Polymerizations of chloral,styrene oxide,and methyl methacrylate initiated by the binary system of bis(acetylacetonato)metal(II) and chloral |
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Authors: | Kaku Uehara Yoshiyuki Ohashi Makoto Tanaka |
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Abstract: | The binary system of bis(acetylacetonato)metal(II) [M(acac)2] and chloral induced the polymerization of chloral [M = Mn(II), Co(II), Mg(II), and Cu(II)], the ring-opening polymerization of styrene oxide [M = Co(II) and Mg(II)], and the radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate [M = Mn(II) and Co(II)]. The similar order of activity of M(acac)2 as the catalyst for the polymerization of chloral and for the aldol reaction of chloral with acetylacetone, the deactivation of the catalyst by the introduction of a substituent at the 3-position of M(acac)2, the presence of saturated β-diketone at the end of the polymer of chloral and that of styrene oxide, and the visible light spectral data supporting the formation of the β-ketoalcoholate intermediate in the binary system of Co(acac)2 and chloral are all experimental findings which suggest that M(acac)2 is subject to the aldol addition by chloral at the 3-position of the chelated acetylacetone and that the resultant β-ketoalcoholate is a common active species for these polymerizations. |
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