Copolymerization of Styrene with N-phenylmaleimide by Rare Earth Coordination Catalysts

Copolymerization of styrene (St) with N-phenylmaleimide (NPMI) was studied with rare earth coordination catalyst Nd(naph)3-AlEt3 in toluene. Characterization of the copolymers showed that the copolymers possess an alternating structure.

The Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate with a New Nd(O—i-Pr)_(3)—AI(i-Bu)_(3)Catalyst System

Methyl methacrylate (MMA) was polymerized with the rare earth coordination catalyst system of Nd(O? Pr) 3 in toluene. The influences of various ligands in neodymium complexes, molar ratio of Al/Nd, catalyst concentration, catalyst aging time, solvents, the third component CCl 4, temperature and time on the polymerization of MMA were studied. The results showed that the polymerization conversion reached more than 80% at a catalyst concentration of 9 2×10 -3 mol/L. The appropriate molar ratio of CCl 4/Nd was 4. Hydrocarbon was preferred for the polymerzation to obtain a high conversion and a high M W of PMMA. The 1H NMR spectra of PMMA indicated that the lower the temperature, the higher the syndiotactic content of PMMA was obtained.

Synthesis of 1-Octene Oligomer by Rare Earth Coordination Catalyst

The polymerization of 1-octene with Nd(P_(204))_3-AlEt_3 catalyst has been successfully carried out for the first time.Some features of polymerization of 1-octene are described.The 1-octene oligomer prepared has an average molecular weight of about 10~3 with molecular weight distribution of about 2.It has a terminal double bond,which can be transferred into terminal carboxy group by direct oxidation with KMnO_4 in acidic solution, and then can be esterified with polyglycol.

Polymerization of Methyl Acrylate with Nd-Al-α,α'-Dipyridyl Catalyst System

The polymerization of methyl acrylate (MA) with Nd(naph) 3 Al( i Bu) 3 α,α′ dipyridyl catalyst was studied. The molecular weight and its distribution were determined by gel penetration chromatography. Kinetic studies show that the MA polymerization rate is the first order with respect to monomer concentration. The apparent activation energy of MA polymerization is 49 34 kJ·mol -1 .

POLYMERIZATION OF γ-STEARYL-α,l-GLUTAMATE N-CARBOXYANHYDRIDE USING RARE EARTH COORDINATION CATALYSTS

A rare earth coordination system was first investigated as a new type of catalyst for the ring-openingpolymerization of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). The results for the polymerization of γ-stearyl-α,L-glutamate(SLG) NCA using neodymium acetylacetonate (Nd(acac)_3)- or neodymium tris(2-ethylhexylphosphonate) (Nd(P_(204))_3)-triethylaluminum-water as catalysts were compared with those using conventional catalysts. It was found that the helicalpoly(γ-stearyl-L-glutamate) with high molecular weight as well as narrow molecular weight distribution can be obtained inthe presence of Nd(acac)_3/AlEt_3-1/2H_2O. The polymer obtained was characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy.

Polymerization of 4-Vinylpyridine by Lanthanide Coordination Catalyst

Polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine was carried out with the lanthanide coordination catalyst. The influence of the component in catalytic system and solvents had been examined. The molecular weight of poly(4-vinylpyridine) obtained in CH2Cl2 with Ln(P204)3 /Al(i-Bu)3 is more than 20104.

NEW CATALYTIC SYSTEMS FOR THE FIXATION OF CO_2 Ⅲ.INFLUENCE OF ADDITIVES AND REACTION MEDIUM ON THE COPOLYMERIZATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE-EPICHLOROHYDRIN IN THE PRESENCE OF Nd (P_(204))_3-Al(i-Bu)_3

Copolymerization of carbon dioxide with epichlorohydrin was successfully carried out by usingNd(P_(204))_3-Al(i-Bu)_3 as catalyst (P_(204))=(RO)_2 POO--,R=CH_3 (CH_2),CH(C_2H_5) CH_2--). Addi-tion of carbonyl compounds into the catalyst decreased the carbon dioxide content of the copoly-mer to some extent. Compared to nonpolar solvents, ethereal and moderate polar solvents werefavourable to obtaining higher carbon dioxide content copolymer. The coincidence of these resultswith the assumed copolymerization scheme clearly indicated that the copolymerization proceeds via coordinate anionic mechanism.

Pd-catalyzed ortho-olefination of aromatic acetyl esters

A Pd（Ⅱ）-catalyzed ortho-olefination of aromatic acetic esters is described which features with an excellent funcitional group tolerance, good yields, mild reaction conditions, good scalability as well as high chemo-and regio-selectivity.