Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (11): 2082.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20170256

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Copolymerization of Ethylene and Methyl Methacrylate with Salicylaldiminate Nickel(Ⅱ) Complexes

ZHANG Danfeng*(), ZHANG Yujun, YU Guocong, GAO Wenhao   

  1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering,East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
  • Received:2017-04-21 Online:2017-11-10 Published:2017-09-15
  • Contact: ZHANG Danfeng E-mail:zdf93102@ecust.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the Shanghai Municipal Key Disciplines and Key Laboratory Project, China(No.B502).

Abstract:

Four salicylaldiminate-based nickel(Ⅱ) complexes: bis[N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)salicylaldiminate]-nickel(Ⅱ)(C1), bis[N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-3-methylsalicylaldiminate]-nickel(Ⅱ)(C2), bis[N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-3-isopropylsalicylaldiminate]-nickel(Ⅱ)(C3) and [N-(2,6-diisopropyl-phenyl)-3-isopropylsalicylaldiminate]-nickel(Ph)(PPh3)(C4), in the presence of methylaluminoxane(MAO), were applied in copolymerization of ethylene and methyl methacrylate(MMA). The influences of polymerization parameters, such as molar ratio of Al/Ni, polymerization temperature and time, on the copolymerization were studied with complex C3 as a model catalyst. Based on these results, the effect of the structure of the nickel complexes on the copolymerization was explored under optimized polymerization conditions. Complex C2 exhibits higher catalytic activity of 13.1 kg/(mol Ni·h) than C1 and C3, while C3 gives the lowest comonomer MMA incorporation of 14.1% in the obtained copolymers. For complexes C3 and C4, with the same ligand but different structures, C3 displays better catalytic activity than C4, but their comonomer MMA incorporations are similar. The microstructures and thermo-properties of the obtained copolymers were characterized by means of FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, GPC and DSC.

Key words: Salicylaldiminate-based nickel(Ⅱ) complex, Polyolefin, Copolymerization of ethylene and methyl methacrylate, Catalytic activity

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