Unsaturated Alcohols as Chain-Transfer Agents in Olefin Polymerization: Synthesis of Aldehyde End-Capped Oligomers and Polymers

Autor: Xingwang Han, Olafs Daugulis, Maurice Brookhart
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142:15431-15437
ISSN: 1520-5126
0002-7863
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06644
Popis: Palladium diimine-catalyzed polymerization of olefins using unsaturated alcohols as chain-transfer agents has been demonstrated. The reaction affords aldehyde end-capped polymers whose molecular weight can be tuned by varying the ratio of olefin/chain-transfer agent. Notably,95% efficient end capping with aldehyde can be achieved under optimized conditions. This end-capping procedure is a rare example of introducing a highly reactive and versatile terminal functionality in polyolefin chains using a functional group-tolerant late metal catalyst. The reactivity of these end-capped polymers is illustrated here via functionalization with dyes to yield colored, hydrocarbon-soluble polyolefin derivatives.
Databáze: OpenAIRE