THE INFLUENCE OF SUBSTITUENTS IN METALLOCENE ON PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION*

Two new unbridged zirconocenes, bis(2,4,7-trimethyl indenyl)zirconium dichloride (Met-Ⅰ) andbis(2-methyl-4,7-diethyl indenyl)zirconium dichloride (Met-Ⅱ) were prepared in order to investigate thesteric effects of substituents on the nature of the catalysts for the polymerization of propylene. A mixture ofmethyl aluminoxane (MAO) and triisobutylaluminum [Al(iBu)_3] was used as cocatalyst to activate thesecatalysts. The decrease in steric bulkiness of substituents at 4 and 7 positions of the indenyl ring resulted inan increase of both activity and molecular weight as well as the isotacticity.     

双组分茂金属催化剂催化乙烯聚合的研究

选择能形成支链的不对称桥联茂金属化合物Me2 C[(Cp) (Ind) ]ZrCl2 和非桥联的不同结构的茂金属化合物二氯二 (烯基取代环戊二烯 )锆如 ( Cp) 2 ZrCl2 ,(Cp) 2 ZrCl2 和 (Cp) 2 ZrCl2 ,以MAO为助催化剂 ,分别组成三组双组分茂金属催化剂的催化体系 ,催化乙烯聚合 .结果表明 ,两类催化剂组成的双组分茂金属催化体系催化乙烯聚合能得到支化的宽分子量分布的聚乙烯 ;聚合温度和改变两种茂金属催化剂的摩尔比对催化活性和分子量有很大影响 .因此可以利用改变双组分茂金属催化剂的摩尔比例和聚合温度来调控聚合物的分子量和分子量分布 .改变两种茂金属催化剂的摩尔比和聚合温度也能使聚合物的结晶度发生改变     

RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF PROPYLENE SULFIDE CATALYZED BY BIMETALLIC OXO ALKOXIDE

It was shown that the polymerization rate of propylene sulfide is second order with respect tomonomer concentration and half order with respect to catalyst concentration. A mechanism ofbimolecular coordinated propagation of propylene sulfide and association of the catalyst in thepolymerization system were proposed. The activation energy of polymerization was measured as12.2±0. 5 kcal/mole. Chain transfer constants of monomer and solvent were calculated. Thechange of molecular weight and molecular weight distribution with conversion was followed by GPCwhich was improved by adding LiCl to eluant.     

双金属氰化物络合物催化环氧烷烃开环聚合的特征

合成了Co Zn双金属氰化物 (DMC)络合物催化剂 ,以X 射线衍射、元素分析、红外光谱等手段进行了表征 ,考察了该催化体系下环氧丙烷开环聚合的反应特性 ,并初步探讨了聚合反应的机理 .研究发现 ,Co Zn双金属氰化物催化剂具有很高的催化活性 ,适合于中高分子量聚醚的合成 ,但是碱性起始剂起阻聚作用 ;在该催化体系下聚合物分子量可控 ,不饱和度很低 (<0 .0 14meq g) ,分批加料聚合所得到的聚合物分子量分布较窄 (Mn Mw <1.4 ) ,而一步加料聚合所得到的聚合物分子量分布变宽 ;1 3C NMR分析表明聚合物主链具有无规立构分布的特点 ,且链节分布几乎都为头 尾方式 .聚合过程中活性链与非活性链之间可能存在一个交换反应 ;虽然聚合反应有终止 ,但与聚合物链长没有关系 ,聚合物链的终止是可逆的 .     

双金属催化环氧化物聚合动力学研究

研究了双金属氰化络合催化剂DMC催化环氧丙烷聚合的动力学 .用测定反应过程体系压力变化来决定聚合的起始速率 ,发现聚合反应速率正比于催化剂用量C ,单体浓度M的平方 .该实验规律可以从单体参与链引发的动力学特点解释 .考察了温度对聚合反应速率的影响并求得了表观活化能为 5 9 1kJ·mol- 1 ,该值与环氧聚合的卟啉铝、稀土络合物等催化体系接近 .     

调节剂存在下双金属氰化络合催化剂催化环氧丙烷聚合的动力学

研究了双金属氰化络合催化剂DMC催化环氧丙烷调节聚合的动力学 .通过测定反应过程体系压力的变化来决定聚合的起始速率 ,发现聚合反应速率与分子量调节剂浓度Tr的线性函数的 - 1次方成正比 .考察了DMC催化剂在反应不同阶段的远红外吸收变化 ,提出了聚合反应可能的反应历程 ,并推导出调节聚合的动力学方程 .研究结果表明调节聚合的动力学特点在于链引发是发生在催化剂与单体之间 ,而不是催化剂与调节剂之间     

POLYMERIZATION OF METHYL METHACRYLATE WITH ORGANOLANTHANIDES AS SINGLE-COMPONENT CATALYSTS*

 It was first found that Ind₂Y(μ-Et)₂AlEt₂ and Ind₂LnN(i-Pr)₂ (Ln = Y, Yb) exhibit extremely high catalytic activity in the polymerization of methyl methacrylate. The reactions can be carried out over a quite broad range of polymerization temperatures from -30 to 50℃. PMMA with high molecular weight (7.8 × l0^-5) and high isotacticity (94%) can be obtained by using Ind₂Y(μ-Et)₂AlEt₂, and narrow molecular weight distribution (M_w/M_n < 1.5) can be obtained by using Ind₂LnN(iPr)₂(Ln = Y, Yb).     

rac-Me_2Si(Ind)_2ZrCl_2负载型催化剂催化丙烯等规聚合的研究

将rac Me2 Si(Ind) 2 ZrCl2 与甲基铝氧烷 (MAO)预络合后负载于SiO2 上得到了高活性的负载型茂金属催化剂 ,并用于丙烯等规聚合 ,研究了 [Al]/ [Zr]比、聚合温度对聚合活性、产物分子量、聚合动力学的影响 ,同时与相应的均相体系进行比较 .结果表明 ,负载化后 ,活性中心的稳定性提高 ,所得聚合物的分子量也明显高于均相体系 .同时用13 C NMR测定了两种催化体系所制备的等规聚丙烯的微结构 .结果发现 ,负载型茂金属催化剂制得的聚丙烯立构选择性高于均相体系 ,其五元组立构序列 [mmmm]从均相的 82 0 %提高到负载的 86 3 % .同时区域选择性也有所改进 ,2 ,1 插入、1 ,3 插入分别从均相体系的 4 4‰和 1 9‰降到负载体系的 3 7‰和 0 5‰ .     

RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF ε-CAPROLACTONE BY LANTHANOCENE CATALYSIS*

Ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (CL) catalyzed bylanthanocenes, O(C_2H_4C_5H_3CH_3)_2YCl (Cat-YCl) and Me_2Si[(CH_3)_3SiC_5H_3]_2NdCl(Cat-NdCl) has been carried out for the first time. It has been found that both yttroceneand neodymocene are very efficient to catalyze the polymerization of CL, giving high molec-ular weight poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL ). The effects of [cat] / [ε- CL] molar ratio, polymeriza-tion temperature and time, as well as solvents were investigated and polymerization tem-perature is found to be the most important factor affecting the polymerization. The bulkpolymerization gives higher molecular weight PCL and higher conversion than that in solu-tion polymerization. NaBPh_4 was found to promote the polymerization of ε-caprolactone,and thus to increase both the polymerization conversion and MW of poly (ε- caprolactone ).     

给电子体在丙烯聚合MgCl_2载体催化剂体系中的作用

研究了不同给电子体分别作为内给电子体(D_(in))和外给电子体(D_(ex))对MgCl_2载体催化剂体系活性和定向性能的影响。还讨论了D_(in)和D_(ex)的搭配作用。烷氧基硅烷、苯甲酸乙酯(EB)、邻苯二甲酸二异丁酯(DIBP)和2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶(TMP)用作Dex,可以明显改善聚丙烯的等规度,而同时使催化活性大大降低。EB、DIBP和TMP用作D_(in)的效果则各不相同。烷氧基硅烷等D_(ex)提高等规度的作用是由于它们选择性地使无规活性中心失活大大高于等规活性中心。适当的D_(in)和D_(ex)搭配,可以获得兼具高活性和高定向性能的催化剂体系。     

POLYMERIZATION OF A NEW SUBSTITUTED ACETYLENE BEARING A FURAN RING WITH PALLADIUM ACETYLIDE CATALYSTS

A substituted polyacetylene bearing a furan ring, poly(2-propynyl 2-furoate) (PPF), was synthesized for the first time with palladium acetylide complex catalysts in CHCl3 at 60℃ to give a soluble and stable polymer with a yield of ca.75%. Some features for polymerization of 2-propynyl 2-furoate are described and discussed. The resulting polymer was characterized by IR, GPC and ^1H-NMR analysis.     

RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF TRIMETHYLENE CARBONATE BY CALIX[8]ARENE-NEODYMIUM*

Ring-opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate (TMC) with a rare earth calixarene compound as catalysthas been studied for the first time. The effect of TMC/Nd (molar ratio) and polymerization conditions were investigated indetail. It was found that calix[8]arene-neodymium is a highly effective catalyst for the bulk polymerization of TMC and giveshigh molecular weight (M_v = 60,000) polymer. The optimum conditions of TMC polymerization were found to be asfollows:TMC/Nd (molar ratio) = 2,000, 80℃, 16 h. The polymers were characterized by NMR, GPC and DSC. Studying themechanism by NMR showed that the polymerization of TMC catalyzed by calix[8]arene-neodymium proceeds via a cationicmechanism.     

给电子体在丙烯聚合MgCl2载体催化剂体系中的作用

制备了3种含有不同内给电子体(邻苯二甲酸二异丁酯,9,9-二甲氧基甲基-芴和1,1-双甲氧基甲基-环丁烷)的MgCl2负载型丙烯聚合齐格勒-纳塔(Z-N)催化剂,研究了给电子体结构与聚合性能之间的关系,用红外光谱剖析了催化剂及其相关化合物的结构,结果发现催化剂中的内给电子体直接与MgCl2配位,而没有与TiCl4结合.内给电子体的加入,降低了Z-N催化剂中钛的含量,提高催化丙烯聚合的活性,使聚合物的分子量分布变窄.聚合物立构规整度的变化强烈依赖于内给电子体的结构.     

THE EFFECT OF ETHERS ON ALTERNATING COPOLYMERIZATION OF BUTADIENE AND PROPYLENE CATALYZED BY VANADIUM-ALUMINUM SYSTEM

The effect of five ethers on alternating copolymerization of br(?)adiene and propylene were investigated. It was found that under appropriate conditions, by adding ether into reaction system, the conversion could be increased by 10-20% and the catalytic efficiency doubled at -45℃. The interaction between ether and active center was also studied.     

POLYMERIZATION OF OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE WITH HEXAMETHYLDISILAZYL-LITHIUM AS INITIATOR*

 This work focused on the anionic polymerization of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D₄, D = Me₂SiO_2/2) initiated by a new kind of initiator hexamethyldisilazyl-lithium (MM^NLi). ²⁹Si-NMR spectroscopy and gas chromatography (GC) were used to characterize the polymerization products. The process was accelerated by adding a small amount of high activity monomer D₃ and by raising the polymerization temperature. At the end of polymerization more than 95% of the monomer was converted to polymer and only a very small amount ofD₄ and D₅ remained in the polymers.     

STUDIES ON THE KINETICS OF PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION WITH THE COMPLEXTYPE TiCl_3 CATALYST

The active center concentration C_p, the rate constant k_p, and the activation energy of chain propagation E_p in the polymerization of propylene with complex-type TiCl_3-(C_2H_5)_2AlCl catalyst system were studied. The Mn was corrected by (?) value determined by GPC. The values thus obtained for C_p, k_p, and E_p at 50℃were 3.01 mol/mol Ti, 6.27 1/mol·sec, and 5.10 Kcal/mol respectively.The kinetic parameters were compared with those obtained from conventional TiCl_3·AlCl_2 catalyst, showing that the higher activity of the complex-type catalyst over the conventional catalyst is not only due to the higher C_p of the former, but to a greater extent due to the increase of the k_p value.     

MECHANISM FOR THE INITIATION OF ACRYLONITRILE POLYMERIZATION BY POLYPROPYLENE-BASED POLYAMIDOXIME-THIOUREA COMBINATION

Polymerization of acrylonitrile (AN) in aqueous nitric acid initiated by polypropylene-based polyamidoxime (PPAO)-thiourea (TU) combination has been investigated. The overall rate of polymerization (R_p) under the conditions of [TU]/[PPAO]<0.5 molar ratio isThe molecular weights of the polymers were found to be inversely proportional to 3/2-power of nitric acid concentration and 1-power of thiourea concentration. In addition, it is independent with the concentrations of monomer and PPAO, and decreases with increasing temperature.On the basis of these experimental results, a coordination-proton transfer mechanism for the initiation was proposed and discussed.     

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF PROPYLENE SULFIDE BY RARE EARTH COORDINATION CATALYSTS*

Ring opening polymerization of propylene sulfide using rare earth coordination catalysts has been investigated for the first time. It has been found that trinary rare earth coordination catslysts composed of rare earth compounds of phosphonate, naphthenate or acetylacetonate, trialkyl sluminum and water are effective catalysts for the polymerization of propylene sulfide. The polymerization in toluene is a homogeneous reaction. High molecular weight as high as several million poly(propylene sulfide) with high yield can be prepared by these catalysts. Kinetic studies showed that the polymerization rate is of first order with respect to both monomer concentration and catalyst concentration. The activation energy of the polymerization reaction is 61.4 k fJ/mol. The structure of the polymers so obtained has also been characterized by ~(13)C NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, gel permeation chromatography and differential scanning calorimetry.     

SYNTHESIS OF BLOCK COPOLYMER BY INTEGRATED LIVING ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION-ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION(ATRP)*

Alpha-trichloroacetoxy terminated polystyrene oligomer (PS-CH_2CH_2OCOCCl_3) and poly-(styrene-b-butadiene)oligomer [P(S-b-B)-CH_2CH_2OCOCCl_3)] were synthesized by living anionic polymeri-zation using n-butyllithium as initiator.Then the PS-CH_2CH_2OCOCCl_3 (PS-Cl_3) or P(S-b-B)-CH_2CH_2O-COCCl_3 (PSB-Cl_3) was used as the macroinitiator in thepolymerization of (meth)acrylates in the presence of CuX/bpy. AB diblock and ABC triblock copolymers were prepared bythe integrated living anionic polymerization (LAP)-atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The structures of the PSB-Cl_3 and the P(S-b-MMA) were identified by FTIR and ~1H-NMR spectrum, respectively. A new way to design blockcopolymers (the combination of LAP and ATRP) was developed.     

SIMULATION OF EFFECTS OF REACTIVE IMPURITIES ON PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION IN LOOP REACTORS THROUGH GENERATION FUNCTION TECHNIQUE

The estimation of the amount of reactive impurities in a loop reactor is of strategic importance to the propylene polymerization industry. It is essential to investigate the level of impurities in order to develop reliable monitoring and control strategies. This paper described one approach based on generation function technique with the following two steps. First, a new mechanism for propylene polymerization was proposed by considering the effects of the reactive impurities in the material on the propylene polymerization. Second, a series of equations of population balance for the propylene polymerization in loop reactors were established based on the proposed mechanism. Accordingly, the equations were transformed into the mathematic matrix through the generation function technique to investigate the effects of the reactive impurities on the propylene polymerization. Significant effects of the reactive impurities were analyzed through computational simulation. The results show that the concentration of active centre on catalysts and the polymerization conversion both decrease with the increase of the initial concentration of any reactive impurity; hydrogen concentration decreases with the increase of the initial concentration of ethylene or butylenes, whereas, it increases with the increase of the initial concentration of propadiene; the simulated weight average molecular weight and the molecular weight distribution index of polymer resins both increase with the increase of the initial concentration of ethylene or butylenes. They decrease with the increase of the initial concentration of propadiene.