Quantification of the Steric Influence of Alkylphosphine–Sulfonate Ligands on Polymerization, Leading to High-Molecular-Weight Copolymers of Ethylene and Polar Monomers
摘要:
A series of palladium/alkylphosphine-sulfonate catalysts were synthesized and examined in the homopolymerization of ethylene and the copolymerization of ethylene and polar monomers. Catalysts with alkylphosphine-sulfonate ligands containing sterically demanding alkyl substituents afforded (co)polymers whose molecular weight was increased by up to 2 orders of magnitude relative to polymers obtained from previously reported catalyst systems. The polymer molecular weight was found to be closely correlated to the Sterimol B5 parameter of the alkyl substituents in the alkylphosphine-sulfonate ligands. Thus, the use of bulky alkylphosphine-sulfonate ligands represents an effective and versatile method to prepare high-molecular-weight copolymers of ethylene and various polar monomers, which are difficult to obtain by previously reported methods.
Quantification of the Steric Influence of Alkylphosphine–Sulfonate Ligands on Polymerization, Leading to High-Molecular-Weight Copolymers of Ethylene and Polar Monomers
A series of palladium/alkylphosphine-sulfonate catalysts were synthesized and examined in the homopolymerization of ethylene and the copolymerization of ethylene and polar monomers. Catalysts with alkylphosphine-sulfonate ligands containing sterically demanding alkyl substituents afforded (co)polymers whose molecular weight was increased by up to 2 orders of magnitude relative to polymers obtained from previously reported catalyst systems. The polymer molecular weight was found to be closely correlated to the Sterimol B5 parameter of the alkyl substituents in the alkylphosphine-sulfonate ligands. Thus, the use of bulky alkylphosphine-sulfonate ligands represents an effective and versatile method to prepare high-molecular-weight copolymers of ethylene and various polar monomers, which are difficult to obtain by previously reported methods.
Crystalline Isotactic Polar Polypropylene from the Palladium‐Catalyzed Copolymerization of Propylene and Polar Monomers
Moderately isospecific homopolymerization of propylene and the copolymerization of propylene and polarmonomers have been achieved with palladium complexes bearing a phosphine‐sulfonate ligand. Optimization of substituents on the phosphorus atom of the ligand revealed that the presence of bulky alkyl groups (e.g. menthyl) is crucial for the generation of high‐molecular‐weight polypropylenes (Mw≈104)