Transition metal catalyzed alternating copolymerizations of olefins and co

Well defined Pd(II) catalysts of the type (N′N)Pd(CH₃)(Solv.)⁺ B(Ar_f)₄- (Ar_f = −3, 5-(CF₃)₂C₆H₃) have been prepared for living alternating copolymerizations of olefins with CO. This talk will focus on the mechanistic details of chain growth as elucidated by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, model studies of key migratory insertion steps and synthesis and properties of various copolymers and block copolymers based on styrenes, CH₂=CHC₆H₄X [X = p-C(CH₃)₃, p-OC(O)CH₃, p-OC(O)C-t-Bu), p-NHC(O)(C-t-Bu)]. Use of the catalysts based on the C₂ symmetric, homochiral ligand 2, 2'-bis[2-[4(S)-(Alkyl)-1, 3-oxazolinyl]]propane [Alkyl = CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂] produces a copolymer, 1, with a highly isotactic microstructure and high optical activity in contrast to achiral ligands such as 1,10-phenanthroline which produce copolymers with predominantly syndiotactic microstructure.     

New N-nitrosoamines. 1. Synthesis and nitrosative cleavage of the Mannich bases derived from nitrogen-containing heterocycles and primary aliphatic amines

The reactions of isatin, benzotriazole, and succinimide with formaldehyde and methylamine yield monoamines RCH₂N(Me)CH₂R and methylenediamines RCH₂N(Me)CH₂N(Me)CH₂R. The use of ethylenediamine as the amino component affords N,N"-disubstituted imidazolidines, while the reactions with 3-aminopropan-1-ol give N-substituted tetrahydro-1,3-oxazines. RCH₂NBuⁱ ₂ was obtained from succinimide, formaldehyde, and diisobutylamine. Nitrosative cleavage of the amines obtained was studied; it was shown that monoamines and methylenediamines give N-nitrosoamines RCH₂N(NO)Me, which were structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. RCH₂NBuⁱ ₂ affords diisobutylnitrosamine, while imidazolidines transform into dinitroso compounds RCH₂N(NO)CH₂CH₂N(NO)CH₂R.     

Preparation of Ethene/Carbon Monoxide Copolymers Using Copper‐Based Catalysts and Their Characterization by Pyrolysis‐Gas Chromatography

Ethene/carbon monoxide copolymers were prepared using the catalyst system Cu(OAc)₂/dppp (1,3‐bis(diphenylphosphino)propane)/p‐toluenesulfonic acid (p‐TsOH) or BF₃·OEt₂/p‐benzoquinone. Pyrolysis‐gas chromatography proves the alternating structure of the copolymers.     

Living cationic isomerization polymerization of β-pinene. III. Synthesis of end-functionalized polymers and graft copolymers

α-End-functionalized polymers and macromonomers of β-pinene were synthesized by living cationic isomerization polymerization in CH₂Cl₂ at −40°C initiated with the HCl adducts [ 1; CH₃CH(OCH₂CH₂X)Cl; X = chloride ( 1a ), acetate ( 1b ), and methacrylate ( 1c )] of vinyl ethers carrying pendant substituents X that serve as terminal functionalities. In conjunction with TiCl₃(OiPr) and nBu₄NCl, these functionalized initiators led to living β-pinene polymerization where the carbon–chlorine bond of 1 was activated by TiCl₃(OiPr). Similarly, end-functionalized poly(p-methylstyrene)-block-poly(β-pinene) were also obtained. ¹H-NMR analysis showed that the polymers possess controlled molecular weights (DP _n = [M]₀/[ 1 ]₀) and number-average end functionalities close to unity. The end-functionalized methacrylate-capped macromonomers form 1c were radically copolymerized with methyl methacrylate (MMA) to give graft copolymers carrying poly(β-pinene) or poly(p-methylstyrene)-block-poly(β-pinene) as graft chains attached to a PMMA backbone. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 1423–1430, 1997     

Synthesis and properties of poly(imide‐hydrazide)s and poly(amide‐imide‐hydrazide)s from N‐[p‐(or m‐)carboxyphenyl]trimellitimide and aromatic dihydrazides or p‐aminobenzhydrazide via the phosphorylation reaction

A series of new poly(imide‐hydrazide)s and poly(amide‐imide‐hydrazide)s were obtained by the direct polycondensation of N‐[p‐(or m‐)carboxyphenyl]trimellitimide (p‐ or m‐CPTMI) with terephthalic dihydrazide (TPH), isophthalic dihydrazide (IPH), and p‐aminobenzhydrazide (p‐ABH) by means of diphenyl phosphite and pyridine in the N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone (NMP) solutions containing dissolved CaCl₂. The resulting hydrazide‐containing polymers exhibited inherent viscosities in the 0.15–0.96 dL/g range. Except for that derived from p‐CPTMI with TPH or p‐ABH, the other hydrazide copolymers were readily soluble in polar solvents such as NMP and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). As evidenced by X‐ray diffraction patterns, the hydrazide copolymer obtained from TPH showed a moderate level of crystallinity, whereas the others were amorphous in nature. Most of the amorphous hydrazide copolymers formed flexible and tough films by solvent casting. The amorphous hydrazide copolymers had glass‐transition temperatures (T_g) between 187 and 233 °C. All hydrazide copolymers could be thermally converted into the corresponding oxadiazole copolymers approximately in the region of 250–400 °C, as evidenced by the DSC thermograms. The oxadiazole copolymers showed a significantly decreased solubility when compared to their respective hydrazide precursors. They exhibited T_g's of 264–302 °C and did not show dramatic weight loss before 400 °C in air or nitrogen. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1599–1608, 2000     

Tris(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium salts: 2,8,9-Trihydroprotatranes

New method of synthesis of tris(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium salts, 2,8,9-trihydroprotatranes X-[HN(CH₂CH₂OH)₃]⁺, based on the reaction of tris(2-hydroxyethyl)amine (triethanolamine) with ammonium salts NH₄X (X = F, Cl, Br, I, NO₃, ClO₄) was developed. ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N NMR and IR spectra of these protatranes were investigated, as well as those of their analogs with X = RCH₂COO (R = H; 2-MeC₆H₄O; 2-Me-4ClC₆H₃O; 2-MeC₆H₄S; 4-ClC₆H₄S; 4-ClC₆H₄SO₂; 3-IndS; 3-(PhCH₂-IndS) prepared from the corresponding acids RCH₂COOH and triethanolamine. The parameters of IR and NMR spectra of the studied protatranes were governed by the nature of substituent X, which also determined the character of the intra and intermolecular hydrogen bonds NH⋯O and OH⋯O in the protatrane framework.     

New N-nitrosoamines. 2. Transformations of tetrahydro-1,3-oxazines into nitrates of N-nitrosoamino alcohols

The reactions of HNO₃ with tetrahydro-1,3-oxazines 1a—c produced by aminomethylation of diketopiperazine, isatin, and succinimide, respectively, afforded nitrates of amino alcohols [RCH₂NH₂(CH₂)₃ONO₂]⁺NO₃ ^– (4a—c) whose subsequent N-nitrosation (NaNO₂, AcOH) gave nitrates of N-nitrosoamino alcohols RCH₂N(NO)(CH₂)₃ONO₂ (5a—c). The structures of compound 5b,c were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Highly symmetric single nickel catalysts bearing bulky bis(α‐diimine) ligand: Synthesis,characterization, and electron‐effects on copolymerization of norbornene with 1‐alkene at elevated temperarure

Three new three‐dimensional geometry bulky α‐diimine ligands ( L ) containing electron‐donating and electron‐withdrawing groups, 9,10‐dihydro‐9,10‐ethanoanthracene‐11,12‐di(Ar)imine (Ar = p‐PhCH₃, L1 ; Ar=p‐PhCl, L2 ; Ar=p‐PhCF₃, L3 .), and their corresponding single Ni(II) catalysts, NiL₂Br₂ ( Ni(L1)₂Br₂ , Ni(L2)₂Br₂ , and Ni(L3)₂Br₂ , were synthesized and the molecular structure were determined by X‐ray crystallography. All NiL₂Br₂ catalysts were tested for norbornene polymerization and copolymerization of norbornene with 1‐alkene after activation with B(C₆F₅)₃. The results that the polymerization catalytic activities for norbornene up to 10⁵ g_polymer/mol_Ni·h even at 140 °C, shown that NiL₂Br₂ catalysts have high thermal stability. Meanwhile, catalysts with electron‐withdrawing groups could achieve higher reactivity. The obtained poly(NB‐co‐1‐alkene)s were confirmed to be vinyl‐addition copolymers and noncrystalline. All copolymers exhibited high 1‐alkenes insertion ratio, good thermal stability (T_d > 375 °C), high molecular weight (up to 10⁵ g/mol), good solubility in common organic solvents and could be processed into films with good transparency in the visible region. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 3495–3505     

Regiospecific addition of alkylsilver species to enynyl sulfides, -sulfoxides,and -phosphines

The allenes RCH₂(R′)CCHX (X  SMe, S(O)Me or PPh₂; R′  H or Me) are formed regiospecifically by reaction of alkylsilver species with the enynes H₂CC(R′)CCX.     

The equilibrium melting points of random ethylene‐octene copolymers: A test of the Flory and Sanchez–Eby theories

Ethylene/l‐octene copolymers produced with metallocene catalysts are believed to have a homogeneous comonomer content with respect to molecular weight. Two series of copolymers of different molecular weights with a 1‐octene content ranging from 0 to 39 branches per 1000 carbon atoms were studied. The influence of branch content on structure and melting behavior as well as on isothermal and nonisothermal bulk crystallization was studied. In this article, the equilibrium melting temperatures of ethylene/l‐octene random copolymers is the focus. The principal techniques used were thermal analysis and small‐angle X‐ray scattering. The use of Hoffman–Weeks plots to obtain the equilibrium melting temperatures of ethylene/l‐octene random copolymers resulted in nonsensical high values of the equilibrium melting point or showed behavior parallel to the T_m = T_c line, resulting in no intercept and, hence, an infinite equilibrium melting point. The equilibrium melting temperatures of linear polyethylenes and homogeneous ethylene/l‐octene random copolymers were determined as a function of molecular weight and branch content via Thompson–Gibbs plots involving lamellar thickness data obtained from small‐angle X‐ray scattering. This systematic study made possible the evaluation of two equilibrium melting temperature depression equations for olefin‐type random copolymers, the Flory equation and the Sanchez–Eby equation, as a function of defect content and molecular weight. The range over which the two equations could be applied depended on the defect content after correction for the effect of molecular weight on the equilibrium melting temperature. The equilibrium melting temperature, T(n, p_B), of the ethylene/l‐octene random copolymers was a function of the molecular weight and defect content for low defect contents (p_B ≤ 1.0%). T(n, p_B) was a weak function of molecular weight and a strong function of the defect content at a high defect content (p_B ≥ 1.0%). The Flory copolymer equation could predict T(n, p_B) at p_B ≤ 1.0% when corrections for the effect of molecular weight were made. The Sanchez–Eby uniform inclusion model could predict T(n, p_B) at a high defect content (1.6% ≤ p_B ≤ 2.0%). We conclude that some defects were included in the crystalline phase and that the excess free energies (18–37 kJ/mol) estimated in this study were within the theoretical range. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 154–170, 2000     

Synthesis and characterization of modular polyphosphonate homopolymers and copolymers

Linear polyphosphonates with the generic formula –[P(Ph)(X)OR′O]_n– (X = S or Se) have been synthesized by polycondensations of P(Ph)(NEt₂)₂ and a diol (HOR′OH = 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,4-benzenedimethanol, tetraethylene glycol, or 1,12-dodecanediol) followed by reaction with a chalcogen. Random copolymers have been synthesized by polycondensations of P(Ph)(NEt₂)₂ and mixture of two of the diols in a 2:1:1 mol ratio followed by reaction with a chalcogen. Block copolymers with the generic formula –[P(Ph)(X)OR′O]_{(x + 2)} –[P(Ph)(X)OR′O]_{(x + 3)}– (X = S or Se) have been synthesized by the polycondensations of Et₂N[P(Ph)(X)OR′O]_{(x + 2)}P(Ph)NEt₂ oligomers with HOR′O[P(Ph)(X)OR′O]_{(x + 3)}H oligomers followed by reaction with a chalcogen. The Et₂N[P(Ph)(X)OR′O]_{(x + 2)}P(Ph)NEt₂ oligomers are prepared by the reaction of an excess of P(Ph)(NEt₂)₂ with a diol while the HOR′O[P(Ph)(X)OR′O]_{(x + 3)}H oligomers are prepared by the reaction of P(Ph)(NEt₂)₂ with an excess of the diol. In each case the excess, x is the same and determines the average block sizes. All of the polymers were characterized using ¹H, ¹³C{¹H}, and ³¹P{¹H} NMR spectroscopy, TGA, DSC, and SEC. ³¹P{¹H} NMR spectroscopy demonstrates that the random and block copolymers have the expected arrangements of monomers and, in the case of block copolymers, verifies the block sizes. All polymers are thermally stable up to ~300°C, and the arrangements of monomers in the copolymers (block vs. random) affect their degradation temperatures and T_g profiles. The polymers have weight average MWs of up to 3.8 × 10⁴ Da.     

Copolymerization of ethylene with cyclopentene or 2‐butene with half titanocenes‐based catalysts

Half titanocenes (CpCH₂CH₂O)TiCl₂ (1), (CpCH₂CH₂OCH₃)TiCl₃ (2), and CpTiCl₃ (3), activated by methylaluminoxane (MAO) were tested in copolymerization of ethylene with internal olefins such as cyclopentene. All the catalysts were able to give incorporation of cyclopentene in polyethylene matrix. ¹³C NMR analysis of obtained copolymers showed that the catalytic systems have low regiospecificity. In fact, in ethylene–cyclopentene copolymers, cyclic olefin inserts with both 1,2 and 1,3‐enchainment. X‐ray powder diffraction analysis of these copolymers confirmed that 1,2 inserted cyclopentene units are excluded from crystalline phase, whereas 1,3‐cyclopentene units are included, giving rise to expansion of unit cell of crystalline polyethylene. Titanium‐based catalysts were investigated also in the copolymerization of ethylene with E and Z‐2‐butene. Only complex (1) was able to give copolymers and ¹³C NMR analysis of products showed 2‐3, 1‐3, and 1‐2 insertion of 2‐butene. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis displayed that ethylene–cyclopentene, as well as ethylene‐2‐butene, copolymers are crystalline and their melting point decreases by increasing the comonomer content. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 4725–4733, 2008     

Electrosynthesis of arylalkanoic acids by oxidation of the corresponding arylalkanols at the Ni anode in aqueous alkali

The electrochemical synthesis of a series of aryl(aryloxy)alkanoic acids was carried out by the electrocatalytic oxidation of the corresponding alcohols with the general formula RCH₂CH₂OH (R = Ar, CH₂Ph, OPh) in an undivided cell at the NiOOH electrode in aqueous alkali. The efficiency of the process depends on the structure of the starting alcohols, particularly, on the donor-acceptor properties of the substituent R. These properties determine the possibility of the primarily formed RCH₂COO⁻ anion to be oxidized forming by-products. The yield of the target acids upon the oxidation of 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyridine, 2-phenylethanol, 3-phenylpronan-1-ol, and 2-phenoxyethanol was 15, 53, 75, and 93%, respectively, based on the reacted alcohol. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 481–485, March, 2007.     

An Efficient and Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of CIS-1-Acetyl-2-Aryl-6,6-Dimethyl-5,7-Dioxo-Spiro-[2,5]-4,8-Octadiones and β,γ-Trans-β-Acetyl-γ-Aryl-Butyrolactones

Acetylmethyltriphenylarsonium bromide 6 in the presence of potassium carbonate and trace water reacted with 2,2-dimethyl-l,3-dioxa-5-substituted-benzylidene-4,6-dione 2 at room temperature to give cyclopropane derivatives cis-l-acetyl-2-aryl-6,6-dimethyl-5,7-dioxospiro-[2,5]-4,8-octadiones 7 (X=p-CH₃, p-Cl, H, p-NO₂) or β,γ-trans-β-acetyl-γ-aryl-γ-butyrolactones 8 (X=p-CH₃O, p-N(CH₃)₂, 3′,4′-OCH₂O-) with good yield and high stereoselectivity.     

Structural modifications in imide-aryl ether phenylquinoxaline random copolymers

A rigid rod polyimide derived from biphenyldianhydride (BPDA) and p-phenylenediamine (PDA) was modified by the incorporation of diamines containing performed phenylquinoxaline and aryl ether linkages, and the morphology and mechanical properties of the resulting imide-aryl ether phenylquinoxaline copolymers were investigated. These phenylquinoxaline containing diamines, 1, 4-bis[6-(3-aminophenoxy)-3-phenyl-2-quinoxalinyl] benzene and 1, 4-bis[6-(4-aminophenoxy)-3-phenyl-2-quinoxalinyl] benzene, were prepared by a novel nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction of 1,4-(6-fluoro-3-phenyl-2-quinoxalinyl) benzene with either 1, 3- or 1, 4-aminophenol in the presence of K₂CO₃, respectively. The diamines were utilized as co-monomers with BPDA and PDA to synthesize poly(amicacids.) Films were cast and cured (350°C) to effect imidization, affording films which showed high elongations and moduli. The copolymers with high phenylquinoxaline compositions displayed T_g's in the 300°C range, and the thermal stability of the copolymers was comparable to that of the parent polyimide. The copolymers also showed improved auto- or self-adhesion, particularly those which showed a T_g, allowing sufficient molecular motion for interdiffusion.     

Disproportionation-combination rate constant ratios for haloalkyl radicals: Evidence for heterogeneous disproportionation

Disproportionation-combination rate constant ratios, k_d/k_c, have been determined for R + RCH₂CHCl and for the auto disproportionation-combination of RCH₂CHCl radicals, R = CF₃, C₂F₅, and C₃F₇. The k_d/k_c for R = CF₃ and to a lesser degree for R = C₂F₅ and C₃F₇ were very sensitive to the surface/volume ratio of the reaction vessel suggesting a heterogeneous component for disproportionation.     

Living copolymerization of ethylene with norbornene mediated by heteroligated (Salicylaldiminato)(β‐enaminoketonato)titanium catalysts

Three heteroligated (salicylaldiminato)(β‐enaminoketonato)titanium complexes [3‐Bu^t‐2‐OC₆H₃CH?N(C₆F₅)][(p‐XC₆H₄)N?C(Bu^t)CHC(CF₃)O]TiCl₂ ( 3a : X = F, 3b : X = Cl, 3c : X = Br) were synthesized and investigated as the catalysts for ethylene polymerization and ethylene/norbornene copolymerization. In the presence of modified methylaluminoxane as a cocatalyst, these unsymmetric catalysts exhibited high activities toward ethylene polymerization, similar to their parallel parent catalysts. Furthermore, they also displayed favorable ability to efficiently incorporate norbornene into the polymer chains and produce high molecular weight copolymers under the mild conditions, though the copolymerization of ethylene with norbornene leads to relatively lower activities. The sterically open structure of the β‐enaminoketonato ligand is responsible for the high norbornene incorporation. The norbornene concentration in the polymerization medium had a profound influence on the molecular weight distribution of the resulting copolymer. When the norbornene concentration in the feed is higher than 0.4 mol/L, the heteroligated catalysts mediated the living copolymerization of ethylene with norbornene to form narrow molecular weight distribution copolymers (M_w/M_n < 1.20), which suggested that chain termination or transfer reaction could be efficiently suppressed via the addition of norbornene into the reaction medium. Polymer yields, catalytic activity, molecular weight, and norbornene incorporation can be controlled within a wide range by the variation of the reaction parameters such as comonomer content in the feed, reaction time, and temperature. ©2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 6072–6082, 2009     

The photochemical decomposition of alcohols catalysed by tri(isopropyl) phosphine complexes of rhodium(I)

Photolysis of RhH(PⁱPr₃)₃ or RhH(CO)(PⁱPr₃)₂ in solution in primary alcohols (RCH₂OH) produces H₂, CO and RH, whereas hydrogen and acetone are produced from propan-2-o l; in the presence of hex-1-ene, this last reaction gives acetone and hexane in the absence of illumination.     

The Average Properties of Block Copolymers Formed via the One‐Prepolymer Method and the Two‐Prepolymer Method

In this paper, a model is developed for determining the average properties of block copolymers formed via the one‐prepolymer and the two‐prepolymer methods. A knowledge of the average properties of reacting prepolymers, instead of their whole molecular weight distribution (MWD), is sufficient to calculate the desired average molecular weights of the resultant block copolymers. M_n, M_w and polydispersity index (PI) of the block copolymers formed via the one‐prepolymer and two‐prepolymer are studied in detail for comparison. The simulation results indicate that M_n,1p < M_n,2p and M_w,1p < M_w,2p in the range 0 ≤ α < 1, while M_n,1p = M_n,2p and M_w,1p = M_w,2p when α = 1. In addition, the conversion (α) does not significantly influence PI_2p, while PI_1p decreases linearly with increasing α. The results also show that PI_1p > PI_2p in the range 0 ≤ α < 1. Finally, PI_1p and PI_2p approach the same value at α = 1. This indicates that the polydispersity of the block copolymers formed via the two‐prepolymer method is usually narrower than that of the block copolymers formed via the one‐prepolymer method.