A series of anilido–imine chromium complexes have been used as precursors to catalyze homoand copolymerization of ethylene and norbornene. The chromium complexes activated with methylalumoxane (MAO) exhibit good activities for homopolymerization of ethylene (E) to produce linear polyethylene and moderate activities for norbornene (N) polymerization to afford vinyl-type polynorbornene. Ethylene–...

A series of bis(β-ketoamino) titanium complexes containing pyrazolone rings (1–3) have been synthesized, characterized, and used as precursors for homoand copolymerization of ethylene and norbornene. The titanium complexes activated with methylaluminoxane (MAO) exhibited good activities for homopolymerization of ethylene (E) to produce linear polyethylenes (PEs). Ethylene–norbornene copolymers ...

A series of oxovanadium(V) complexes containing amine pyridine(s) phenolate ligands [ONN] (2a-f) have been synthesized in high yields (68-83%) by reacting VO(O(n)Pr)3 with 1.0 equiv. of the ligands in CH2Cl2. These complexes were characterized by (1)H, (13)C and (51)V NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. X-ray structural analysis for 2a, 2c and 2d revealed that these complexes adopt a six-c...

Rare earth metal bis(alkyl) complexes attached by fluorenyl modified N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) (Flu-NHC)Ln(CH(2)SiMe(3))(2) (Flu-NHC = (C(13)H(8)CH(2)CH(2)(NCHCCHN)C(6)H(2)Me(3)-2,4,6); Ln = Sc (2a); Y (2b); Ho (2c); Lu (2d)), ((tBu)Flu-NHC)Ln(CH(2)SiMe(3))(2) ((tBu)Flu-NHC = 2,7-(t)Bu(2)C(13)H(6)CH(2)CH(2)(NCHCCHN)C(6)H(2)Me(3)-2,4,6; Ln = Sc (1a); Lu (1d)) and attached by indenyl modified ...

A series of novel half-titanocene complexes CpTiCl2[S-2-R-6-(PPh2)C6H3] (Cp = C5H5, 2a, R = H; 2b, R = Ph; 2c, R = SiMe3) have been synthesized by treating CpTiCl3 with the sodium of the ligands, 2-R-6-(PPh2)C6H3SNa, which were prepared by the corresponding ligands and NaH. These complexes have been characterized by H, C and P NMR as well as elemental analyses. Structures for 2a–b were further ...

Ethylene-norbornene copolymers were synthesized with a homogeneous catalyst system based on bis(imino) pyridine iron with the addition of diethyl zinc (DEZ) as alkyd transfer agent to promote immortal copolymerization. The addition of DEZ did not influence the catalytic activity in copolymerization with 7.5 mmol of norbornene (NB), but in the reactions with 70 mmol, the comonomer promoted an in...

The synthesis and solution and solid-state structural characterization of a family of amine bis(phenolate) [ONNO]-vanadium complexes is reviewed. These compounds have oxi dation states ranging from vanadium(II) to vanadium(V), and were evaluated as olefin polymerization catalysts. In association with EtAlCl2 cocatalyst, we studied the homo polymerization of ethylene, propene, and 1-hexene, as w...

Phosphino-phenolate neutral nickel catalysts 1-3/B(C6F5)3, without the help of any organoaluminum compound, were found to be efficient catalytic systems for norbornene polymerization and its copolymerization with norbornene derivatives. The amount of B(C6F5)3 required for achieving a high efficiency (3 equiv.) was markedly lower compared to previous reports, and high molecular weight polymers w...