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Imine Metathesis by Silica-Supported Catalysts Using the Methodology of Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Published on: October 18, 2019
Modulation of 2-imino-6,7-dihydroquinlin-8(5H)-imine-iron ethylene polymerization catalysts through (cyclo)alkyl,
Randi Zhang1,2, Yanping Ma2, Gregory A Solan2,3
1SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd No. 14 Beisanhuan Donglu, Chao Yang District Beijing 100013 China zhangrd.bjhy@sinopec.com.
Abstract:
A direct one-pot assembly has been utilized for the preparation of 2-imino-6,7-dihydroquinlin-8(5H)-imine-ferrous chloride complexes, [2-(ArN[double bond, length as m-dash]CCH3)-8-(ArN)C9H8N]FeCl2 (Ar = 2-Me-4-(CHPh2)-6-(C5H9)C6H2Fe1, 2-Me-4-(C5H9)-6-(CHPh2)C6H2Fe2, 2-(C5H9)-4-Me-6-(CHPh2)C6H2Fe3, 2-(C5H9)-4,6-(CHPh2)2C6H2Fe4, 2-(C6H11)-4,6-(CHPh2)2C6H2Fe5, 2-(C8H15)-4,6-(CHPh2)2C6H2Fe6, 2-F-4,6-(CHPh2)2C6H2Fe7, 2-Cl-4,6-(CHPh2)2C6H2Fe8], disparate in the steric/electronic profile of their N-aryl groups. In addition to spectroscopic characterization, the structural properties of representative Fe3 and Fe5 have been determined by single crystal XRD. Under activation with MAO or MMAO, Fe1-Fe8 displayed very high catalytic activities for ethylene polymerization at 60 °C [up to 25.20 × 106 g (PE) per mol (Fe) per h for Fe2/MMAO]; even at temperatures as high as 100 °C the activity remained high [3.92 × 106 g (PE) per mol (Fe) per h]. Notably, the polymers generated using MMAO as activator showed distinctly lower molecular weight than those with MAO [M w range: 1.36-62.41 kg mol-1 (MMAO) vs. 13.07-210.56 kg mol-1 (MAO)], with ortho-cycloalkyl-containing Fe4-Fe6 forming polymers at the lowest end of the M w range and with the narrowest dispersity (M w/M n range: 1.6-2.3). Microstructural analysis of selected polymers highlighted the presence of both vinyl-terminated polymers and fully saturated polymers, the ratio of which could be influenced by not only the type of aluminum-alkyl activator but also by the run temperature and the N-aryl substitution pattern. Significantly, the molecular weights of many of these polyethylenes fall within the specification range for polyethylene waxes used in industrial applications.
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