Single-site polymerization catalysts enable exquisite control over alkene polymerization reactions to produce new materials with unique properties. Knowledge of catalyst speciation and fundamental kinetics are essential for full mechanistic understanding of zirconocene-catalyzed alkene polymerization. Currently the effect of activators on fundamental polymerization steps is not understood. Prog...

Cyclopentadienyl-titanium complexes containing –OC6H4X ligands (X = Cl, CH3) activated with methylaluminoxane (MAO) were used in the homo-polymerization of ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-butene, and 1-hexene, and also in copolymerization of ethylene with the α-olefins mentioned. The -X substituents exhibit different electron donor-acceptor properties, which is described by Hammett’...

A series of α-diimine Ni(II) complexes containing bulky phenyl groups, [ArN = C(Naphth)C = NAr]NiBr2 (Naphth: 1,8-naphthdiyl, Ar = 2,6-Me2-4-PhC6H2 (C1); Ar = 2,4-Me2-6-PhC6H2 (C2); Ar = 2-Me-4,6-Ph2C6H2 (C3); Ar = 4-Me-2,6-Ph2C6H2 (C4); Ar = 4-Me-2-PhC6H3 (C5); Ar = 2,4,6-Ph3C6H2 (C6)), were synthesized and characterized. Upon activation with either diethylaluminum chloride (Et2AlCl) or modifi...

Five new iron(III) 1-hexene polymerisation catalysts were prepared from the reactions of 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(2-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)ethylimino)methylphenol (L1), or 4-tert-butyl-6-(2-(1Himidazol-4-yl)ethylimino)methylphenol (L2) or 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-[(2-pyridin-2-yl-ethylimino)methyl-phenol (L3) with anhydrous iron(II) halides to form [FeCl2(L1)] (1), [FeBr2(L1)] (2), [FeI2(L1)] (3), [FeBr2(L2)...

Zirconium and Hafnium Ziegler-Natta catalysts containing the [(2,6C12C6H3NCH2CH2)2NMe] ([ArciN2NMe]) ligand were prepared and employed in the polymerization of 1-hexene. Hafnium Ziegler-Natta catalysts containing the [(2,6X2C6H3NHCH2)2C(CH3)(2-C5H4N)] ([Arx2NPy]) (X = Cl or F) ligand were also prepared for use in 1-hexene polymerization studies. Compounds of the type [Ligand]MR 2 (R = Me, i-Bu)...

We report the synthesis of two novel binuclear Pd–diimine catalysts and their unique behaviors in initiating “living” polymerization of ethylene and 1-hexene. These two binuclear catalysts, [(NˆN)Pd(CH2)3C(O)O(CH2)mO(O)C(CH2)3Pd(NˆN)](SbF6)2 (3a: m = 4, 3b: m = 6) (NˆN≡ArN=C(Me)–(Me)C=NAr, Ar≡2,6–(iPr)2C6H3), were synthesized by simply reacting [(NˆN)Pd(CH3)(N≡CMe)]SbF6 (1) with diacrylates, 1,...

A number of half-zirconocene anilide complexes of the type Cp*ZrCl(2)[N(2,6-R(1)(2)C(6)H(3))R(2)] [R(1) = (i)Pr (1, 3), Me (2); R(2) = Me (1, 2), Bn (3)] and Cp*ZrCl[N(2,6-Me(2)C(6)H(3))Me](2) (4) (Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) were synthesized from the reactions of Cp*ZrCl(3) with the lithium salts of the corresponding anilide in diethyl ether at room temperature. All new zirconium comple...

Chromium-vanadium (Cr-V) bimetallic catalysts are prepared by the introduction of vanadium into the Phillips catalyst which is one of the most significant industrial ethylene polymerization catalysts for tuning the Phillips catalyst performances and improving polyethylene properties. In the present work, titanium species were introduced into the fluorine-modified chromium-vanadium bimetallic ca...

sio2-supported silyl chromate catalyst is an important industrial catalyst for production of high grade hdpepipe materials. the control of the short chain branch (scb) distribution using this catalyst system is still a greatchallenge. in this work, ethylene and 1-hexene copolymers were synthesized using sio2-supported silyl chromatecatalyst combined with triisobutylaluminium (tiba), triethylalu...