Synthesis of Pyridine/Pyrrolimidine Cobalt/Nickel Complexes and Methyl Methacrylate Polymerization Catalyzed by Them
A series of ligands L1-L4 were synthesized by Schiff base condensation reaction of 2-acetylpyridine/pyrrole with p-phenylenediamine and carbazide catalyzed by glacial acetic acid/microwave radiation.Complexes 1-8 were further synthesized by reaction with cobalt/nickel chloride in methanol/tetrahydrofuran.The comprehensive structural characterization of the product was carried out using elemental analysis,nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy,infrared spectroscopy,ultraviolet spectroscopy,and X-ray single-crystal diffraction.It was found that the ligands L1-L3 has a diamine bridged double imine pyridine/pyrrole structure,L4 has a single imine pyrrole structure,and complexes 1-6 are all binuclear complexes,while complexes 7 and 8 are mononuclear.In the ligand synthesis experiment,it was found that the yield of L1 was the highest,reaching 89.8%,indicating that aniline has stronger nucleophilicity compared to linear amines and is more conducive to the generation of products.Through a systematic study of the relationship between the catalytic behavior of complexes 1-8 for the polymerization of methyl methacrylate(MMA)and the catalyst structure and polymerization reaction conditions,it was found that when the polymerization time was 6 h,the temperature was 90 ℃,the ratio of monomer to catalyst n(M)/n(Ni)was 3000∶1,and the ratio of main catalyst to initiator n(Ni)/n(AIBN)was 2∶1,the catalytic activity of the double imine ligand Ni(Ⅱ)complex formed by the condensation of 2-acetylpyridine and p-phenylenediamine was the highest,reaching 4.3281 × 104 g·mol-1·h-1.