ISSN:
0360-6376
Keywords:
Physics
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The stereospecificity of benzyl derivatives of trivalent titanium (Rn TiX3-n, where X = Cl, I, n = 1-3) in butadiene polymerization was studied. It was found that dibenzyltitaniumiodide is an efficient catalyst of the 1,4-cis-polymerization of butadiene and that tribenzyltitanium forms 1,2-units. In both cases all the titanium-benzyl bonds participated in the initiation reaction and the active sites were polymeric analogues of crotyl derivatives of Ti(III); namely, bis-π-oligobutadienyltitaniumiodide and tris-π-oligobutadienyltitanium. These sites are stable at room temperature. The nature of the active sites in the polymerization of butadiene with Ziegler's 1,4-stereo-specific systems Til4 (or Til2Cl2) + AIR3 are described.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1984.170220701
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