Syntheses, Structural Characterizations, and Catalytic Behavior of ansa-Metallocene Complexes Derived from 1,1-Dicyclopentadienyl-1-silacycloalkanes
摘要:
1,1-Dicyclopentadienyl-1-silacycloalkanes (2) were prepared by condensation of cyclopentadiene with appropriate 1,1-dichloro-1-silacycloalkanes [(cycl)SiCl2 (1); cycl = CnH2n, n = 3, 4, 5]. Dilithium salts of 2 were subsequently transformed into the corresponding ansa-metallocene complexes [ {eta:(5eta5)-Cp-2-(cycl)Si}MCl2] (M = Ti (3), Zr (4), Hf (5)). The molecular structures of 3b, 3c, 4b, and 4c were determined by X-ray crystallography. As a result of the formation of the siladicyclopentadienyl ring, the metal atoms in 3-5 exhibit distorted tetrahedral configurations with the two chloride atoms. DFT calculations established that the size of the bridge ring influenced the catalytic activity. Thus, the catalytic activity of the ansa-titanocene complexes was remarkably enhanced by the silacycloalkyl bridge due to their increased conformational stability (14 x 10(3) kg PE mol(cat)(-1) h(-1) for 3c). In addition, polyethylenes with high molecular weight such as M-w = (1.3-2.6) x 10(6) (M-w/M-n = 1.6-2.0 by GPC) were obtained with 3.