Metallopolymers featuring boratabenzene iron complexes

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Abstract

Boratabenzene-derived metallocene analogues are introduced as versatile new building blocks for metallopolymers. Bis(borinato)iron(II) complexes of the type Fe(C5H5B-R)2 (R: C≡CH, C≡CSiMe3, 4-(1-benzyl-1,2,3-triazolyl) were synthesized and spectroscopically, structurally, and electrochemically characterized. Polymerization via Sonogashira-Hagihara coupling of the alkynyl-substituted derivative Fe(C5H5B-C≡CH)2 with 2,5-bis(dodecyloxy)-1,4-diiodobenzene yields a film-forming polymer in 50-69 % yield. Polymer batches were obtained with number-average molecular weights (Mn) of 11.7 and 20.5 kDa and polydispersity indices (PDI) of 1.55 and 2.65, respectively, as determined by gel permeation chromatography relative to polystyrene standards. Click-type polymerization of Fe(C5H 5B-C≡CH)2 through azide-alkyne cycloaddition with 1,4-bis(4-azidobutoxy)benzene gives the corresponding metallopolymer with an Mn of 5.7 kDa and a PDI of 2.29 in 87 % yield.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)11280-11289
Number of pages10
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume17
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 26 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

Keywords

  • boratabenzene
  • boron
  • click chemistry
  • iron
  • metallopolymers
  • polymerization

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