SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION
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Table 2. The results of MA polymerization at different polymerization conditions*
Temperature,
Time,
h
Product,
g
Activity,
kg/mol Cu h
Entry Catalyst
Al/Cu
Mw
×
104
Mw/Mn
°
C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
I
65
65
65
65
65
25
45
75
65
65
65
100
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
1.2454
0
20.7
0
8.2
2.27
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
50
0.2676
3.1574
2.1985
2.4811
2.9728
2.9081
1.7886
2.5664
3.3207
4.5
3.4
6.0
4.1
5.9
11.9
4.9
6.1
6.9
6.8
2.26
1.83
1.46
2.39
2.20
2.02
1.77
2.22
1.48
100
200
100
100
100
100
100
100
52.6
36.6
41.4
49.6
48.5
89.4
64.2
41.5
1
1
*
Reaction conditions: toluene solvent, catalyst 20 µmol, MA 5 mL, solution total volume 25 mL.
ties. Under the same reaction conditions, the catalytic
activity of II can reach 52.6 kg/mol Cu h, more than
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twice that of
I. The calculated activity can even reach
89.4 kg/mol Cu h at one hour reaction time. To the
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6
In summary, a new
βꢀketoimine ligand with trifluꢀ
oromethylꢀsubstitution on the
N
ꢀaryl moiety and its
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central symmetric square planar structure with copper
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es can polymerize MA effectively. The electronꢀwithꢀ
drawing effect of trifluoromethyl group improved sigꢀ
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