POLYCONDENSATION CATALYZED BY PALLADIUM COMPLEX .3. SYNTHESES OF LINEAR POLYAMINES AND CYCLIC OLIGOAMINES VIA PI-ALLYL PALLADIUM INTERMEDIATES

A new polymerization reaction with a Pd(0) catalyst has been explored, in which polyamines (linear and cyclic) having amino groups in the main chains are produced. Two components of monomeric, compounds are employed; the one is a bifunctional allylic compound and the other is amine. As the amine components, tosylated amines are employed, too, to produce the corresponding tosylated derivatives of polyamine. A kind of polycondensation proceeded via a π-allyl palladium intermediate. The monomer structure and the character of the catalyst influence the proportion between linear and cyclic products. © 1990, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan. All rights reserved.