The Mechanism of Diene Polymerisation by Organolanthanide Catalysts Deduced from Microwave Experiments

Autor: Philippe Zinck, Denise Barbier-Baudry, André Loupy
Rok vydání: 2005
Předmět:
Zdroj: Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 26:46-51
ISSN: 1521-3927
1022-1336
DOI: 10.1002/marc.200400434
Popis: Isoprene polymerisation performed under microwave irradiation with [Nd(BH 4 ) 3 (THF) 3 ]/Mg(Bu) 2 and [Nd-(BH 4 ) 3 (THE) 3 ]/Al(Et) 3 showed an enhancement in reactivity, with selectivity being only slightly modified. An explanation of the observed effect is proposed based on our current knowledge of the catalytic mechanism and by considering the alkylated complex as an ion pair. An analogy is proposed with the pseudoanionic polymerisation of oxygenated monomers. Finally, depolymerisation is observed under microwave irradiation at high temperature.
Databáze: OpenAIRE