Abstract
Drent et al. [Chem. Commun. 2002, 9, 964] have recently shown that a neutral (P-O)Pd(II) catalyst based on o-alkoxy derivatives of diphenylphosphinobenzene sulfonic acid (la) can perform nonalternating CO/C 2H4 copolymerization in which the resulting polyketohe can have one or more subsequent ethylene units. We have analyzed this catalyst by comparing it to a cationic palladium catalyst, [(P-P)Pd(II)+] (1e), (P-P) = dppp = Ph2P-(CH2)3-PPh2, that affords polyketones with strictly alternating CO and C2H 4 units. We have also investigated a derivative (1b) of la in which the o-methoxy substituents were replaced by a o-isopropyl group in order to investigate whether increasing the steric bulk enhances the degree of nonalternation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 946-953 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 13 Feb 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |