Novel zirconium complexes of amino bis(phenolate) ligands. Remarkable reactivity in polymerization of hex-1-ene due to an extra donor arm

Edit Y. Tshuva, Israel Goldberg, Moshe Kol*, Hana Weitman, Zeev Goldschmidt

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Abstract

Zirconium complexes of two dianionic amine bis(phenolate) ligands have been synthesized, their X-ray structures solved, and their activity as hex-1- ene polymerization catalysts studied; upon treatment with B(C6F5)3, as octahedral [ONNO]Zr[CH2Ph]2 complex, having an extra N-donor group on a side arm, shows exceptionally high polymerization activity and yields a high molecular weight poly(hex-1-ene) whereas a related pentacoordinate[ONO]Zr[CH2]Ph)2 complex, having on extra donor group, shows only poor activity as a polymerization catalyst.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)379-380
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Mar 2000
Externally publishedYes

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