Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of the complex titanium bis(dimethylmalonate)-bis(diethylamido) in the polymerization of propylene

Gueta-Neyroud, Tal; Tumanskii, B; Botoshansky, M; Eisen, MS

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4937126

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Journal Article

Year

2007

HERO ID 4937126
In Press No
Year 2007
Title Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of the complex titanium bis(dimethylmalonate)-bis(diethylamido) in the polymerization of propylene
Authors Gueta-Neyroud, Tal; Tumanskii, B; Botoshansky, M; Eisen, MS
Journal Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume 692
Issue 5
Page Numbers 927-939
Abstract In this account we present the synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity in the polymerization of propylene of a bis(dimethyl malonate) titanium bis(diethylamine) complex (1). The complex exhibits in solution a dynamical isomerization following an internal Bailar twist. The activation of complex 1 was obtained by its reaction with methylalumoxane (MAO). The activated complex in solution shows a different dynamic process involving an equilibrium between a monodentate eta(1) and bidentate eta(2) binding of the dimethylmalonate ligand to the metal center. This equilibrium is responsible for the formation of, at least, two active species for the polymerization reaction bearing major symmetry differences. The monodentate coordination (opened form) of the ligand was found to be the major form of the active species of the complex when activated with MAO, most probably due to a strong interaction of the oxygen atoms in the ligand with the strong Lewis acid co-catalyst. The active species in the polymerization were studied by NMR and ESR spectroscopies. The resulting polypropylene showed elastomeric properties with low tacticites. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Doi 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2006.10.031
Wosid WOS:000244399600001
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Keyword group 4; dimethylmalonate; titanium; polymerization; elastomeric propylene; catalysis; Ziegler-Natta