Entropy driven chain effects on ligation chemistry

We report the investigation of fundamental entropic chain effects that enable the tuning of modular ligation chemistry - for example dynamic Diels-Alder (DA) reactions in materials applications - not only classically the chemistry of the applied reaction sites, but also the physical and steric prope...

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Published in:Chemical science (Cambridge) 2015-01, Vol.6 (2), p.1061-1074
Main Authors: Pahnke, Kai, Brandt, Josef, Gryn'ova, Ganna, Lindner, Peter, Schweins, Ralf, Schmidt, Friedrich Georg, Lederer, Albena, Coote, Michelle L, Barner-Kowollik, Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acrylates
Backbone
Cadmium tellurides
Chains
Chains (polymeric)
Chemistry
Debonding
Entropy
Polymethyl methacrylates
Tuning
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Summary:We report the investigation of fundamental entropic chain effects that enable the tuning of modular ligation chemistry - for example dynamic Diels-Alder (DA) reactions in materials applications - not only classically the chemistry of the applied reaction sites, but also the physical and steric properties of the molecules that are being joined. Having a substantial impact on the reaction equilibrium of the reversible ligation chemistry, these effects are important when transferring reactions from small molecule studies to larger or other entropically very dissimilar systems. The effects on the DA equilibrium and thus the temperature dependent degree of debonding (% ) of different cyclopentadienyl (di-)functional poly(meth-)acrylate backbones (poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(iso-butyl methacrylate), poly( -butyl methacrylate), poly(iso-butyl acrylate), poly( -butyl acrylate), poly( -butyl acrylate), poly(methyl acrylate) and poly(isobornyl acrylate)), linked a difunctional cyanodithioester (CDTE) were examined high temperature (HT) NMR spectroscopy as well as temperature dependent (TD) SEC measurements. A significant impact of not only chain mass and length with a difference in the degree of debonding of up to 30% for different lengths of macromonomers of the same polymer type but - remarkably - as well the chain stiffness with a difference in bonding degrees of nearly 20% for isomeric poly(butyl acrylates) is found. The results were predicted, reproduced and interpreted quantum chemical calculations, leading to a better understanding of the underlying entropic principles.
ISSN:2041-6520
2041-6539
DOI:10.1039/c4sc02908a