ISSN:
0899-0042
Keywords:
stereospecific polymerization
;
chiral α-substituted acrylate
;
stereoregularity
;
chiroptical property
;
isotactic polymer
;
regular arrangement
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Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
A novel chiral monomer, benzyl α-[(1-phenylethoxy)methyl]acrylate was synthesized, and the stereoregularity and chiroptical property of the polymers obtained by radical and anionic polymerizations were investigated. Anionic polymerization in toluene provided a polymer with high isotacticity regardless of optical purity of the monomer and difference of counter cations, Li+ and Mg2+, while radical polymerization appears to yield an atactic polymer. The isotactic copolymers anionically obtained from a mixture of (R)- and (S)-monomers showed peak splitting probably due to the triad arrangement of (R) and (S) groups of side chains in the resonance of 13C-NMR spectra. The isotactic polymer prepared from enantiomerically pure (R)-monomer ([α] 25 365 = +157°) with n-BuLi in toluene exhibited higher specific rotation ([α] 25 365 = +262°) than that of the radical polymer ([α] 25 365 = +162°). This may be explained by regular arrangement of optically active groups along the polymer chain of the isotactic polymer. Chirality 10:711-716, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
