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Gu GG, Yue TJ, Ren WM. Cationic ring-opening polymerization of N-benzylaziridines to polyamines via organic boron. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:2982-2985. [PMID: 36807693 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06817f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
Abstract
This communication reports the synthesis of cyclic polyamines via the cationic ring-opening polymerization (CROP) of N-benzylaziridines initiated by tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane. The debenzylation of these polyamines afforded water-soluble polyethylenimine derivatives. The electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and density functional theory results revealed that the CROP proceeded via the activated chain end intermediates.
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- Ge-Ge Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Huang H, Wei H, Huang L, Fan T, Li X, Zhang Z, Shi T. Spontaneous Alternating Copolymerization of Aziridines with Tosyl Isocyanate toward Polyureas. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chen Q, Ye J, Zhu L, Luo J, Cao X, Zhang Z. Organocatalytic multicomponent polymerization of bis(aziridine)s, diols, and tosyl isocyanate toward poly(sulfonamide urethane)s. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hansen T, Nin-Hill A, Codée JDC, Hamlin TA, Rovira C. Rational Tuning of the Reactivity of Three-Membered Heterocycle Ring Openings via S N 2 Reactions. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201649. [PMID: 35896443 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
The development of small-molecule covalent inhibitors and probes continuously pushes the rapidly evolving field of chemical biology forward. A key element in these molecular tool compounds is the "electrophilic trap" that allows a covalent linkage with the target enzyme. The reactivity of this entity needs to be well balanced to effectively trap the desired enzyme, while not being attacked by off-target nucleophiles. Here we investigate the intrinsic reactivity of substrates containing a class of widely used electrophilic traps, the three-membered heterocycles with a nitrogen (aziridine), phosphorus (phosphirane), oxygen (epoxide) or sulfur atom (thiirane) as heteroatom. Using quantum chemical approaches, we studied the conformational flexibility and nucleophilic ring opening of a series of model substrates, in which these electrophilic traps are mounted on a cyclohexene scaffold (C6 H10 Y with Y=NH, PH, O, S). It was revealed that the activation energy of the ring opening does not necessarily follow the trend that is expected from C-Y leaving-group bond strength, but steeply decreases from Y=NH, to PH, to O, to S. We illustrate that the HOMONu -LUMOSubstrate interaction is an all-important factor for the observed reactivity. In addition, we show that the activation energy of aziridines and phosphiranes can be tuned far below that of the corresponding epoxides and thiiranes by the addition of proper electron-withdrawing ring substituents. Our results provide mechanistic insights to rationally tune the reactivity of this class of popular electrophilic traps and can guide the experimental design of covalent inhibitors and probes for enzymatic activity.
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- Thomas Hansen
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica) &, Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam (The, Netherlands
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica) &, Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden (The, Netherlands
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam (The, Netherlands
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica) &, Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08020, Barcelona, Spain
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Qu T, Rupar PA. Carbonyl Aziridines: Strained Amides for Rapid Polyamide Synthesis. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Taoguang Qu
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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The Anionic Polymerization of a tert-Butyl-Carboxylate-Activated Aziridine. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14163253. [PMID: 36015510 PMCID: PMC9416489 DOI: 10.3390/polym14163253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
N-Sulfonyl-activated aziridines are known to undergo anionic-ring-opening polymerizations (AROP) to form polysulfonyllaziridines. However, the post-polymerization deprotection of the sulfonyl groups from polysulfonyllaziridines remains challenging. In this report, the polymerization of tert-butyl aziridine-1-carboxylate (BocAz) is reported. BocAz has an electron-withdrawing tert-butyloxycarbonyl (BOC) group on the aziridine nitrogen. The BOC group activates the aziridine for AROP and allows the synthesis of low-molecular-weight poly(BocAz) chains. A 13C NMR spectroscopic analysis of poly(BocAz) suggested that the polymer is linear. The attainable molecular weight of poly(BocAz) is limited by the poor solubility of poly(BocAz) in AROP-compatible solvents. The deprotection of poly(BocAz) using trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) cleanly produces linear polyethyleneimine. Overall, these results suggest that carbonyl groups, such as BOC, can play a larger role in the in the activation of aziridines in anionic polymerization and in the synthesis of polyimines.
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Giri C, Sisk SE, Reisman L, Kammakakam I, Bara JE, West KN, Rabideau BD, Rupar PA. Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerizations of N-Sulfonylaziridines in Ionic Liquids. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chandan Giri
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, The University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, The University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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Zhou Z, Wang Y, Zhu L, Dang D, Zhang Z. Tributylphosphine-catalyzed aziridine-based cycloaddition polymerization toward thiacyclic polymers. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00569g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cycloaddition polymerization of bis(N-sulfonyl aziridine)s with diisocyanates in the presence of tributylphosphine allows the facile synthesis of poly(thiazolidin-2-imine)s.
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- Zhi Zhou
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Processing Engineering (South China University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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Chen S, Zhu L, Zhang Z. Catalyst-free aziridine-based step-growth polymerization: a facile approach to optically active poly(sulfonamide amine)s and poly(sulfonamide dithiocarbamate)s. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00771a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Step-growth polymerization of chiral bis(N-sulfonyl aziridine)s with diamines or bis(dialkyldithiocarbamate) in the absence of a catalyst allows the facile synthesis of optically active polysulfonamide derivatives.
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- Shibin Chen
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Processing Engineering (South China University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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Chen R, Wang Y, Zhu L, Zhang Z. Ultrafast organocatalytic
ring‐opening
polymerization of
N
‐sulfonyl
aziridine in the melt. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Rui Chen
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Processing Engineering (South China University of Technology) Ministry of Education Guangzhou China
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Huo M, Bian Y, Yu C, Tong G, Zhang C, Zhu X. Sulfanion-initiated open-vessel anionic ring-opening polymerization (AROP) of N-sulfonyl aziridines. Sci China Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-1053-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhu L, Huang H, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Hadjichristidis N. Organocatalytic Synthesis of Polysulfonamides with Well-Defined Linear and Brush Architectures from a Designed/Synthesized Bis( N-sulfonyl aziridine). Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Linlin Zhu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Processing Engineering, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Li Z, Chen R, Wang Y, Zhu L, Luo W, Zhang Z, Hadjichristidis N. Solvent and catalyst-free modification of hyperbranched polyethyleneimines by ring-opening-addition or ring-opening-polymerization of N-sulfonyl aziridines. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00125f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ring-opening (polymerization) of N-sulfonyl aziridines with PEI under solvent/catalyst-free conditions allows the atom-economic synthesis of amphiphilic alkylated PEIs and luminescent PEI-graft-polysulfonamide.
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- Zhunxuan Li
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division
- KAUST Catalysis Center
- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- Thuwal 23955
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Huang H, Luo W, Zhu L, Wang Y, Zhang Z. Organocatalytic sequential ring-opening polymerization of cyclic ester/epoxide and N-sulfonyl aziridine: metal-free and easy access to block copolymers. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00890k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sequential ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL)/propylene oxide (PO) and N-sulfonyl aziridine switched by tosyl isocyanate (TSI) allows the metal-free synthesis of polysulfonamide-based copolymers.
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- Huishan Huang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Processing Engineering (South China University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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Zhou L, Wang Z, Xu G, Yang R, Yan H, Hao XQ, Wang Q. N-heterocyclic olefins catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of N-tosyl aziridines. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.110046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tetrabutylammonium fluoride initiated anionic ring-opening polymerizations of N–sulfonyl aziridines. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Luo W, Wang Y, Jin Y, Zhang Z, Wu C. One‐pot
tandem
ring‐opening
polymerization of
N
‐sulfonyl
aziridines and “click” chemistry to produce
well‐defined star‐shaped
polyaziridines. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Wenyi Luo
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of Technology Guangzhou China
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of ChemistryZhejiang University Hangzhou China
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Reisman L, Rowe EA, Jefcoat JA, Rupar PA. Activated Monomer Polymerization of an N-Sulfonylazetidine. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:334-338. [PMID: 35648542 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Previously, N-(methanesulfonyl)azetidine (MsAzet) was found to polymerize anionically via ring-opening at temperatures >100 °C to form p(MsAzet) in the presence of an anionic initiator. In the current report, potassium(azetidin-1-ylsulfonyl) methanide (KMsAzet), formed from deprotonation of the methanesulfonyl group of MsAzet by KHMDS, is shown to undergo spontaneous AROP at room temperature to form p(N-K-MsAzet). The structure of p(N-K-MsAzet) differs from that of p(MsAzet), as the sulfonyl groups are incorporated into the polymer backbone of p(N-K-MsAzet). Reaction of p(N-K-MsAzet) with MeOH produces p(N-H-MsAzet), a semicrystalline polymer with a structure like that of polyamides, but with sulfonylamides in place of the carboxamides found in polyamides. Reaction of p(N-K-MsAzet) with benzyl bromide results in the formation of amorphous p(N-Bn-MsAzet). P(N-K-MsAzet) is hypothesized to form via an activated monomer anionic polymerization; this is supported by polymerization kinetic data and structural characterization of the resulting polymers.
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- Louis Reisman
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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Gleede T, Yu F, Luo YL, Yuan Y, Wang J, Wurm FR. Linear Well-Defined Polyamines via Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Activated Aziridines: From Mild Desulfonylation to Cell Transfection. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:20-25. [PMID: 35638659 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Linear polyethylenimine (L-PEI), a standard for nonviral gene delivery, is usually prepared by hydrolysis from poly(2-oxazoline)s. Lately, anionic polymerization of sulfonamide-activated aziridines had been reported as an alternative pathway toward well-defined L-PEI and linear polyamines. However, desulfonylation of the poly(sulfonyl aziridine)s typically relied on harsh conditions (acid, microwave) or used a toxic solvent (e.g., hexamethylphosphoramide). In addition, the drastic change of polarity requires solvents, which keep poly(sulfonyl aziridine)s as well as L-PEI in solution, and only a limited number of strategies were reported. Herein, we prepared 1-(4-cyanobenzenesulfonyl) 2-methyl-aziridine (1) as a monomer for the anionic ring-opening polymerization. It was polymerized to well-defined and linear poly(sulfonyl aziridine)s. The 4-cyanobenzenesulfonyl-activating groups were removed under mild conditions to linear polypropylenimine (L-PPI). Using dodecanethiol and diazabicyclo-undecene (DBU) allowed ≥98% desulfonylation and a reliable purification toward polyamines with high purity and avoiding main-chain scission. This method represents a fast approach in comparison to previous methods used for postpolymerization desulfonylation and produces linear well-defined polyamines. The high control over molecular weight and dispersities achieved by living anionic polymerization are the key advantages of our strategy, especially if used for biomedical applications, in which molecular weight might correlate with toxicity. The synthesized polypropylenimine was further tested as a cell-transfection agent and proved, with 16.1% transfection efficiency of the cationic nanoparticles, to be an alternative to L-PEI obtained from the 2-oxazoline route. This general strategy will allow the preparation of complex macromolecular architectures containing polyamine segments, which were not accessible before.
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- Tassilo Gleede
- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P), Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P), Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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Yang R, Wang Y, Luo W, Jin Y, Zhang Z, Wu C, Hadjichristidis N. Carboxylic Acid Initiated Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of N-Sulfonyl Aziridines: An Easy Access to Well-Controlled Polyaziridine-Based Architectural and Functionalized Polymers. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Ruhan Yang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Dylan J. Walsh
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Rowe EA, Reisman L, Jefcoat JA, Rupar PA. Comparison of the Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerizations of N-(Alkylsulfonyl)azetidines. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Elizabeth A. Rowe
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), 3909 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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Wang Y, Yang R, Luo W, Li Z, Zhang Z, Wu C, Hadjichristidis N. 2-Azaallyl Anion Initiated Ring-Opening Polymerization of N-Sulfonyl Aziridines: One-Pot Synthesis of Primary Amine-Ended Telechelic Polyaziridines. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Ying Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Dharmaratne NU, Pothupitiya JU, Kiesewetter MK. The mechanistic duality of (thio)urea organocatalysts for ring-opening polymerization. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:3305-3313. [PMID: 30834919 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob03174f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Among the various catalysts for ROP, H-bonding organocatalysts stand out in the precise level of reaction control they are able to render during ROP. The H-bonding class of organocatalysts are thought to effect ROP via dual activation of both monomer and chain end. (Thio)urea mediated ROP has experienced a renaissance as a new polymerization mechanism - mediated by imidate or thioimidate species - facilitates new modes of reactivity and new synthetic abilities. Indeed, the urea class of H-bond donors has been shown to be more active than their corresponding thioureas. The imidate mechanism remains highly active in polar solvents and exhibits remarkable control - and 'living' behavior - under solvent-free conditions, and a broad range of temperatures is accessible. The advancements in synthetic abilities have all evolved through a greater understanding of reaction mechanism. Through the continued synergistic advances of catalysis and material, the (thio)urea class of catalyst can find use in a host of potential applications, research and industrial environments.
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Chen X, Lin C, Du H, Xu J. Efficient Direct Synthesis of Aziridine‐Containing Chiral Tridentate Ligands by the Iminium‐Mediated Self‐Ring Opening Reaction of Enantiopure Aziridines and Salicylaldehydes. Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201801545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Xingpeng Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of ScienceBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of ScienceBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of ScienceBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of ScienceBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 People's Republic of China
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Gleede T, Reisman L, Rieger E, Mbarushimana PC, Rupar PA, Wurm FR. Aziridines and azetidines: building blocks for polyamines by anionic and cationic ring-opening polymerization. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00278b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The synthesis of aziridine and azetidine monomers and their ring-opening polymerization via different mechanisms is reviewed.
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- Tassilo Gleede
- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- The University of Alabama
- Tuscaloosa
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- The University of Alabama
- Tuscaloosa
- USA
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Reisman L, Rowe EA, Jackson EM, Thomas C, Simone T, Rupar PA. Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerization of N-(tolylsulfonyl)azetidines To Produce Linear Poly(trimethylenimine) and Closed-System Block Copolymers. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:15626-15630. [PMID: 30407804 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The anionic ring-opening copolymerization of N-( p-tolylsulfonyl)azetidine ( pTsAzet) and N-( o-tolylsulfonyl)azetidine ( oTsAzet) produces poly( pTsAzet- co- oTsAzet) as a statistical copolymer. The pTsAzet/ oTsAzet copolymerization is living and allows for the synthesis of poly(sulfonylazetidine) of target molecular weights with narrow dispersities. 1H NMR spectroscopy was used to monitor the kinetics of the polymerization and estimate the monomer reactivity ratios. It was found that the reactivity ratios for oTsAzet and pTsAzet at 180 °C are 1.66 and 0.60, respectively. The tosyl groups of p( pTsAzet- co- oTsAzet) were reductively removed to produce linear poly(trimethylenimine) (LPTMI). This represents the first route to LPTMI of controlled molecular weight and low dispersity. Finally, the slow kinetics of the sulfonylazetidine polymerization facilitated the synthesis of a block copolymer without requiring the sequential addition of monomer. Specifically, pTsAzet, oTsAzet, and ( N- p-toluenesulfonyl-2-methylaziridine) ( pTsMAz) were combined in solution. pTsMAz selectively polymerizes to form the first block at moderate temperature. After consumption of pTsMAz, the temperature was increased to copolymerize pTsAzet and oTsAzet and produce the block copolymer p( pTsMAz)- b-p( pTsAzet- co- oTsAzet).
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- Louis Reisman
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama 35487-0336 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama 35487-0336 , United States
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- Materials Test Branch , NASA Marshall Space Flight Center , Martin Road SW , Huntsville , Alabama 35808 , United States
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- Materials Test Branch , NASA Marshall Space Flight Center , Martin Road SW , Huntsville , Alabama 35808 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Dillard University , 2601 Gentilly Boulevard , New Orleans , Louisiana 70122 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama 35487-0336 , United States
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Wolf T, Wurm FR. Organocatalytic Ring-opening Polymerization Towards Poly(cyclopropane)s, Poly(lactame)s, Poly(aziridine)s, Poly(siloxane)s, Poly(carbosiloxane)s, Poly(phosphate)s, Poly(phosphonate)s, Poly(thiolactone)s, Poly(thionolactone)s and Poly(thiirane)s. ORGANIC CATALYSIS FOR POLYMERISATION 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/9781788015738-00406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The following chapter is a collection of monomers that undergo organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerizations and have not been covered in a separate chapter of this book. This includes polymers widely used in industrial applications, but also solely academically relevant and more “exotic” polymer classes. As most of these polymers contain heteroatoms in their backbone, the chapter is divided according to the respective heteroatoms. Each sub-section first gives a short introduction to the respective polymer or monomer properties and industrial applications (if available), followed by a brief summary of the traditional synthetic pathways. Afterwards, important milestones for the organocatalytic ROP are presented in chronological order. Special emphasis is put on the advantages and disadvantages of organocatalysis over traditional (ROP) methods on the basis of appropriate literature examples.
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- Thomas Wolf
- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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Gleede T, Rieger E, Blankenburg J, Klein K, Wurm FR. Fast Access to Amphiphilic Multiblock Architectures by the Anionic Copolymerization of Aziridines and Ethylene Oxide. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:13407-13412. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b08054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tassilo Gleede
- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P), Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P), Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Staudinger Weg 9, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P), Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P), Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Gleede T, Rieger E, Liu L, Bakkali-Hassani C, Wagner M, Carlotti S, Taton D, Andrienko D, Wurm FR. Alcohol- and Water-Tolerant Living Anionic Polymerization of Aziridines. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Tassilo Gleede
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), Université de Bordeaux, IPB-ENSCBP, 16 av. Pey Berland, 33607 PESSAC Cedex, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), Université de Bordeaux, IPB-ENSCBP, 16 av. Pey Berland, 33607 PESSAC Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), Université de Bordeaux, IPB-ENSCBP, 16 av. Pey Berland, 33607 PESSAC Cedex, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Seohyun Kang
- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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Akhtar R, Naqvi SAR, Zahoor AF, Saleem S. Nucleophilic ring opening reactions of aziridines. Mol Divers 2018; 22:447-501. [PMID: 29728870 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-018-9829-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Aziridine ring opening reactions have gained tremendous importance in the synthesis of nitrogen containing biologically active molecules. During recent years, a great effort has been put forward by scientists toward unique bond construction methodologies via ring opening of aziridines. In this regard, a wide range of chiral metal- and organo-catalyzed desymmetrization reactions of aziridines have been reported with carbon, sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen, halogen, and other nucleophiles. In this review, an outline of methodologies adopted by a number of scientists during 2013-2017 for aziridine ring opening reactions as well as their synthetic applications is described.
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- Rabia Akhtar
- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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Bakkali-Hassani C, Coutouly C, Gleede T, Vignolle J, Wurm FR, Carlotti S, Taton D. Selective Initiation from Unprotected Aminoalcohols for the N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Organocatalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of 2-Methyl-N-tosyl Aziridine: Telechelic and Block Copolymer Synthesis. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Camille Bakkali-Hassani
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, 16 avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607 Pessac Cedex, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, 16 avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607 Pessac Cedex, France
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, 16 avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607 Pessac Cedex, France
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, 16 avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607 Pessac Cedex, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, 16 avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607 Pessac Cedex, France
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Mbarushimana PC, Liang Q, Allred JM, Rupar PA. Polymerizations of Nitrophenylsulfonyl-Activated Aziridines. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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Reisman L, Rowe EA, Liang Q, Rupar PA. The anionic ring-opening polymerization ofN-(methanesulfonyl)azetidine. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00074c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The first anionic ring-opening polymerization of an activated azetidine is reported.
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- Louis Reisman
- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Alabama
- Tuscaloosa
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Alabama
- Tuscaloosa
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Alabama
- Tuscaloosa
- USA
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Wang X, Liu Y, Li Z, Wang H, Gebru H, Chen S, Zhu H, Wei F, Guo K. Organocatalyzed Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerizations of N-Sulfonyl Aziridines with Organic Superbases. ACS Macro Lett 2017; 6:1331-1336. [PMID: 35650812 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The anionic ring-opening polymerizations (AROPs) of N-sulfonyl aziridines, in the presence of organic superbases including phosphazene (t-Bu-P4), Verkade's base (P(i-PrNCH2CH2)3N, TiPP), DBU, MTBD, and N,N,N',N'-tetramethylguanidine (TMG), using N-benzyl-p-toluenesulfonamide (BnN(H)Ts) as initiator were explored to produce metal-free poly(sulfonylaziridine)s. Among the superbases used, the catalytic activity was found directly proportional to their basicity. Remarkably, t-Bu-P4 and TiPP gave a living/controlled AROP of 2-methyl-N-tosylaziridine (TsMAz), where t-Bu-P4 performed better, affording the metal-free and well-defined poly(sulfonylaziridine)s with high molar masses (Mn(SEC) > 30 kg mol-1) and low dispersities (Đ < 1.10) in 3.5 h. For the less reactive monomers of 2-methyl-N-ethylsulfonyl aziridine (EsMAz) and 2-phenyl-N-tosylaziridine (TsPhAz), t-Bu-P4 showed the same excellent catalytic efficiency (30 equiv, conv. > 95%, 5 h). The organocatalyzed AROP allowed the use of lower catalyst (t-Bu-P4) loading than the amount of initiator (BnN(H)Ts), but the propagating polymer chains were as many as the number of equivalents of the introduced initiators, which could lower the loading of catalyst used to amounts as low as 0.05 mol %.
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- Xin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road South, Nanjing 211816, China
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Bakkali-Hassani C, Rieger E, Vignolle J, Wurm FR, Carlotti S, Taton D. Expanding the scope of N-heterocyclic carbene-organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization of N-tosyl aziridines using functional and non-activated amine initiators. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gleede T, Rieger E, Homann-Müller T, Wurm FR. 4-Styrenesulfonyl-(2-methyl)aziridine: The First Bivalent Aziridine-Monomer for Anionic and Radical Polymerization. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201700145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Tassilo Gleede
- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPIP); Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPIP); Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPIP); Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPIP); Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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Rieger E, Gleede T, Weber K, Manhart A, Wagner M, Wurm FR. The living anionic polymerization of activated aziridines: a systematic study of reaction conditions and kinetics. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00436b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The living anionic polymerization of sulfonyl aziridines is systematically studied by variation of solvents, temperatures, gegenions, and novel initiators.
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- Elisabeth Rieger
- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P)
- D-55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P)
- D-55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P)
- D-55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P)
- D-55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P)
- D-55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (MPI-P)
- D-55128 Mainz
- Germany
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