One-pot terpolymerization of CO2, cyclohexene oxide and maleic anhydride using a highly active heterogeneous double metal cyanide complex catalyst
This paper describes a convenient one-pot terpolymerization of CO2, cyclohexene oxide (CHO) and maleic anhydride (MAH) to afford a poly (ester-carbonate) with a low content of ether units (2.9–4.3 mol%) using a highly active Zn–Co(III) double metal cyanide complex (DMCC) catalyst. Terpolymerization...
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Published in | Polymer (Guilford) Vol. 51; no. 24; pp. 5719 - 5725 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Kidlington
Elsevier Ltd
12.11.2010
Elsevier |
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Summary: | This paper describes a convenient one-pot terpolymerization of CO2, cyclohexene oxide (CHO) and maleic anhydride (MAH) to afford a poly (ester-carbonate) with a low content of ether units (2.9–4.3 mol%) using a highly active Zn–Co(III) double metal cyanide complex (DMCC) catalyst. Terpolymerization was carried out in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at 75–90 °C and 1.0–4.0 MPa and no cyclic carbonate was observed in NMR spectra. The number-average molecular weight (Mn) of the terpolymer was up to 14.1 kg/mol with a narrow molecular weight distribution of 1.4–1.7. The apparent efficiency of the catalyst was up to 12.7 kg polymer/g Zn, representing the highest catalytic activity for terpolymerization of CO2, epoxides and cyclic anhydrides to date. THF dramatically inhibited polyether formation in this terpolymerization owing to its nucleophilicity towards the Zn2+ center of Zn–Co (III) DMCC. This presents the first example of solvent-assisted selectivity for inhibiting ether units in CO2 polymerization catalyzed by a heterogeneous system. Kinetic analyses of MAH/CHO/CO2 terpolymerization (MAH/CHO 0.2) suggested that polyester production was slightly faster than polycarbonate production in the early stage. A mechanism for this terpolymerization catalyzed by Zn–Co (III) DMCC catalyst was proposed. Moreover, addition of small amounts of MAH (MAH/CHO molar ratio ≤0.2) during CO2/CHO copolymerization can improve the thermal properties of the resultant terpolymers.
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ISSN: | 0032-3861 1873-2291 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.polymer.2010.09.044 |