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Starvaggi FA, Suslick BA, Xia Y. Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Cyclooctadiene and Cyclooctene with Dihydrofuran: Influence of Ru Fischer Carbene. ACS Macro Lett 2024; 13:296-301. [PMID: 38359364 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
Abstract
Vinyl ethers are commonly used to deactivate Grubbs catalysts and terminate ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) by forming Fischer carbene species with attenuated metathesis reactivity. However, we recently demonstrated that a cyclic enol ether, 2,3-dihydrofuran (DHF), can in fact be homopolymerized or copolymerized with norbornene derivatives. 1,5-Cyclooctadiene (COD) and cyclooctene (COE) consist of an important class of ROMP monomers, and we describe here a study of their copolymerization with DHF. Addition of DHF greatly suppressed the ROMP activity of COD and COE and resulted in significant alkene isomerization of COD. Chloranil was found to be an effective additive to prevent undesired isomerization and promote copolymerization. As a result, high molecular weight COD/COE and DHF copolymers were synthesized. Hydrolysis of the enol ether main chain linkages yields polyalkenamers with alcohol and aldehyde end groups. This study encourages further exploration of the in situ formed Ru Fischer carbene species in ROMP to access degradable polymers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francesca A Starvaggi
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Jiang NC, Zhou Z, Niu J. Quantitative, Regiospecific, and Stereoselective Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization of Monosaccharide Cyclic Ketene Acetals. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:5056-5062. [PMID: 38345300 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Cyclic ketene acetals (CKAs) are among the most well-studied monomers for radical ring-opening polymerization (rROP). However, ring-retaining side reactions and low reactivities in homopolymerization and copolymerization remain significant challenges for the existing CKAs. Here, we report that a class of monosaccharide CKAs can be facilely prepared from a short and scalable synthetic route and can undergo quantitative, regiospecific, and stereoselective rROP. NMR analyses and degradation experiments revealed a reaction mechanism involving a propagating radical at the C2 position of pyranose with different monosaccharides exhibiting distinct stereoselectivity in the radical addition of the monomer. Furthermore, the addition of maleimide was found to improve the incorporation efficiency of monosaccharide CKA in the copolymerization with vinyl monomers and produced unique degradable terpolymers with carbohydrate motifs in the polymer backbone.
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- Na-Chuan Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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Ibrahim T, Ritacco A, Nalley D, Emon OF, Liang Y, Sun H. Chemical recycling of polyolefins via ring-closing metathesis depolymerization. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:1361-1371. [PMID: 38213307 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05612k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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The current insufficient recycling of commodity polymer waste has resulted in pressing environmental and human health issues in our modern society. In the quest for next-generation polymer materials, chemists have recently shifted their attention to the design of chemically recyclable polymers that can undergo depolymerization to regenerate monomers under mild conditions. During the past decade, ring-closing metathesis reactions have been demonstrated to be a robust approach for the depolymerization of polyolefins, producing low-strain cyclic alkene products which can be repolymerized back to new batches of polymers. In this review, we aim to highlight the recent advances in chemical recycling of polyolefins enabled by ring-closing metathesis depolymerization (RCMD). A library of depolymerizable polyolefins will be covered based on the ring size of their monomers or depolymerization products, including five-membered, six-membered, eight-membered, and macrocyclic rings. Moreover, current limitations, potential applications, and future opportunities of the RCMD approach will be discussed. It is clear from recent research in this field that RCMD represents a powerful strategy towards closed-loop chemical recycling of novel polyolefin materials.
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- Tarek Ibrahim
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA.
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