Direct Synthesis of Telechelic Polyethylene by Selective Insertion Polymerization

Zhongbao Jian; Laura Falivene; Giusi Boffa; Sheila Ortega Sánchez; Lucia Caporaso; Alfonso Grassi; Stefan Mecking

doi:10.1002/anie.201607754

Direct Synthesis of Telechelic Polyethylene by Selective Insertion Polymerization

Zhongbao Jian, Laura Falivene, Giusi Boffa, Sheila Ortega Sánchez, Lucia Caporaso, Alfonso Grassi, Stefan Mecking

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	14378-14383
Number of pages	6
Journal	Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume	55
Issue number	46
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201607754 https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201607754
State	Published - Oct 14 2016

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Direct Synthesis of Telechelic Polyethylene by Selective Insertion Polymerization

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