Styrene Polymerization under Ambient Conditions by using a Transient 1,3,2-Diazaphospholane-2-oxyl Complex.
Chemistry 2018;
24:6473-6478. [PMID:
29470864 DOI:
10.1002/chem.201800413]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
A combined theoretical and experimental study on the formation and reactivity of a P-OTEMP (P-bound TEMPO (TEMPO=2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidin-1-oxyl)) substituted 1,3,2-diazaphospholane W(CO)5 complex is presented, including DFT-based mechanistic details. The complex possesses a thermally labile O-N bond that cleaves homolytically yielding the transient 1,3,2-diazaphospholane-2-oxyl complex [(CO)5 W(R2 PO. )], which acts as a radical initiator for styrene polymerization under ambient conditions.
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