Kinetics, polymer molecular weights, and microstructure in zirconocene-catalyzed 1-hexene polymerization

1-Hexene was polymerized by rac-(dimethylsilyl)bis(4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-indenyl)zirconium dichloride catalyst and methylaluminoxane cocatalyst over the temperature range 0–100 °C. The polymerization rate, polymer molecular weight, and polymer microstructure (stereospecificity and regiospecificity) were studied as a function of the temperature and the concentrations of monomer, catalyst, and cocatalyst. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 3802–3811, 2000