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Copolymerization of ethylene and alkyl vinyl ethers by a (Phosphinesulfonate)PdMe catalyst
Luo, Shuji,Vela, Javier,Liet, Graham R.,Jordan, Richard F.
, p. 8946 - 8947 (2007)
The neutral complex (PO-OMe)PdMe(py) (1, PO-OMe = 2-[bis(2-OMe-Ph)phosphino]-4-methylbenzenesulfonate) polymerizes ethylene to a linear polymer with 1-10 branches/103 carbons (mostly methyl) and vinyl and 2-olefin unsaturated end groups. Complex 1 copolymerizes ethylene and alkyl vinyl ethers (CH2=CHOR, 2a-c: R = tBu (a), Et (b), Bu (c)) in toluene at 60-100 °C to linear copolymers containing up to 7 mol % of vinyl ether. Addition of CH2=CHOR lowers the polymerization rate and the polymer molecular weight. The copolymer structures are similar to that of homopolyethylene generated under the same conditions. The major comonomer units are -CH2CH(OR)CH2- (I) and CH3CH(OR)CH2- (II). The ethylene/CH2CHOR copolymers can be converted to hydroxy- and bromo-polyethylene. The results of control experiments argue against cationic and radical mechanisms for the copolymerization, and an insertion mechanism is proposed. The reaction of base-free (PO-OMe)PdMe with CH2CHOEt yields the adduct (PO-OMe)PdMe(CH2=CHOEt), which undergoes 1,2-insertion to generate (PO-OMe)PdCH2CH(OEt)Me. Copyright