采用阴离子、基团转移及自由基聚合方法合成旋光性聚甲基丙烯酸薄荷酯

近年来, 旋光性高分子的广泛应用及其特有的功能已引起了广泛关注, 尤其在手性记忆功能材料1～3]、液晶及手性催化等方面4～6]皆表现出良好的应用前景. 用旋光性单体合成旋光性聚合物是最常用的方法之一. 早在20世纪70年代, 就有关于聚甲基丙烯酸薄荷酯(PMnMA)的研究7], 但有关配体参与的阴离子聚合, 基团转移聚合(GTP)及其立构规整性的研究还未见报道.

Studies on Optically Active Poly(menthyl methacrylate) by Anionic, GTP and Radical Polymerization Methods

The optically active polymers of (-) menthyl methacrylate were obtained by anionic, group transfer polymerization(GTP) and radical polymerization methods. The influences of different polymerization methods on specific rotation, yield and stereoregularity of polymers were studied. In the fluorene lithium and (S,S) (+)₂,3 dimethoxy 1,4 bis(dimethylamino)butane complex initiative system, the specific rotation values rise slightly with the increase of molecular weight. There is no obvious difference in the specific rotation values of PMnMAs obtained by different polymerization methods, but there is an obvious variation in stereoregularity of the polymers. And the change of the optical activity of PMnMA is slight as compared with the variation of the stereoregularity. The tacticity of polymers is mainly syndiotactic.