N‑Heterocyclic Olefin-Based
(Co)polymerization of a Challenging Monomer: Homopolymerization of
ω‑Pentadecalactone and Its Copolymers with γ‑Butyrolactone,
δ‑Valerolactone, and ε-Caprolactone
Posted on 2017-10-19 - 18:05
A setup consisting
of N-heterocylic olefins (NHOs)
and several simple Lewis acids (such as MgCl2 or LiCl)
was employed to homopolymerize ω-pentadecalactone (PDL) and
to copolymerize it with five-, six-, and seven-membered lactones (γ-butyrolactone
(GBL), δ-valerolactone (VL), and ε-caprolactone (CL)).
Also, the copolymerization of GBL with VL and CL was investigated
separately. This dual catalytic approach succeeded for the entropically
driven high-temperature polymerization of PDL in course of fast, operationally
simple polymerization procedures. PPDL could be generated in short
reaction times to reach high conversion (85–97%), whereby the
polymerization rates are significantly modulated by the metal halide
cocatalyst (ranging from virtually 0 to >80% conversion after 15
min,
1% NHO loading). Application of mildly activating Lewis acids ensured
that the frequently encountered excessive transesterification was
reduced to yield relatively well-controlled polyester (Mn up to 40 kg/mol, ĐM = 1.5–1.8). The 1:1 copolymerization of PDL and GBLunifying
two lactones with thermodynamically opposite polymerization preferenceswas
observed to be strongly dependent on the applied Lewis pair, with
yield (15–50%) and GBL content (5–22%, by 13C NMR) determined by the Lewis acid. Likewise, GBL/CL and GBL/VL
copolymers displayed varying, catalyst-dependent compositions and
were obtained as well-defined polyester (ĐM = 1.1–1.2) with intermediate molecular weight (2–8
kg/mol) if a suitable cocatalyst pair was chosen. One-pot 1:1 PDL/VL
copolymerizations resulted in high or low PDL content, as well as
virtually exclusive VL consumption, if Lewis pairs containing YCl3, ZnI2, or MgI2 were employed, with
the reaction temperature a convenient tool to further manipulate the
polymer structure. Finally, PDL/CL copolymers were readily formed,
reaching high or quantitative conversion (Mn = 10–30 kg/mol) whereby 50% PDL content and perfectly random
polymer structures were accessible. For selected copolymers the thermal
properties were elucidated by DSC measurements.
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Walther, Patrick; Naumann, Stefan (2017). N‑Heterocyclic Olefin-Based
(Co)polymerization of a Challenging Monomer: Homopolymerization of
ω‑Pentadecalactone and Its Copolymers with γ‑Butyrolactone,
δ‑Valerolactone, and ε-Caprolactone. ACS Publications. Collection. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01678
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