基于原子转移自由基聚合和“Click”化学方法制备手性色谱固定相

应用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)法和"Click"化学方法,以含叠氮基的烯类化合物为单体,在硅胶表面引发聚合,制备了"梳状"手性固定相.该固定相的合成采用"接出"方法接枝聚合物链,使接枝层更为均匀,并且避免了传统合成方法(如物理吸附等)稳定性差的缺点.所得到的"梳状"手性固定相实现了对一些手性药物的分离;并考察了该固定相中聚合物链的密度和长度对其手性分离能力的影响.     

酚氧基联烯基醚单体的原子转移自由基聚合研究

以具有较高活性的酚氧基联烯基醚(POA)和对叔丁基酚氧基联烯基醚(t-BuPOA)为研究对象, 研究了不同引发 剂/配体体系对其原子转移自由基(ATRP)聚合行为的影响. 发现在2-溴代丙酸甲酯/溴化亚铜/4,4’-二庚基联吡啶(2-MBP/CuBr/dHbpy)和对甲苯磺酰氯/溴化亚铜/三-(N,N-二甲基氨基乙基)胺(p-TsCl/CuBr/Me6TREN)两种ATRP反应体系中, POA的聚合都遵循ATRP反应的机理.     

Uniform PEO Star Polymers Synthesized in Water via Free Radical Polymerization or Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Amphiphilic star shaped polymers with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) arms and cross‐linked hydrophobic core were synthesized in water via either conventional free radical polymerization (FRP) or atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) techniques using a simple “arm‐first” method. In FRP, PEO based macromonomers (MM) were used as arm precursors, which were then cross‐linked by divinylbenzene (DVB) using 2,2′‐azoisobutyronitrile (AIBN). Uniform star polymers ( < 1.2) were achieved through adjustment of the ratio of PEO MM, DVB, and AIBN. While in case of ATRP, both PEO MM, and PEO based macroinitiator (MI) were used as arm precursors with ethylene glycol diacrylate as cross‐linker. Even more uniform star polymers with less contamination by low MW polymers were obtained, as compared to the products synthesized by FRP.

     

原子转移自由基聚合的最新研究进展

原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)是目前为止最具工业化应用前景的“活性”/可控自由基聚合之一。近年来对其广泛的研究使这一技术逐渐向着“提高可操作性”与“尽可能地减少金属催化剂用量”方面发展;与此同时,诞生了不同催化体系的ATRP衍生技术,如反向原子转移自由基聚合(RATRP)、正向反向同时引发的原子转移自由基聚合(SR&NI ATRP)、引发剂连续再生催化剂原子转移自由基聚合(ICAR ATRP)、电子转移生成催化剂的原子转移自由基聚合(AGET ATRP)和电子转移再生催化剂原子转移自由基聚合(ARGET ATRP)等多种基于ATRP的新方法。本文概述了这几种ATRP体系的发展历程与基本原理,并对其国内外的最新研究进展进行了综述。     

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of N,N‐Dimethylacrylamide

Summary: The living polymerization of N,N‐dimethylacrylamide was achieved by atom transfer radical polymerization catalyzed by copper chloride complexed with a new ligand, N,N′‐bis(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl 3‐hexoxo‐3‐oxopropyl)ethane‐1,2‐diamine (BPED). With methyl 2‐chloropropionate as the initiator, the polymerization reached high conversions (> 90%) at 80 °C and 100 °C, producing polymers with very close to theoretical values and low polydispersity. The ligand, temperature, and copper halide strongly affected the activity and control of the polymerization.

PDMA molecular weight and polydispersity dependence on the DMA conversion in the DMA bulk polymerizations at different temperatures: DMA/CuCl/MCP/BPED = 100/1/1/1, 100 °C (♦, ⋄); 80 °C (▴, ▵); 60 °C (▪, □); and DMA/CuCl/MCP/BPED = 100/1/1/2, 80 °C (•, ○).     

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of N‐Isopropylacrylamide

Summary: Controlled polymerization of N‐isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAM) was achieved by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using ethyl 2‐chloropropionate (ECP) as initiator and CuCl/tris(2‐dimethylaminoethyl)amine (Me₆TREN) as a catalytic system. The polymerization was carried out in DMF:water 50:50 (v/v) mixed solvent at 20 °C. The first order kinetic plot was linear up to 92% conversion. Controlled molecular weights up to 2.2 × 10⁴ and low polydispersities (1.19) were obtained. The living character of the polymerization was also demonstrated by self‐blocking experiments. Block copolymers with N,N‐dimethylacrylamide (DMAAM) and 3‐sulfopropyl methacrylate (SPMA) were successfully prepared.

Molecular weights and polydispersities of polyNIPAAM versus NIPAAM conversion for two different degrees of polymerization.     

Synthesis of Well‐Defined Figure‐of‐Eight‐Shaped Polymers by a Combination of ATRP and Click Chemistry

Well‐defined figure‐of‐eight‐shaped (8‐shaped) polystyrene (PS) with controlled molecular weight and narrow polydispersities has been prepared by the combination of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and click chemistry. The synthesis involves two steps: 1) Preparation of a linear tetrafunctional PS with two azido groups, one at each end of the polymer chain, and two acetylene groups at the middle of the chain. 2) Intramolecular cyclization of the linear tetrafunctional PS at a very low concentration by a click reaction to produce the 8‐shaped polystyrenes. The resulting intermediates and the target polymers were characterized by ¹H NMR and FT‐IR spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography. The glass transition temperatures (T_gs) were determined by differential scanning calorimetry and it was found that the decrease in chain mobility by cyclization resulted in higher T_gs for 8‐shaped polystyrenes as compared to their corresponding precursors.

     

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with Polypeptide Initiators: A General Approach to Block Copolymers of Sequence‐Defined Polypeptides and Synthetic Polymers

Summary: A novel two‐step polymerization strategy allowing the integration of sequence‐defined oligopeptides into synthetic polymers has been demonstrated by the successful synthesis of an oligopeptide‐block‐poly(n‐butyl acrylate) copolymer. The approach utilizes a solid‐phase supported synthesis of an oligopeptide macroinitiator (SPPS) followed by solution‐phase atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiated by the oligopeptide macroinitiator. The resulting block copolymer exhibited a low (1.19) and a controllable .

Poly(n‐butyl acrylate)‐block‐oligopeptide.     

Filling Polymersomes with Polymers by Peroxidase‐Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Polymersomes that encapsulate a hydrophilic polymer are prepared by conducting biocatalytic atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in these hollow nanostructures. To this end, ATRPase horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is encapsulated into vesicles self‐assembled from poly(dimethylsiloxane)‐block‐poly(2‐methyl‐2‐oxazoline) (PDMS‐b‐PMOXA) diblock copolymers. The vesicles are turned into nanoreactors by UV‐induced permeabilization with a hydroxyalkyl phenone and used to polymerize poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate (PEGA) by enzyme‐catalyzed ATRP. As the membrane of the polymersomes is only permeable for the reagents of ATRP but not for macromolecules, the polymerization occurs inside of the vesicles and fills the polymersomes with poly(PEGA), as evidenced by ¹H NMR. Dynamic and static light scattering show that the vesicles transform from hollow spheres to filled spheres during polymerization. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and cryo‐TEM imaging reveal that the polymersomes are stable under the reaction conditions. The polymer‐filled nanoreactors mimic the membrane and cytosol of cells and can be useful tools to study enzymatic behavior in crowded macromolecular environments.

     

有机催化原子转移自由基聚合

过渡金属催化的原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)是合成结构可控聚合物的重要方法之一,尽管一系列改进ATRP方法可将催化剂的浓度降至ppm级,但不可避免的金属残留仍然是制约ATRP应用的主要瓶颈。近年来,科学家提出并发展了有机催化原子转移自由基聚合(O-ATRP),从根本上规避了金属催化剂的使用与残留。本文对有机催化原子转移自由基聚合的概念、催化体系和聚合机理进行了介绍,同时综述了该新聚合方法在高分子合成与材料制备方面的应用。     

Monomode Microwave‐Assisted Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Summary: The first monomode microwave‐assisted atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is reported. The ATRP of methyl methacrylate was successfully performed with microwave heating, which was well controlled and provided almost the same results as experiments with conventional heating, demonstrating the absence of any “microwave effect” in ATRP (in contrast to several literature reports). Furthermore, we found that the main advantage of the microwave‐assisted reactions over conventional reactions, i.e., a significant increase of reaction rates, only had its limited application in ATRP, even in very slow ATRP systems with high targeted molecular weights.

Comparison of the kinetic plots of the ATRP of MMA ([MMA]₀/[EBIB]₀/[CuCl]₀/[NHPMI]₀ = 200:1:1:3, MMA/DMF = 1:1 v/v) carried out at 90 °C in DMF with microwave (▴) and conventional heating (•), respectively.     

Diffusion‐Regulated Phase‐Transfer Catalysis for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate in an Aqueous/Organic Biphasic System

A concept based on diffusion‐regulated phase‐transfer catalysis (DRPTC) in an aqueous‐organic biphasic system with copper‐mediated initiators for continuous activator regeneration is successfully developed for atom transfer radical polymerization (ICAR ATRP) (termed DRPTC‐based ICAR ATRP here), using methyl methacrylate (MMA) as a model monomer, ethyl α‐bromophenylacetate (EBrPA) as an initiator, and tris(2‐pyridylmethyl)amine (TPMA) as a ligand. In this system, the monomer and initiating species in toluene (organic phase) and the catalyst complexes in water (aqueous phase) are simply mixed under stirring at room temperature. The trace catalyst complexes transfer into the organic phase via diffusion to trigger ICAR ATRP of MMA with ppm level catalyst content once the system is heated to the polymerization temperature (75 °C). It is found that well‐defined PMMA with controlled molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions can be obtained easily. Furthermore, the polymerization can be conducted in the presence of limited amounts of air without using tedious degassed procedures. After cooling to room temperature, the upper organic phase is decanted and the lower aqueous phase is reused for another 10 recycling turnovers with ultra low loss of catalyst and ligand loading. At the same time, all the recycled catalyst complexes retain nearly perfect catalytic activity and controllability, indicating a facile and economical strategy for catalyst removal and recycling.

     

Horseradish Peroxidase as a Catalyst for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

The hemoprotein horseradish peroxidase (HRP) catalyzes the polymerization of N‐isopropylacrylamide with an alkyl bromide initiator under conditions of activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET ATRP) in the absence of any peroxide. This is a novel activity of HRP, which we propose to name ATRPase activity. Bromine‐terminated polymers with polydispersity indices (PDIs) as low as 1.44 are obtained. The polymerization follows first order kinetics, but the evolution of molecular weight and the PDI upon increasing conversion deviate from the results expected for an ATRP mechanism. Conversion, and PDI depend on the pH and on the concentration of the reducing agent, sodium ascorbate. HRP is stable during the polymerization and does not unfold or form conjugates.

     

Metal‐Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate with ppm Level of Organic Photocatalyst

It is well known that the recently developed photoinduced metal‐free atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) has been considered as a promising methodology to completely eliminate transition metal residue in polymers. However, a serious problem needs to be improved, namely, large amount of organic photocatalysts should be used to keep the controllability over molecular weights and molecular weight distributions. In this work, a novel photocatalyst 1,2,3,5‐tetrakis(carbazol‐9‐yl)‐4,6‐dicyanobenzene (4CzIPN) with strong excited state reduction potential is successfully used to mediate a metal‐free ATRP of methyl methacrylate just with parts per million (ppm) level usage under irradiation of blue light emitting diode at room temperature, using ethyl α‐bromophenyl‐acetate as a typical initiator with high initiator efficiency. The polymerization kinetic study, multiple controlled “on–off” light switching cycle regulation, and chain extension experiment confirm the “living”/controlled features of this promising photoinduced metal‐free ATRP system with good molecular weight control in the presence of ppm level photocatalyst 4CzIPN.

     

Functionalized random copolymers from versatile one‐pot click chemistry/ATRP tandems approaches

Two complementary tandem strategies based on the one‐pot combination of click chemistry and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) are studied. Initially, functionalized random copolymers are obtained by copolymerization of methyl methacrylate and propargyl methacrylate simultaneously to the click chemistry coupling of a monofunctional azide. Then, an approach based on the copolymerization of methyl methacrylate and 11‐azido‐undecanoyl methacrylate simultaneously to the click chemistry coupling of a monofunctional alkyne is also investigated. For both the approach, polymerization and click chemistry coupling are catalyzed by CuBr and bipyridine (Bipy) in diphenylether at 90 °C. The [Bipy]/[CuBr] ratio is varied from 2 to 25 and the ratio of functionalized comonomer from 20 to 70 mol %. Both the tandem strategies proceed with good yields (50–80%) and allow a good control over the characteristics of the resulting random copolymers and macromolecular brushes (M_n ～ 15,000–40,000 g/mol and PDI ～ 1.3–2.0) as well as quantitative click functionalization as characterized by ¹H NMR and size exclusion chromatography analyses. Although the click process is generally completed at the early stage of the process, the rate of polymerization depends on the amount of bipyridine involved. It was found that extending most of the polymerization process out of the click reaction regime results in a better control of the polymerization, preventing the significant occurrence of side reactions. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 3803–3813, 2009     

ATRP和点击化学结合法制备PDMAAm—PDMS—PDMAAm嵌段聚合物

采用原子转移自由基聚合（ATRP）法制得了端基分别为烯丙基和溴原子的聚二甲基丙烯酰胺（PDMAAm）,经叠氮基亲核取代后与端炔基聚二甲基硅氧烷进行点击反应,得到两亲三嵌段聚合物。利用^1HNMR、FTIR、GPC等测试方法对聚合物的结构进行了表征。结果表明：采用ATRP法合成的PDMAAm均聚物分子量分布较窄,通过点击化学法将热力学不相容的亲水性PDMAAm链段及疏水性聚二甲基硅氧烷（PDMS）链段制备PDMAAmPDMS—PDMAAm嵌段聚合物,是一种高效易行的方法。     

Facile Soap‐Free Miniemulsion Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate via Reverse Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

A facile soap‐free miniemulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was successfully carried out via a reverse ATRP technique, using a water‐soluble potassium persulfate (KPS) or 2,2′‐azobis(2‐methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride (V‐50) both as the initiator and the stabilizer, and using an oil‐soluble N,N‐n‐butyldithiocarbamate copper (Cu(S₂CN(C₄H₉)₂)₂) as the catalyst without adding any additional ligand. Polymerization results demonstrated the “living”/controlled characteristics of ATRP and the resultant latexes showed good colloidal stability with average particle size around 300–700 nm in diameter. The monomer droplet nucleation mechanism was proposed. NMR spectroscopy and chain‐extension experiments under UV light irradiation confirmed the attachment and livingness of UV light sensitive  S C(S) N(C₄H₉)₂ group in the chain end.     

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene and Methyl Methacrylate from Mesoporous Ordered Silica Particles

Summary: Mesoporous silica was used as substrate for the grafting of alkyl halides initiators. The control over the surface‐initiated polymerization of styrene and MMA, in terms of molar mass and molar mass distribution, was successfully achieved using an ATRP mechanism. The occurrence of the polymerization inside the mesopores was confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis.

Transmission electron microscopy and schematic representation of mesoporous silica functionalized by the anchored iniator (left) and the grafted polymer (right).     

New Strategy Targeting Well‐Defined Polymethylene‐block‐Polystyrene Copolymers: The Combination of Living Polymerization of Ylides and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Well‐defined polymethylene‐block‐polystyrene (PM‐b‐PS) diblock copolymers were synthesized via a combination of living polymerization of ylides and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene. A series of hydroxyl‐terminated polymethylenes (PM‐OHs) with different molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution were prepared using living polymerization of ylides following efficient oxidation in a quantitive functionality. Then, the macroinitiators (PM‐MIs ( = 1 900–15 000; PDI = 1.12–1.23)) transformed from PM‐OHs in ≈ 100% conversion initiated ATRPs of styrene to construct PM‐b‐PS copolymers. The GPC traces indicated the successful extension of PS segment ( of PM‐b‐PS = 5 000–41 800; PDI = 1.08–1.23). Such copolymers were characterized by ¹H NMR and DSC.