Cationic ring opening polymerization of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (Da) initiated by acid treated bentonite was investigated. The experimental conditions were chosen on the basis of preliminary experiments.Higher ...Cationic ring opening polymerization of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (Da) initiated by acid treated bentonite was investigated. The experimental conditions were chosen on the basis of preliminary experiments.Higher temperature was found beneficial for the reaction process while stirring intensity beyond a certain level showed no obvious effect on the reaction rate. Polymers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared, proton nuclear magnetic resonance (IH-NMR) and gel perneation chromotography. The width of molecular mass distribution was found ranging between 1.2 and 1.4, which is extraordinarlly narrow compared with that of cationic polymerizations reported elsewhere (〉 1.9). The results were believed due to the absence of free proton and counter ion which simplifies the polymerization process and the huge steric hindrance provided by bentonite particles which keeps the propagation of polysiloxane onto the surface of bentonite particles in a much more regular way. A feasible mechanism is proposed and seems to be supported well by experiments. Additionally, from the results of α, ω-dihydrogen terminated polysiloxanes prepared, the possibility of applying this potential environmentally friendly heterogeneous catalyst in industrial polymerization of cyclosiloxanes is anticipated.展开更多
Metal(Al,Ti,Zr)triflate grafted mesoporous SBA‐15(AlTf/S,TiTf/S,ZrTf/S)samples were synthesizedas inexpensive solid acid materials by a simple one‐pot‐two‐step synthesis methodology.These materials were characteri...Metal(Al,Ti,Zr)triflate grafted mesoporous SBA‐15(AlTf/S,TiTf/S,ZrTf/S)samples were synthesizedas inexpensive solid acid materials by a simple one‐pot‐two‐step synthesis methodology.These materials were characterized by X‐ray diffraction,N2‐sorption,thermogravimetric analysis,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT‐IR),in‐situ pyridine FT‐IR spectroscopy,and elementalanalysis.ZrTf/S was found to be a highly efficient and reusable solid acid catalyst for ring opening ofepoxides with amines and alcohols and producedβ‐amino alcohols andβ‐alkoxy alcohols respectivelyunder ambient reaction conditions.The ZrTf/S catalyst showed the highest activity,whichwas attributed to its high acidity compared with that of the Ti and Al containing samples.展开更多
Ring opening of extremely hydrophobic epoxides with water, amines, sodium azide and thiophenol was realized in the mixture solvent of water and 1, 4-dioxane under reflux condition. Hot water was believed to act as a m...Ring opening of extremely hydrophobic epoxides with water, amines, sodium azide and thiophenol was realized in the mixture solvent of water and 1, 4-dioxane under reflux condition. Hot water was believed to act as a mild Bronsted acid catalyst in the epoxide-opening reactions.展开更多
The bulk ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) by various phosphoric acids using phenylmethanol as the initiator was conducted. 1, 1'-bi-2-Naphthol (BINOL)-based phosphoric acid was found...The bulk ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) by various phosphoric acids using phenylmethanol as the initiator was conducted. 1, 1'-bi-2-Naphthol (BINOL)-based phosphoric acid was found to be an effective organocatalyst for ROP leading to polyesters at 90℃. The overall conversion to poly(ε-caprolactone) was more than 96% and poly(ε-caprolactone) with Mw of 8400 and polydispersity index of 1.13 was obtained. IH NMR spectra of oligomers demonstrated the quantitative incorporation of the protic initiator in the polymer chains and showed that transesterification reactions did not occur to a significant extent. The controlled polymerization was indicated by the linear relationships between the number-average molar mass and monomer conversion or monomer-to-initiator ratio. In addition, the present protocol provided an easy-to-handle, inexpensive and environmentally benign entry for the synthesis of biodegradable materials as well as polyesters for biomedical applications.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20576117)
文摘Cationic ring opening polymerization of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (Da) initiated by acid treated bentonite was investigated. The experimental conditions were chosen on the basis of preliminary experiments.Higher temperature was found beneficial for the reaction process while stirring intensity beyond a certain level showed no obvious effect on the reaction rate. Polymers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared, proton nuclear magnetic resonance (IH-NMR) and gel perneation chromotography. The width of molecular mass distribution was found ranging between 1.2 and 1.4, which is extraordinarlly narrow compared with that of cationic polymerizations reported elsewhere (〉 1.9). The results were believed due to the absence of free proton and counter ion which simplifies the polymerization process and the huge steric hindrance provided by bentonite particles which keeps the propagation of polysiloxane onto the surface of bentonite particles in a much more regular way. A feasible mechanism is proposed and seems to be supported well by experiments. Additionally, from the results of α, ω-dihydrogen terminated polysiloxanes prepared, the possibility of applying this potential environmentally friendly heterogeneous catalyst in industrial polymerization of cyclosiloxanes is anticipated.
基金supported by the CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (2016PT028)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21273225 and 21403219)~~
文摘Metal(Al,Ti,Zr)triflate grafted mesoporous SBA‐15(AlTf/S,TiTf/S,ZrTf/S)samples were synthesizedas inexpensive solid acid materials by a simple one‐pot‐two‐step synthesis methodology.These materials were characterized by X‐ray diffraction,N2‐sorption,thermogravimetric analysis,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT‐IR),in‐situ pyridine FT‐IR spectroscopy,and elementalanalysis.ZrTf/S was found to be a highly efficient and reusable solid acid catalyst for ring opening ofepoxides with amines and alcohols and producedβ‐amino alcohols andβ‐alkoxy alcohols respectivelyunder ambient reaction conditions.The ZrTf/S catalyst showed the highest activity,whichwas attributed to its high acidity compared with that of the Ti and Al containing samples.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20402007, 20772065)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University+1 种基金the 111 Project (B06005)the National High-tech Research & Development Program of China (863 Projcect, 2006AA020502)
文摘Ring opening of extremely hydrophobic epoxides with water, amines, sodium azide and thiophenol was realized in the mixture solvent of water and 1, 4-dioxane under reflux condition. Hot water was believed to act as a mild Bronsted acid catalyst in the epoxide-opening reactions.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (DL11CB06)
文摘The bulk ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) by various phosphoric acids using phenylmethanol as the initiator was conducted. 1, 1'-bi-2-Naphthol (BINOL)-based phosphoric acid was found to be an effective organocatalyst for ROP leading to polyesters at 90℃. The overall conversion to poly(ε-caprolactone) was more than 96% and poly(ε-caprolactone) with Mw of 8400 and polydispersity index of 1.13 was obtained. IH NMR spectra of oligomers demonstrated the quantitative incorporation of the protic initiator in the polymer chains and showed that transesterification reactions did not occur to a significant extent. The controlled polymerization was indicated by the linear relationships between the number-average molar mass and monomer conversion or monomer-to-initiator ratio. In addition, the present protocol provided an easy-to-handle, inexpensive and environmentally benign entry for the synthesis of biodegradable materials as well as polyesters for biomedical applications.