MACROCYCLIZATION VERSUS POLYMERIZATION IN POLYCONDENSATION REACTIONS UNDER HIGH-DILUTION CONDITIONS - A THEORETICAL-STUDY
MACROCYCLIZATION VERSUS POLYMERIZATION IN POLYCONDENSATION REACTIONS UNDER HIGH-DILUTION CONDITIONS - A THEORETICAL-STUDY
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10.1021/j100343a077
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发表时间:
1989-03-23
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FASTREZ, J
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FASTREZ, J
The kinetics of formation of linear condensation polymers and the molecular size distribution have been developed many years ago by Flory, 1 and refinements are still introducedin this theo-retical model. 2 In all these studies, the formation of cyclic oligomers is hardly considered explicitly, although these are known to be present in many polycondensates. 3 With the development of macrocyclic chemistry and the con-siderable interest in compounds like crown ethers, hydrophobic macrocycles, or polycycles, there is a need for theoretical models that could lead to predictions about the influence of the conditions of reaction and parameters of the systems on the yields of reactions in the various macrocycles and polymers. The formationof macrocycliccompounds can be favored by working under high dilution because the cyclization is a first-order process while the polymerization is second order in substrate. This was already pointed out in the work of Ruggli, 4 5678which attracted little attention, and later in the important contributions of Rusicka, Ziegler, Carothers, and Salomon. 5-8 The renewed interest in macrocyclic chemistry has led to a few more detailed studies on the kinetics of ring closure versus polymerization: particularly, a playing board Monte Carlo approach has been described9 1011* and analytical or numerical integrationof a limited series of kinetic equations has been conducted. 1011