Br) ligands, [NⁿBu₄]₂[(X₅C₆)₂Pd(μ-Cl)₂Pd(C₆X₅)₂] and [(X₅C₆)(L)Pd(μ-Y)₂Pd(C₆X₅)(L)] (X = F, Cl; Y = Cl, Br), readily react with cyclopentadienylthallium, C₅H₅Tl, to give the corresponding air stable half-sandwich, pseudo-trigonal η⁵-cyclopentadienylpalladium complexes, [NⁿBu₄][(η⁵-C₅H₅)Pd(C₆X₅)₂] (X = F 1, Cl 2) and (η⁵-C₅H₅)Pd(C₆X₅)(L) (X = F, L = CNBu^t3, PPh₃4, PMe₂Ph 5, PEt₃6, AsPh₃7, SbPh₃8; X = Cl, L = PMe₂Ph 9, PEt₃10), respectively. With tetraphenylcyclopentadienylthallium, C₅Ph₄HTl or pentabenzylcyclopentadienylthallium, C₅Bn₅Tl (Bn = CH₂Ph) the air stable half-sandwich complexes (η⁵-C₅Ph₄H)Pd(C₆F₅)(AsPh₃), 12 and (η⁵-C₅Bn₅)Pd(C₆F₅)(AsPh₃), 13 are synthesized accordingly. The molecular structures were verified by NMR-spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography (7, 12, 13) and electron impact-mass spectrometry (EI-MS). The precatalysts 4 and 7 can be activated with methylalumoxane (MAO) for the homopolymerization of norbornene (NB) and 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene (ENB) and for the copolymerization of NB with 5-vinyl-2-norbornene (VNB) or ENB with activities of more than 10⁶ g_PNB/(mol_Pd·h). The higher activity of 7/MAO over 4/MAO towards NB homopolymerization was reversed when the olefin-substituted VNB or ENB were added. Then, the more strongly bound PPh₃ ligand of 4 (versus AsPh₃ of 7) can compete with the olefin functionality of VNB or ENB and assume a directing role for the insertion of the ring double bond. As a consequence 4/MAO shows almost the same activity in NB and ENB homopolymerization.     

“Direct” synthesis of unsolvated aluminum hydride involving Lewis and Bronsted acids

Unsolvated aluminum hydride has been synthesized by the “direct” reaction of aluminum bromide or sulfuric acid with an alkali metal tetrahydroaluminate at 90–102°C in pure toluene or in toluene containing 5–10 wt % diethyl ether. The reaction involving aluminum bromide yields a mixture of unsolvated aluminum hydride phases of poor quality. The reaction with sulfuric acid affords a single-phase product as α-AlH₃ at ≤90°C.     

Theoretical study of mixed MLaX(4) (M = Na,K, Cs; X = F,Cl, Br,I) rare earth/alkali metal halide complexes

The structure, bonding, and vibrational properties of the mixed MLaX(4) (M = Na, K, Cs; X = F, Cl, Br, I) rare earth/alkali metal halide complexes have been studied using the MP2 method in conjunction with polarized triple-zeta valence basis sets and quasi-relativistic effective core potentials for the heavy atoms. From the three characteristic structures, possessing 1- (C(3)(v)), 2- (C(2)(v)), or 3-fold coordination (C(3)(v)) between the alkali metal and the bridging halide atoms, the bi- and tridentate forms are stable isomers with close dissociation energies. In general, for the complexes existing of lighter alkali metals and halogens, the bidentate structure corresponds to the global minimum of the potential energy surface, while the heavier analogues favor the tridentate structure. At experimentally relevant temperatures (T > 800 K), however, the isomerization entropy leads to a domination of the bidentate structures over the tridentate forms for all complexes. An important effect of the size of the alkali metal is manifested in the larger stabilities of the K and Cs complexes. The natural atomic charges are in agreement with strong electrostatic interactions in the title complexes. The marginal covalent contributions show a slight increasing trend in the heavier analogues. The calculated vibrational data indicate that infrared spectroscopy may be an effective tool for experimental investigation and characterization of MLaX(4) molecules.     

A study of 1,5-hydrogen shift and cyclization reactions of an alkali isomerized methyl linolenoate

Heating a mixture formed by alkali isomerization of methyl linolenoate (1) produces a complex mixture with the bicyclic hexahydroindenoic esters 4β-(7-methoxycarbonylheptyl)-5α-methyl-2,3,3aα,4,5,7aαhexahydroindene (CL5) and 4β-ethyl-5α-(6-methoxycarbonylhexyl)-2,3,3aα,4,5,7aα-hexahydroindene (CL6) as main components. Similar isomerization reactions of three synthetic model compounds, methyl 9Z,13E,15Z-octadecatrienoate (2), 9Z,14E,16E-octadecatrienoate (4) and 9Z,11E,15Z-octadecatrienoate (5) corroborated the results obtained with alkali isomerized methyl linolenoate.     

Effects of Remote Substitution on the Photo-oxidation of Exocyclic s-cis-Butadienes Grafted onto Bicyclo [2.2.1]heptanes. Thermal and Rhodium Catalyzed Rearrangements of 3,6-Dihydro-1,2-dioxines

The rates of photo-oxidation of exocyclic S-cis-butadienes grafted onto bicyclo-[2.2.1]heptanes and 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes ( 1–6 ) are dependent upon remote modifications of the bicyclic skeletons. They correlate with the rates of Diels-Alder additions of these dienes to strong dienophiles. The 2,3-dimethylidenenorbornane ( 1 ), 5,6-dimethylidene-2-norbornene ( 2 ) and 2,3-dimethylidene-7-oxanorbornane ( 3 ) gave the corresponding endo-peroxides (3,6-dihydro-1,2-dioxines) 7–9 in good yield. The 2, 3, 5, 6-tetramethylidene-7-oxanorbornane ( 4 ) gave the mono-endo-pe-roxide 6 , the latter did not react with a second equivalent of oxygen. Similarly, 5, 6-dimethylidene-7-oxa-2-norbornene ( 5 ) was unreactive toward photo-oxidation. Thermal isomerization of the endo-peroxides 7 and 9 gave, the trans-diepoxides 10 and 14 , respectively, with high stereoselectivity. The endo-peroxides 6 , 7 and 9 were cleanly isomerized into the corresponding α, β-unsaturated γ-hydroxy aldehydes in the presence of catalytic amounts of Rh₂(CO)₄Cl₂.     

Copolymerization of Propene and 5‐Vinyl‐2‐Norbornene: A Simple Route to Polar Poly(propylene)s

Summary: The metallocenes rac‐C₂H₄(Ind)₂ZrCl₂ ( 1 ), rac‐Me₂Si(Ind)₂ZrCl₂ ( 2 ), and rac‐Me₂Si(2‐Me‐benz[e]Ind)₂ZrCl₂ ( 3 ) efficiently copolymerize propene and 5‐vinyl‐2‐norbornene (VNB). 1 and 2 give a high VNB content and high productivities, whereas 3 gives moderate incorporation. Surprisingly, precatalysts 1 and 2 , which have very closely related structures, showed very different reactivities toward VNB, with 1 having a greater affinity for VNB than for propene. The copolymers are quantitatively converted into polyolefins with polar functionalities.

     

Strukturen der Alkalimetallsalze aromatischer,heterocyclischer Amide: Synthese und Struktur von Kronenether‐Addukten der Alkalimetall‐indolide

Structures of Alkali Metal Salts of Aromatic, Heterocyclic Amides: Synthesis and Structure of Crown Ether Adducts of the Alkali Metal Indolides The synthesis of five alkali metal indolide crown ether complexes is reported. Lithium‐indolide(12‐crown‐4) ( 1 ) was synthezised from butyllithium, indole, and 12‐crown‐4; sodium‐indolide(15‐crown‐5) ( 2 ) from sodium metal, indole, and 15‐crown‐5; potassium‐indolide(18‐crown‐6) ( 3 ) from potassium hydride, indole, and 18‐crown‐6. Rubidium‐ and cesium‐indolide(18‐crown‐6) ( 4 , 5 ) were made from Rb‐ and Cs‐hexamethyldisilazide, indole, and 18‐crown‐6. The structures of 2 , 4 , and 5 could be determined by X‐ray diffraction. The complexes 2 and 4 are mononuclear, the indolide anion shows an η¹(N)‐coordination to the metal cation. Complex 5 is dinuclear with a central [Cs—N—]₂‐ring.