Molecular studies of the initiation and termination steps of the anionic polymerization of P= C bonds

BH Gillon, KJT Noonan, B Feldscher…

Index: Gillon, Bronwyn H.; Noonan, Kevin J.T.; Feldscher, Bastian; Wissenz, Jennifer M.; Kam, Zhi Ming; Hsieh, Tom; Kingsley, Justin J.; Bates, Joshua I.; Gates, Derek P. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 85, # 12 p. 1045 - 1052

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Abstract

The initiation and termination steps of the anionic polymerization of P= C bonds have been modeled. The initiation step was investigated through the stoichiometric reaction of MesP= CPh2 (1) with RLi (R= Me or n-Bu). In each case, the addition was highly regioselective with the formal attack of R-at phosphorus to give the carbanion Li [Mes (R) P-CPh2](3a, R= Me; 3b, R= n-Bu). To simulate the termination step in the anionic polymerization of 1, ...