Transition-metal ions, oxidative polymerization

It is necessary to note the limitation of the approach to the study of the polymerization mechanism, based on a formal comparison of the catalytic activity with the average oxidation degree of transition metal ions in the catalyst. The change of the activity induced by some factor (the catalyst composition, the method of catalyst treatment, etc.) was often assumed to be determined only by the change of the number of active centers. Meanwhile, the activity (A) of the heterogeneous polymerization catalyst depends not only on the surface concentration of the propagation centers (N), but also on the specific activity of one center (propagation rate constant, Kp) and on the effective catalyst surface (Sen) as well ... 

It is evident [see Eq. (5), Section II[] that for catalysts of the same or similar composition the number of active centers determined must be consistent with the catalytic activity it can be expected that only in the case of highly active supported catalysts a considerable part of the surface transition metal ions will act as propagation centers. However, the results published by different authors for chromium oxide catalysts are hardly comparable, as the polymerization parameters as a rule were very different, and the absolute polymerization rate was not reported. 

Two possible reasons may be noted by which just the coordinatively insufficient ions of the low oxidation state are necessary to provide the catalytic activity in olefin polymerization. First, the formation of the transition metal-carbon bond in the case of one-component catalysts seems to be realized through the oxidative addition of olefin to the transition metal ion that should possess the ability for a concurrent increase of degree of oxidation and coordination number (177). Second, a strong enough interaction of the monomer with the propagation center resulting in monomer activation is possible by 7r-back-donation of electrons into the antibonding orbitals of olefin that may take place only with the participation of low-valency ions of the transition metal in the formation of intermediate 71-complexes. 

N2 ligand is not able to induce appreciable surface mobility or relaxation. The tendency toward strong relaxation in the presence of adsorbates differentiates the chemistry of transition metal ions on silica from the chemistry of the same ions on crystalline oxides (on which relaxation and mobility are definitely smaller). This property is likely to play a fundamental role in determining the properties of Cr2+ (Ni2+) on silica in catalytic processes (e.g., ethene polymerization) for which a large number of coordination vacancies are needed. 

Non-aqueous synthetic methods have recently been used to assemble mesoporous transition metal oxides and sulfides. This approach may afford greater control over the condensation-polymerization chemistry of precursor species and lead to enhanced surface area materials and well ordered structures [38, 39], For the first time, a rational synthesis of mesostructured metal germanium sulfides from the co-assembly of adamantanoid [Ge4S ()]4 cluster precursors was reported [38], Formamide was used as a solvent to co-assemble surfactant and adamantanoid clusters, while M2+/1+ transition metal ions were used to link the clusters (see Fig. 2.2). This produced exceptionally well-ordered mesostructured metal germanium sulfide materials, which could find application in detoxification of heavy metals, sensing of sulfurous vapors and the formation of semiconductor quantum anti-dot devices. 

Many highly interesting and important reactions of organic chemistry are catalyzed by complexes of transition-metal ions in solution. These include hydrogenation, hydrocyanation, hydroformylation, and some oxidation and polymerization reactions, many of them practiced in industry on a large scale [G1,G3,G5,G10]. The most useful metal ions for this purpose are those of Group VIII, in particular cobalt,... 

Among the most significant developments in the field of catalysis in recent years have been the discovery and elucidation of various new, and often novel, catalytic reactions of transition metal ions and coordination compounds 13, 34). Examples of such reactions are the hydrogenation of olefins catalyzed by complexes of ruthenium (36), rhodium (61), cobalt (52), platinum (3, 26, 81), and other metals the hydroformylation of olefins catalyzed by complexes of cobalt or rhodium (Oxo process) (6, 46, 62) the dimerization of ethylene (i, 23) and polymerization of dienes (15, 64, 65) catalyzed by complexes of rhodium double-bond migration in olefins catalyzed by complexes of rhodium (24,42), palladium (42), cobalt (67), platinum (3, 5, 26, 81), and other metals (27) the oxidation of olefins to aldehydes, ketones, and vinyl esters, catalyzed by palladium chloride (Wacker process) (47, 48, 49,... 

The polymers obtained by polymerization in the presehce of metal catalysts contain metal residues which cannot be removed so readily. It is also well known that transition metal ions act as sensitizers for the photooxidation of polyolefins (29). Kujirai et al. (30) found that photodegradation of polypropylene depends on the oxygen concentration and on the residues of the polymerization catalyst, and they concluded that oxidative photodegradation is sensitized by the initiator metal residues (ash). Very recently Scott (31) used transition metal ions as sensitizers to develop photodegradable polymers. 

A novel method has been proposed [203-205] for obtaining polymeric sorbents with prearranged macromolecular sites for complexing with transition metal ions. Cobalt complexes with the prearranged sorbent were tested as catalysts by the liquid-phase oxidation of styrene and ethylbenzene. These catalysts could be used repeatedly without a decrease in activity. The catalytic activity of polyacrylonitrile and polypropargyl methacrylate complexes with Co was studied during ethylbenzene oxidation reactions [206, 207]. 

Such a bell-like dependence of Wsp on the surface density of transition metal ions has also been observed in other catalytic reactions (hydroformylation, oxidation, polymerization, etc.), and is probably one of the specific features of catalysis by immobilized metal complexes. While there is no well-founded explanation of the rising branch of the plot, the diminishing trend may be coimected with the formation and fiirther growth of low- and/or zero-valent transition metal ion associations, diminishing the catalytic efficiency. Active centers of immobilized catalysts are localized on the boimdaries of cluster-like substances with stabilization by their electron systems. 

In this case, X is a halide, Mt is a transition metal ion in oxidation state z and L is a ligand that is complexed with the metal to impart solubility in the polymerization medium. Numerous transition metals, hahde initiators and ligands can be used to... 

ABSTRACT Resonance Raman spectroscopy has been demonstrated to give important structural information on the reactions of aromatic molecules in the interlayer of transition-metal ion-exchanged montmorillonites. Para-substituted benzenes or 4,4 -substituted biphenyls are oxidized to form their cation radicals, which are stabilized in the interlayer of the clay mineral. The oxidative dimerization or polymerization results in the formation of biphenyl type cations and poly-p-phenylene cations from mono-substituted benzenes and benzene, respectively. 

The polymerization reaction probably follows a mechanism similar to that proposed by Hsing et al. for the oxidative polymerization of benzene to poly(p-phenylene) [19]. Thus the reaction would be initiated by the cationic radical C4NH5 , which coordinates with other pyrrole units. The transition metal ion, being... 

Grafting reactions are carried out conventionally through free radical addition copolymerization mechanism, where free radicals are generated on a polymeric backbone by direct oxidation of certain transition metal ions (e.g., Ce ", Cr +, Co ). The redox... 

In this case, macrocycles with transition metal ions in the oxidation state +2 and capable of hexacoordination and neutral organic donor containing two groups or heteroatoms for coordination are used in stoichiometric amounts as starting materials (arrangement 110) [31,34,376]. The degree of polymerization depends on the reaction conditions and is between 20 and 50. 

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