名称:
Reactions of (E)-N-[2-(benzyliminomethyl)phenyl]-2,6-diisopropylaniline with diethylzinc: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic studies for ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone
摘要:
Zinc complexes supported by NN-bidentate AA(Bn) ligand (AA(Bn)-H = (E)-N-[2-(benzyliminomethyl)phenyl]-2,6-diisopropylaniline) are synthesized and fully characterized. The reaction of diethyl zinc (ZnEt(2)) with AA(Bn)-H (1.1 mol equiv) yields three-coordinated mono-adduct zinc complex [(AA(Bn))ZnEt] (1). However, treatment of AA(Bn)-H with ZnEt(2) in the same stoichiometric proportion in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP, one equiv) affords [(AA(Bn))Zn( DMAP)Et] (2) as the tetra-coordinated monomeric zinc complex. Bisadduct complex [(AA(Bn))(2)Zn] (3) results from treatment of ZnEt(2) with AA(Bn)-H (two equiv) in refluxing toluene in high yield. Complexes 1 and 3 are efficient catalysts for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of epsilon-caprolactone (epsilon-CL) in the presence of alcohol. The "controlled" character of Zn complex 1 also enabled preparation of the PEG-b-PCL copolymer. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
DOI:
10.1016/j.inoche.2011.05.046