Chemoselective polymerizations from mixtures of epoxide, lactone, anhydride, and carbon dioxide
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Accepted version
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Controlling polymer composition starting from mixtures of monomers is an important, but rarely achieved, target. Here a single switchable catalyst for both ring-opening polymeri-zation (ROP) of lactones and ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of epoxides, anhydrides and CO2 is investigated, using both experimental and theoretical methods. Different combinations of four model monomers: -caprolactone, cyclohexene oxide, phthalic anhydride and carbon dioxide are investigated using a single dizinc catalyst. The catalyst switches between the distinct polymerization cycles and shows high monomer selectivity resulting in block sequence control and predictable compositions (esters and car-bonates) in the polymer chain. The understanding gained of the orthogonal reactivity of monomers, specifically con-trolled by the nature of the metal-chain end group, opens the way to engineer polymer block sequences.
Date Issued
2016-03-30
Date Acceptance
2016-03-04
Citation
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2016, 138 (12), pp.4120-4131
ISSN
1520-5126
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
4120
End Page
4131
Journal / Book Title
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume
138
Issue
12
Copyright Statement
© 2016 American Chemical Society. This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium,
provided the author and source are cited.
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Sponsor
European Institute of Innovation and Technology - EIT
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5b13070
Grant Number
KIC Catalysis for Polymers
EP/L017393/1
EP/K014676/1
EP/K035274/1
EP/K014668/1
EP/J003921/1
EP/C544846/1
EP/C544838/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION
ONE-POT SYNTHESIS
PROPYLENE-OXIDE
EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE
CYCLOHEXENE OXIDE
ALTERNATING COPOLYMERIZATION
DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS
CYCLIC ANHYDRIDES
DIZINC CATALYST
REDOX CONTROL
General Chemistry
03 Chemical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-03-22