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Radical Thiol‐yne Chemistry on Diphenylacetylene: Selective and Quantitative Addition Enabling the Synthesis of Hyperbranched Poly(vinyl sulfide)s
Author(s) -
Pötzsch Robert,
Komber Hartmut,
Stahl Brian C.,
Hawker Craig J.,
Voit Brigitte I.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201300707
Subject(s) - diphenylacetylene , sulfide , dithiol , acetylene , reactivity (psychology) , solubility , thiol , polymer chemistry , chemistry , click chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , materials science , combinatorial chemistry , catalysis , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
A powerful variation of traditional radical thiol‐yne reaction with diphenylacetylene (DPA)‐based starting materials leading to the quantitative and selective formation of the corresponding vinyl sulfides is reported. A variety of different thiols are shown to undergo reaction with DPA and the influence of their structure on reactivity is studied. The results obtained from the model reactions are then used to guide the efficient synthesis of hyperbranched poly(vinyl sulfide) (hb‐PVS) systems by employing a dithiol and a trialkyne in an A 2 + B 3 approach. The polymers obtained show excellent solubility in common organic solvents and exhibit high refractive indices (e.g., 1.70 at 589 nm). The combined ease of processability and potential for cross‐linking make these materials very interesting for applications, such as coatings for optical devices. The selective mono‐addition thiol‐yne reaction on DPA serves not only as a synthetic method for the preparation of PVS but could also be applied to the general modification of acetylene‐containing materials.