Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of functionalized cyclooctene by a ruthenium-based catalyst in ionic liquid

  • Huijing Han
  • , Fengxiang Chen
  • , Jiahui Yu
  • , Jingya Dang
  • , Zhuo Ma
  • , Yiqun Zhang
  • , Meiran Xie*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper describes the synthesis of a novel monomer of 5-substituted cyclooctene with the pendant of imidazolium salt (7) and the ring-opening metathesis polymerization of the functionalized cyclooctenes (4 and 7) in CH2Cl2 and ionic liquid [bmim][PF6] by a ruthenium-based catalyst RuCl2(PCy3)(SIMeS)(CHPh) (2). The polymerization, which was carried out in ionic liquid, afforded improved control over the molecular weight (Mn) and polydispersity of the resultant products (PDI <1.4). Furthermore, to facilitate the GPC measurement for molecular weight of polymers, the charged polymers (poly-7) were hydrolyzed to give uncharged polymers (poly-4*) by removing the imidazolium pendant from the polymer chains.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3986-3993
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Volume45
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2007

Keywords

  • Hydrolysis
  • Ionic liquid
  • Monomers
  • ROMP
  • Synthesis

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