On the Tacticity of Polynorbornenes with 5,6‐endo Pendant Groups That Contain Substituted Aryl Chromophores |
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| Authors: | Wei‐Yu Lin Hsian‐Wen Wang Zhi‐Chang Liu Jun Xu Chih‐Wei Chen Yun‐Chin Yang Shou‐Ling Huang Hsiao‐Ching Yang Prof Tien‐Yau Luh Prof |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: +(886)2‐2364‐4971;2. Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China;3. Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China;4. Department of Chemistry, Fu Jen Catholic University, Hsinchuang, Taipei 24205, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | Two dimers and a series of polymers with 5,6‐endo pendant aryl groups that contain different substituents at the para positions were synthesized. The conformation and stereochemistry of the dimers and polymers were determined by nonlinear optical analysis (EFISH) as well as UV/Vis and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The chemical shifts of C7 for the polymers appeared as two peaks in the 13C NMR spectra when the substituents are electron‐withdrawing groups. The percentage decrease in the relative extinction coefficient of the polymers, εd, was linearly related to the Hammett constant σ. Polynorbornenes with electron‐withdrawing substituents may adopt isotactic stereochemistry with all pendant groups aligned in one direction. The nature of the interactions between neighboring chromophores may be one of the most important factors in directing the stereoregularity and conformation of these polymers. The corresponding polymers derived from the exo isomers appeared to be less stereoregular. |
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| Keywords: | chromophores pendant groups polynorbornenes ring‐opening polymerization tacticity |
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