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- Title
Direct Synthesis of Telechelic Polyethylene by Selective Insertion Polymerization.
- Authors
Jian, Zhongbao; Mecking, Stefan; Falivene, Laura; Boffa, Giusi; Sánchez, Sheila Ortega; Caporaso, Lucia; Grassi, Alfonso
- Abstract
A single-step route to telechelic polyethylene (PE) is enabled by selective insertion polymerization. PdII-catalyzed copolymerization of ethylene and 2-vinylfuran (VF) generates α,ω-di-furan telechelic polyethylene. Orthogonally reactive exclusively in-chain anhydride groups are formed by terpolymerization with carbic anhydride. Combined experimental and theoretical DFT studies reveal the key for this direct approach to telechelics to be a match of the comonomers' different electronics and bulk. Identified essential features of the comonomer are that it is an electron-rich olefin that forms an insertion product stabilized by an additional interaction, namely a π-η3 interaction for the case of VF.
- Subjects
POLYETHYLENE; POLYMERIZATION; ETHYLENE; FURANS; CHEMICAL reactions
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016, Vol 55, Issue 46, p14378
- ISSN
1433-7851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/anie.201607754