Polymerization of Acetonitrile via a Hydrogen Transfer Reaction from CH3 to CN under Extreme Conditions

Acetonitrile (CH₃CN) is the simplest and one of the most stable nitriles. Reactions usually occur on the C≡N triple bond, while the C?H bond is very inert and can only be activated by a very strong base or a metal catalyst. It is demonstrated that C?H bonds can be activated by the cyano group under high pressure, but at room temperature. The hydrogen atom transfers from the CH₃ to CN along the CH???N hydrogen bond, which produces an amino group and initiates polymerization to form a dimer, 1D chain, and 2D nanoribbon with mixed sp² and sp³ bonded carbon. Finally, it transforms into a graphitic polymer by eliminating ammonia. This study shows that applying pressure can induce a distinctive reaction which is guided by the structure of the molecular crystal. It highlights the fact that very inert C?H can be activated by high pressure, even at room temperature and without a catalyst.     

稀土催化合成等规聚苯乙烯

稀土催化合成等规聚苯乙烯刘丽郑玉莲龚志＊景遐斌（中国科学院长春应用化学研究所长春１３００２２）关键词等规聚苯乙烯，稀土配位催化剂，苯乙烯，配位聚合１９９７－０１－０４收稿，１９９７－０６－０３修回催化合成等规聚苯乙烯的催化剂主要有钛、镍等体系［１，２...     

基于树形链转移剂的可逆加成断裂链转移聚合

可逆加成断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合是最近十多年来发展起来的一种活性/可控技术,链转移剂(CTA)为该技术的核心.本文介绍了采用R路径合成法、Z路径合成法合成R核与Z核树形链转移剂以及它们调控不同单体的RAFT聚合,合成树形-线性二嵌段共聚物、树形-线性-树形三嵌段共聚物和树形-星形聚合物等树枝状聚合物的研究进展.     

红外光谱法研究苯乙烯原子转移自由基聚合反应动力学

利用红外光谱法测定反应转化率研究原子转移自由基聚合反应动力学。在环己酮溶液中,以卤代烃为引发剂,过渡金属卤化物与配位剂２,２‘－联吡啶为催化体系,进行了苯乙烯聚合。分别就反应温度,反应物浓度和引发体系对苯乙烯聚合速率的影响进行了动力学测定,证实了原子转移自由基聚合具有活性聚合的特征,同时计算并讨论了苯乙烯原子转移自由基聚合反应的动力学数据。     

烯烃聚合中金属化合物间的链转移反应

烯烃聚合过程中, 金属化合物之间快速可逆的链转移反应是一个重要和有用的反应, 它不仅影响催化剂的活性和实现对聚合物分子量的控制, 还可以得到长链烷基金属化合物, 进而通过后续转化得到特种聚烯烃材料, 如官能团化聚烯烃和多嵌段聚烯烃共聚物. 综述了这一方面的主要发展情况.     

引发剂结构对原子转移自由基聚合反应的影响

研究了三种不同结构的引发剂,溴代乙酸乙酯（EBrA)、α-溴代丁乙酯（EBrB)、α－溴代异丁酸乙酸（EBriB)引发的苯乙烯的原子转移自由基聚合反应（ATRP）。发现EBrA引发的苯乙烯的ATRP不是“活性”聚合。EBriB引发的苯乙烯的ATRP引发效率不够高,也不是典型的“活性”聚合。EBrB引发的苯乙烯的ATRP是较为典型的“活性”聚合：聚合物的分子量可以通过调节单体／引发剂的投料量及反应时间来控制,所得聚合物的分子量分布很窄,且有随转化率的增加而逐渐变窄的趋势。     

Atom‐Transfer Radical Batch and Semibatch Polymerization of Styrene

Batch and semibatch styrene polymerizations are carried out using a heterogeneous ATRP catalyst system that provides excellent molecular‐weight control. The observed initiator efficiency is lower for semibatch operation due to the high initiator concentrations required to make a low‐MW polymer. Experiments verified that the insoluble metal complex does not participate in the polymerization and that Cu(I) solubility is an order of magnitude higher than that of Cu(II). A mechanistic model, using kinetic coefficients from literature and the solubility data from this study, provides a good representation of the experimental results.

     

可逆加成-断裂链转移聚合研究进展

对可逆加成．断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合的反应机理、可逆加成．断裂链转移荆的合成方法及其反应动力学的研究进展分别进行了综述。     

Benzylic Fluorination of Aza‐Heterocycles Induced by Single‐Electron Transfer to Selectfluor

A selective and mild method for the benzylic fluorination of aromatic azaheterocycles with Selectfluor is described. These reactions take place by a previously unreported mechanism, in which electron transfer from the heterocyclic substrate to the electrophilic fluorinating agent Selectfluor eventually yields a benzylic radical, thus leading to the desired C?F bond formation. This mechanism enables high intra‐ and intermolecular selectivity for aza‐heterocycles over other benzylic components with similar C?H bond‐dissociation energies.     

Simultaneous Chain‐Growth and Step‐Growth Polymerization of Methoxystyrenes by Rare‐Earth Catalysts

The simultaneous chain‐growth and step‐growth polymerization of a monomer is of great interest and importance because it can produce unique macromolecules which are difficult to prepare by other means. However, such a transformation is usually difficult to achieve in one polymerization system because chain‐growth polymerization and step‐growth polymerization proceed by different reaction mechanisms. Reported here is the simultaneous chain‐growth and step‐growth polymerization of para‐ and meta‐methoxystyrenes catalyzed by half‐sandwich rare‐earth alkyl complexes, and the step‐growth polymerization proceeds by the C?H polyaddition of anisyl units to vinyl groups. This unprecedented transformation affords a new family of macromolecules containing unique alternating anisole‐ethylene sequences. In contrast to para‐ and meta‐methoxystyrenes, ortho‐methoxystyrene exclusively undergo syndiospecific, living chain‐growth polymerization by continuous C=C bond insertion to give perfect syndiotactic poly(ortho‐methoxystyrene) with high molecular weight and narrow polydispersity (rrrr >99 %, M_n up to 280 kg mol^?1, M_w/M_n <1.10).     

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene Using Multifunctional Iniferter Reagents as Initiators

Summary: Two multifunctional iniferters, 1,4-bis-(α-N,N-diethyldithiocarbamyl-isobutyryloxy)-benzene (BDCIB) and 1,3,5-tris-(α-N,N-diethyldithiocarbamyl-isobutyryloxy)-benzene (TDCIB), were successfully synthesized and used as initiators to initiate the polymerization of styrene in the presence of a CuBr/PMDETA complex. The polymerization results demonstrated that the kinetic plots in all cases were first-order to the monomer, the molecular weight of the polymers increased linearly with the monomer conversion; meanwhile, the molecular weight distribution of the polymer was kept to a very low value (M_w/M_n ≤ 1.35). Furthermore, the measured molecular weights were very close to the calculated values, which indicated the high efficiency of the initiator for the polymerization of styrene. The effect of catalyst concentration and initiator concentration was not obvious and the influence of polymerization temperature was apparent, and the polymerization rate increased with the polymerization temperature. The results of chain-extension and ¹H NMR analysis proved that the polymer obtained was capped with diethylthiocarbamoylthiy (DC) group.     

Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Access to Spirocycles through C−H Activation and Axial‐to‐Central Chirality Transfer

Axial‐to‐central chirality transfer is an important strategy to construct chiral centers, where the axially chiral reagents are mostly limited to atropomerically stable ones. Reported herein is a Rh^III‐catalyzed enantioselective spiroannulative synthesis of nitrones. The coupling proceeds via C?H arylation to give an atropomerically metastable biaryl, followed by intramolecular dearomative trapping under oxidative conditions with high degree of chirality transfer.     

Divergent Coupling of Anilines and Enones by Integration of C−H Activation and Transfer Hydrogenation

Cp*Rh^III/Ir^III complexes are known to play important roles in both C?H activation and transfer hydrogenation (TH). However, these two areas evolved separately. They have been integrated in redox‐ and chemodivergent coupling reactions of N‐pyridylanilines with enones. The iridium‐catalyzed coupling with enones leads to the efficient synthesis of tetrahydroquinolines through TH from ⁱPrOH. Counterintuitively, ⁱPrOH does not serve as the sole hydride source, and the major reaction pathway involves disproportionation of a dihydroquinoline intermediate, followed by the convergent and iterative reduction of quinolinium species.     

Hidden Hydride Transfer as a Decisive Mechanistic Step in the Reactions of the Unligated Gold Carbide [AuC]+ with Methane under Ambient Conditions

The reactivity of the cationic gold carbide [AuC]⁺ (bearing an electrophilic carbon atom) towards methane has been studied using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT‐ICR‐MS). The product pairs generated, that is, Au⁺/C₂H₄, [Au(C₂H₂)]⁺/H₂, and [C₂H₃]⁺/AuH, point to the breaking and making of C?H, C?C, and H?H bonds under single‐collision conditions. The mechanisms of these rather efficient reactions have been elucidated by high‐level quantum‐chemical calculations. As a major result, based on molecular orbital and NBO‐based charge analysis, an unprecedented hydride transfer from methane to the carbon atom of [AuC]⁺ has been identified as a key step. Also, the origin of this novel mechanistic scenario has been addressed. The mechanistic insights derived from this study may provide guidance for the rational design of carbon‐based catalysts.     

Copolymerization of Styrene with N—phenylmaleimide by Rare Earth Coordination Catalysts

Copolymerization of styrene (St) with N-phenylmaleimide(NPMI) was studied with rare earth coordination catalyst Nd(naph)3-AlEts in toluene. Characterization of the copolymers showed that the copolymers possess an alternating structure.     

可逆加成-断裂链转移活性自由基聚合

介绍了可逆加成-断裂链转移(Reversible addition-fragmentation chain tansfer,RAFT)活性自由基聚合的反应机理、聚合动力学和特点，对RAFT试剂的选择和制备作了简要介绍，并综述了RAFT聚合的发展动态及应用状况。     

Modular In Situ Functionalization Strategy: Multicomponent Polymerization by Palladium/Norbornene Cooperative Catalysis

Herein, we report a cooperatively palladium/norbornene‐catalyzed polymerization, which simplifies the synthesis of functional aromatic polymers, including conjugated polymers. Specifically, an A₂B₂C‐type multicomponent polymerization that is based on an ortho amination/ipso alkynylation reaction was developed for the preparation of various amine‐functionalized arylacetylene‐containing polymers. Within a single catalytic cycle, the amine side chains are site‐selectively installed in situ by C?H activation during the polymerization process, which represents a major difference from conventional cross‐coupling polymerizations. This “in situ functionalization” strategy enables the modular incorporation of functional side chains starting from simple monomers, thereby conveniently affording a diverse range of functional polymers.     

Polymerization of 4—Vinylpyridine by Lanthanide Coordination Catalyst

Polyvinylpyridines are an important class of polymers that exhibit interesting properties due to the presence of the nitrogen atom in the pyridine ring. The weakly basic nitrogen atom makes possible a variety of reactions on vinylpyridine polymers, e.g. reaction with acids, quaternization and complexation of metals. In addition, these polymers are mainly attractive in applications as polyelectrolytes, polymeric reagents etc. Few papers about polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine (4-Vpy) with co…     

Styrene polymerization with rare earth catalysts using a magnesium alkyl cocatalyst

A new highly active rare earth coordination catalyst composed of rare earth phosphonate, di-n-butylmagnesium (MgBu), and hexamethyl phosphoramide (HMPA) for the polymerization of styrene has been developed for the first time. High molecular weight polystyrene (M̄_ν = 50–70 × 10⁴) in 100% conversion could be prepared at following conditions: [Nd] = 6–8 × 10⁻⁴ mol/L, [St] = 3.0 mol/L, Mg/Nd = 11, and HMPA/Mg = 1–1.5 (molar ratio). The catalytic activity of this new catalyst is 3530 g PSt/g Nd. Kinetics study shows that the polymerization rate is of first order with respect to both monomer concentration and catalyst concentration, and activation energy of the polymerization is 40.1 kJ/mol. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

苯乙烯的单电子转移活性自由基聚合

以2,2-二溴甲基-1,3-二溴丙烷（PEBr4）为引发剂,Cu0粉/三（2-二甲氨基乙基）胺（Me6-TREN）为催化体系,在二甲亚砜（DMSO）和H2O的混合溶剂中实现了苯乙烯（St）的单电子转移活性自由基聚合（SET-LRP）。 通过1H NMR和GPC分析表明,所得聚合物为星形结构并具有较窄的分子量分布Mw/Mn=1.20（MGPCn=25.3×103,转化率为42.6%）,且聚合物的链端保留了-Br端基。 考察了溶剂、反应温度及相转移催化剂对聚合的影响,结果表明,混合溶剂中H2O的体积分数由10%增加至20%导致了聚合速率的降低,表观聚合速率常数（kappp）由0.026 4 h-1减小至0.019 7 h-1;升高反应温度、增加催化剂用量以及相转移催化剂的加入分别导致聚合体系的kappp增加,同时,催化剂用量的增加和相转移催化剂的加入使聚合物的分子量分布系数降低。