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Careful investigation of the hydrosilylation of olefins at poly(ethylene glycol) chain ends and development of a new silyl hydride to avoid side reactions
Shin, Hyunseo,Moon, Bongjin
, p. 527 - 536 (2018)
Hydrosilylation of olefin groups at poly(ethylene glycol) chain ends catalyzed by Karstedt catalyst often results in undesired side reactions such as olefin isomerization, hydrogenation, and dehydrosilylation. Since unwanted polymers obtained by side reactions deteriorate the quality of end-functional polymers, maximizing the hydrosilylation efficiency at polymer chain ends becomes crucial. After careful investigation of the factors that govern side reactions under various conditions, it was related that the short lifetime of the unstable Pt catalyst intermediate led to the formation of more side products under the inherently dilute conditions for polymers. Based on these results, two new chelating hydrosilylation reagents, tris(2-methoxyethoxy)silane (5) and 2,10-dimethyl-3,6,9-trioxa-2,10-disilaundecane (6), have been developed. It was demonstrated that the hydrosilylation efficiency at polymer chain ends was significantly increased by employing the internally coordinating hydrosilane 5. In addition, employment of the internally coordinating disilane species 6 in an addition polymerization with 1,5-hexadiene by hydrosilylation reaction yielded a polymer with high molecular weight (Mn = 9300 g/mol), which was significantly higher than that (Mn = 2600 g/mol) of the corresponding polymer obtained with non-chelating dihydrosilane, 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane.
Mechanistic insights into the hydrosilylation of allyl compounds - Evidence for different coexisting reaction pathways
Gigler, Peter,Drees, Markus,Riener, Korbinian,Bechlars, Bettina,Herrmann, Wolfgang A.,Kuehn, Fritz E.
, p. 1 - 14 (2013/01/14)
The hydrosilylation of allyl compounds is often accompanied by the formation of high amounts of byproducts. The formation processes have not been fully understood so far. In this work, the allyl hydrosilylation mechanism is investigated in detail and experimental and theoretical evidence for multiple, coexisting reaction pathways is provided. Based on earlier reports and the observations during an extensive catalytic study, different pathways, leading to the observed byproducts, were identified and proven by labeling experiments and DFT calculations. Oxidative addition of the silane and the insertion of the allyl compound into the Pt-H bond turned out to be the crucial, selectivity-determining steps within the catalytic cycle. Based on these findings, it should be possible to systematically influence these steps and pave the way to a rational and straightforward design of more selective catalysts.
