ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
β-(trichloromethyl)-β-propiolactone (CCl3-PL), β-(trifluoromethyl,methyl)-β-propiolactone (CF3, Me-PL) and β-(trifluoromethyl,ethyl)-β-propiolactone (CF3,Et-PL) have been obtained by the reaction of ketene with chloral, 1,1,1-trifluoroacetone and 1,1,1-trifluorobutanone, respectively. Chiral catalysis lead to optically active monomers. The enantiomeric excess of the lactones has been measured by 1H-NMR spectroscopy, in the presence of 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(9-anthryl)ethanol or an europium chiral shift reagent. Polymerizations have been carried out in bulk or in toluene, at 60°C or 80°C, using mainly organometallic initiators. The Polymers become insoluble and crystalline at enantiomeric excesses over 80% for CCl3-PL and 70% for CF3,Me-PL. Melting temperatures were recorded from 238 to 268°C for poly(CCl3-PL) and from 78 to 100°C for poly(CF3,Me-PL), depending upon the molecular weight and the enantiomeric excess. The 13C-NMR specroscopy of poly(CCL3-PL) indicates that the polymerization of the corresponding lactone leads to polymers of increasing degrees of isotacticity with the enantiomeric excess of the monomer.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1987.080250510
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