A new class of ruthenium complexes containing Schiff base ligands as promising catalysts for atom transfer radical polymerization and ring opening metathesis polymerization
摘要:
A novel series of Schiff base ruthenium complexes that are active catalysts in the field of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), have been prepared. Moreover, when activated with trimethylsilyldiazomethane (TMSD), these species exhibit good catalytic activity in the ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene and cyclooctene. The activity for both the ROMP and ATRP reaction is dependent on the steric bulk and electron donating ability of the Schiff base ligand. The control over polymerization in ATRP was verified for the two substrates that exhibit the highest activity, namely MMA and styrene. The results show that the optimal ATRP equilibrium leading to a controlled polymerization, can be established by adjusting the steric and electronic properties of the Schiff base ligand. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
The complex ensemble of competing chemical processes (cyclopropanation, metathesis, dimerisation) involved in the reaction of ethyl diazoacetate with styrene is examined in the presence of a panel of ten ruthenium complexes. Our results, focusing on the catalysts' activity and selectivity, showcased the new NHC-containing complex 10 and the Fischer carbene 7 as leading to best chemoselectivities for cyclopropanation while the bidentate Schiff-base complexes 3 and 4 provided highest stereoselectivity. The traditionally metathesis-active Grubbs I catalyst (5) could be manipulated, by working under high dilution, to display moderate activity in cyclopropanation whereas the Grubbs II catalyst (6) totally promoted metathesis. Data obtained with the above set of Ru complexes strongly support the premise that ligand structure and configuration in the Ru coordination sphere are essential factors in controlling the reaction pathways. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.