On the Structure of Syndiotactic Poly(propylenes)

Propylene was polymerized with the catalyst system (C₂H₅)2A1C1/ VCk/ anisole at -78°C using various conditions. The resulting polymers were successively extracted by diethyl ether, hexane, and heptane, leaving the residue. The polymers of the four series were characterized by intrinsic viscosity, gel permeation chromatography, ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, and by differential scanning calorimetry. The combined evidence from the various methods indicates that this catalyst system leads to stereoblock polymers which can be fractionated according to stereochemical composition and sequence length.