CA2209126A1 - Functionalized polymer and methods to obtain functionalized polymer - Google Patents
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Abstract
This invention relates to functionalized polymers and a method to obtain them comprising combining a living polymer or a polymer having a terminal halide group with an silyl enol ether.
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FUNCTIONAI,~7,F,n POLYMER AND METHODS TO OI~TAIN
FUNCTIONAI,T7.F,n POLYMER
Field of the Invention This invention relates to polymers cnnt~ining functional groups and methods to obtain such polymers.
Background of the Invention End functionalized polymers, such as end functionalized polyisobutylenes, are useful as modifiers in oleaginous compositions, as well asbeing important starting materials for preparation of useful materials such as polyurethanes and amphiphilic networks. Typically functionalized polymers, such as functionalized polyisobutylenes, are prepared by multistep processes that require isolation of the polymer in at least two steps. However, multistep processes are commercially undesirable.
With the advent of carbocationic living polymerizations, there have been attempts to functionalize the living polymers. The extent of success of these attempts are directly linked to the type of monomer being polymerized. Simple one-pot (or in-situ) chain end function~li7~tion of more reactive carbocationic 2 0 monomers, like isobutyl vinyl ether, can occur using ionic nucleophilic additives.
i.e. methanol, alkyl lithium, etc. (see M. Sawamoto, et al. Macromolecules, 20, 1 (1987).) An additional method for end-capping living polymers with these more reactive cationic monomers is disclosed for coupling of poly(isobutyl vinylether) chains with silyl ketene acetals or silyl enol ethers in H. Fukui, et al in Macromolecules, 26, 7315 (1993) and Macromolecules 27, 1297, (1994).
However, chain end functionalization does not occur when these additives are added to the living polym~ri7~tion of less reactive monomers such as isobutylene. (see Z. Fodor, et al, Polym. Prepr. Amer. Chem. Soc., 35(2), 492 (1994).) Addition of the nucleophilic reagents at the end of isobutylene 3 0 polymerization resulted in the consumption of the catalyst and the formation of t-alkyl chloride chain ends on the polyisobutylene rather than the desired nucleophilic substitution. Consequendy, a multi-step process would be required to functionalize a living polymer from these less reactive monomers. Even when one considers dhat allylic chain ends can be provided by an in-situ 3 5 function~li7~tion of living polyisobutylene by adding allyltrimethylsilanes at the end of polymerization, (see EPA 0 264 214 or B. Ivan, et al, J. Polym. Sci., Part CA 02209126 1997-06-2~
W O96/21685 PCTrUS96100079 A, Polym. Chem., 28, 89 (l990) this functinn~li7~tinn limits the choice of chemistries to introduce functional groups, however. Thus, there is a need in the art to provide single and two or three step processes to provide functicm~1i7ed living polymers comprising less reactive cationic monomers, such as isobutylene.
Electrophilic displacement reactions have thus far not been considered a viable option with living polymers made using strong Lewis acids since it is thought that the concentration of active chain ends is too small for further reaction. While such displacements have been carried out with non-polymeric halides, such as l~ m~ntyl, there is no indication that such displacements will be successful with living polymers, such as polyisobutylene.
Recently, functionalization of living polystyrene has been carried out with silyl ketene acetals and silyl enol ethers as disclosed in K. Miyashita, et al, in J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem., 32, 2531 (1994). As this system uses a SnCl4/R4N~Cl~ catalyst system to achieve living polymerization, it requires a 200 fold excess of the silyl enol ether to complete the end cap in a qu~ tive manner. As the authors point out, although this method leads to selective and nearly quantitative end-function:~1i7~tinn, the large excess of silyl enol ethermakes this method a less than practical method to derive end-functionalized 2 0 poly~Lylcnes. The instant invention demonstrates a method which cignifi~nt1y reduces the amount of silyl enol ether to practical levels and achieves end functionalization by appro~liate choice of Lewis acid catalyst system.
Brief Description of the Invention 2 5 This invention relates to functionalized polymers, and a rnethod to obtain them comprising combing a living polymer or a polymer having a terminal halide group with a silyl enol ether. For the purposes of this invention, "living" cationic polymeri7~tion is defined as polymeri7~tion conditions u~der which control of molecular weight is determined by DPn=[M]/[I] (where DP is 3 0 the number average degree of polymerization, [M] is the monomer concentration, and [Il is the initiator concentration), leading to a linear relationship between Mn and polymer yield within the scope of experimental error. Chain transfer as well as termination are ecsenti~lly absent during and following the polymerization through a time, preferably of 2 to 3 hours or more,3 5 more preferably at least S minutes, in which function~li7~tion can be effected.
By "ecsçnti~lly absent" is meant 15% or less of the chains are perm:~nt-ntly CA 02209126 1997-06-2~
Wo 96/21685 PCTIUS96/00079 affected by chain transfer of termination. Thus a living polymer is a polymer having an active chain end that has not undergone tennin~tion or chain transfer.To determine whether less than 15% of the polymer has undergone chain termination or transfer plot the theoretical Mn versus the yield, then compare 5 the Mn value as measured by GPC, using calibration based on polyisobutylene standards. If the measured Mn value falls more than 15% above or below the line describing calculated Mn versus yield, then the system has more than 15%
chain transfer or termination.
This invention further relates to novel compositions produced during 10 and by the method above.
Brief Description of the Invention Figure 1 illustrates how initiation sites control the number of functional chain ends.
Detailed Description of the Invention.
This invention relates to functionalized polymers, preferably functionalized living polymers, even more preferably functionalized living carbocationic polymers. This invention further relates to a method to obtain 2 0 such functionali~d polymers comprising contacting a living polymer or a halide termin~tlod polymer with one or more silyl enol ethers under reaction conditions.
In a plcfellcd embodiment the silyl enol ether is added to a living isobutylene polymerization just after 100 % conversion of monomer to polymer.
Furthermore this invention may be used to prepare functionalized narrow 2 5 molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) polymers in a single reactor or in sequential reactors.
In a pl~;felled embodiment the polymer to be combined with the silyl enol ether is preferably a polymer comprising one or more monomers selected from olefinic, a-olefinic, di-substituted olefinic or styrenic monomers. Preferred 3 0 monomers include any hydrocarbon monomer that is cationically polymerizable,i.e. capable of stabilizing a cation or prop~g~ting center because the monomer contains an electron don~ting group. A suitable list of these monomers includes, but not limited to, those monomers described in J.P. Kennedy, Cationic Polymçri7~tion of Olefins: A Critical Invellloly, John Wiley and Sons, 3 5 New York, 1975, which is incorporated by reference herein. Particularly pl~t;felled monomers include one more of olefins, a-olefins, disubstituted olefins, CA 02209126 1997-06-2~
W O96/21685 PCTrUS96/0~079 isoolefins, styrene and/or substituted styrenics cnn~ g 1 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 8, even more preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms. Examples of ~lefel.ed monomers include styrene, para-aL~ylstyrene, para-methylstyrene, alpha-methyl styrene, isobutylene, 2-methylbutene, 2-methylpentene, isoprene, b~lt~-lien.o. and the like. A particularly plc;~lled monomer combination c~-mpri.ces isobutylene and para-methyl styrene, while a particularly preferred homopolymer is polyisobutylene.
The polymer to be combined with the silyl enol ether may be any molecular weight, including Mn's from as low as 200, or 500 to one million or more. Depending on the end use desired, various Mn's are pr~fe"~ed. For example, for use in various oleaginous composition, such as additives and lubricants, Mn's of about 300 to 10,000 are preferred, with Mn's of about 450 toabout 4,000 being especially ~l~ftl,~d. In alternate embodiments Mn's of about 500 to about 2200 are preferred, Mn's of 500 to about 1300 are more preferred, while Mn's of between about 450 to about 950 are particularly pl~fe.red. In itinn~l emborlimPntc, functionalized polymers of higher molecular weights are p-efe--c;d. For çx~mpl~, functionalized polymers with Mn's of up to 30~),000or more may be used in the tire and rubber industry as base polymers or modifying polymers for blending.
2 0 Methods to obtain living polymers that may be combined with the s1lylenol ethers include those methods disclosed in EPA 206 756; U.S. Patent No.'s 5,350,819; 5,169,914; 4,910,321; and USSN 08/128,449 filed September ''.8, 1993, all of which are incorporated by reference herein. Halide terminated polymers may be prepared by non-living polymerization techniques. Examples include U.S. Patent No.'s 4,276,394; 4,524,188; 4,342,849; and 4,316,973, which are incorporated by reference herein. In a p.e~-led embodiment dirnethyl aluminum chloride combined with any tertiary alkyl initiator in a solvent system having a dielectric constant of about 2.4 to about 4 is selec~ed to produce the living polymer.
3 o Living polymerization may be achieved using a variety of methods, some of which are described in U.S. Patent No.'s 5,350,819; 5,169,914; and 4,910,321. General conditions under which living polymeri7~tions can be achieved for isobutylene include:
(1) a catalyst comprising an initiator of a tertiary aL~yl halide, a 3 5 tertiary araL~yl halide. a tertiary aL~yl ether, a tertiary aralkyl ether, a tertiary aL~yl ester, a tertiary araL~yl ester, or the like;
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Wo 96/21685 PCT/US96/00079 (2) a Lewis acid co-initiator which typically comprises a halide of .", boron or ~ mimlm;
(3) a proton scavenger and /or electron donor;
(4) a solvent whose dielect~ic constant is selected considering the 5 choice of the Lewis acid and the monomer in accord with known cationic polym~ri~tion systems; and (5) monomers.
A proton scavenger is defined in U.S. Patent 5,350,819. Electron donors have been defined in EPA 341 012. Both of which are incorporated by 10 reference herein.
One may obtain a halide t~rmin~ted polymer useful in this invention using a system of initi~tor-transfer agents, called "inifers." Using inifers forisobutylene polymeri~tion, one can prepare polymer chains t~rmin~te~ in a halide group. These are referred to as "telechelic" polymers. A detailed 15 discussion of the uses for these inifers and t'ne types of telechelic polymers prepared is found in U. S. Patent No.'s 4,316,673 and 4,342,849, which is incorporated by reference herein. Such polyisobutylenes t~rmin~ted with tertiary halides, typically tertiary chlorines, may be combined with the silyl enol ethers of this invention to produce functionalized polymer under the methods 2 0 described herein. These pre-made halogenated polymers may be thought of as asubstitute for the initiator and monomer present in a living polymerization framework and are treated as equivalent, in terms of end group functionality, tothe polymers prepared by the living polymerization of isobutylene. Typically these halogenated polymers are added to the catalyst system by dissolving the 2 5 polymer in solvent of choice, much the same way that monomer and initiator are added to a living polymt-ri7~tion charge. The stoichiometry of the catalyst ingredients are calculated assuming that the pre-made polymer is a substitute for the initiator, i.e. one halide te""il,~,S is equal to one initiator site. All ingredients are added and equilibrated at the desired ~lllpel'~ltUlc; before the Lewis acid is 3 0 introduced. After an equilibration time of 0.5 to 20 minutes, the mixture isconsidered as the equivalent to the living polymer prepared under these catalystconditions at complete monomer conversion. Functionalization proceeds according to the method described herein.
A telechelic polymer is defined to be an oligomer with known functional 3 5 end groups in accordance with the definition given in H.G. Elias, W O96/21685 PCT/US~G10(~79 Macromolecules, Plenum Press, New York, 1984 Vol. l. pg 6, which is incorporated by reference herein.
In a preferred embodiment the silyl enol ether is represented by the formula:
R5 C = C O Si R2 wherein Rl, R2 and R3 are, independently, hydrogen or a Cl to C30 linear, cyclic, or branched alkyl, aryl, phenyl or aromatic group, provided that at least one of Rl, R2 and R3 is an alkyl and further provided that Rl, R2 or R3 or any combination thereof may be joined to form a cyclic structure having the Si group as a member of the cyclic structure;
R4 is an ether, aL~yl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group, provided that when R4 is an ether group it is represented by the formula -0-R7, wherein R7 is a alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, a11yl group; and Rs and R6 are, independently, an alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided that two or more of R3, R4, Rs and R6 may be connected in a cyclic or fused ring structure. In a pl~c;rell~d embodiment the silyl enol ether is an alkyl silyl enol ether, i.e. it is substituted with at least one alkyl group and all substitutions are alkyl groups. For example in the formula above all of Rl - R6 are alkyl groups or H, provided that at least on of Rl to R6 is an aL~yl group.
2 0 In another plc;rellGd embodiment the silyl enol ether is an aryl silyl enol ether, i.e. it is substituted with at least one aryl group and all substitutions are aryl groups. For example in the formula above all of R l - R6 are aryl groups or H, provided that at least on of Rl to R6 is an aryl group. In yet another preferredembodiment the silyl enol ether contains both aryl and aL~yl groups, i.e. it is 2 5 substituted with at least one aryl group and at least one aL~yl group and all substitutions are aryl or aL~yl groups. For example in the formula above all of Rl - R6 are aryl groups, alkyl groups or H, provided that at least one of R l toR6 is an aryl group and at least one of Rl to R6 is an aL~yl group. In another plerell~,d embodiment Rl, R2 and R3 are methyl groups.
3 0 Techniques under which the living polymer or a polymer terminated with a halogen and the silyl enol ether are combined are typical conditions known to CA 02209126 1997-06-2~
W O96/21685 PCTrUS96/00079 those of ordinary skill in the art, such as, but not limited to, suspending the silyl enol ether in a solvent and thereafter combining with the neat, suspended or dissolved living polymer or the halide te.rrnin~t~d polymer. The neat silyl enolether may also be directly added to the neat, suspended or dissolved living polymer or the halide termin~tPd polymer.
The number of functional groups on the silyl enol ether modified polymer is determined by the number of initiator sites in the initiator. For ex~mple, initi~tion of isobutylene from 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimethylpentane leads toa polymer with one functional group per chain. Whereas 1,3,5-(1-chloro-1-1 0 methylethyl)benzene will produce a polymer with three functional groups per chain. The molecular weight of the polymer chain can be manipulated by varying the ratio of the concentrations of the monomer to the initiator as in most living polymerizations. See for example U.S. Patent 5,350,819; 5,169,914;
4,910,321 and USSN 128,449 filed September 28, 1993, which are 1 5 incorporated by reference herein.
In a ~l~rellt;d embodiment as little as about one equivalent of silyl enol ether per chain end is sufflcient to carry out the functionalization. Greater amounts of silyl enol ether are of course useful up to and including about 150 equivalents, however the prefell~d ranges of silyl enol ether to chain end are 0.5 2 0 to 20 equivalents per chain end, preferably 1 to 5 equivalents per chain end, even more preferably 1 to 2 equivalents per chain end. (Chain ends are determined by ascertaining the number of initiation sites per initiator moleculeand multiplying that number by the number of initiator molecules present.) The following picture helps vi~u~ e the determination of the number of 2 5 initiator sites, which in turn leads to the number of functional chain ends per polymer as determined by the initi~tor used.
Typically the reaction is rapid and viable at temperatures of about -20 ~C
or below and the reaction is rapid and quantitative at temperatures of about -80~
C or below, especially -80~C to about -100~C.
3 0 The silyl enol ether may be added neat or more preferably as a solution of the silyl enol ether in the chosen solvent for the polymerization. The addition may be singular and immediate or may be a more slowly controlled, metered addition. ~tl(1itinn~lly, the silyl enol ether may be added with additional Lewis acid catalyst, proton trap, electron donor, or any combination thereof which are3 5 typical components of the aforementioned living polymerization systems. In a pr~re,.~;d embodiment the Lewis acid does not react with the silyl enol ether.
Once the living polymer has been reacted with the silyl enol et'ner, i~ may be used in that form or modified to form another functional group by known chemistries. For example the functional group may be reduced, oxidized, hydrogenated and / or hydrolyzed. These additional reactions may be pelrolllled in the same reactor since isolation of the silyl enol ether cnnt~imng polymer is optional. To illustrate this point t'ne conversion of an aldehyde group is illustrated. This illustration does not intend to limit the scope of the instant invention. A polymer cnnt~ining an aldehyde end group may be reduced with lithium al-lmimlm hydride to an alcohol group. A variety of other reducing agents many of which are described in J. Seyden-Penne, Reductions by the Alumino- and Borohydrides in Organic Synthesis, VCH Publishers, New ~ork, 1991, which is incorporated by reference herein, may also be used to reduce the aldehyde to a primary alcohol end group. Other means of converting an aldehyde to an alcohol or to other functional groups are commonly known in tne art. (See, for example, R.C. Larock, Comprehensive Organic Transformations, VCH Publishers, New York, 1989 which is incorporated by reference herein). Similar constructions for functional group conversions could be constructed for other pseudohalide chain ended polymers. For a list of additional many of the possible modifications see page 56, et seq, of USSN
2 0 992,516, filed December 17, 1992 and PCT WO 9413718, both of which are incorporated by reference herein.
A class of plc;fell~;d products of this invention have a narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn), preferably of about 4 or less, more preferably of about 2.5 or less, even more preferably 1.75 or less. Likewise the methods 2 5 described above produce polymers having a greater degree of functionalization than previously available by commercially viable processes. In a pl'cfell~d embodiment the degree of chain end functionalization is about 70% or more, preferably 80%, or more, even more preferably 90% or more, as measured by proton NMR.
3 0 Another pl~rell~d class of products produced according to this invention may be used as starting materials for other desired products such as polyuret'nanes, amphiphilic ne~wolh~ or epoxy resins. For more inforrnation on using such starting materials for polyurethane or epoxy synthesis please see U.S.
Patents 4,939,184 and 4.888,389, and examples in U.S. 4,942,204 and 3 5 4,429,099 which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
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wo 96121685 PCT/USg6l00079 In a particularly ~rerell~;d embodiment the functionalized polymer is a functionalized polyisobutylene polymer. In particular polyisobutylene of Mn's of between about 200 and 3000, preferably between about 450 and about 2200, more preferably between about 450 and about 1300, even more preferably between about 500 and about 950 are particularly pl~fell~d especially when functionalized with an aldehyde or ketone to form an alcohol functional group.
These pr~;;rellc;d polymers and other .cimil~rly functionalized polymers can be used in a variety of oleaginous compositions as modifiers. Preferred uses include lube oil, additive and dispersant uses. For an exhaustive list of the many possible uses and possible functional groups see USSN 992,516, filed December 17, 1992 and PCT WO 9413718, both of which are incorporated by reference herem.
By combining ~lirrelcn~ initi~torc, monomers and silyl enol ethers, a variety of new polymer structures can be obtained. Furthermore, additional new polymer structures can be obtained by p~;lrolln",g conversion chemistries, i.e.
oxidation, reduction, hydrogenation, hydrolysis, etc. on the functionalized polymers prepared herein. Preferred ex~mples of these structures are represented by the formula: R-[(polyolefin)-Y]n. Examples of the possible R, polyolefin and Y groups are listed in Table A. A desired polymer structure can 2 0 be obtained by combining various groups from the initi~t-~r fragment column (R) with the desired polymer from the polymer column (polyolefin) and the end group (Y) from the in-situ end cap column or the converted end group column.
Some initiator fr~gment.c are capable of generating more than one functional endgroup in the polymer, i.e. a trifunctional initiator will lead to a trifunctional star 2 5 polymer. The "n" inllic~tes the number of functional groups per polymer asdictated by the choice of R. It should be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that a ketone or an aldehyde is a precursor for an alcohol, an amine or similar functional groups readily obtained by simple conversion ch~mictries. The description of Y(converted end groups) in Table A describes a 3 0 few of the many possible conversions available.
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W O96/21685 PCTrUS96/00079 TABLE A
R-[(polyolefin)-Y]n R when n = 1 polyolefin ~ polyisobutylene PhC(CH3)2- polystyrene PhC(CH~)(C ~H~)- polyisobutylene-b-polystyrene CH~PhC(CH~)~- polyisobutylene-r-polystyrene t-BuPhC(CH3)2~ poly(p-methylstyrene) ClPhC(CH3)2- polyisobutylene-b-poly(p-- methylstyrene) t-Bu- polyisobutylene-r-poly(p-methylstyrene) t-octyl- polyisobutylene-r-polyisoprene ACocH2c(cH3)2- poly(p-chlorostyrene) (CH~)~Si- polyisobutylene-b-poly(p-chlorostyrene) (CH?,)2Si(C2H~)- polyisobutylene-r-poly(p-chlorostyrene) (CH~)Si(C~H~)~- polyindene Ph?~Si- polyisobutylene-b-poly(polyindene) R when n equals 2 -C~H,~- polyisobutylene-r-poly(polyindene) -C4H~- polyL ropylene .
-C~H1 n- polyisobutylene-b-poly,u-vl~ylene -C,~H1 ~- polyisobutylene-r-polypropylene -C(CH3)2CH2C(CH3)2-CA 02209126 1997-06-2~
wo 96121685 PCT/USg6/00079 -C(CH3)2PhC(CH3)2--C(CH3)2Ph(t-BU)C(cH3)2 -C(CH3)2C~Hl nC(CH3)2-R when n equals 3 [-c(cH3)2]3ph [-C(CH3)2]3C~Hg Y (in-situ end group) Y (converted end group) -C(CH3)2CHO -C(CH3)2cH20H
-C(CH3)2COOH
-C(CH~)?C=NPh -C(CH3)(Ph)CHO -C(CH3)(Ph)CH2OH
-C(CH~)(Ph)COOH
-C(CH~)(Ph)C=NPh -C(Ph)2CHO -C(Ph)2CH20H
-C(Ph)?COOH
-C(CH~)(C2HS)CHO
-C(C2HS)2CHO
-CH((CH2)2Si(CH3)2Cl)CHO
-CH2CO(CH3) -CH2CH(OH)CH3 -CH~C(=NPh)CH~
-CH(CH3)CO(CH3) -CH(CH3)CH(OH)CH~
-CH(CH~)C(=NPh)CH~
-cH2co(cH2)3si(cH3)2 -CH2CO(CH2)2Si(cH3)2 Wo 96/21685 PcTruss6/~0079 -CH2COOCH~
-CH2COOPh -C(CH3)2COOCH3 -C(CH3)2COOH
-CH(CH3)COOCH3 o OH
o OH
~ -CH(CH2CH2CH20H)COOH
~0 Ph = phenyl, Ac = acetyl, Bu = butyl, t-Bu = ter~ary butyl, t-octyl = terhary octyl, CA 02209126 1997-06-2~
W O 96/21685 PCTrUS96/00079 Preferred products produced by the methods described above include those compounds represented by the formulae:
~ OH
p--C --C
\ R4 P 1 C~O
\ OH
10 wherein P is the polymer chain and R4 is an ether, aL~yl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group, provided that when R4 is an ether group it is represented by theformula -O-R7, wherein R7 is a aL~yl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl group; (of course, one of oldinaly skill in the art will realize that when R4 is an ether group that an ester group is formed in the formula above) and 15 Rs and R6 are, independently, an aL~yl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided t'nat two or more of R4, Rs and R6 may be connected in a cyclic or fused ring structure.
Particularly prefe-r~d products include those represented by the 2 0 formulae:
, CH3 \ CH3 O
I m CH3 \ o \\
CH3 \ CH3 m CH3 \ OH
>~
- CH2--C C~
CH
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CH2 c - CH2 C ~ CH3 CH3 \ O
I
m Wherein m is the number of isobutylene units in the polymer chain, typically between two and one million.
Examples Molecular weight (Mw and Mn) were measured by Gel Permeation Chromotography using a Waters 150 gel permeation chromatograph equipped with a dirrtrelltial refractive index (DRI) detector and polystyrene standards.
The numerical analyses were performed using a commercially available standard Gel Permeation Software package.
Percent functionalization is measured by proton NMR on a 250 MHz Bruker AC-250 Spectrometer from CDC13 solutions.
Example 1 In a glass reactor, cooled to -30~C or below, living polymer (about 1400 Mn) was made under the following conditions:
[Isobutylene monomer] = 3.17 moVl;
[Initiator] = 0.137 moVl of either 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimelllylpelltalle (TMPCl) or 3-t-butyl-1,5-bis(l-chloro-l-methylethyl)benzene (BClME);
tProton scavenger] = 0.011 mol/l of di-tert-butylpyridine;
[Co-initiator] = 0.067 mol/l of TiC14;
Solvent = 60/40 volume/volume//hexane/methylene chloride;
Time = five minutes at -80 ~C, ten minutes at -30 ~C, and 5 minutes at -50 ~C.
CA 02209l26 l997-06-2=, W O96/21685 PCT~US96/C0079 Once monomer conversion reached 100% the silyl enol ether (SEE) was added, at 1.5 equivalents per initiation site, (i.e. 0.21 moVl for reactions initiated with 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimethylpentane (TMPCl) and 0.41 moVl for reactions initiated with 3-t-butyl- 1 ,5-bis( 1 -chloro- 1 -methylethyl)benzene (BClME)), 5 either neat or in at least 50 volume percent solution of the pseud~,h~lide in the polymt-ri~tion solvents was added in one addition to the polymerization ure. The resllltin& ~ lure was allowed to react at the polym~ri7"tion temperature or permitted to warm toward ambient temperature for at least one hour. The reaction was then quenched with methanol addition ([MeOH] = four 10 times the [TiC14]). Thereafter the polymer was separated with a deionized water wash until neutral and the solvents were removed by vacuum.
The data are listed in table 1.
Table 1.
Run SEE~o Funct. InitiatorTemp (~C) A >90% TMPCl -80 2 A >90 TMPCl -80 3 A >80 TMPCl -50 4 A >80 BClME -80 B 100 TMPCl -50 6 C 63 TMPCl -50 % Funct = percent function:~li7"tion SEE = silyl enol ether A = 2-methyl-1-(trimethylsiloxy)-1-propene, B = -l-trimethylsilyoxycyclohexene, 2 o C = dimethylsilyl ketene acetal BClME = 3-t-butyl-1,5-bis(l-chloro-1-methylethyl)benzene TMPCl = 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimethylpentane All references, testing procedures and priority documents are 2 5 incorporated by reference herein. As is apparent from the foregoing generaldescription and the specific embodiments, while forms of the invention have been illustrated and described, various modifications can be made without depa~lting from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is noc intended that the invention be limited thereby.
FUNCTIONAI,~7,F,n POLYMER AND METHODS TO OI~TAIN
FUNCTIONAI,T7.F,n POLYMER
Field of the Invention This invention relates to polymers cnnt~ining functional groups and methods to obtain such polymers.
Background of the Invention End functionalized polymers, such as end functionalized polyisobutylenes, are useful as modifiers in oleaginous compositions, as well asbeing important starting materials for preparation of useful materials such as polyurethanes and amphiphilic networks. Typically functionalized polymers, such as functionalized polyisobutylenes, are prepared by multistep processes that require isolation of the polymer in at least two steps. However, multistep processes are commercially undesirable.
With the advent of carbocationic living polymerizations, there have been attempts to functionalize the living polymers. The extent of success of these attempts are directly linked to the type of monomer being polymerized. Simple one-pot (or in-situ) chain end function~li7~tion of more reactive carbocationic 2 0 monomers, like isobutyl vinyl ether, can occur using ionic nucleophilic additives.
i.e. methanol, alkyl lithium, etc. (see M. Sawamoto, et al. Macromolecules, 20, 1 (1987).) An additional method for end-capping living polymers with these more reactive cationic monomers is disclosed for coupling of poly(isobutyl vinylether) chains with silyl ketene acetals or silyl enol ethers in H. Fukui, et al in Macromolecules, 26, 7315 (1993) and Macromolecules 27, 1297, (1994).
However, chain end functionalization does not occur when these additives are added to the living polym~ri7~tion of less reactive monomers such as isobutylene. (see Z. Fodor, et al, Polym. Prepr. Amer. Chem. Soc., 35(2), 492 (1994).) Addition of the nucleophilic reagents at the end of isobutylene 3 0 polymerization resulted in the consumption of the catalyst and the formation of t-alkyl chloride chain ends on the polyisobutylene rather than the desired nucleophilic substitution. Consequendy, a multi-step process would be required to functionalize a living polymer from these less reactive monomers. Even when one considers dhat allylic chain ends can be provided by an in-situ 3 5 function~li7~tion of living polyisobutylene by adding allyltrimethylsilanes at the end of polymerization, (see EPA 0 264 214 or B. Ivan, et al, J. Polym. Sci., Part CA 02209126 1997-06-2~
W O96/21685 PCTrUS96100079 A, Polym. Chem., 28, 89 (l990) this functinn~li7~tinn limits the choice of chemistries to introduce functional groups, however. Thus, there is a need in the art to provide single and two or three step processes to provide functicm~1i7ed living polymers comprising less reactive cationic monomers, such as isobutylene.
Electrophilic displacement reactions have thus far not been considered a viable option with living polymers made using strong Lewis acids since it is thought that the concentration of active chain ends is too small for further reaction. While such displacements have been carried out with non-polymeric halides, such as l~ m~ntyl, there is no indication that such displacements will be successful with living polymers, such as polyisobutylene.
Recently, functionalization of living polystyrene has been carried out with silyl ketene acetals and silyl enol ethers as disclosed in K. Miyashita, et al, in J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem., 32, 2531 (1994). As this system uses a SnCl4/R4N~Cl~ catalyst system to achieve living polymerization, it requires a 200 fold excess of the silyl enol ether to complete the end cap in a qu~ tive manner. As the authors point out, although this method leads to selective and nearly quantitative end-function:~1i7~tinn, the large excess of silyl enol ethermakes this method a less than practical method to derive end-functionalized 2 0 poly~Lylcnes. The instant invention demonstrates a method which cignifi~nt1y reduces the amount of silyl enol ether to practical levels and achieves end functionalization by appro~liate choice of Lewis acid catalyst system.
Brief Description of the Invention 2 5 This invention relates to functionalized polymers, and a rnethod to obtain them comprising combing a living polymer or a polymer having a terminal halide group with a silyl enol ether. For the purposes of this invention, "living" cationic polymeri7~tion is defined as polymeri7~tion conditions u~der which control of molecular weight is determined by DPn=[M]/[I] (where DP is 3 0 the number average degree of polymerization, [M] is the monomer concentration, and [Il is the initiator concentration), leading to a linear relationship between Mn and polymer yield within the scope of experimental error. Chain transfer as well as termination are ecsenti~lly absent during and following the polymerization through a time, preferably of 2 to 3 hours or more,3 5 more preferably at least S minutes, in which function~li7~tion can be effected.
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Wo 96/21685 PCTIUS96/00079 affected by chain transfer of termination. Thus a living polymer is a polymer having an active chain end that has not undergone tennin~tion or chain transfer.To determine whether less than 15% of the polymer has undergone chain termination or transfer plot the theoretical Mn versus the yield, then compare 5 the Mn value as measured by GPC, using calibration based on polyisobutylene standards. If the measured Mn value falls more than 15% above or below the line describing calculated Mn versus yield, then the system has more than 15%
chain transfer or termination.
This invention further relates to novel compositions produced during 10 and by the method above.
Brief Description of the Invention Figure 1 illustrates how initiation sites control the number of functional chain ends.
Detailed Description of the Invention.
This invention relates to functionalized polymers, preferably functionalized living polymers, even more preferably functionalized living carbocationic polymers. This invention further relates to a method to obtain 2 0 such functionali~d polymers comprising contacting a living polymer or a halide termin~tlod polymer with one or more silyl enol ethers under reaction conditions.
In a plcfellcd embodiment the silyl enol ether is added to a living isobutylene polymerization just after 100 % conversion of monomer to polymer.
Furthermore this invention may be used to prepare functionalized narrow 2 5 molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) polymers in a single reactor or in sequential reactors.
In a pl~;felled embodiment the polymer to be combined with the silyl enol ether is preferably a polymer comprising one or more monomers selected from olefinic, a-olefinic, di-substituted olefinic or styrenic monomers. Preferred 3 0 monomers include any hydrocarbon monomer that is cationically polymerizable,i.e. capable of stabilizing a cation or prop~g~ting center because the monomer contains an electron don~ting group. A suitable list of these monomers includes, but not limited to, those monomers described in J.P. Kennedy, Cationic Polymçri7~tion of Olefins: A Critical Invellloly, John Wiley and Sons, 3 5 New York, 1975, which is incorporated by reference herein. Particularly pl~t;felled monomers include one more of olefins, a-olefins, disubstituted olefins, CA 02209126 1997-06-2~
W O96/21685 PCTrUS96/0~079 isoolefins, styrene and/or substituted styrenics cnn~ g 1 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 8, even more preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms. Examples of ~lefel.ed monomers include styrene, para-aL~ylstyrene, para-methylstyrene, alpha-methyl styrene, isobutylene, 2-methylbutene, 2-methylpentene, isoprene, b~lt~-lien.o. and the like. A particularly plc;~lled monomer combination c~-mpri.ces isobutylene and para-methyl styrene, while a particularly preferred homopolymer is polyisobutylene.
The polymer to be combined with the silyl enol ether may be any molecular weight, including Mn's from as low as 200, or 500 to one million or more. Depending on the end use desired, various Mn's are pr~fe"~ed. For example, for use in various oleaginous composition, such as additives and lubricants, Mn's of about 300 to 10,000 are preferred, with Mn's of about 450 toabout 4,000 being especially ~l~ftl,~d. In alternate embodiments Mn's of about 500 to about 2200 are preferred, Mn's of 500 to about 1300 are more preferred, while Mn's of between about 450 to about 950 are particularly pl~fe.red. In itinn~l emborlimPntc, functionalized polymers of higher molecular weights are p-efe--c;d. For çx~mpl~, functionalized polymers with Mn's of up to 30~),000or more may be used in the tire and rubber industry as base polymers or modifying polymers for blending.
2 0 Methods to obtain living polymers that may be combined with the s1lylenol ethers include those methods disclosed in EPA 206 756; U.S. Patent No.'s 5,350,819; 5,169,914; 4,910,321; and USSN 08/128,449 filed September ''.8, 1993, all of which are incorporated by reference herein. Halide terminated polymers may be prepared by non-living polymerization techniques. Examples include U.S. Patent No.'s 4,276,394; 4,524,188; 4,342,849; and 4,316,973, which are incorporated by reference herein. In a p.e~-led embodiment dirnethyl aluminum chloride combined with any tertiary alkyl initiator in a solvent system having a dielectric constant of about 2.4 to about 4 is selec~ed to produce the living polymer.
3 o Living polymerization may be achieved using a variety of methods, some of which are described in U.S. Patent No.'s 5,350,819; 5,169,914; and 4,910,321. General conditions under which living polymeri7~tions can be achieved for isobutylene include:
(1) a catalyst comprising an initiator of a tertiary aL~yl halide, a 3 5 tertiary araL~yl halide. a tertiary aL~yl ether, a tertiary aralkyl ether, a tertiary aL~yl ester, a tertiary araL~yl ester, or the like;
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Wo 96/21685 PCT/US96/00079 (2) a Lewis acid co-initiator which typically comprises a halide of .", boron or ~ mimlm;
(3) a proton scavenger and /or electron donor;
(4) a solvent whose dielect~ic constant is selected considering the 5 choice of the Lewis acid and the monomer in accord with known cationic polym~ri~tion systems; and (5) monomers.
A proton scavenger is defined in U.S. Patent 5,350,819. Electron donors have been defined in EPA 341 012. Both of which are incorporated by 10 reference herein.
One may obtain a halide t~rmin~ted polymer useful in this invention using a system of initi~tor-transfer agents, called "inifers." Using inifers forisobutylene polymeri~tion, one can prepare polymer chains t~rmin~te~ in a halide group. These are referred to as "telechelic" polymers. A detailed 15 discussion of the uses for these inifers and t'ne types of telechelic polymers prepared is found in U. S. Patent No.'s 4,316,673 and 4,342,849, which is incorporated by reference herein. Such polyisobutylenes t~rmin~ted with tertiary halides, typically tertiary chlorines, may be combined with the silyl enol ethers of this invention to produce functionalized polymer under the methods 2 0 described herein. These pre-made halogenated polymers may be thought of as asubstitute for the initiator and monomer present in a living polymerization framework and are treated as equivalent, in terms of end group functionality, tothe polymers prepared by the living polymerization of isobutylene. Typically these halogenated polymers are added to the catalyst system by dissolving the 2 5 polymer in solvent of choice, much the same way that monomer and initiator are added to a living polymt-ri7~tion charge. The stoichiometry of the catalyst ingredients are calculated assuming that the pre-made polymer is a substitute for the initiator, i.e. one halide te""il,~,S is equal to one initiator site. All ingredients are added and equilibrated at the desired ~lllpel'~ltUlc; before the Lewis acid is 3 0 introduced. After an equilibration time of 0.5 to 20 minutes, the mixture isconsidered as the equivalent to the living polymer prepared under these catalystconditions at complete monomer conversion. Functionalization proceeds according to the method described herein.
A telechelic polymer is defined to be an oligomer with known functional 3 5 end groups in accordance with the definition given in H.G. Elias, W O96/21685 PCT/US~G10(~79 Macromolecules, Plenum Press, New York, 1984 Vol. l. pg 6, which is incorporated by reference herein.
In a preferred embodiment the silyl enol ether is represented by the formula:
R5 C = C O Si R2 wherein Rl, R2 and R3 are, independently, hydrogen or a Cl to C30 linear, cyclic, or branched alkyl, aryl, phenyl or aromatic group, provided that at least one of Rl, R2 and R3 is an alkyl and further provided that Rl, R2 or R3 or any combination thereof may be joined to form a cyclic structure having the Si group as a member of the cyclic structure;
R4 is an ether, aL~yl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group, provided that when R4 is an ether group it is represented by the formula -0-R7, wherein R7 is a alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, a11yl group; and Rs and R6 are, independently, an alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided that two or more of R3, R4, Rs and R6 may be connected in a cyclic or fused ring structure. In a pl~c;rell~d embodiment the silyl enol ether is an alkyl silyl enol ether, i.e. it is substituted with at least one alkyl group and all substitutions are alkyl groups. For example in the formula above all of Rl - R6 are alkyl groups or H, provided that at least on of Rl to R6 is an aL~yl group.
2 0 In another plc;rellGd embodiment the silyl enol ether is an aryl silyl enol ether, i.e. it is substituted with at least one aryl group and all substitutions are aryl groups. For example in the formula above all of R l - R6 are aryl groups or H, provided that at least on of Rl to R6 is an aryl group. In yet another preferredembodiment the silyl enol ether contains both aryl and aL~yl groups, i.e. it is 2 5 substituted with at least one aryl group and at least one aL~yl group and all substitutions are aryl or aL~yl groups. For example in the formula above all of Rl - R6 are aryl groups, alkyl groups or H, provided that at least one of R l toR6 is an aryl group and at least one of Rl to R6 is an aL~yl group. In another plerell~,d embodiment Rl, R2 and R3 are methyl groups.
3 0 Techniques under which the living polymer or a polymer terminated with a halogen and the silyl enol ether are combined are typical conditions known to CA 02209126 1997-06-2~
W O96/21685 PCTrUS96/00079 those of ordinary skill in the art, such as, but not limited to, suspending the silyl enol ether in a solvent and thereafter combining with the neat, suspended or dissolved living polymer or the halide te.rrnin~t~d polymer. The neat silyl enolether may also be directly added to the neat, suspended or dissolved living polymer or the halide termin~tPd polymer.
The number of functional groups on the silyl enol ether modified polymer is determined by the number of initiator sites in the initiator. For ex~mple, initi~tion of isobutylene from 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimethylpentane leads toa polymer with one functional group per chain. Whereas 1,3,5-(1-chloro-1-1 0 methylethyl)benzene will produce a polymer with three functional groups per chain. The molecular weight of the polymer chain can be manipulated by varying the ratio of the concentrations of the monomer to the initiator as in most living polymerizations. See for example U.S. Patent 5,350,819; 5,169,914;
4,910,321 and USSN 128,449 filed September 28, 1993, which are 1 5 incorporated by reference herein.
In a ~l~rellt;d embodiment as little as about one equivalent of silyl enol ether per chain end is sufflcient to carry out the functionalization. Greater amounts of silyl enol ether are of course useful up to and including about 150 equivalents, however the prefell~d ranges of silyl enol ether to chain end are 0.5 2 0 to 20 equivalents per chain end, preferably 1 to 5 equivalents per chain end, even more preferably 1 to 2 equivalents per chain end. (Chain ends are determined by ascertaining the number of initiation sites per initiator moleculeand multiplying that number by the number of initiator molecules present.) The following picture helps vi~u~ e the determination of the number of 2 5 initiator sites, which in turn leads to the number of functional chain ends per polymer as determined by the initi~tor used.
Typically the reaction is rapid and viable at temperatures of about -20 ~C
or below and the reaction is rapid and quantitative at temperatures of about -80~
C or below, especially -80~C to about -100~C.
3 0 The silyl enol ether may be added neat or more preferably as a solution of the silyl enol ether in the chosen solvent for the polymerization. The addition may be singular and immediate or may be a more slowly controlled, metered addition. ~tl(1itinn~lly, the silyl enol ether may be added with additional Lewis acid catalyst, proton trap, electron donor, or any combination thereof which are3 5 typical components of the aforementioned living polymerization systems. In a pr~re,.~;d embodiment the Lewis acid does not react with the silyl enol ether.
Once the living polymer has been reacted with the silyl enol et'ner, i~ may be used in that form or modified to form another functional group by known chemistries. For example the functional group may be reduced, oxidized, hydrogenated and / or hydrolyzed. These additional reactions may be pelrolllled in the same reactor since isolation of the silyl enol ether cnnt~imng polymer is optional. To illustrate this point t'ne conversion of an aldehyde group is illustrated. This illustration does not intend to limit the scope of the instant invention. A polymer cnnt~ining an aldehyde end group may be reduced with lithium al-lmimlm hydride to an alcohol group. A variety of other reducing agents many of which are described in J. Seyden-Penne, Reductions by the Alumino- and Borohydrides in Organic Synthesis, VCH Publishers, New ~ork, 1991, which is incorporated by reference herein, may also be used to reduce the aldehyde to a primary alcohol end group. Other means of converting an aldehyde to an alcohol or to other functional groups are commonly known in tne art. (See, for example, R.C. Larock, Comprehensive Organic Transformations, VCH Publishers, New York, 1989 which is incorporated by reference herein). Similar constructions for functional group conversions could be constructed for other pseudohalide chain ended polymers. For a list of additional many of the possible modifications see page 56, et seq, of USSN
2 0 992,516, filed December 17, 1992 and PCT WO 9413718, both of which are incorporated by reference herein.
A class of plc;fell~;d products of this invention have a narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn), preferably of about 4 or less, more preferably of about 2.5 or less, even more preferably 1.75 or less. Likewise the methods 2 5 described above produce polymers having a greater degree of functionalization than previously available by commercially viable processes. In a pl'cfell~d embodiment the degree of chain end functionalization is about 70% or more, preferably 80%, or more, even more preferably 90% or more, as measured by proton NMR.
3 0 Another pl~rell~d class of products produced according to this invention may be used as starting materials for other desired products such as polyuret'nanes, amphiphilic ne~wolh~ or epoxy resins. For more inforrnation on using such starting materials for polyurethane or epoxy synthesis please see U.S.
Patents 4,939,184 and 4.888,389, and examples in U.S. 4,942,204 and 3 5 4,429,099 which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
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wo 96121685 PCT/USg6l00079 In a particularly ~rerell~;d embodiment the functionalized polymer is a functionalized polyisobutylene polymer. In particular polyisobutylene of Mn's of between about 200 and 3000, preferably between about 450 and about 2200, more preferably between about 450 and about 1300, even more preferably between about 500 and about 950 are particularly pl~fell~d especially when functionalized with an aldehyde or ketone to form an alcohol functional group.
These pr~;;rellc;d polymers and other .cimil~rly functionalized polymers can be used in a variety of oleaginous compositions as modifiers. Preferred uses include lube oil, additive and dispersant uses. For an exhaustive list of the many possible uses and possible functional groups see USSN 992,516, filed December 17, 1992 and PCT WO 9413718, both of which are incorporated by reference herem.
By combining ~lirrelcn~ initi~torc, monomers and silyl enol ethers, a variety of new polymer structures can be obtained. Furthermore, additional new polymer structures can be obtained by p~;lrolln",g conversion chemistries, i.e.
oxidation, reduction, hydrogenation, hydrolysis, etc. on the functionalized polymers prepared herein. Preferred ex~mples of these structures are represented by the formula: R-[(polyolefin)-Y]n. Examples of the possible R, polyolefin and Y groups are listed in Table A. A desired polymer structure can 2 0 be obtained by combining various groups from the initi~t-~r fragment column (R) with the desired polymer from the polymer column (polyolefin) and the end group (Y) from the in-situ end cap column or the converted end group column.
Some initiator fr~gment.c are capable of generating more than one functional endgroup in the polymer, i.e. a trifunctional initiator will lead to a trifunctional star 2 5 polymer. The "n" inllic~tes the number of functional groups per polymer asdictated by the choice of R. It should be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that a ketone or an aldehyde is a precursor for an alcohol, an amine or similar functional groups readily obtained by simple conversion ch~mictries. The description of Y(converted end groups) in Table A describes a 3 0 few of the many possible conversions available.
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R-[(polyolefin)-Y]n R when n = 1 polyolefin ~ polyisobutylene PhC(CH3)2- polystyrene PhC(CH~)(C ~H~)- polyisobutylene-b-polystyrene CH~PhC(CH~)~- polyisobutylene-r-polystyrene t-BuPhC(CH3)2~ poly(p-methylstyrene) ClPhC(CH3)2- polyisobutylene-b-poly(p-- methylstyrene) t-Bu- polyisobutylene-r-poly(p-methylstyrene) t-octyl- polyisobutylene-r-polyisoprene ACocH2c(cH3)2- poly(p-chlorostyrene) (CH~)~Si- polyisobutylene-b-poly(p-chlorostyrene) (CH?,)2Si(C2H~)- polyisobutylene-r-poly(p-chlorostyrene) (CH~)Si(C~H~)~- polyindene Ph?~Si- polyisobutylene-b-poly(polyindene) R when n equals 2 -C~H,~- polyisobutylene-r-poly(polyindene) -C4H~- polyL ropylene .
-C~H1 n- polyisobutylene-b-poly,u-vl~ylene -C,~H1 ~- polyisobutylene-r-polypropylene -C(CH3)2CH2C(CH3)2-CA 02209126 1997-06-2~
wo 96121685 PCT/USg6/00079 -C(CH3)2PhC(CH3)2--C(CH3)2Ph(t-BU)C(cH3)2 -C(CH3)2C~Hl nC(CH3)2-R when n equals 3 [-c(cH3)2]3ph [-C(CH3)2]3C~Hg Y (in-situ end group) Y (converted end group) -C(CH3)2CHO -C(CH3)2cH20H
-C(CH3)2COOH
-C(CH~)?C=NPh -C(CH3)(Ph)CHO -C(CH3)(Ph)CH2OH
-C(CH~)(Ph)COOH
-C(CH~)(Ph)C=NPh -C(Ph)2CHO -C(Ph)2CH20H
-C(Ph)?COOH
-C(CH~)(C2HS)CHO
-C(C2HS)2CHO
-CH((CH2)2Si(CH3)2Cl)CHO
-CH2CO(CH3) -CH2CH(OH)CH3 -CH~C(=NPh)CH~
-CH(CH3)CO(CH3) -CH(CH3)CH(OH)CH~
-CH(CH~)C(=NPh)CH~
-cH2co(cH2)3si(cH3)2 -CH2CO(CH2)2Si(cH3)2 Wo 96/21685 PcTruss6/~0079 -CH2COOCH~
-CH2COOPh -C(CH3)2COOCH3 -C(CH3)2COOH
-CH(CH3)COOCH3 o OH
o OH
~ -CH(CH2CH2CH20H)COOH
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W O 96/21685 PCTrUS96/00079 Preferred products produced by the methods described above include those compounds represented by the formulae:
~ OH
p--C --C
\ R4 P 1 C~O
\ OH
10 wherein P is the polymer chain and R4 is an ether, aL~yl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group, provided that when R4 is an ether group it is represented by theformula -O-R7, wherein R7 is a aL~yl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl group; (of course, one of oldinaly skill in the art will realize that when R4 is an ether group that an ester group is formed in the formula above) and 15 Rs and R6 are, independently, an aL~yl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided t'nat two or more of R4, Rs and R6 may be connected in a cyclic or fused ring structure.
Particularly prefe-r~d products include those represented by the 2 0 formulae:
, CH3 \ CH3 O
I m CH3 \ o \\
CH3 \ CH3 m CH3 \ OH
>~
- CH2--C C~
CH
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CH2 c - CH2 C ~ CH3 CH3 \ O
I
m Wherein m is the number of isobutylene units in the polymer chain, typically between two and one million.
Examples Molecular weight (Mw and Mn) were measured by Gel Permeation Chromotography using a Waters 150 gel permeation chromatograph equipped with a dirrtrelltial refractive index (DRI) detector and polystyrene standards.
The numerical analyses were performed using a commercially available standard Gel Permeation Software package.
Percent functionalization is measured by proton NMR on a 250 MHz Bruker AC-250 Spectrometer from CDC13 solutions.
Example 1 In a glass reactor, cooled to -30~C or below, living polymer (about 1400 Mn) was made under the following conditions:
[Isobutylene monomer] = 3.17 moVl;
[Initiator] = 0.137 moVl of either 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimelllylpelltalle (TMPCl) or 3-t-butyl-1,5-bis(l-chloro-l-methylethyl)benzene (BClME);
tProton scavenger] = 0.011 mol/l of di-tert-butylpyridine;
[Co-initiator] = 0.067 mol/l of TiC14;
Solvent = 60/40 volume/volume//hexane/methylene chloride;
Time = five minutes at -80 ~C, ten minutes at -30 ~C, and 5 minutes at -50 ~C.
CA 02209l26 l997-06-2=, W O96/21685 PCT~US96/C0079 Once monomer conversion reached 100% the silyl enol ether (SEE) was added, at 1.5 equivalents per initiation site, (i.e. 0.21 moVl for reactions initiated with 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimethylpentane (TMPCl) and 0.41 moVl for reactions initiated with 3-t-butyl- 1 ,5-bis( 1 -chloro- 1 -methylethyl)benzene (BClME)), 5 either neat or in at least 50 volume percent solution of the pseud~,h~lide in the polymt-ri~tion solvents was added in one addition to the polymerization ure. The resllltin& ~ lure was allowed to react at the polym~ri7"tion temperature or permitted to warm toward ambient temperature for at least one hour. The reaction was then quenched with methanol addition ([MeOH] = four 10 times the [TiC14]). Thereafter the polymer was separated with a deionized water wash until neutral and the solvents were removed by vacuum.
The data are listed in table 1.
Table 1.
Run SEE~o Funct. InitiatorTemp (~C) A >90% TMPCl -80 2 A >90 TMPCl -80 3 A >80 TMPCl -50 4 A >80 BClME -80 B 100 TMPCl -50 6 C 63 TMPCl -50 % Funct = percent function:~li7"tion SEE = silyl enol ether A = 2-methyl-1-(trimethylsiloxy)-1-propene, B = -l-trimethylsilyoxycyclohexene, 2 o C = dimethylsilyl ketene acetal BClME = 3-t-butyl-1,5-bis(l-chloro-1-methylethyl)benzene TMPCl = 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimethylpentane All references, testing procedures and priority documents are 2 5 incorporated by reference herein. As is apparent from the foregoing generaldescription and the specific embodiments, while forms of the invention have been illustrated and described, various modifications can be made without depa~lting from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is noc intended that the invention be limited thereby.
Claims (8)
1. A method for the functionalization of a polymer comprising reacting a living polymer or a polymer having a terminal halide group with a silyl enol ether.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the silyl enol ether is represented by the formula:
wherein Rl,R2 and R3 are, independently, hydrogen or a C1 to C30 linear, cyclic,or branched alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group provided that at least one of Rl,R2 and R3 is an alkyl, and R4 is an ether, alkyl. aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group, provided that when R4 is an ether group it is represented by the formula -O-R7, wherein R7 is a alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl group; and R5 and R6 are, independently, an alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided that two or more of R3,R4,R5 and R6 may be connected in a cyclic or fused ring structure.
wherein Rl,R2 and R3 are, independently, hydrogen or a C1 to C30 linear, cyclic,or branched alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group provided that at least one of Rl,R2 and R3 is an alkyl, and R4 is an ether, alkyl. aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group, provided that when R4 is an ether group it is represented by the formula -O-R7, wherein R7 is a alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl group; and R5 and R6 are, independently, an alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided that two or more of R3,R4,R5 and R6 may be connected in a cyclic or fused ring structure.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein Rl, R2 and R3 are a C1 to C10 alkyl group and/or wherein Rl, R2 and R3 are the same Cl to Cl0 group and/or wherein R4,R5 and R6 are joined into a fused ring structure.
4. The method of any preceding claims wherein the silyl enol ether is selected from the group consisting of 2-methyl-1-(trimethylsiloxy)-1-propene, l-trimethylsilyoxy-cyclohexene and dimethylsilyl ketene acetal and/or the livingpolymer is isobutylene.
5. The method of any preceding claims wherein the method further comprising the step of contacting the product produced by combining the living polymer with the silyl enol ether with a reduction, oxidation, hydrolization or hydrogentation agent under reaction conditions.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the polymer is a halide terminated polymer and the silyl enol ether is an alkyl silyl enol ether or an aryl silyl enol ether or contains both alkyl and aryl groups.
7. A functionalized polymer represented by one of the following formulae:
(I) wherein P is the polymer chain and R4 is an ether, alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group, provided that when R4 is an ether group it is represented by the formula -O-R7, wherein R7 is a alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl group; and R5 and R6 are. independently, an alkyl. aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided that two or more of R4, R5 and R6 may be connected in a cyclic or fusedring structure;
(II) wherein P is the polymer chain and R4 is an ether, alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group, provided that when R4 is an ether group it is represented by the formula -O-R7, wherein R7 is a alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl group; and R5 and R6 are, independently, an alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided that two or more of R4, R5 and R6 may be connected in a cyclic or fusedring structure; or (III) wherein P is the polymer chain and R5 and R6 are, independently, an alkyl, aryl,phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided that, R5 and R6 may be connected in acyclic or fused ring structure.
(I) wherein P is the polymer chain and R4 is an ether, alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group, provided that when R4 is an ether group it is represented by the formula -O-R7, wherein R7 is a alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl group; and R5 and R6 are. independently, an alkyl. aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided that two or more of R4, R5 and R6 may be connected in a cyclic or fusedring structure;
(II) wherein P is the polymer chain and R4 is an ether, alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, or allyl group, provided that when R4 is an ether group it is represented by the formula -O-R7, wherein R7 is a alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl group; and R5 and R6 are, independently, an alkyl, aryl, phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided that two or more of R4, R5 and R6 may be connected in a cyclic or fusedring structure; or (III) wherein P is the polymer chain and R5 and R6 are, independently, an alkyl, aryl,phenyl, aromatic, allyl or group, provided that, R5 and R6 may be connected in acyclic or fused ring structure.
8. A functionalized polyisobutylene represented by one of the formulae:
wherein m is the number of isobutylene units in the polymer chain.
wherein m is the number of isobutylene units in the polymer chain.
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