TY - JOUR
T1 - Polyurethanes from Direct Organocatalytic Copolymerization of p-Tosyl Isocyanate with Epoxides.
AU - Gnanou, Yves
AU - Jia, Mingchen
AU - Hadjichristidis, Nikos
AU - Feng, Xiaoshuang
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-15
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): BAS/1/1374-01-01
Acknowledgements: This research work is supported by KAUST under baseline funding (BAS/1/1374-01-01).
PY - 2020/9/29
Y1 - 2020/9/29
N2 - The direct copolymerization of p -tosyl isocyanate (TSI) with epoxides, initiated by onium salts in the presence of trialkylborane, to produce polyurethanes is reported. The rate of copolymerization and the (regio)selectivity were investigated in relation to the trialkylborane and initiator used. Under optimized conditions such copolymerizations have been successfully performed for a wide range of epoxides, including ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, 1-octene oxide, cyclohexene oxide, and allyl glycidyl ether. These copolymerizations afford a new category of polyurethanes, clear of side products such as cyclic oxazolidinone, isocyanurate, and poly(isocyanate) linkages. The experimental conditions used in this work are compatible with those for the organocatalytic (co)polymerization of other oxygenated monomers and CO 2 , holding the potential for their terpolymerization with p -tosyl isocyanate and the development of new materials with unprecedented properties.
AB - The direct copolymerization of p -tosyl isocyanate (TSI) with epoxides, initiated by onium salts in the presence of trialkylborane, to produce polyurethanes is reported. The rate of copolymerization and the (regio)selectivity were investigated in relation to the trialkylborane and initiator used. Under optimized conditions such copolymerizations have been successfully performed for a wide range of epoxides, including ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, 1-octene oxide, cyclohexene oxide, and allyl glycidyl ether. These copolymerizations afford a new category of polyurethanes, clear of side products such as cyclic oxazolidinone, isocyanurate, and poly(isocyanate) linkages. The experimental conditions used in this work are compatible with those for the organocatalytic (co)polymerization of other oxygenated monomers and CO 2 , holding the potential for their terpolymerization with p -tosyl isocyanate and the development of new materials with unprecedented properties.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/665550
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202011902
U2 - 10.1002/anie.202011902
DO - 10.1002/anie.202011902
M3 - Article
C2 - 32989882
SN - 1433-7851
JO - Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
JF - Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
ER -