Axially Ligated Mesohemins as Bio-Mimicking Catalysts for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Autor: Liye Fu, Antonina Simakova, Sangwoo Park, Yi Wang, Marco Fantin, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 24, Iss 21, p 3969 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
24213969
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24213969
Popis: Copper is the most common metal catalyst used in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), but iron is an excellent alternative due to its natural abundance and low toxicity compared to copper. In this work, two new iron-porphyrin-based catalysts inspired by naturally occurring proteins, such as horseradish peroxidase, hemoglobin, and cytochrome P450, were synthesized and tested for ATRP. Natural protein structures were mimicked by attaching imidazole or thioether groups to the porphyrin, leading to increased rates of polymerization, as well as providing polymers with low dispersity, even in the presence of ppm amounts of catalysts.
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