Theoretical study on the polymerization mechanism of substituted maleimides by using a chiral catalyst with Zn²⁺

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• 作者：Hori ; Kenzi ; Yoshimura ; Kazuaki ; Ohno ; Hidetoshi ; Onimura ; Kenjiro ; Oishi ; Tsutomu
• 关键词：polymerization ; chiral ligand ; density functional theory
• 刊名：Tetrahedron
• 出版年：2003
• 出版时间：August 11, 2003
• 年：2003
• 卷：59
• 期：33
• 页码：6301-6309
• 全文大小：1.18 M

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It is possible to synthesize poly(N-substituted maleimide) by using a chiral complex consisting of a zinc and N-diphenylmethyl-1-benzyl-2-pyrrolidinoethanamine (DPhBP). The optical specific rotations [α]₄₃₅²⁵ in obtained polymers depend on the chirality of ligands in the catalysts. In the present study, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were adopted to investigate the polymerization mechanism in detail. The bulky diphenylmethyl group in the chiral ligand is effective to enhance the formation of the product in the initiation reaction. The geometry related to the pyrrolidine ring of the chiral ligand in the Zn catalyst is responsible for determining the configuration of polymers. It was also confirmed that the bulky substituent on the N atom of the N-substituted maleimide is another factor for obtaining polymers with high [α]₄₃₅²⁵.