Issue 2, 2022

Cationic ring-opening polymerization of a five membered cyclic dithiocarbonate having a tertiary amine moiety

Abstract

In this work, a facile route for the cationic ring-opening polymerization (CROP) of a cyclic dithiocarbonate derived from N,N-dibenzyl glycidylamine (DBGA) and carbon disulfide has been developed. The cyclic dithiocarbonate monomer, 5-((dibenzylamino)methyl)-1,3-oxathiolane-2-thione (1), can be obtained economically and easily in three steps from commercially available N,N-dibenzylamine. The cationic polymerization of 5-((dibenzylamino)methyl)-1,3-oxathiolane-2-thione (1) was achieved using methyl triflate or ethyl triflate as an initiator. The polymerization proceeded smoothly in chlorobenzene with high monomer conversion (>90%). The polymers exhibited a high molar mass with narrow dispersity. The structure of the polymers was confirmed by NMR and IR analyses. Investigation of the mechanism of this polymerization by NMR studies on the stoichiometric reaction of 1 with MeOTf indicates the higher reactivity of sulfur than that of nitrogen for the initiator (methyl cation, S > N). A strong possibility of formation of a transient aziridinium ion by neighboring group participation of the tertiary amine moiety is also seen. Finally evidence from DFT calculation also clarifies the presence of more negative charge on the sulfur atom of the thiocarbonyl group compared to nitrogen.

Graphical abstract: Cationic ring-opening polymerization of a five membered cyclic dithiocarbonate having a tertiary amine moiety

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Sep 2021
Accepted
30 Nov 2021
First published
14 Dis 2021

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 267-274

Cationic ring-opening polymerization of a five membered cyclic dithiocarbonate having a tertiary amine moiety

S. Krishnamurthy, Y. Yoshida and T. Endo, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 267 DOI: 10.1039/D1PY01230D

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