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Hoveyda-Grubbs 2nd generation catalyst that has the alkylidene functionalized with pyrene (HG2 pyrene ) was synthesized and characterized. This catalyst can be bound to carbonaceous filler (graphite, graphene or carbon nanotubes) by π-stacking interaction, but, since the catalytic site become poorly accessible to the incoming monomer, its activity in the ROMP (Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization) is reduced. This is due to the fact that the above interaction also occurs with the aryl groups of NHC ligand of the ruthenium, as demonstrated by nuclear magnetic resonance and by fluorescence analysis of a solution of the catalyst with a molecule that simulated the structure of graphene. Very interesting results were obtained using HG2 pyrene as a catalyst in the ROMP of 2-norbornene and 1,5-cyclooctadiene. The activity of this catalyst was the same as that obtained with the classical commercial HG2. Obviously, the polymers obtained with catalyst HG2 pyrene have a pyrene as a chain end group. This group can give a strong π-stacking interaction with carbonaceous filler, producing a material that is able to promote the dispersion of other materials such as graphite in the polymer matrix.

Strong Interaction with Carbon Filler of Polymers Obtained by Pyrene Functionalized Hoveyda-Grubbs 2nd Generation Catalyst