Polymerization of nitriles and pyridine

Convenient Synthesis of a Highly Soluble and Stable Phosphorescent Platinum Porphyrin Dye

“…All synthetic steps can be conveniently carried out on large scales, and we have prepared 2.35 g of 10 in one batch in 36% yield (for 8 → 10 step; 22% overall yield from 1 ). The preparation of 10 can be further scaled up although our initial attempt producing a 7 g batch of 10 suffered a lower yield (15% for 8 → 10 ).…”

Investigation of cyano resin-based gel polymer electrolyte: in situ gelation mechanism and electrode–electrolyte interfacial fabrication in lithium-ion battery

“…The propagation proceeds via the impregnation of PVA-CN monomer into these carbenium ions, nally giving rise to a crosslinked three-dimensional network structure lled by liquid electrolyte and forming GPEs. 33 So far, few studies have explored the polymerization of nitriles because C^N bonds are inherently stable and the enthalpy of this polymerization is small, whereas the entropy change of this reaction is a negative value, resulting in an increase in the Gibbs free energy. 34 However, in this work, the polymerization of C^N can be successfully initiated by PF 5 and this reaction mechanism provides a new way for the design and preparation of cyano electrolyte materials.…”

Efficient Conversion of Inert Nitriles to Multifunctional Poly(5-amino-1,2,3-triazole)s via Regioselective Click Polymerization with Azide Monomers under Ambient Conditions

“…However, the chemical reactivity of nitriles is so inert that some of them, such as acetonitrile, could be used as common solvents in organic reactions. As a result, the conversion of nitrile monomers to functional polymers must be performed under harsh conditions, such as high temperatures (up to 250 °C), microwave assistance, sealed ampule, high pressure, expensive transition-metal catalysts, and/or strong acid catalysts (Scheme A–C). − The main reason for the chemical stability of nitriles to various reaction systems is that the molecular volume of cyano group has a cylindrical diameter of 3.6 Å for the π-system, which is only one-eighth the size of the methyl group . These harsh reaction conditions make the experiment operations more difficult.…”