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Abstract
{η5 -C5H4[CH(CH3)OC(O)CH = CH2])Mn(CO)3, {η5—C5[CH-(CH3)OC(O)C(CH3)=CH2]]Mn(CO)3, and {η5—C5H4[CH(CH3)-OC(O)CH=C(CH3)2])Mn(CO)3 were synthesized (63, 57, and 51%, respectively) from {η5—C5H4[CH(CH3)OH])Mn(CO)3, toluene-sulfonic acid, and the acrylic, methacrylic, and dimethylacrylic acids, and from (η5-C5H4[CH(CH3)OH]}Mn(CO)3, pyridine, and the acrylic, methacrylic, and dimethylacrylic acyl chlorides [26, 48, and 25% (impure), respectively]. No product was obtained when NaH was used as the base in the latter method. The acrylate and methacrylate monomers were bulk homopolymerized at 65°C with AIBN (75% yield, Mn = 88,550 g/mol; 78% yield, Mn = 349,350 g/mol, respectively). The dimethylacrylate did not polymerize under these conditions. The polymers lost vinylcymantrene upon heating to 257 and 279°C, respectively. The polymers did not exhibit a clear Tg but were observed to soften at 85 and 160°C, respectively, and they could be pulled into fibers.