Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12): 2304.

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Synthesis of Three Different Carbon Bridged Dinuclear Titanocene Complexes as Catalysts for Ethylene Polymerization

BAN Qing, SUN Jun-Quan   

  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • Received:2002-10-28 Online:2003-12-24 Published:2003-12-24

Abstract: Three different dinuclear titanocene complexes (CH3)2C[(C5H4)TiCl2(C5H5)]2(3),(CH2)·n[(C5H4)TiCl2(C5H5)]2(6, n=3; 7, n=4) were synthesized by the reaction of the corresponding dilithiumed salts with two equivalents of CpTiCl3in toluene. The yield of the corresponding dinuclear titanocene complex in toluene is higher than that in THF, in which CpTiCl3may be disproportionated to form Cp2TiCl2. All titanocenes are characterized by 1HNMR. The catalytic properties of the dinuclear titanocene complexes for ethylene polymerization were investigated in the presence of MAO(methylaluminoxane). For the ethylene polymerization catalyzed by compound 7/MAO, the catalytic activity increases with the increase of n(Al)/n(Cat.), the moleculer weight of polyethylene reaches 9.0102×104. With the prolongation of the polymerization time, the catalytic activity declines while the molecular weight of polyethylene increases. At50 ℃, the molecular weight of the polymer reaches up to 7.77×104. However, it decreases rapidly along with rising reaction temperature. When the length of the bridged ligand increases, the polymerization activity increases with the increase of the bridge length while the molecular weight decreases accordingly.

Key words: Dinuclei, Titanocene complex, Ethylene, Polymerization

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