A Mechanistic Investigation of the Suzuki Polycondensation Reaction Using MS/MS Methods

<p>Understanding catalytic reactions is inherently difficult because not only is the catalyst the least abundant component in the mixture, but it also takes many different forms as the reaction proceeds. Precatalyst is converted into active catalyst, short-lived intermediates, resting states, and decomposition products. Polymerization catalysis is harder yet to study, because as the polymer grows the identities of these species change with every turnover as monomers are added to the chain. Modern mass spectrometric methods have proved to be up to the challenge, with multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in conjunction with pressurized sample infusion (PSI) used to continuously probe all stages of the Suzuki polycondensation (SPC) reaction. Initiation, propagation, and termination steps were tracked in real time, and the outstanding sensitivity and low signal-to-noise of the approach has real promise with respect to the depth with which this reaction and others like it can be studied.</p>

A Mechanistic Investigation of the Suzuki Polycondensation Reaction Using MS/MS Methods

<p>Understanding catalytic reactions is inherently difficult because not only is the catalyst the least abundant component in the mixture, but it also takes many different forms as the reaction proceeds. Precatalyst is converted into active catalyst, short-lived intermediates, resting states, and decomposition products. Polymerization catalysis is harder yet to study, because as the polymer grows the identities of these species change with every turnover as monomers are added to the chain. Modern mass spectrometric methods have proved to be up to the challenge, with multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in conjunction with pressurized sample infusion (PSI) used to continuously probe all stages of the Suzuki polycondensation (SPC) reaction. Initiation, propagation, and termination steps were tracked in real time, and the outstanding sensitivity and low signal-to-noise of the approach has real promise with respect to the depth with which this reaction and others like it can be studied.</p>

Triple-Columned and Multiple-Layered 3D Polymers: Design, Synthesis, Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE), and Computational Study

Conjugated polymers and oligomers have great potentials in various fields, especially in materials and biological sciences because of their intriguing electronic and optoelectronic properties. In recent years, the through-space conjugation system has emerged as a new assembled pattern of multidimensional polymers. Here, a novel series of structurally condensed multicolumn/multilayer 3D polymers and oligomers have been designed and synthesized through one-pot Suzuki polycondensation (SPC). The intramolecularly stacked arrangement of polymers can be supported by either X-ray structural analysis or computational analysis. In all cases, polymers were obtained with modest to good yields, as determined by GPC and 1H-NMR. MALDI-TOF analysis has proven the speculation of the step-growth process of this polymerization. The computational study of ab initio and DFT calculations based on trimer and pentamer models gives details of the structures and the electronic transition. Experimental results of optical and AIE research confirmed by calculation indicates that the present work would facilitate the research and applications in materials.

A mechanistic investigation of the Suzuki polycondensation reaction using MS/MS methods

Understanding catalytic reactions is inherently difficult because not only is the catalyst the least abundant component in the mixture, but it also takes many different forms as the reaction proceeds....

Controlled synthesis of unsubstituted high molecular weight poly(para-phenylene) via Suzuki polycondensation-thermal aromatization methodology

Palladium-catalysed Suzuki polycondensation in conjunction with thermal aromatization of cis- and trans-prepolymer precursors (1a and 1b) has been applied in polyphenylene chemistry, giving access to well-defined high-molecular weight PPP.