Rotating Benzyl Substituent in <i>ansa</i>-Bis(indenyl)zirconocenes Controls Propene Polymerization
作者:Arto Puranen、Mikko Linnolahti、Tanja Piel、Pertti Elo、Ilpo Mutikainen、Tapani Pakkanen、Barbro Löfgren、Erkki Aitola、Jukka Seppälä、Markku Leskelä、Timo Repo
DOI:10.1021/om9009262
日期:2010.9.27
A series of benzyl-substituted, dual-site ansa-metallocenes were synthesized and characterized. Their isolated rac- and meso-diastereomers were studied in propene polymerization after methyl-aluminoxane or borate activation. Catalysts' polymerization behavior were investigated in various polymerization conditions, and produced polypropenes (PPs) were characterized with NMR, GPC, and DSC. The rac- and meso-diastereomers of these unsymmetric catalysts bearing a SiMe(2) bridge produced PP with similar activity, tacticity, and molar mass. According to quantum chemical calculations, the benzyl group in the catalysts can rotate, having significant energy minima. The reason that the diastereomers produce PP with similar molar mass is linked to these local energy minima and is further discussed.