SYNTHESIS OF BLOCK COPOLYMER BY INTEGRATED LIVING ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION-ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION(ATRP)

Alpha-trichloroacetoxy terminated polystyrene oligomer (PS-CH2CH2OCOCCl3) and poly-(styrene-b-butadiene) oligomer [P(S-b-B)-CH2CH2OCOCCl3)] were synthesized by living anionic polymeri-zation using n-butyllithium as initiator. Then the PS-CH2CH2OCOCCl3 (PS-Cl-3) or P(S-b-B)-CH2CH2O-COCCl3 (PSB-Cl-3) was used as the macroinitiator in the polymerization of(meth)acrylates in the presence of CuX/bpy. AB diblock and ABC triblock copolymers were prepared by the integrated living anionic polymerization (LAP)-atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The structures of the PSB-Cl-3 and the P(S-b-MMA) were identified by FTIR and H-1-NMR spectrum, respectively. A new way to design block copolymers (the combination of LAP and ATRP) was developed.

A NOVEL PHOTO-INITIATING SYSTEM FOR ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE

A novel photo-induced initiating system, 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone (DMPA)/ferric tri(NN-diethyldithiocarbamate) [Fe(DC)(3)], was developed and used for the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene in toluene. The polymerization proceeds with DMPA as photo-initiator, Fe(DC)(3) as catalyst and DC as a reversible transfer group, while the halogen and ligands are free. Well-defined PSt was prepared and the polymerization mechanism revealed by end group analysis belongs to a reverse ATRP. Block copolymer was prepared by using thus obtained PSt as macroinitiator and Fe(DC)(2) as catalyst under UV light irradiation via a conventional ATRP process.

Atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene using photoiniferter reagent as initiator

Atom transfer radical polymerizations （ATRPs） of styrene （St） in bulk initiated by six iniferter reagents were carried out, respectively, in the present of copper （1） bromide （CuBr） and N, N,N＇,N＂,N＂-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine （PMDETA） at 115℃. All the kinetic plots were first-order with respect to the monomer concentrations. At the same time, the corresponding molecular weights of the polymers increased linearly with the respective monomer conversions. Furthermore, the molecular weight distributions remained relatively narrow （Mw/Mn〈1.50） in all cases. Solution ATRP of St in dimethyl- formamide （DMF） initiated by benzyl N, N-diethyldithiocarba- mate （BDC） also showed the characteristics of living radical polymerization. The results of 1H NMR analysis and chain extension experiment confirmed that the well-defined polystyrene （PS） bearing photo-liable group has been obtained via ATRP of St using photoiniferter reagents as the initiators.

Elucidation of Acceleration Mechanisms by a Photosensitive Onium Salt for Nitroxide-Mediated Photocontrolled/Living Radical Polymerization

The acceleration mechanisms by a photosensitive onium salt for the nitroxide-mediated photocontrolled/living radical polymerization (photo-NMP) were determined. The photo-NMP of methyl methacrylate was performed by irradiation at room temperature using 4-methoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (MTEMPO) as the mediator and (2RS, 2’RS)-azobis(4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as the initiator. The polymerization was accelerated in the presence of (4-tertbutylphenyl)diphenylsulfonium triflate (tBuS) to produce a polymer with a molecular weight distribution as narrow as the polymerization in its absence. (±)-Camphor-10-sulfonic acid or 2-fluoro-1-methylpyridinium p-toluenesulfonate had no effect on the polymerization speed, suggesting that tBuS did not serve as the photo-acid generator for the photo-NMP. It was found that the acceleration of the polymerization was based on the electron transfer from MTEMPO into tBuS in the excited state to temporarily generate a free radical propagating chain end and an oxoaminium salt (OAS), the one-electron oxidant of MTEMPO. This electron transfer mechanism was verified on the basis of the fact that the photo-NMP in the presence of tBuS was still accelerated by triphenylamine, the electron transfer inhibitor, to partly produce a polymer with an uncontrolled molecular weight. The formation of an uncontrolled molecular weight polymer indicated the generation of a free radical propagating chain end due to the deactivation of the OAS by the triphenylamine. It was deduced that tBuS served as the electron acceptor from MTEMPO in the excited state to temporarily produce a free radical propagating chain end along with OAS, resulting in the acceleration of the polymerization.

Reduction of unactivated alkyl chlorides enabled by light-induced single electron transfer

Alkyl chlorides are abundant and easily accessible starting materials.However,due to the high reduction potentials associated with unactivated alkyl chlorides,achieving their single electron reduction remains a persistent challenge.This challenge has spurred the exploration of efficient activation methods to overcome this issue.In recent years,photocatalysis has emerged as a mild and potent tool for the single electron reduction of unactivated alkyl chlorides,opening up new possibilities in this field.Considering the rapid advancements in this area,a comprehensive review that provides a conceptual understanding of this emerging field,with a specific focus on reaction design and catalytic mechanisms,would be timely and highly valuable.Hence,we present an overview of various synthetic techniques for photoinduced single electron reduction of unactivated alkyl chlorides.Furthermore,we also discuss the limitations of the present methods and future directions that lie ahead in this field.

Cu(0) Wire-mediated Single-electron Transfer-living Radical Polymerization of Oligo(ethylene oxide) Methyl Ether Acrylate by Selecting the Optimal Reaction Conditions

The efficient Cu(0) wire-catalyzed single-electron transfer-living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) in organic solvents and mixtures of the organic solvents with water has been thoroughly investigated. 01igo(ethylene oxide) methyl ether acrylate was used as an exemplar oligomer monomer to determine the optimum polymerization conditions for rapid, controlled, and quantitative production of well-defined polymers. The effects of Cu(0)-wire length (12.5 or 4.5 cm), ligand type (tris(dimethylaminoethyl)amine, Me6-TREN, or tris(2-aminoethyl)amine, TREN), and solvent type (dipolar aprotic solvents, cyclic ethers, alcohol, or acetone) on the polymerization have been evaluated. Kinetic experiments were performed for all polymerizations to assess the "living" behavior of each system employed. Importantly, TREN could be used as a replacement for Me6-TREN in Cu(0) wire-catalyzed SET-LRP of oligomer monomer, which probably provides the most economical and efficient methodology since TREN is 80 times less expensive than Me6-TREN. The high chain-end fidelity of resulting polymer was experimentally verified by thiol-Michael addition reaction at the a-Br chain end and subsequent chain extension with methyl acrylate.

Stable Radical Ion Pairs Induced by Single Electron Transfer:Frustrated Versus Nonfrustrated

Single electron transition reactions between amines(Lewis base)and B(C_(6)F_(5))_(3)(Lewis acid)in cooperation with benzoquinones gave rise to a frustrated radical pair 3 and a nonfrustrated radical pair 4.Both of them were isolated as stable crystals and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction,superconducting quantum interference device measurements,electron paramagnetic resonance,nuclear magnetic resonance,and UV–vis spectroscopy.Antiferromagnetic exchange coupling was observed among both 3 and 4.Radical anion and cation are basically separated in 3,while 4 featured a relatively strong anion-cationπ–πstacking interaction.This work demonstrated that the Lewis acid coupled electron transfer is an efficient way to prepare stable radical ion pairs.

单电子转移活性自由基聚合法制备表面活性聚合物及性能

以丙烯酰胺(AM)和α-烯基磺酸钠(AOS)为功能单体,2-氯丙酰胺(CPA)为引发剂,采用单电子转移自由基聚合方法,制备无规二元共聚物PAM-co-PAOS。结果表明,最佳工艺条件为c(单体)=2.5 mol/L,n(单体)∶n(CPA)∶n(CuBr)∶n(Me_(6)TREN)=769∶1.2∶1∶3.8;m(AOS)∶m(AM+AOS)=3.5%。对表面活性聚合物PAM-co-PAOS进行性能研究,在大庆模拟盐水中具有较好的增黏性及表面活性。

基于光引发可逆加成断裂链转移自由基聚合的3D打印

针对高分子化学本科教学中“活性自由基聚合”知识点抽象,学生难以理解的教学难题,开展了光引发可逆加成断裂链转移(RAFT)自由基聚合3D打印实验。实验首先合成O-(乙基)-S-(2-丙酸乙酯基)黄原酸酯(EXEP),随后使用商用光敏树脂,进行添加/不添加EXEP条件下的3D打印。随后使用得到的打印体开展荧光功能后修饰与焊接对比实验。通过对比实验现象,深入理解活性自由基聚合机理及其对产物后功能化能力的影响,实现“活性自由基聚合”原理的“可视化”和实例化应用展示。本实验将基础理论有机融合到趣味实验中,实验耗时合理,操作简便,效果明显,符合本科教学实验基本要求,有助于提升学生综合分析能力,激发学生深入研究的兴趣,培养其创新意识及拓展延伸的能力。

Persistent radical anion of perylene dianhydride:an emerging metal-free photocatalyst for near-infrared photocontrolled RAFT polymerization

Developing a new type of photocatalyst(PC) and catalytic mechanism for near-infrared(NIR) photocontrolled reversibledeactivation radical polymerization(RDRP) system is charming but challenging.Herein,a novel PC of the persistent radical anion(PRA)(possessing the properties of both radical and anion) was developed for NIR photocontrolled reversible additionfragmentation chain transfer(RAFT) polymerization,enabling successful polymerization while gaining a deep insight into the mechanism of photo-induced electron transfer RAFT(PET-RAFT) polymerization.Different from the conventional and wellaccepted reductive quenching(RQ) pathway,in which the radical anion intermediates of PCs(PCs^(·-)) must be generated in an excited state(ES),here,the PRA(3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride radical anion(PTCDA^(·-))) could generate conveniently in situ in the ground state(GS) and subsequently serve as highly efficient PC in the NIR region(740–850 nm).The successful implementation of this strategy elucidates the peculiar role played by light and the real way of electron transfer behaviors.In fact,the transfer of a single electron from PRA to chain transfer agent(CTA) and cleavage of the C–S bonds is a process from ES to GS,rather than always from GS(PCs^(·-)) to GS(CTA) in the RQ pathway as is well known to all.In addition,the excellent spatial-temporal control and powerful penetration ability of the NIR light were also confirmed by this PRAcatalyzed polymerization system.

多孔有机笼配体的合成及催化性能研究

文章通过两步反应简单高效地制备出目标多孔有机笼RCC3,将其作为配体和CuBr_(2)配位构建多孔有机笼配合物RCC3@Cu。采用X-射线衍射(X-ray diffraction,XRD)和电喷雾电离质谱(electrospray ionization mass spectrometry,ESI-MS)表征RCC3@Cu的结构与组成,结果表明,RCC3@Cu配位稳定,有望用于介导原子转移自由基聚合(atom transfer radical polymerization,ATRP)。采用RCC3配体介导甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)的ATRP,2 h其转化率达到80%,聚合物分散性指数(polymer dispersity index,PDI)为1.15;最终转化率为98.5%,PDI为1.16。聚合动力学显示RCC3介导的ATRP为近似一级反应动力学,符合活性聚合特征。该文研究RCC3配体介导不同类型单体的聚合,验证了RCC3配体具有单体泛用性。研究结果表明,RCC3体可有效应用于ATRP催化,有进一步研究价值。

Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters as Single Electron Transferers for Hydroborylation

The emergence of metal nanoclusters with atomically precise compositions and structures provides an opportunity for in-depth investigation of catalysis mechanisms and structure−property correlations at the nanoscale.However,a serious problem for metal nanocluster catalysts is that the ligands inhibit the catalytic activity through deactivating the surface of the nanoclusters.Here,we introduce a novel catalytic mode for metal nanoclusters,in which the nanoclusters initiate the catalysis via single electron transfer(SET)without destroying the integrity of nanoclusters,providing a solution for the contradiction between activity and stability of metal nanoclusters.We illustrated that the novel activation mode featured low catalyst loading(0.01 mol%),high TOF,mild reaction conditions,and easy recycling of catalyst in alkyne hydroborylation,which often suffered from poor selectivity,low functional group tolerance,etc.Furthermore,the catalyst[Au_(1)Cu_(14)(TBBT)_(12)(PPh_(3))_(6)]^(+)(TBBTH:p-tert-butylthiophenol)can be applied in highly efficient tandem processes such as hydroborylation−deuteration and hydroborylation−isomerization,demonstrating the utility of the introduced activation mode for metal nanoclusters.

Synthesis of α-Bromine-Terminated Polystyrene Macroinitiator and Its Initiation of MMA Polymerization by ATRP

In the present paper the synthesis of block copolymers via the transformation from living anionic polymerization (LAP) to atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was described. α-Bromine-terminated polystyrenes(PStBr) in the LAP step was prepared by using n-BuLi as initiator, tetrahydrofuran (THF) as the activator, α-methylstyrene (α-MeSt) as the capping group and liquid bromine (Br_2) as the bromating agent. The effects of reaction conditions such as the amounts of α-MeSt, THF, and Br_2 as well as molecular weight of polystyrene on the bromating efficiency (BE) and coupling extent (CE) were examined. The present results show that the yield of PStBr obtained was more than 93. 8% and the coupling reaction was substantially absent. PStBr was further used as the macroinitiator in the polymerization of methyl-methacrylate (MMA) in the presence of copper (I ) halogen and 2, 2' -bipyridine (bpy) complexes. It was found that the molecular weight of the resulted PSt-b-PMMA increased linearly with the increase of the conversion of MMA and the polydispersity was 1. 2-1.6. The structures of PStBr and P(St-b-MMA) were characterized by ~1H NMR spectra.

Mechanism study and molecular design in controlled/“living” radical polymerization

This tutorial review summarizes recent progress in the research field of controlled/"living" radical polymerization (CLRP) from Soochow University.The present paper gives a broad overview of the mechanism study and molecular design in CLRP.The mechanism study in CLRP aided by microwave,initiated by γ-radiation at low temperature,mediated by iron,in reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and the mechanism transfer between different CLRP processes are reviewed and summarized.The molecular design in CLRP,especially in RAFT polymerization for mechanism study,and in achieving tailor-made functional polymers is studied and discussed in the later part.

Recent advances in “living”/controlled radical polymerization of phosphorus-containing monomers and their potential applications

Special research attention has been paid to phosphorus-containing materials and their corresponding applications. This mini review considers recent publications devoted to the "living"/controlled radical(co)polymerization of phosphorus-containing monomers. In addition, different properties of the polymers involved in the phosphonate group in various chemical environments are demonstrated, and their potential applications are briefly discussed.

铁基催化剂用于原子转移自由基聚合研究进展

对原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)进行了概述,重点阐述了铁基催化剂在ATRP体系中的研究进展,指出了铁基催化剂在ATRP领域存在的问题。

ABA型两亲嵌段共聚物的合成及表征

以α ,α′ 二溴代二甲苯为引发剂 ,CuBr/2 ,2′ 联吡啶为催化体系 ,制备了双溴端基的分子量分布窄的聚苯乙烯 (MWD =1 18) .再以此作为大分子引发剂 ,实现了甲基丙烯酸对硝基苯酯的原子转移自由基聚合 ,制得了分子量可控且分子量分布窄的ABA型嵌段共聚物 ,再经水解、酸化 ,得到了聚甲基丙烯酸 b 聚苯乙烯 b

单电子转移活性自由基聚合的现状及展望

重点介绍了单电子转移活性自由基聚合的机理及适合该聚合体系的催化剂、配体、溶剂种类和单体适用范围,并探讨了单电子转移活性自由基聚合的发展前景。

用双硫酯链转移法合成嵌段聚合物

研究了以双硫酯为链转移剂进行的均聚和嵌段共聚物的合成 .首先合成大分子链转移剂 ,得到分子量可控、多分散性系数较小的均聚物PMMA、PBMA、PEMA、PEA、PBA、PMA、PSt,多分散性系数一般小于 1 30 .在相同的条件下 ,甲基丙烯酸酯类的聚合速度最快 ,苯乙烯其次 ,丙烯酸酯类最慢 .用末端带有双硫酯基团的PSt、PBMA、PBA为链转移剂 ,加入多种第二单体聚合得到实测分子量与理论分子量接近 ,且多分散性系数较小的两嵌段聚合物 .在链转移剂和引发剂的比例为 3∶1～ 6∶1的范围内 ,聚苯乙烯同样可以作为第一嵌段得到和其它酯类单体的两嵌段聚合物 .1 H NMR方法证明了聚合物的末端带有双硫酯基团 .嵌段聚合时必须加入微量的自由基引发剂以形成大分子自由基 。

以双硫酯为链转移剂的活性自由基聚合

合成并研究了两种双硫酯链转移剂的纯化方法 ,进行了多种单体以双硫酯为链转移剂的活性自由基聚合及嵌段共聚 .发现以PhC(S)SC(CH3) 2 Ph为链转移剂的效果比PhC(S)SCH(CH3)Ph好 ,聚合产物的多分散性系数较小 .引发剂与链转移剂的摩尔数比为 1∶3 5～ 1∶4 2时 ,得到多分散性系数小 ,实测分子量与理论分子量相近的聚合产物 .聚合物的分子量随时间和转化率的增加而增加 ,加入第二单体形成嵌段共聚物 ,具有活性聚合特征 .聚甲基丙烯酸酯大分子引发剂引发丙烯酸酯单体聚合时 ,聚合速度最快 .