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Determination of rate constants in the carbocationic polymerization of styrene: Effect of temperature, solvent polarity, and lewis acid
De, Priyadarsi,Faust, Rudolf,Schimmel, Holger,Ofial, Armin R.,Mayr, Herbert
, p. 4422 - 4433 (2004)
The electrophilicity parameter (E = 9.6) of the 1-phenylethyl cation, 1+, has been determined and combined with the nucleophilicity parameter (N = 0.78, s = 0.95) of styrene (St) to predict diffusion-limited propagation in the cationic polymerization of St by the linear free energy relationship log k = s(N + E). This prediction has been experimentally verified using two different diffusion clock methods, which provided a value of k p± ≈ 2 × 109 L mol-1 s-1, 6 orders of magnitude higher than previously accepted, for the absolute rate constant of propagation of the TiCl4-induced polymerization of St in methyl cyclohexane/methyl chloride 60/40 (v/v) at -80°C. The kp± value remained unchanged in the temperature range -50 to -80°C, indicating that propagation does not have an enthalpic barrier; however, it increased moderately with increasing solvent polarity. The nature of the Lewis acid has little effect on kp ± as similar values have been obtained with TiCl4 or SnCl4. The apparent rate constant of ionization, k iapp, the rate constant of deactivation, k-i, and the apparent equilibrium constant of ionization, Ki app, have also been determined as a function of temperature. The kiapp increases slightly and k-i increases moderately with increasing temperature; therefore, Kiapp and the overall polymerization rate decrease moderately with increasing temperature.
Lifetimes and UV-visible absorption spectra of benzyl, phenethyl, and cumyl carbocations and corresponding vinyl cations. A laser flash photolysis study
Cozens, Frances L.,Kanagasabapathy,McClelland, Robert A.,Steenken, Steen
, p. 2069 - 2082 (2007/10/03)
Benzyl (4-MeO, 4-Me, and 4-methoxy-1-naphthylmethyl), phenethyl (4- Me2N, 4-MeO, 3,4-(MeO)2, 4-Me, 3-Me, 4-F, 3-MeO, 2,6-Me2, parent, and 4- methoxy-1-naphthylethyl) and cumyl (4-Me2N, 4-MeO, 4-Me, parent) cations have been studied by laser flash photolysis (LFP) in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE) and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP). In most cases styrene or α-methylstyrene precursors were employed for the phenethyl and cumyl ions, the intermediate being obtained by solvent protonation of the excited state. Benzyl cations were generated by photoheterolysis of trimethylammonium and chloride precursors. While a 4-MeO substituent provides sufficient stabilization to permit observation of cations in TFE, cations with less stabilizing substituents usually require the less nucleophilic HFIP. Even in this solvent, the parent benzyl cation is too short-lived (lifetime 6H4C+(R)-CH3 (R = Me, Et, i-Pr, t-Bu, cyclopropyl, C6H5, 4-MeOC6H4) were generated in TFE via the photoprotonation route. The alkyl series shows that steric effects are important in the decay reaction. The cation with R = cyclopropyl is a factor of 1.5 less reactive than the cation where R = phenyl. Several vinyl cations have also been generated by photoprotonation of phenylacetylenes. ArC+=CH2 has a reactivity very similar to that of its analog ArC+H-CH3, the vinyl cation being slightly (factors of 2-5) shorter-lived. For the various series of cations, including vinyl, substituents in the aryl ring have a consistent effect on the κ(max), a shift to higher wavelength relative to hydrogen of 15 nm for 4-Me, 30 nm for 4-MeO, and 50 nm for 4-Me2N.
