Synthesis and application of a microgel-supported acylating reagent by coupled ring-opening metathesis polymerization and activators Re-Generated by electron transfer for atom transfer radical polymerization

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/cc900162w

A novel microgel-supported acylating reagent (MGAR) was prepared by combining ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and Activators Re-Generated by Electron Transfer for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ARGET ATRP): (1) synthesis of an ATRP macroinitiator 3 by living ROMP of oxanorbornene-based activated ester 1, derived from Af-hydroxysuccinimide, using the Grubbs initiator RuCl₂(PCy₃)₂(=CHPh) and (Z)-but-2-ene-l,4-diyl bis(2-bromopropanoate) (BDBP) as a terminating agent; (2) synthesis of MGAR 4 by ARGET ATRP of styrene (S) and divinylbenzene (DVB) using the prepared macroinitiator 3, a CuCI₂ZMe₆TREN (tris[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amine) catalyst system, a Sn(Oct)₂ [tin(II)2ethylhexanoate] reducing agent. The synthesized microgels 4 exhibit excellent acyl (acetyl, benzoyl, phenylsulfonyl) transfer properties for primary and secondary amines (n-BuNH₂, Et₂NH, morpholine, etc.) under mild conditions (25 °C, 13.5-14 h) affording N-acylamines with high yield (95.6-100%) and purity (94.1-96.0%).