Abstract
Polymerization of phenylacetylene using rhodium catalysts can be carried out with high efficiency in compressed (liquid or supercritical) CO2. Using the complex [(nbd)Rh(acac)] (nbd = 12,5-norbornadiene, acac = acetyl acetonate) as a catalyst precursor, the polymerization rate in CO2 is considerably higher than in conventional solvents such as THF or hexane. The resulting polymers consist of THF-soluble (mainly cis-transoidal) and THF-insoluble (mainly cis-cisoidal) species. The polymer characteristics such as stereoregularity and molecular weight are compared to those obtained by polymerization in conventional solvents. Addition of {4-F(CF2)6(CH2)2C6H4}3P gives rise to a ligand-modified rhodium catalyst with high solubility in compressed CO2 and leads to an increase in selectivity toward the cis-transoidal polymer.
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