A One‐Step Route to CO2‐Based Block Copolymers by Simultaneous ROCOP of CO2/Epoxides and RAFT Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers

The one‐step synthesis of well‐defined CO2‐based diblock copolymers was achieved by simultaneous ring‐opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of CO2/epoxides and RAFT polymerization of vinyl monomers using a trithiocarbonate compound bearing a carboxylic group (TTC‐COOH) as the bifunctional chain transfer...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018-03, Vol.57 (14), p.3593-3597
Main Authors: Wang, Yong, Zhao, Yajun, Ye, Yunsheng, Peng, Haiyan, Zhou, Xingping, Xie, Xiaolin, Wang, Xianhong, Wang, Fosong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum
Block copolymers
Carbon dioxide
Chain transfer
Chemical synthesis
coordination copolymerization
Copolymerization
Copolymers
Epoxides
Molecular weight
Monomers
Polycarbonate resins
Polymerization
RAFT
vinyl monomers
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Summary:The one‐step synthesis of well‐defined CO2‐based diblock copolymers was achieved by simultaneous ring‐opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of CO2/epoxides and RAFT polymerization of vinyl monomers using a trithiocarbonate compound bearing a carboxylic group (TTC‐COOH) as the bifunctional chain transfer agent (CTA). The double chain‐transfer effect allows for independent and precise control over the molecular weight of the two blocks and ensures narrow polydispersities of the resultant block copolymers (1.09–1.14). Notably, an unusual axial group exchange reaction between the aluminum porphyrin catalyst and TTC‐COOH impedes the formation of homopolycarbonates. By taking advantage of the RAFT technique, it is able to meet the stringent demand for functionality control to well expand the application scopes of CO2‐based polycarbonates. The one‐step synthesis of CO2‐based block copolymers with completely alternating polycarbonate segments was achieved by simultaneous ring opening copolymerization of CO2/epoxides and RAFT polymerization of vinyl monomers. A double chain‐transfer effect ensures narrow polydispersities, and a ligand exchange reaction impedes the formation of homopolycarbonates.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.201710734