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Stereoselective Copolymerization of Butadiene and Functionalized 1,3-Dienes

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posted on 2016-06-09, 12:23 authored by Hannes Leicht, Inigo Göttker-Schnetmann, Stefan Mecking
[(Mesitylene)­nickel­(allyl)<sup>+</sup>]­[BAr<sup>F</sup><sub>4</sub><sup>–</sup>] (<b>Ni-1</b>) catalyzes the 1,4-<i>cis</i> selective copolymerization of isoprene and 1,3-butadiene with 15 (RO)<sub>3</sub>Si-, R<sub>2</sub>N-, RSO<sub>2</sub>-, RSO<sub>2</sub>NH-, and (RO)<sub>2</sub>B-functionalized 1,3-dienes. Incorporation of the functionalized 1,3-diene occurs very efficiently with high comonomer conversions, as observed, for example, for copolymerizations of 1,3-butadiene with (EtO)<sub>3</sub>Si­(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>C­(CH<sub>2</sub>)­CHCH<sub>2</sub> (<b>1</b>), PhS­(O)<sub>2</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>C­(CH<sub>2</sub>)–CHCH<sub>2</sub> (<b>7</b>), or (pinB)­C­(CH<sub>2</sub>)­C­(CH<sub>3</sub>)CH<sub>2</sub> (<b>15</b>), while copolymerization rates vary from strongly to slightly decreased when compared to butadiene homopolymerizations.

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