Formula: C9H10O3《Metal-free, regioselective and stereoregular alternating copolymerization of monosubstituted epoxides and tricyclic anhydrides》 was published in 2018. The authors were Ji, He-Yuan;Chen, Xiao-Lu;Wang, Bin;Pan, Li;Li, Yue-Sheng, and the article was included in《Green Chemistry》. The author mentioned the following in the article:
A metal-free, highly regioselective and stereoregular ring-opening alternating copolymerization (ROAC) of monosubstituted epoxides with tricyclic anhydrides remains a challenge in the advancement of polyester synthesis. Herein, we described an effective group of organic dual catalysts for the ROAC, exhibiting a high catalytic activity (the highest TOF = 330 h-1 at 110°), narrow polydispersity (PDI <1.20) and excellent alternating selectivity (ester >99%) in a controlled manner. The ROAC of a variety of monosubstituted epoxides and tricyclic anhydrides was carried out under mild conditions. Of importance is the fact that highly regioselective insertion of epoxides has been realized by simple and metal-free catalysts in the ROAC, where the highest regioselectivity is up to 98% for aliphatic epoxides and glycidyl ethers at 80°. Styrene oxide bearing electron-withdrawing Ph also showed a good regioselectivity of 78%. Besides, the complete suppression of epimerization and transesterification was achieved even at high conversion for a variety of tricyclic anhydrides. Furthermore, block and gradient copolymers were synthesized by the sequential addition strategy and one-pot terpolymn. Accordingly, a green, regioselective and stereoregular fabrication of functional polyesters was realized for the first time by a metal-free process. The experimental procedure involved many compounds, such as (3aR,4S,7R,7aS)-rel-Hexahydro-4,7-methanoisobenzofuran-1,3-dione (cas: 14166-28-0) .
In the laboratory, (3aR,4S,7R,7aS)-rel-Hexahydro-4,7-methanoisobenzofuran-1,3-dione(14166-28-0) is a popular solvent when its water miscibility is not an issue. It is more basic than diethyl ether and forms stronger complexes with Li+, Mg2+, and boranes.Formula: C9H10O3 It is a popular solvent for hydroboration reactions and for organometallic compounds such as organolithium and Grignard reagents.
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