Jun-hua LIU, Jun LING. A DFT Study on Ring Opening Polymerization Driven by Ring Strain of Cyclic Ethers. [J]. Polymer Bulletin 28(1):80-83(2015)
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Jun-hua LIU, Jun LING. A DFT Study on Ring Opening Polymerization Driven by Ring Strain of Cyclic Ethers. [J]. Polymer Bulletin 28(1):80-83(2015) DOI: 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2015.01.014.
A DFT Study on Ring Opening Polymerization Driven by Ring Strain of Cyclic Ethers
都认为它们是由于反式异构体环张力大而易于开环聚合。本文通过密度泛函理论(Density Functional Theory
DFT)方法分别计算了它们发生开环聚合的Gibbs自由能变化
发现前者I单体两个异构体能量非常接近
不存在环张力大小的区别
而反式异构体开环产物在能量上更加稳定
利于开环过程。后者II单体则确实是因为反式环状单体的环张力比顺式异构体高
从而有利于开环聚合。本文希望通过这两个实例的DFT计算
阐明这两种不同的机理
并且向学生们介绍量子化学计算方法。
Abstract
In the ring-opening polymerization chapter of the course Polymer Chemisty
students are told that ring strain is a driving force and an important thermodynamic parameter to determine whether a cyclic monomer can be polymerized or not. However
it is not always the truth. Some textbooks use two cis-and trans-isomers as examples
which are cis- and trans-8-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]-nonane (I) and cis- and trans-7
9-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]-nonane (II)
and consider ring-strain as the only reason why trans-isomer is easier than the corresponding cis-one in both cases. In this work
we calculate the changes of Gibbs free energy of two ring-opening reactions with density functional theory (DFT). The Gibbs energies of cis-and trans-isomers I are very close to each other without difference in ring strain. Instead
the product of trans-isomer after ring opening reaction is more stable than that of cis-isomer by 1.81kcal/mol of ΔG. In contrary
the ring of trans-II is easier to be opened than that of cis-II because of higher ring strain by 3.00kcal/mol of ΔG. The above two different mechanisms are to be explained in class. DFT calculation are to be introduced as well.
关键词
开环聚合单体环张力热力学因素密度泛函理论
Keywords
Ring-opening polymerizationRing-strain of cyclic monomerThermodynamic parameterDensity functional theory