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Phenols and Tertiary Amines: An Amazingly Simple Hydrogen‐Bonding Organocatalytic System Promoting Ring Opening Polymerization
Author(s) -
Thomas Coralie,
Peruch Frédéric,
Deffieux Alain,
Milet Anne,
Desvergne JeanPierre,
Bibal Brigitte
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201100013
Subject(s) - chemistry , polymerization , organocatalysis , hydrogen bond , phenol , monomer , ring (chemistry) , catalysis , ring opening polymerization , lactide , phenols , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , combinatorial chemistry , molecule , enantioselective synthesis
A simple and easily available organocatalytic system was developed for the polymerization of lactide. In partnership with tertiary amines, phenol derivatives were demonstrated to be excellent single H‐bonding catalysts with high conversion within 24 h. In particular, ortho ‐, meta ‐ and meta,meta′ ‐trifluoromethylphenols revealed an amazing capacity for triggering the controlled ring opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide, through a fitted hydrogen‐bond with the monomer.