Catalytic activity of N-heterocyclic carbenes in ring opening polymerization of cyclic siloxanes

Marta Rodriguez (1) , Sébastien Marrot (1) , Tsuyoshi Kato (1) , Sebastien Sterin (2) , Etienne Fleury (3) , Antoine Baceiredo (1)

1 LHFA - Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée
2 Rhodia Recherches
3 IMP-LMM - Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères - Laboratoire des Matériaux Macromoléculaires

Taking advantage of the strong nucleophilic properties of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC), the efficient catalytic ring opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclotetrasiloxane D4 was achieved under mild conditions.

Domaines: Polymères

Marta Rodriguez, Sébastien Marrot, Tsuyoshi Kato, Sebastien Sterin, Etienne Fleury, et al.. Catalytic activity of N-heterocyclic carbenes in ring opening polymerization of cyclic siloxanes. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2007, 692 (4), pp.705-708. ⟨hal-00373470⟩