Table 1 Selected Optimizationsa

From: Controlled chain-growth polymerization via propargyl/allenyl palladium intermediates

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Entry

x

L

Base

T (°C)

Note

Conv. (%)

Yield (%)

Mn,GPC (kg/mol)

Đ

1

1

DPEPhos

NaOtBu

40

 

>99

75

11.9

1.22

2

1

DPEPhos

 

40

 

91

<5

  

3

1

DPEPhos

 

40

w/o 1a

91

<5

  

4

1

DPEPhos

NaOtBu

40

w/o 1a

>99

79

82.1

1.73

5

 

DPEPhos

NaOtBu

40

 

18

   

6

1

DPEPhos

LiOtBu

40

 

>99

77

8.8

1.13

7

1

DPEPhos

KOtBu

40

 

>99

69

9.3

1.16

8

1

DPEPhos

DBU

40

 

>99

38

2.8

1.29

9

1

DPEPhos

NaOtBu

40

in DMSO

>99

19

8.1

1.21

10

1

DPEPhos

NaOtBu

40

in MeCN

>99

82

9.4

1.18

11

1

DPEPhos

NaOtBu

40

in PhMe

>99

79

16.5

1.40

12

1

rac-BINAP

NaOtBu

40

 

>99

71

11.4

1.20

13

1

dppe

NaOtBu

40

 

52

   

14

1

 

NaOtBu

40

 

57

   

15

1

PPh3

NaOtBu

40

 

>99

62

10.3

1.18

16

1

PCy3

NaOtBu

40

 

54

   

17

1

DPEPhos

NaOtBu

r.t.

 

>99

78

9.8

1.20

18

0.25

DPEPhos

NaOtBu

r.t.

 

>99

84

9.2

1.08

19

0.25

DPEPhos

NaOtBu

r.t.

reaction time = 5 min

>99

72

8.5

1.08

  1. a0.40 mmol scale. Reaction time 8–16 h except entry 19. P1 was isolated by precipitation in MeOH. Conversions were determined by 1H NMR analysis. MW was determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis in THF against polystyrene standards.