Effect of diene ligands in the rhodium-catalyzed polymerization of phenylacetylene
Effect of diene ligands in the rhodium-catalyzed polymerization of phenylacetylene
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DOI:
10.1021/ma061689g
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发表时间:
2006-11
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影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Irfan Saeed;M. Shiotsuki;T. Masuda
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作者:
Irfan Saeed;M. Shiotsuki;T. Masuda
The effect of various diene ligands, namely 1,5-cyclooctadiene (cod), 2,5-norbornadiene (nbd), endo-dicyclopentadiene (dcp), tetrafluorobenzobarrelene (tfb), and tetrachlorobenzobarrelene (tcb), was examined in the Rh-catalyzed polymerization of phenylacetylene, aiming at the development of novel active catalysts. The new tfb catalyst [(tfb)RhCl]2 4 and tcb catalyst [(tcb)RhCl]2 5 are more active than the corresponding conventional cod catalyst 1 and nbd catalyst 2. For example, catalyst 4 (polymer yield = 92−100%) was more active than 2 (polymer yield = 69−81%) when employed in polar solvents (THF, C2H5OH, CH3CN, and DMF). This is attributable to the high π-acidity of tfb compared to other ligands, as evidenced by its significantly low LUMO energy (0.21 eV), and a considerably large upfield shift of olefinic protons in 4 (Δδ = 3.10 ppm). Consequently, a strong back-donation from filled 4d orbitals of Rh to LUMO of tfb renders the Rh metal highly electron-deficient in catalyst 4, facilitating the coordina...