C–H Activation and Olefin Insertion as Sources of Multiple Sites in Olefin Polymerization Catalyzed by CpAlkylHf(IV) Complexes
ACS Catalysis(2017)
摘要
Intramolecular activation of hydrocarbyls to form metallacyclic complexes is a relatively fast process in cationic hafnocene catalysts bearing propyl-substituted Cp ligands. The resulting metallacycles are effective 1-hexene polymerization catalysts with activities comparable to that of the nonmetalated precursor. Ad hoc polymerizations of 1-hexene, using (CpPr)2HfMe2 as catalyst precursor, allow the isolation and characterization, via nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) techniques, of polymers containing (CpCH2–CH2–CR3)2HfCl2 (R = H or polymeryl) units. The polymeryl substitutions arise from irreversible incorporation of polymer chains onto the cyclopentadienyl ligand substituent(s) via metallacycle intermediates. As a consequence of such “self-modification”, multiple active sites are generated by a nominally single-site catalyst; this may explain the broadening of the molecular weight distribution (MWD) and chemical composition distribution (CCD) obse...
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hafnocenes,multisite catalysis,olefin polymerization,NMR,MALDI
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