Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Dushu Lake Campus, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China.
Dalton Trans. 2014 Apr 14;43(14):5586-94. doi: 10.1039/c3dt52706a.
The readily accessible dianionic β-diketiminato lanthanide amido complexes LnLN(SiMe3)2(THF) (L = {(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)NC(CH2)CHC(CH3)N(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)}(2-)) show an unprecedented reactivity toward carbodiimides. The reaction with N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) led via [4 + 2] cycloaddition to γ-amidine-functionalized dianionic β-diketiminato lanthanide amido complexes, LnL(1)N(SiMe3)2 (L(1) = {[(NHC6H11)(NC6H11)C]HC[C(CH2)N(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)]2}(2-), Ln = Sm(1), Yb(2), Y(3), Gd(4)). Conversion of a mixture of SmLN(SiMe3)2(THF) and NaN(SiMe3)2 with carbodiimide furnished the heterobimetallic complexes of Sm/Na with a novel amidinate-functionalized trianionic β-diketiminate ligand, Na(DME)2[SmN(SiMe3)2] (L(2) = {[C(N(i)Pr)2]HC[C(CH2)N(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)]2}(3-), DME = dimethoxyethane) (5) for N,N'-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC) and Na(DME)3SmL(3)N(SiMe3)2 (L(3) = {[C(NCy)2]HC[C(CH2)N(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)]2}(3-)) (6) for DCC. Molecular structures of complexes 1-6 were determined by an X-ray single crystal structure analysis. Complexes 1-4 were found to be highly active initiators of the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of L-lactide (L-LA). The activity depended on the central metal with the increasing sequence of Yb < Y < Gd < Sm. Notably, the binary 1/BnOH (benzyl alcohol) system exhibited an "immortal" nature and proved able to convert 2000 equivalents of L-LA with up to 100 equivalents of BnOH per initiator. All the polylactides (PLAs) obtained showed monomodal, narrow molar mass distributions (M(w)/M(n) = 1.08-1.13) with the M(n) (average number molar mass) decreasing with increasing amount of BnOH proportionally.
易于接近的二阴离子β-二酮亚胺镧系元素酰胺配合物 LnLN(SiMe3)2(THF)(L = {(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)NC(CH2)CHC(CH3)N(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)}(2-)) 对碳二亚胺表现出前所未有的反应性。与 N,N'-二环己基碳二亚胺 (DCC) 的反应通过 [4 + 2] 环加成反应生成 γ-脒基官能化的二阴离子β-二酮亚胺镧系元素酰胺配合物 LnL(1)N(SiMe3)2(L(1) = {[(NHC6H11)(NC6H11)C]HC[C(CH2)N(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)]2}(2-), Ln = Sm(1), Yb(2), Y(3), Gd(4))。将 SmLN(SiMe3)2(THF)和 NaN(SiMe3)2 的混合物与碳二亚胺转化为具有新型酰胺基官能化三阴离子β-二酮亚胺配体的 Sm/Na 异双金属配合物,Na(DME)2[SmN(SiMe3)2](L(2) = {[C(N(i)Pr)2]HC[C(CH2)N(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)]2}(3-), DME = 二甲氧基乙烷)(5)对于 N,N'-二异丙基碳二亚胺(DIC)和 Na(DME)3SmL(3)N(SiMe3)2(L(3) = {[C(NCy)2]HC[C(CH2)N(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)]2}(3-))(6)对于 DCC。通过 X 射线单晶结构分析确定了配合物 1-6 的分子结构。发现配合物 1-4 是 L-丙交酯(L-LA)开环聚合(ROP)的高活性引发剂。活性取决于中心金属,其顺序为 Yb < Y < Gd < Sm。值得注意的是,二元 1/BnOH(苄醇)体系具有“不朽”的性质,并证明能够在每个引发剂上使用多达 100 当量的 BnOH 转化 2000 当量的 L-LA。获得的所有聚乳酸(PLA)均表现出单峰、窄摩尔质量分布(M(w)/M(n) = 1.08-1.13),随着 BnOH 比例的增加,数均摩尔质量(平均摩尔质量)逐渐减小。