Polymerization of aromatic nuclei. XII. Oligomerization of halobenzenes by aluminum chloride‐cupric chloride
Polymerization of aromatic nuclei. XII. Oligomerization of halobenzenes by aluminum chloride‐cupric chloride
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10.1002/pol.1967.150050501
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1967-05
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P. Kovacic;J. Uchic;L. Hsu
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作者:
P. Kovacic;J. Uchic;L. Hsu
Polymerization of chloro‐ and fluorobenzene by aluminum chloride‐cupric chloride produced highly colored oligomers. Chlorobenzene reacted under the standard conditions, i.e., 6/1/0.5 (molar ratio) of aromatic/catalyst/oxidant at 60°C. for 1 hr., to give a red solid in 14% yield. Evidence concerning the structure was obtained from elemental analyses, infrared and ultraviolet spectra, dechlorination, oxidation, solubility, molecular weight, and color. The data indicate that the backbone chain consists of ano‐polyphenyl structure with chlorine atoms situated at the 4‐positions. Polynuclear regions presumably comprise part of the structure. Molecular weight data pointed to an average of 10–12 units per chain. The coupled product from fluorobenzene was very similar to the chlorobenzene oligomer in most respects. In contrast to the chlorobenzene case, there was evidence of propagation occurring to some extent by attackorthoto the fluorine. Bromobenzene produced brominatedp‐polyphenyl apparently by disproportionation to benzene which then functioned as the monomer. An oxidative cationic mechanism (σ polymerization) is proposed for the nuclear coupling.