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Highly active titanium-based olefin polymerization catalysts supported by bidentate phenoxyamide ligands.

Daniel C H Oakes1, Vernon C Gibson, Andrew J P White

  • 1Imperial College, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK.

Inorganic Chemistry
|April 26, 2006
PubMed
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New titanium-based phenoxyamide catalysts, activated by methylaluminoxane, show high activity for ethylene polymerization. These catalysts also effectively incorporate 1-hexene comonomers.

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Area of Science:

  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Polymer Science
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Titanium complexes are widely studied as catalysts for olefin polymerization.
  • Phenoxyamide ligands offer tunable electronic and steric properties for catalyst design.
  • Methylaluminoxane (MAO) is a common co-catalyst for activating late transition metal olefin polymerization catalysts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize novel phenoxyamide complexes of titanium.
  • To evaluate the catalytic performance of these complexes in ethylene polymerization.
  • To investigate the effect of 2,6-disubstituted phenyl substituents on catalyst activity and comonomer incorporation.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of titanium-phenoxyamide complexes with 2,6-dichloro- or 2,6-dibromophenyl substituents.

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  • Activation of the titanium complexes using methylaluminoxane (MAO).
  • Ethylene polymerization experiments under varying conditions, including the addition of 1-hexene.

    • Main Results:

    • The activated phenoxyamide titanium catalysts exhibited very high activities for ethylene polymerization.
    • Good incorporation of 1-hexene was achieved, indicating potential for copolymerization.
    • The nature of the halogen substituent (Cl or Br) influenced catalyst performance.

    Conclusions:

    • Phenoxyamide titanium complexes activated by MAO are highly effective catalysts for ethylene polymerization.
    • These catalysts demonstrate potential for producing polyethylene with controlled comonomer incorporation.
    • Further studies can explore ligand modifications for enhanced performance and polymer properties.