Living Radical Polymerization with Active Catalysts-Promotion of Catalytic Cycle via Dynamic Transformation of the Metal Complex

  • OUCHI Makoto
    Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
  • SAWAMOTO Mitsuo
    Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 高活性触媒を用いたリビングラジカル重合―錯体の動的変換による触媒サイクルの促進
  • Living Radical Polymerization with Active Catalysts—Promotion of Catalytic Cycle via Dynamic Transformation of the Metal Complex

Abstract

This comprehensive article summarizes our recent efforts to enhance the catalytic activity for living radical polymerization. We designed ligands, solvents and cocatalysts to promote dynamic transformation of the metal complex that is responsible for the catalysis, i.e., the reversible activation of carbon-halogen bond via a one-electron redox reaction. The catalytic activity of ruthenium complexes was dramatically enhanced, which allowed a universal catalysis for a variety of functional monomers, a highly active catalysis in water, and an autonomous catalysis independent of cocatalyst. More importantly, the activity was high enough to reduce the catalyst amount without any loss of controllability, even for the syntheses of higher molecular weight polymers and block copolymers. Iron- and nickel-based complexes were also developed to provide improved catalysis, i.e., faster polymerization and narrower molecular weight distribution than the vanguards. Importantly, some of them were tolerant of polar groups to control the polymerization of functional monomers.<br>

Journal

  • KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU

    KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU 68 (5), 289-306, 2011

    The Society of Polymer Science, Japan

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Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390282681502145280
  • NII Article ID
    130004489322
  • DOI
    10.1295/koron.68.289
  • ISSN
    18815685
    03862186
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • Crossref
    • CiNii Articles
    • KAKEN
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    Disallowed

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