ISSN:
0360-6376
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Homogeneous Ziegler-Natta systems for the ethylene polymerization, deriving from R2R2′M complexes (R = cyclopentadienyl; R′ = alkyl, aryl; M = Ti, Zr, Hf) and oligomeric oxoalane compounds, were studied. Further results concerning the methyl aluminoxane synthesis and the related chemistry are reported. On the basis of spectroscopic data a delocalized electronic structure could be inferred for these compounds. Results from polymerization experiments showed that the highest productivities are obtained only by oxoalane cocatalysts having a high degree of oligomerization. The catalytic activity of the systems under investigation was strongly affected also by changing both the σ-alkyl and the π-cyclo-pentadienyl ligands. Furthermore, it was found that in the presence of methyl aluminoxane, the homoleptic σ-alkyl derivatives of IVB transition metals, such as Zr(CH2C6H5)4, are also able to polymerize ethylene with a fairly high productivity. Active species containing Zr—O—Al bonds have been postulated.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1985.170230805
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