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Gao T, Xia X, Watanabe T, Ke CY, Suzuki R, Yamamoto T, Li F, Isono T, Satoh T. Toward Fully Controllable Monomers Sequence: Binary Organocatalyzed Polymerization from Epoxide/Aziridine/Cyclic Anhydride Monomer Mixture. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39086123 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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The sequence of monomers within a polymer chain plays a pivotal role in determining the physicochemical properties of the polymer. In the copolymerization of two or more monomers, the arrangement of monomers within the resulting polymer is primarily dictated by the intrinsic reactivity of the monomers. Precisely controlling the monomer sequence in copolymerization, particularly through the manipulation of catalysts, is a subject of intense interest and poses significant challenges. In this study, we report the catalyst-controlled copolymerization of epoxides, N-tosyl aziridine (TAz), and cyclic anhydrides. To achieve this, a binary catalyst system comprising a Lewis acid, triethylborane, and Brønsted base, t-BuP1, was utilized. This system was utilized to regulate the selectivity between two catalytic reactions: ring-opening alternating copolymerization (ROAC) of epoxides/cyclic anhydrides and ROAC of TAz/cyclic anhydrides. Changing the catalyst ratio made it possible to continuously modulate the resulting poly(ester-amide ester) from ABA-type real block copolymers to gradient, random-like, reversed gradient, and reversed BAB-type block-like copolymers. A range of epoxides and anhydrides was investigated, demonstrating the versatility of this polymerization system. Additionally, density functional theory calculations were conducted to enhance our mechanistic understanding of the process. This synthetic method not only provides a versatile means for producing copolymers with comparable chemical compositions but also facilitates the exploration of the intricate relationship between monomer sequences and the resultant polymer properties, offering valuable insights for advancements in polymer science.
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- Tianle Gao
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
- List Sustainable Digital Transformation Catalyst Collaboration Research Platform, Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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Pang J, Lai T, Zhao J. Selective Ring-Opening Polymerization of Silyl Glycidyl Ether through Organocatalysis. ACS Macro Lett 2024; 13:859-865. [PMID: 38934638 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Silyl ether constitutes a multipurpose (macro)molecular functionality for being, e.g., SuFEx-clickable and easily cleavable as a hydroxyl precursor. Its direct incorporation by anionic polymerization is challenged by its base susceptibility. In this study, a two-component organocatalyst shows strict epoxy-selectivity in the anionic ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of commercially available tert-butyldimethylsilyl (R)-(-)-glycidyl ether (TBSGE). The silyl ether pendant groups are fully preserved in the resultant polyether and readily undergo acidic hydrolysis to yield well-defined linear polyglycerol (PGC). Combination of the ROP with mechanistically distinct polymerization chemistries delivers PGC-based polyurethane and a hybrid amphiphilic block copolymer. The SuFEx reaction with sulfonyl fluoride shows effective tuning of polyTBSGE into a sulfonate-functionalized polyether. We have thus exploited the chemoselectivity of organocatalysis to facilitate access to polymers carrying reactive pendant functionalities.
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- Jie Pang
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Zhang YY, Yang GW, Lu C, Zhu XF, Wang Y, Wu GP. Organoboron-mediated polymerizations. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:3384-3456. [PMID: 38411207 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00115f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The scientific community has witnessed extensive developments and applications of organoboron compounds as synthetic elements and metal-free catalysts for the construction of small molecules, macromolecules, and functional materials over the last two decades. This review highlights the achievements of organoboron-mediated polymerizations in the past several decades alongside the mechanisms underlying these transformations from the standpoint of the polymerization mode. Emphasis is placed on free radical polymerization, Lewis pair polymerization, ionic (cationic and anionic) polymerization, and polyhomologation. Herein, alkylborane/O2 initiating systems mediate the radical polymerization under ambient conditions in a controlled/living manner by careful optimization of the alkylborane structure or additives; when combined with Lewis bases, the selected organoboron compounds can mediate the Lewis pair polymerization of polar monomers; the bicomponent organoboron-based Lewis pairs and bifunctional organoboron-onium catalysts catalyze ring opening (co)polymerization of cyclic monomers (with heteroallenes, such as epoxides, CO2, CO, COS, CS2, episulfides, anhydrides, and isocyanates) with well-defined structures and high reactivities; and organoboranes initiate the polyhomologation of sulfur ylides and arsonium ylides providing functional polyethylene with different topologies. The topological structures of the produced polymers via these organoboron-mediated polymerizations are also presented in this review mainly including linear polymers, block copolymers, cyclic polymers, and graft polymers. We hope the summary and understanding of how organoboron compounds mediate polymerizations can inspire chemists to apply these principles in the design of more advanced organoboron compounds, which may be beneficial for the polymer chemistry community and organometallics/organocatalysis community.
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- Yao-Yao Zhang
- MOE Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
- National Engineering Laboratory for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
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- MOE Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
- College of Material Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, Zhejiang, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
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- MOE Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
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- MOE Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
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Gu Y, Kou X, Wang X, Li Z. Creating Remarkably Moisture- and Air-Stable Macromolecular Lewis Acid by Integrating Borane within the Polymer Chain: A Highly Active Catalyst for Homo(co)polymerization of Epoxides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318645. [PMID: 38155561 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Borane-based Lewis acids (LA) play an indispensable role in the Lewis pair (LP) mediated polymerization. However, most borane-based LPs are moisture- and air-sensitive. Therefore, development of moisture and air-stable borane-based LP is highly desirable. To achieve this goal, the concept of "aggregation induced enlargement effects" by chemically linking multiple borane within a nanoscopic confinement was conceived to create macromolecular LA. Accordingly, an extremely moisture and air stable macromolecular borane, namely, PVP-1B featuring poly(4-vinylphenol) backbone, was constructed. The concentration of borane active site is greatly higher than average concentration due to local confinement. Therefore, an enhanced activity was observed. Moreover, the local LA aggregation effects allow its tolerance to air and large amount of chain transfer agent. Consequently, PVP-1B showed remarkable efficiency for propylene oxide (PO) polymerization at 25 °C (TOF=27900 h-1 ). Furthermore, it enables generation of well-defined telechelic poly (CHO-alt-CO2 ) diol (0.6-15.3 kg/mol) with narrow Đs via copolymerizing cyclohexene oxide and CO2 at 80 °C. This work indicates unifying multiple borane within a polymer in a macromolecular level shows superior catalytic performance than constructing binary, bi(multi)functional systems in a molecular level. This paves a new way to make functional polyethers.
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- Yanru Gu
- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042, Qingdao, China
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- Analyses and Testing Center, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042, Qingdao, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042, Qingdao, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042, Qingdao, China
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042, Qingdao, China
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Liu L, Zhao J, Zhang G. Chemoselectivity Streamlines the Approach to Linear and Y-Shaped Thiol-Polyethers Starting from Thiocarboxylic Acids. ACS Macro Lett 2023; 12:1185-1192. [PMID: 37552569 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Thiol-functionalized polyethers, especially poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), have extensive applications in biomedicine and materials sciences. Herein, we report a simple one-pot synthesis of α-thiol-ω-hydroxyl polyethers through ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of epoxides using thiocarboxylic acid initiators followed by in situ aminolysis. The efficient and chemoselective metal-free Lewis pair catalyst avoids transthioesterification thus achieving well-controlled molar mass, low dispersity, and high end-group fidelity. Kinetic and calculation results demonstrated a fast-initiation mode of the ROP for the strong nucleophilicity of the thiocarboxylate anion and its weak interaction with Lewis acid. The method is expanded for α-thiol-ω-dihydroxyl (Y-shaped) PEO by virtue of the stability of thioester during the ROP. The thiol functionality in linear/Y-shaped PEO is further corroborated by the intensified interaction with gold surface and the resultant protein resistance behavior.
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- Lijun Liu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
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Luo H, Zhou Y, Li Q, Zhang B, Cao X, Zhao J, Zhang G. Oxygenated Boron Species Generated In Situ by Protonolysis Enables Precision Synthesis of Alternating Polyesters. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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- Huitong Luo
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Zhang C, Geng X, Zhang X, Gnanou Y, Feng X. Alkyl Borane-Mediated Metal-Free Ring-Opening (Co)Polymerizations of Oxygenated Monomers. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Liu S, Liu L, Zhou Y, Chen Y, Zhao J. Selective ring-opening polymerization of glycidyl ester: a versatile synthetic platform for glycerol-based (co)polyethers. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00551d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Linear polyglycerol is highly valued for its excellent hydrophilicity and biocompatibility as well as its multihydroxy nature. We report here a convenient route for controlled synthesis of polyglycerol through ring-opening...
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Zhang Q, Zhou Y, Chen Y, Zhao J. Ethoxylation of Phenols Catalyzed by
Metal‐Free
Lewis Pairs: Living/Controlled Polymerization in a
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†. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Qiang Zhang
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates of Guangdong Province South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China
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Noncovalent Protection for Direct Synthesis of α-Amino-ω-hydroxyl Poly(ethylene oxide). ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:737-743. [PMID: 35549103 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The synthesis of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) with amino end group, a key functionality for PEGylation, is a long-standing challenge. Multistep routes based on postmodification or covalent protection have been adopted to circumvent ethoxylation of the amino group by ethylene oxide (EO). Here, we report a noncovalent protection strategy for one-step synthesis of PEO amine. An amino (di)alcohol is mixed with a small amount of mild phosphazene base and excess triethylborane (Et3B) before addition of EO. The complexation of the amino group with Et3B guarantees that polymerization of EO occurs selectively from the hydroxyl group through the bicomponent metal-free catalysis. Simply by precipitation in diethyl ether, the protective Et3B as well as the catalyst can be removed to afford α-amino-ω-hydroxyl PEO with controlled molar mass, low dispersity, and complete end functionality. The effect of initiator structure and retention of Et3B on the storage (oxidative) stability of PEO amine is also revealed.
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Wang Y, Li M, Wang S, Tao Y, Wang X. S
‐Carboxyanhydrides: Ultrafast and Selective Ring‐Opening Polymerizations Towards Well‐defined Functionalized Polythioesters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Yanchao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 P. R. China
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Wang Y, Li M, Wang S, Tao Y, Wang X. S-Carboxyanhydrides: Ultrafast and Selective Ring-Opening Polymerizations Towards Well-defined Functionalized Polythioesters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:10798-10805. [PMID: 33605001 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Aliphatic polythioesters are popular polymers because of their appealing performance such as metal coordination ability, high refractive indices, and biodegradability. One of the most powerful approaches for generating these polymers is the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic monomers. However, the synthesis of precisely controlled polythioesters via ROP of thiolactones still faces formidable challenges, including the minimal functional diversity of available thiolactone monomers, as well as inevitable transthioesterification side reactions. Here we introduce a hyperactive class of S-carboxyanhydride (SCA) monomers derived from amino acids that are significantly more reactive than thiolactones for ultrafast and selective ROP. Inclusion of the initiator PPNOBz ([PPN]=bis(triphenylphosphine)-iminium) with chain transfer agent benzoic acid, the polymerizations that can be operated in open vessels reach complete conversion within minutes (1-2 min) at room temperature, yielding polythioesters with predictable molecular weight, low dispersities, retained stereoregularity and chemical recyclability. Most fascinating are the functionalized SCAs that allow the incorporating of functional groups along the polythioester chain and thus finely tune their physicochemical performance. Computational studies were carried out to explore the origins of the distinctive rapidity and exquisite selectivity of the polymerizations, offering mechanistic insight and explaining why high polymerizability of SCA monomer is able to facilitate exquisitely selective ring-opening for enchainment over competing transthioesterification and backbiting reactions.
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- Yanchao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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Song P, Chen Y, Li Y, Ma J, Wang L, Wang R. A One-Pot Strategy to Synthesize Block Copolyesters from Monomer Mixtures Using a Hydroxy-Functionized Ionic Liquid. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000436. [PMID: 33052626 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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One-pot transformation of monomer mixtures into block copolymers remains a key challenge. Herein, a metal-free route to prepare block copolymers from monomer mixtures by a hydroxyl functionalized ionic liquid of 3-(2-hydroxyl-ethyl)-1-methylimidazolium bromide (HEMIMB) is described. HEMIMB can bridge two catalytic cycles including ring-opening alternating copolymerization (ROAC) of phthalic anhydride (PA) with epoxides and ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of L-lactide (LA), and enable a selective copolymerization from PA, LA, and epoxides. The selective copolymerization depends on the presence of PA in mixed feedstocks, exhibits the first ROAC of PA with epoxides and then ROP of LA to the formation of block polyesters in one-pot strategy. This work is beneficial to the development of metal-free catalysts for sequence-controlled polymerization that enable block architectures from mixtures of monomers.
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- Pengfei Song
- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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Liu S, Liu L, Chen Y, Zhao J. Selective polymerization of epoxides from hydroxycarboxylic esters: expediting controlled synthesis of α-carboxyl-ω-hydroxyl polyethers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:12186-12189. [PMID: 32914797 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05632d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Selective ring-opening polymerization of ethylene/propylene oxide from hydroxyl-functionalized carboxylic esters is achieved by use of metal-free Lewis pair catalysts. Subsequently, quantitative in situ hydrolysis is conducted to afford well-defined α-carboxyl-ω-hydroxyl polyethers which are highly valuable for bioconjugation but usually synthesized by much more tedious and costly routes.
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- Shan Liu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China. and Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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N-Heterocyclic carbene/Lewis acid-mediated ring-opening polymerization of propylene oxide. Part 1: Triisobutylaluminum as an efficient controlling agent. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang B, Li H, Luo H, Zhao J. Ring-opening alternating copolymerization of epichlorohydrin and cyclic anhydrides using single- and two-component metal-free catalysts. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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