A 6-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)iminopyridine dibromo nickel(II) complex was synthesized, characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis and tested in ethylene polymerization using diethylaluminumchloride as the cocatalyst. Low molecular weight (Mn∼103g mol-1) polyethylene oils were obtained under a variety of reaction conditions. Detailed NMR analysis showed the formation of hyperbranched macromolecules (branching density >100 branches per 1000 carbons) with a high fraction of “branches on branch” and one unsaturation per chain, resulting in polymer features comparable to those of polymers produced by α-diimine Pd(II) catalysts. The DFT model of the catalytic species showed that the ortho-2,6-dimethylphenyl substituent of the pyridine group destabilizes the ethylene coordination to the metal centre but does not encumber both axial coordination site. So the polymerization performance of 1 can be addressed to the catalytic pocket generated by the coordinated ligand that favors both chain transfer and chain walking over propagation.
Titolo: | Synthesis of hyperbranched low molecular weight polyethylene oils by an iminopyridine nickel(ii) catalyst |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2017 |
Stato di pubblicazione: | Pubblicato |
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Abstract: | A 6-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)iminopyridine dibromo nickel(II) complex was synthesized, characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis and tested in ethylene polymerization using diethylaluminumchloride as the cocatalyst. Low molecular weight (Mn∼103g mol-1) polyethylene oils were obtained under a variety of reaction conditions. Detailed NMR analysis showed the formation of hyperbranched macromolecules (branching density >100 branches per 1000 carbons) with a high fraction of “branches on branch” and one unsaturation per chain, resulting in polymer features comparable to those of polymers produced by α-diimine Pd(II) catalysts. The DFT model of the catalytic species showed that the ortho-2,6-dimethylphenyl substituent of the pyridine group destabilizes the ethylene coordination to the metal centre but does not encumber both axial coordination site. So the polymerization performance of 1 can be addressed to the catalytic pocket generated by the coordinated ligand that favors both chain transfer and chain walking over propagation. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2911608 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7PY01215B |
URL: | http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/PY/C7PY01215B |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in Rivista |
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