Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2002, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 595.

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Ansa-Metallocene Complexes(V)- Synthesis and Application in Olefin Polymerization ofGerma-bridged Indenyl and Substituted Indenyl Zirconium Complexes

XU Shan-Sheng1,2, TIAN Gong-Lu1,2, WANG Bai-Quan1,2, ZHOU Xiu-Zhong1,2, LIANG Bo3, ZHAO Liang3   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry, State Key laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China;
    3. Beijing Chemical Research Institution, Beijing 100013, China
  • Received:2000-12-22 Online:2002-04-24 Published:2002-04-24

Abstract: Germa-bridged indenyl and substituted indenyl ligands react with n-butyl lithium and ZrCl4 togive Germa-bridged indenyl and substituted indenyl zirconium complexes Me,Ge (2-R1-4-R2-Ind)2 ZrCl2[R1=R2=H(1); R1=Me, R2 =H(2);R1=Me, R2=Ph(3) ].Compounds 1-3 are mixture of rac andmeso isomers.After fractional crystallization pure rac-1, rac-2 and meso-3 were isolated.Compounds 1-3were characterized by 1H NMR and elemental analyses and used for the polymerization of ethylene andpropylene in the presence of methyl aluminoxane (MAO).The molecular weight distribution of thepolyethylene obtained with compounds 1-3 is slightly broader than that with general metallocenes.A-mong them, the molecular weight distribution of the polyethylene obtained with the mixture of rac-3 andmeso-3 is much broader due to the two unequal catalytic active centers in the system.Compounds rac-1 andrac-2 catalyzed propylene polymerization to give isotactic polypropylene.

Key words: Ansa-Metallocene, Olefin polymerization, Isotactic polypropylene, Zirconium

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