Sulfenate anions as organocatalysts for benzylic chloromethyl coupling polymerization via C=C bond formation

Minyan Li; Simon Berritt; Carol Wang; Xiaodong Yang; Yang Liu; Sheng-Chun Sha; Bo Wang; Rui Wang; Xuyu Gao; Zhanyong Li; Xinyuan Fan; Youtian Tao; Patrick J. Walsh

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04095-x

Nature Communications (May 2018)

Sulfenate anions as organocatalysts for benzylic chloromethyl coupling polymerization via C=C bond formation

Minyan Li,
Simon Berritt,
Carol Wang,
Xiaodong Yang,
Yang Liu,
Sheng-Chun Sha,
Bo Wang,
Rui Wang,
Xuyu Gao,
Zhanyong Li,
Xinyuan Fan,
Youtian Tao,
Patrick J. Walsh

Affiliations

Minyan Li: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Penn/Merck Laboratory for High-Throughput Experimentation, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Simon Berritt: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Penn/Merck Laboratory for High-Throughput Experimentation, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Carol Wang: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Penn/Merck Laboratory for High-Throughput Experimentation, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Xiaodong Yang: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Penn/Merck Laboratory for High-Throughput Experimentation, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Yang Liu: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Penn/Merck Laboratory for High-Throughput Experimentation, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Sheng-Chun Sha: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Penn/Merck Laboratory for High-Throughput Experimentation, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Bo Wang: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Penn/Merck Laboratory for High-Throughput Experimentation, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Rui Wang: Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University
Xuyu Gao: Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University
Zhanyong Li: Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University
Xinyuan Fan: Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University
Youtian Tao: Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University
Patrick J. Walsh: Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Penn/Merck Laboratory for High-Throughput Experimentation, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04095-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Polymerization reactions are often catalysed by metal compounds and hence there are concerns surrounding toxicity, cost and environmental friendliness. Here the authors show sulfenate anions as organocatalysts for benzylic chloromethyl-coupling polymerization reactions to form poly(stilbene)s.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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