Issue 25, 2017

Stereospecific reductive coupling polymerization of bis(benzylic gem-dibromide)s via formation of a trans-C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond

Abstract

Stereospecific polymers were constructed by the successive formation of a trans-C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond using bis(benzylic gem-dibromide)s as monomers treated with Cu/polyamine under mild conditions. The structure of the polymer was characterized by GPC, NMR, UV-vis and MALDI-TOF-MS. The formation of a trans-C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond was established by a series of control reactions. Evidence demonstrates that the C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond is generated by two domino reactions, one is the intermolecular reductive coupling reaction from gem-dibromide to vicinal dibromide and the other is the intramolecular debromination of vicinal dibromide, and therefore, the formation of a trans-C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond. The successive formation of the trans-C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond leads to the growth of a polymer chain following a step-growth polymerization mechanism.

Graphical abstract: Stereospecific reductive coupling polymerization of bis(benzylic gem-dibromide)s via formation of a trans-C [[double bond, length as m-dash]] C bond

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Mar 2017
Accepted
03 Jun 2017
First published
05 Jun 2017

Polym. Chem., 2017,8, 3810-3814

Stereospecific reductive coupling polymerization of bis(benzylic gem-dibromide)s via formation of a trans-C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond

H. Cao, Z. Liu and Q. Wang, Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 3810 DOI: 10.1039/C7PY00525C

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