有机化学 ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (10): 3206-3212.DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202405031 上一篇    下一篇

研究论文

双功能硫脲催化剂在“一锅法”制备多肽和环状碳酸酯反应中的应用

王凯悦a, 许明诺a, 李博a,*(), 伍广朋b,*()   

  1. a 杭州师范大学材料化学与化工学院 杭州 310036
    b 浙江大学高分子科学与工程学系 杭州 310058
  • 收稿日期:2024-05-24 修回日期:2024-08-06 发布日期:2024-08-30
  • 基金资助:
    杭州师范大学开放课题基金(KFJJ2023005)

Application of Bifunctional Thiourea Catalyst in One Pot Preparation of Polypeptides and Cyclic Carbonates

Kaiyue Wanga, Mingnuo Xua, Bo Lia,*(), Guangpeng Wub,*()   

  1. a College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036
    b Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058
  • Received:2024-05-24 Revised:2024-08-06 Published:2024-08-30
  • Contact: *E-mail: boli@hznu.edu.cn;gpwu@zju.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Hangzhou Normal University(KFJJ2023005)

设计合成了一系列双功能硫脲催化剂用于催化N-羧基环内酸酐(NCA)开环聚合反应生成多肽, 同时固定反应过程中释放的二氧化碳(CO2), 将其转化成具有工业价值的环状碳酸酯, 通过串联反应实现“一锅法”制备多肽和环状碳酸酯, 提高了原子利用率. 串联反应过程中助引发剂环氧烷烃的加入不但起到活化NCA单体的作用, 还可有效地与CO2发生环加成反应生成环状碳酸酯. 通过优化催化剂结构和反应条件可极大地提高反应效率, 这一串联方法为原子经济性地合成两种相关化合物提供了新思路.

关键词: 双功能催化剂, 开环聚合, 有机催化, CO2固定

A series of bifunctional thiourea catalysts were designed and synthesized to catalyze the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCA) for preparation of polypeptides. At the same time, the released carbon dioxide (CO2) during the reaction was fixed and converted into cyclic carbonates with industrial value. One-pot synthesis of well-defined polyesters and cyclic carbonates in high yields was successfully realized by this tandem process, which increased the atomic utilization. We disclosed that this tandem reaction was processed in the presence of propylene oxide (PO), which was not only judiciously added as an in situ activator for the efficient ROP of NCA, but also reacted with CO2 in the next step to form cyclic carbonates. By exploring the effect of different structures of bifunctional thiourea catalysts and reaction conditions on the reaction activity, the reaction efficiency could be highly improved. This tandem process offered unprecedented opportunities for the atom-efficient production of two relevant compounds.

Key words: bifunctional catalyst, ring-opening polymerization, organic catalysis, CO2 fixation