Highly controlled living radical polymerization through dual activation of organobismuthines.
Highly controlled living radical polymerization through dual activation of organobismuthines.
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10.1002/anie.200604473
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2007-02
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通讯作者:
S. Yamago;Eiichi Kayahara;M. Kotani;B. Ray;Y. Kwak;A. Goto;T. Fukuda
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S. Yamago;Eiichi Kayahara;M. Kotani;B. Ray;Y. Kwak;A. Goto;T. Fukuda
Synthetic radical chemistry of Group 16 and 17 heteroatom compounds, such as organoselenides, tellurides, bromides, and iodides, has been the subject of intensive research because of their ability to generate carbon-centered radicals under mild conditions.[1] In contrast, the synthetic radical chemistry of Group 15 heteroatom compounds is virtually unknown. We recently reported that organostibines are excellent precursors for carbon-centered radicals and promote highly controlled living radical polymerization.[2–4] The results prompted us to examine radical reactions involving Group15 heteroatom compounds other than organostibines. The key feature of organostibines in radical chemistry is their ability to undergo organostibanyl group-transfer (GT) reactions with radicals to generate new carbon-centered radicals.[3a, b] Although organotellurides and iodides have been reported as being the most reactive heteroatoms towards the GT and atom-transfer (AT) reactions so far,[5–7] our results show that organostibines are more reactive than these heteroatom compounds. The superior transfer ability leads to higher reaction efficiencies and controls in GT and AT additions to alkynes and alkenes,[5a] such as living radical polymerization.[8] Furthermore, GT and AT reactions are faster with heteroatoms lower on the periodic table.[6a] Therefore, we have been interested in the reactivity of organobismuthines. We report herein that organobismuthines are indeed excellent precursors for carbon-centered radicals and promote highly controlled living radical polymerization; the level of control in organobismuthine-mediated living radical polymerization (BIRP) is considerably higher than that in organostibine-, tellurium-, and iodine-mediated radical polymerizations (SBRP,[3] TERP,[9] and IRP,[10] respectively). Although several examples involving the generation of radicals from organobismuthines have been reported,[11] this is the first example of the use of them in synthetic radical chemistry.