Metathesis polymerization of substituted acetylenes by Mo(NO)2(O2CR)2–Lewis acid catalysts
✍ Scribed by A Keller; R Matusiak
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 142
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1381-1169
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✦ Synopsis
Ž . Ž . Ž Mo NO O CR -Lewis acid catalysts Lewis acid s TiCl , SnCl , EtAlCl ; R s phenyl, methylvaleric, ethylhex-2 2 2 4 4 2
. Ž . anoic induce monosubstituted acetylenes phenylacetylene, tert-butylacetylene to polymerize. The catalytic ability of these catalyst strongly depends on the Lewis acid and solvent. The system with SnCl in benzene is almost selective in 4 Ž . polymerization of phenylacetylene conversion: 60%, yield of polymer 56% while in toluene cyclotrimers are the main Ž . products conversion: 70%, yield of cyclotrimers: 69% . However, the TiCl system trimerized phenylacetylene in PhCl 4 Ž . solution conversion: 76%, yield of cyclotrimers: 66.5% . The structure of obtained polymers and mechanisms of polymerization and cyclotrimerization reactions were determined.
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## Abstract A novel molybdenum oxytetrachloride (MoOCl~4~)‐based ternary catalyst, molybdenum oxytetrachloride/diethylzinc/ethanol (MoOCl~4~Et~2~ZnEtOH), induces the living polymerization of __o__‐(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetylene. A catalyst composition of MoOCl~4~:Et~2~Zn: EtOH (mole ratio = 1:1
## Ž . Several organometallic compounds were examined as second catalyst components cocatalysts of the MoOCl -cocata-4 ## Ž . lyst -EtOH system with the motivation of development of novel catalysts for the living polymerization of substituted acetylenes. Catalyst systems such as MoOCl -Et Zn-Et