Benzyl bispidine as an efficient replacement for (-)-sparteine in ring opening polymerisation
Benzyl bispidine as an efficient replacement for (-)-sparteine in ring opening polymerisation
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DOI:
10.1039/c2sc22053a
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发表时间:
2013-01-01
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8.4
通讯作者:
Dove, Andrew P.
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作者:
Todd, Richard;Rubio, Gabriel;Dove, Andrew P.
The synthesis and application of a dibenzyl-functionalized bispidine, in combination with 1-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)-3-cyclohexylthiourea (TU) co-catalyst, has been demonstrated to be an excellent catalyst for the controlled ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) of lactide and cyclic carbonate monomers. Notably, the polymerisation proceeds with negligible transesterification or epimerisation, with the polymerisation of stereopure L-lactide affording highly crystalline poly(lactide) with a T-m of 156 degrees C. ROP of racemic lactide results in the observation of a modest degree of stereocontrol such that the probability of isotactic enchainment, P-m = 0.74. Comparison of a range of alternative hydrogen bond donor co-catalysts revealed that TU displayed the highest polymerisation rates in combination with the dibenzyl-functionalized bispidine.