Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone

Shen, Miao, Huang, Wei, Zhang, Wenjuan, Hao, Xiang, Sun, Wen-Hua and Redshaw, Carl (2010) Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone. Dalton Transactions, 39 (41). pp. 9912-9922. ISSN 1477-9234

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Abstract

The stoichiometric reactions of 2-(benzimidazol-2-yl)-6-methylpyridine (L1) or 8-(benzimidazol-2-yl)quinaldine (L2) with trialkylaluminium reagents R3Al (R = Me, Et and iBu) afforded the corresponding dialkylaluminium benzimidazolate complexes R2AlL (L1, R = Me (1), Et (2), iBu (3); L2 R = Me (4), Et (5), iBu (6)). Treatment of L1 with one or two equivalents of Et2AlCl led to the adducts EtAl(L1)2·AlEtCl2 (7) or Et2AlL1·AlEtCl2 (8), respectively. Complex 7 was also available via treatment of 8 with one equivalent of L1. Reaction of L1 with two equivalents of AlR3 (R = Me or Et) afforded R2AlL1·AlR3 (R = Me, 9; R = Et, 10), which were also formed when 1 or 2 were reacted with AlR3. Reaction of L2 with two equivalents of AlR3 (R = Me or Et) gave the complexes R2AlL2·AlR3 (R = Me, 11; R = Et, 12), which were also formed in the stoichiometric reaction of 4 or 5 with AlR3 (R = Me or Et). Screening of these complexes in the presence of BnOH, for the ring-open polymerisation of e-caprolactone, revealed appreciable activities. Only the aluminium compounds ligated by 2-(benzimidazol-2-yl)-6-methylpyridine maintained high activity in the absence of BnOH. In all cases, polymers with bi- or multi-modal characteristics were produced.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Rachel Smith
Date Deposited:	29 Mar 2011 10:10
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2022 01:29
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/27164
DOI:	10.1039/C0DT00514B

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