Issue 36, 2021

“Core-first” approach for the synthesis of star-shaped polyisoprenes with a branched core and isoprene catalyzed by half-sandwich scandium complexes

Abstract

A series of star-shaped polyisoprenes (Star-PIps) were synthesized by copolymerization of isoprene as an arm monomer and a branched homopolymer of dimethyl-di-2,4-pentadienyl-(E,E)-silane (DMDPS) as a macromonomer core through the “core-first” approach catalyzed by the half-sandwich scandium complex (C5Me4SiMe3)Sc(CH2C6H4NMe2-o)2/[Ph3C][B(C6F5)4]. Due to the different activities of DMDPS in polymerization with two catalysts (C5Me4SiMe3)Sc(CH2C6H4NMe2-o)2 (Sc-1) and (C5H5)Sc(CH2C6H4NMe2-o)2 (Sc-2), a series of macromonomers with varied molecular weights and numbers of pendant vinyl groups were successfully obtained. The different activities and reaction characteristics of DMDPS in the two catalytic systems were also verified in detail by computational chemistry. Star-PIps with different molecular weights from 26.2 × 103 to 175.8 × 103 g mol−1 and arm numbers from 19 to 70 were produced when different macromonomers were used as cores. By changing the concentration of isoprene, Star-PIps with varied arm lengths were achieved.

Graphical abstract: “Core-first” approach for the synthesis of star-shaped polyisoprenes with a branched core and isoprene catalyzed by half-sandwich scandium complexes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Jun 2021
Accepted
21 Aug 2021
First published
01 Sep 2021

Polym. Chem., 2021,12, 5239-5250

“Core-first” approach for the synthesis of star-shaped polyisoprenes with a branched core and isoprene catalyzed by half-sandwich scandium complexes

J. Yu, H. Niu, Y. Wang and Y. Li, Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 5239 DOI: 10.1039/D1PY00845E

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