Synthesis of Condensation Polymers from Vinyl Monomers

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K17868
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Polymer chemistry
• Research Institution: Nagoya Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: MATSUOKA Shin-ichi 名古屋工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (10432288)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 二量化反応 / N-ヘテロ環状カルベン / ポリエステル / 有機触媒 / メタクリル酸エステル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have developed new synthetic process for condensation polymers by the tail-to-tail dimerization of polar vinyl monomers, such as methacrylates, catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbene followed by the polymerization. We succeeded in 1) highly active catalytic dimerization (turnover number up to 147) at high reaction temperatures, 2) expanding the scope of the dimerization (25 types of dimers) ranging from highly reactive acrylonitrile to low reactive vinylpyridines, and 3) self-polycondensation of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and polycondensation of n-butyl methacrylate with diols to produce unsaturated polyesters.

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