The selective synthesis of polypropylene carbonate （PPC） and cyclic propylene carbonate （CPC） from coupling reaction of CO_2 and propylene oxide （PO） is a long term pursuing target. Here we report that a tempera...The selective synthesis of polypropylene carbonate （PPC） and cyclic propylene carbonate （CPC） from coupling reaction of CO_2 and propylene oxide （PO） is a long term pursuing target. Here we report that a temperature controllable porphyrin aluminum catalyst using 5,10,15,20-tetra（1,2,3,4,5,6, 7,8-octahydro-1,4：5,8-dimethanoanthracen-g-yl）porphyrin as ligand, once in conjunction with suitable onium salt, achieved single cycloaddition or co- polymerization reaction. Only cydoaddition reaction happened at temperature above 75 ℃ to produce 100% CPC, whereas copolymerization became dominant to afford PPC with selectivity over 99% at 25℃, and the obtained PPC showed over 99% carbonate linkage and 92% head-to-tail structure. Based on systematic analysis of the electronic and steric feature in the porphyrin ligand, it was found that the electronic feature of the substituent in porphyrin ligand was decisive for PPC selectivity, porphyrin ligand bearing strong electron-donating substituents displayed a significantly reduced toler- ance towards increased temperature with respect to PPC formation. Therefore, temperature-responsive catalyst could be designed by suitable modifica- tion in porphyrin ligand, and such accurate synthesis of target product by one catalyst may create a useful and facile platform for selective PPC or CPC production.展开更多
Synthesis of polyols from carbon dioxide（CO2） is attractive from the viewpoint of sustainable development of polyurethane industry;it is also interesting to adjust the structure of the CO2-polyols for versatile requ...Synthesis of polyols from carbon dioxide（CO2） is attractive from the viewpoint of sustainable development of polyurethane industry;it is also interesting to adjust the structure of the CO2-polyols for versatile requirement of polyurethane.However,when renewable malonic acid was used as a starter,the copolymerization reaction of CO2 and propylene oxide（PO） was uncontrollable,since it proceeded slowly（13 h） and produced 40.4 wt%of byproduct propylene carbonate（PC） with a low productivity of 0.34kg/g.A careful analysis disclosed that the acid value of the copolymerization medium was the key factor for controlling the copolymerization reaction.Therefore,a preactivation approach was developed to dramatically reduce the acid value to 0.6mg（KOH）/gby homopolymerization of PO into oligo-ether-diol under the initiation of malonic acid,which ensured the controllable copolymerization,where the copolymerization time could be shortened by 77%from 13 to 3 h,the PC content was reduced by 76%from 40.4 wt%to 9.4 wt%,and the productivity increased by 61%from 0.34 to 0.55 kg/g.Moreover,by means of preactivation approach,the molecular weight as well as the carbonate unit content in the CO2-diol was also controllable.展开更多
文摘The selective synthesis of polypropylene carbonate （PPC） and cyclic propylene carbonate （CPC） from coupling reaction of CO_2 and propylene oxide （PO） is a long term pursuing target. Here we report that a temperature controllable porphyrin aluminum catalyst using 5,10,15,20-tetra（1,2,3,4,5,6, 7,8-octahydro-1,4：5,8-dimethanoanthracen-g-yl）porphyrin as ligand, once in conjunction with suitable onium salt, achieved single cycloaddition or co- polymerization reaction. Only cydoaddition reaction happened at temperature above 75 ℃ to produce 100% CPC, whereas copolymerization became dominant to afford PPC with selectivity over 99% at 25℃, and the obtained PPC showed over 99% carbonate linkage and 92% head-to-tail structure. Based on systematic analysis of the electronic and steric feature in the porphyrin ligand, it was found that the electronic feature of the substituent in porphyrin ligand was decisive for PPC selectivity, porphyrin ligand bearing strong electron-donating substituents displayed a significantly reduced toler- ance towards increased temperature with respect to PPC formation. Therefore, temperature-responsive catalyst could be designed by suitable modifica- tion in porphyrin ligand, and such accurate synthesis of target product by one catalyst may create a useful and facile platform for selective PPC or CPC production.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51321062,21134002)
文摘Synthesis of polyols from carbon dioxide（CO2） is attractive from the viewpoint of sustainable development of polyurethane industry;it is also interesting to adjust the structure of the CO2-polyols for versatile requirement of polyurethane.However,when renewable malonic acid was used as a starter,the copolymerization reaction of CO2 and propylene oxide（PO） was uncontrollable,since it proceeded slowly（13 h） and produced 40.4 wt%of byproduct propylene carbonate（PC） with a low productivity of 0.34kg/g.A careful analysis disclosed that the acid value of the copolymerization medium was the key factor for controlling the copolymerization reaction.Therefore,a preactivation approach was developed to dramatically reduce the acid value to 0.6mg（KOH）/gby homopolymerization of PO into oligo-ether-diol under the initiation of malonic acid,which ensured the controllable copolymerization,where the copolymerization time could be shortened by 77%from 13 to 3 h,the PC content was reduced by 76%from 40.4 wt%to 9.4 wt%,and the productivity increased by 61%from 0.34 to 0.55 kg/g.Moreover,by means of preactivation approach,the molecular weight as well as the carbonate unit content in the CO2-diol was also controllable.
