Structure of Charge Transfer Reaction Complexes Formed in Anionic Polymerization of Isoprene |
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Authors: | K K Kalninsh A F Podolskii |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg |
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Abstract: | A new mechanism is suggested for the anionic polymerization of isoprene. The key moment of this mechanism is thermal electron excitation of the complex of a living polymer with a monomer to the low lying S1 (T1) state involving a charge (electron) and (Li+) cation transfer from the terminal unit to the monomer molecule. It is stated that the probability of chemical bonding depends on the spin density on the radical centers of reactant molecules and on the geometry of the reaction complex. The semiempirical AM1 and ab initio 6-31G* quantum-chemical calculations revealed strong interaction for the ground electronic state of the complex (5-10 kcal/mole) and low energies of the excited triplet levels (<10 kcal/mole). |
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Keywords: | anionic polymerization electron excitation quantum-chemical calculations |
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