TU Darmstadt / ULB / TUprints

The mechanochemical Friedel‐Crafts polymerization as a solvent‐free cross‐linking approach toward microporous polymers

Krusenbaum, Annika ; Geisler, Jonathan ; Kraus, Fabien Joel Leon ; Grätz, Sven ; Höfler, Mark Valentin ; Gutmann, Torsten ; Borchardt, Lars (2022)
The mechanochemical Friedel‐Crafts polymerization as a solvent‐free cross‐linking approach toward microporous polymers.
In: Journal of Polymer Science, 2022, 60 (1)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00021005
Article, Secondary publication, Publisher's Version

[img] Text
POLA_POLA30220.pdf
Copyright Information: CC BY-NC 4.0 International - Creative Commons, Attribution NonCommercial.

Download (2MB)
Item Type: Article
Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: The mechanochemical Friedel‐Crafts polymerization as a solvent‐free cross‐linking approach toward microporous polymers
Language: English
Date: 8 July 2022
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: 2022
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Polymer Science
Volume of the journal: 60
Issue Number: 1
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00021005
Corresponding Links:
Origin: Secondary publication DeepGreen
Abstract:

Herein we report the mechanochemical Friedel‐Crafts alkylation of 1,3,5‐triphenylbenzene (TPB) with two organochloride cross‐linking agents, dichloromethane (DCM) and chloroform (CHCl₃), respectively. During a thorough milling parameter evaluation, the DCM‐linked polymers were found to be flexible and extremely sensitive toward parameter changes, which even enables the synthesis of a polymer with a SSABET of 1670 m²/g, on par with the solution‐based reference. Contrary, CHCl₃‐linked polymers are exhibiting a rigid structure, with a high porosity that is widely unaffected by parameter changes. As a result, a polymer with a SSABET of 1280 m²/g could be generated in as little as 30 minutes, outperforming the reported literature analogue in terms of synthesis time and SSABET. To underline the environmental benefits of our fast and solvent‐free synthesis approach, the green metrics are discussed, revealing an enhancement of the mass intensity, mass productivity and the E‐factor, as well as of synthesis time and the work‐up in comparison to the classical synthesis. Therefore, the mechanochemical polymerization is presented as a versatile tool, enabling the generation of highly porous polymers within short reaction times, with a minimal use of chlorinated cross‐linker and with the possibility of a post polymerization modification.

Uncontrolled Keywords: cross‐linking, Friedel‐Crafts alkylation, high‐speed ball milling, mechanochemistry, microporous polymers
Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-210057
Classification DDC: 500 Science and mathematics > 540 Chemistry
Divisions: 07 Department of Chemistry > Eduard Zintl-Institut > Fachgebiet Anorganische Chemie
Date Deposited: 08 Jul 2022 11:23
Last Modified: 14 Nov 2023 19:04
SWORD Depositor: Deep Green
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/21005
PPN: 498979326
Export:
Actions (login required)
View Item View Item