Chain-Growth Polymerization for the Synthesis of Polyfluorene via Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling Reaction from an Externally Added Initiator Unit

Palladium-catalyzed polycondensation of 2-(7-bromo-9,9-dioctyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (1a) with t Bu3PPd(Ph)Br (2) via Suzuki−Miyaura coupling reaction was investigated. The polymerization in a mixture of THF and 2 mol/L aqueous solution of Na2CO3 proceeded smoothly...

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Published in:Journal of the American Chemical Society 2007-06, Vol.129 (23), p.7236-7237
Main Authors: Yokoyama, Akihiro, Suzuki, Hirofumi, Kubota, Yasuhiro, Ohuchi, Kazuei, Higashimura, Hideyuki, Yokozawa, Tsutomu
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Language:English
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Summary:Palladium-catalyzed polycondensation of 2-(7-bromo-9,9-dioctyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (1a) with t Bu3PPd(Ph)Br (2) via Suzuki−Miyaura coupling reaction was investigated. The polymerization in a mixture of THF and 2 mol/L aqueous solution of Na2CO3 proceeded smoothly at room temperature and afforded well-defined polyfluorenes with narrow molecular weight distributions. MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy showed that the obtained polymers have a phenyl group at one end. The relationships of conversion to number-average molecular weight (M n) and feed ratio to M n were linear. These results demonstrate that this organometallic polycondensation proceeds through a chain-growth polymerization mechanism from an initiator unit derived from the catalyst.
ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja070313v