TY - JOUR
T1 - Oxidative polymerization of 2,6-dimethylphenol in water using bis-triazacyclononane copper catalyst
AU - Saito, Kei
AU - Pant, Sweta
AU - Hearn, Milton Thomas William
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Water soluble 1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives were synthesized as the model of the tyrosinase binuclear active site and their copper (II) complexes have been employed as a catalyst for the oxidative polymerization of 2,6-dimethylphenol using water as the solvent. With this enzyme mimic catalytic system, the polymer, poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide), was successfully obtained from the polymerization with suppression of the formation of the quinone by-product, 4-(3,5-dimethyl-4-oxo-2,5-cyclohexadienylidene)-2,6-dimethyl-2,5-cyclohexadien-one, during the polymerization process.
AB - Water soluble 1,4,7-triazacyclononane derivatives were synthesized as the model of the tyrosinase binuclear active site and their copper (II) complexes have been employed as a catalyst for the oxidative polymerization of 2,6-dimethylphenol using water as the solvent. With this enzyme mimic catalytic system, the polymer, poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide), was successfully obtained from the polymerization with suppression of the formation of the quinone by-product, 4-(3,5-dimethyl-4-oxo-2,5-cyclohexadienylidene)-2,6-dimethyl-2,5-cyclohexadien-one, during the polymerization process.
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/app.34322/pdf
U2 - 10.1002/app.34322
DO - 10.1002/app.34322
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-8995
VL - 122
SP - 2174
EP - 2180
JO - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
IS - 4
ER -