Divalent <i>ansa</i>-Zirconocenes: Stereoselective Synthesis and High Activity for Propylene Polymerization
作者:Eugene Y.-X. Chen、Richard E. Campbell,、David D. Devore、D. Patrick Green、Bernie Link、Jorge Soto、David R. Wilson、Khalil A. Abboud
DOI:10.1021/ja0381611
日期:2004.1.1
The reduction of ZrCl4(PR3)2 with Li powder, in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of trans-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene, affords the Zr(II) diene complexes (1) in 90-93% yields. This reaction consists of a rate-limiting step for the formation of the chloride-bridged Zr(III) dimer (2) and a fast diene-driven disproportionation of 2 to 1 and ZrCl4(PR3)2 that re-enters the reduction cycle. The reaction of 1 with Li2Me2Si(2-Me-4-Ph-Ind)2} in toluene produces quantitatively the desired racemic, divalent ansa-zirconocene (3) that is a highly active isospecific propylene polymerization catalyst upon activation with common activators.