Volume 129, Issue 4 pp. 1971-1977
Article

Synthesis and evaluation of two new FI-Ti catalysts for living polymerization of ethylene

Song Guo

Song Guo

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China

Search for more papers by this author
Suyun Jie

Suyun Jie

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China

Search for more papers by this author
Hong Fan

Corresponding Author

Hong Fan

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China===Search for more papers by this author
Jianxiu Weng

Jianxiu Weng

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China

Search for more papers by this author
Weifeng Liu

Weifeng Liu

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China

Search for more papers by this author
Bo-Geng Li

Bo-Geng Li

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China

Search for more papers by this author
First published: 03 January 2013
Citations: 5

Abstract

Two new FI complexes, bis[N-(3-allylsalicylidene)-pentafluoroanilinato]titanium(IV) dichloride (AFI) and bis[N-(3-propylsalicylidene)-pentafluoroanilinato]titanium(IV) dichloride (PFI) were designed and synthesized as catalysts for living polymerization of ethylene. The two complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopy and X-ray single diffraction. The catalysts were evaluated in ethylene polymerization under atmospheric pressure. It was found that both catalysts exhibited high activity and good livingness. The effects of temperature and dMAO/Ti molar ratio on the polymerization behavior of AFI were studied in detail. Elevating temperature increased self-immobilization of the AFI catalyst, which broadened the polymer molecular weight distribution. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013

The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties.