Volume 46, Issue 32 pp. 6141-6143
Communication

Pd-Catalyzed Polymerization of Dienes that Involves Chain-Walking Isomerization of the Growing Polymer End: Synthesis of Polymers Composed of Polymethylene and Five-Membered-Ring Units

Takeshi Okada

Takeshi Okada

Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan, Fax: (+81) 45-924-5224

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Sehoon Park

Sehoon Park

Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan, Fax: (+81) 45-924-5224

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Daisuke Takeuchi Dr.

Daisuke Takeuchi Dr.

Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan, Fax: (+81) 45-924-5224

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Kohtaro Osakada Prof. Dr.

Kohtaro Osakada Prof. Dr.

Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan, Fax: (+81) 45-924-5224

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First published: 03 August 2007
Citations: 76

This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientist 18750094 for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture, Japan.

Graphical Abstract

Walk the line: Cyclopolymerization of 1,6-dienes with vinyl and vinylene groups catalyzed by PdII–diimine complexes causes chain walking of the growing polymer. This isomerization leads to polymers with trans-1,2-disubstituted cyclopentane groups located regularly along the linear polymer chain (see scheme). The polymerization is applicable for dienes with various functional groups.

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