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Odian Book Chapter 7. Ring-opening Polymerization (I). Ring-opening Polymerization. Anionic Cationic Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) . Commercially Important ROP. cationic. Tg Tm -82 181. cationic anionic. -41 66. cationic. -84 (57). PTMO.
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Odian Book Chapter 7
Ring-opening Polymerization • Anionic • Cationic • Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP)
Commercially Important ROP cationic TgTm -82 181 cationic anionic -41 66 cationic -84 (57) PTMO
Commercially Important ROP cationic anionic TgTm -60 67 Poly(caprolactone) 53 230 cationic anionic Poly(caprolactam) -124 -50 cationic anionic D4, D3, Di
Ring-opening Polymerization kP kdp linear cyclic • X = ; ; ; ; • Heteroatom provide site for coordination w/ appropriate anionic, • cationic or coordinating initiator (kinetic accessibility) Keq= kP / kdp = 1 / [Monomer]e G= - R T ln Keq= R T ln [M]e
Ring Strain of Cycloalkanes CYCLOALKANE (kcal/mole) (kJ/mole) Cyclopropane 27.6 115 Cyclobutane 26.4 110 Cyclopentane 6.5 27 Cyclohexane 0.0 0 Cycloheptane 6.4 27 Cyclooctane 10.0 42 Cyclononane 12.9 54 Cyclodecane 12.0 50 Cyclopentadecane 1.5 6
Ring Strain Ring Size 3,4 5,6,7 8
Free Energy G= H -TS
Ring Opening Pzn Types of Ring Compound Propagating Species Mx detected up to x = Cycloalkenes Cyclic Ethers Caprolactam Cyclic Siloxanes 14 9 5 400 Metal Carbene THF w/ CF3SO3H Anionic Anionic KOH • Series of Ring Sizes • Concentration Distribution • % Cyclics w/ decreasing [M]
Cyclic Ethers polymerization difficult (substituents usually will prevent it) unreactive tertrahydropyran dioxane
Cyclic Ethers 1) Ethylene Oxide Living Polymerization (DMSO) PEO
Cyclic Ethers 2) Propylene Oxide Monomer is usually a racemic mixture of enantiomers
Poly(propylene oxide) Initiation Propagation Soft segments in polyurethane Avg Mn limited to ~5,000 g/mol Limited by CT to monomer acidify Termination 1o & 2o
Chain Transfer to Monomer Proton abstraction 200 oC Leads to imperfect networks with “dangling ends” fast allylic structure f = 1 Allylic end group
Functionality Control Polyhydroxy compounds CTA (CTA) networks fAVG ~ 2.5 f = 3