Variation in the Isospecific Active Sites of Internal Donor‐Free MgCl2‐Supported Ziegler Catalysts: Effect of External Electron Donors

The stopped‐flow polymerization of propylene was carried out using an internal donor‐free MgCl₂‐supported Ziegler catalyst in the absence or presence of external electron donors. The variation in the isospecific active sites was investigated based on the isotacticity distribution of the poly(propylene) analyzed by the TREF method. Highly isospecific active sites derived from the highest isotactic fraction (elution temperature by TREF: >112 °C) exist in the electron donor‐free catalyst system. The addition of external electron donors converted parts of the aspecific into isospecific active sites, but showed no effects on the highest isospecific active sites. The external electron donor sterically affects a coordination vacancy of each aspecific titanium species and, consequently, transfers it into an isospecific active site of high, but not highest isospecificity.     

Kinetic evaluation of various isospecific active sites on MgCl2-supported Ziegler catalysts

The formation, variation and conversion of isospecific active sites were investigated, based on the isotacticity distribution of the polypropenes analyzed by the temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) method. Stopped-flow polymerization of propene was carried out with a MgCl₂-supported Ziegler catalyst in the absence or presence of an internal or external electron donor so that the effects and roles of the electron donors could be clarified. The results showed that various kinds of active sites with different isospecificities, including the highest isospecific active sites responsible for producing the highest isotactic fraction (elution temperature: > 112°C) existed, even in the electron donor-free catalyst system. The isospecificity of the active sites in the donor-free catalyst might have originated from a surface monolayer multinuclear titanium species, namely an “island” of titanium species. The addition of the external electron donor converted a part of the aspecific and/or low isospecific active sites into the second highest isospecific active sites, but showed no effect on the formation of the highest isospecific active sites, whereas the addition of an internal donor played an important role in creating the highest isospecific active sites as well as suppressing the formation of the aspecific active sites.     

Formation, deactivation and transformation of stereospecific active sites on TiCl4/dibutylphthalate/Mg(OEt)2 catalyst induced by short time reaction with Al-alkyl cocatalyst

Formation, deactivation and transformation of stereospecific active sites on TiCl₄/dibutylphthalate (DBP)/Mg(OEt)₂ Ziegler–Natta catalyst induced by short time reaction with triethylaluminum (TEA) cocatalyst (with TEA pretreatment time from 0 to 600 s) were investigated by stopped-flow propene polymerization combined with temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) and GPC methods. It was demonstrated that both formation and deactivation of active sites with broad multiplicity in isospecificity on the catalyst are slow reactions with an induction period of ca. 0.2 s. It was most important to find that the formation of active sites with the highest isospecificity strongly depends on the interaction between the catalyst and cocatalyst (up to 60 s of pretreatment) even in the presence of internal donor. This newly observed phenomenon (according to our knowledge) suggested that the transformation of monometallic active sites (aspecific or less isospecific) into bimetallic active sites (highly isospecific) through reversible complexing with TEA cocatalyst (or its reaction product diethylaluminum chloride (DEAC)) in Ziegler–Natta catalysts cannot be overlooked even in the presence of internal electron donor. The existence of –OC₂H₅ ligand in the catalyst most probably gave birth to a new group of active titanium species. The stability of active sites increases with increasing isospecificity in the early stage of pretreatment (up to 60 s of pretreatment). While all the active sites became relatively stable in the later stage of pretreatment (from 60 to 600 s of pretreatment). The extraction of internal donor DBP by TEA from the catalyst within the pretreatment procedure is found to initiate from 60 s of pretreatment resulting in slight transformation of isospecific active sites into aspecific sites.     

负载型催化剂制备的聚丙烯等规度分布

负载型Ziesler－Natta催化剂中存在许多活性中心［'3，为了解其本质，需对其各自产生的聚合物进行分离，以往采用的溶剂抽提法［'－'j只能将聚合物大致分级．最近，升温淋洗分级法（TREF）已被运用于聚丙烯的分级卜，'，其原理是根据聚合物的结晶度分级D'，影响聚丙烯结晶性的主要因素是等规度，而分子量到达一定程度后其影响较小，故通过TREF分级可得到聚丙烯的等规度分布．TREF法的淋洗温度可控，故分级效果较好．该法在分级前需对样品进行等温结晶处理，以消除抽提法由于样品未必充分结晶而带来的误差．本文用TREF法对不同催化…     

Kinetics of polymerization of 1-octene with Mgcl2-supported Ticl4 catalysts

A number of TiCl₄ catalysts supported on MgCl₂ which was activated by the recrystallization method using different alcohols were prepared with ethyl benzoate or dibutyl phthalate as the internal electron donor. All the catalysts were characterized by BET, x-ray diffraction, and hydrolysis–GC analysis. Kinetics of polymerization of 1-octene was studied with three of the above catalysts (having different internal electron donors) activated by AlEt₃. The rate of polymerization increased linearly with increasing temperature, and catalyst and monomer concentrations. From the Arrhenius plot, the overall activation energies of polymerization were determined and the dependence of rate on the AlEt₃ concentration could be explained by the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. ¹³C-NMR was used to study the effect of internal electron donors on the % isotacticity of poly(1-octene). The catalytic activities of all the catalysts were compared in 1-octene polymerization. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Recent data on the number of active centers and propagation rate constants in olefin polymerization with supported ZN catalysts

Data on the number of active centers (Cp) and propagation rate constants (Kp) have been obtained by means of polymerization quenching with ¹⁴CO of propylene and ethylene polymerization with supported titanium-magnesium catalysts (TMC) with different composition. In the case of propylene polymerization the Cp and Kp values have been measured separately for isospecific, aspecific and low stereospecific centers. Effects of MgCl₂ support, internal and external donors are discussed on the basis of data obtained. Data on the strong effect of diffusion limitation at ethylene polymerization with number of TMC have been obtained and a set of methods have been used to exclude this effect. Data on Cp and Kp values at ethylene polymerization with low stereospecific and highly stereospecific catalysts are presented.     

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.     

Effect of multi-ethers and conventional alkoxysilanes as external donors on the 4th generation Ziegler-Natta catalysts for propylene polymerization

The multi-ether compounds with different numbers of methoxy groups containing 1,3-dimethoxy-2,2-bis(methoxymethyl)propane and 1-methoxy-2,2-bis(methoxymethyl)butane were synthesized using the Williamson reaction from pentaerythritol and 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)propane, respectively, in the presence of sodium hydride and methyl iodide in tetrahydrofuran and they were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and FTIR spectroscopy. These compounds were employed as external donors in the polymerization of propylene using the industrial Ziegler-Natta catalyst. A commercial spherical MgCl₂-supported Ziegler-Natta catalyst containing diisobutyl phthalate as the internal donor was used for the polymerization of propylene. The role of ether compounds and industrial alkoxysilanes on the properties of polypropylene were studied using the xylene solubility method, melt flow index, gel permeation chromatography, scanning electron microscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry. The addition of the electron donors has led to improvements in the activity and selectivity of the Ziegler-Natta catalyst system.     

Stereo- and enantioselective polymerization of hexa-1,5-diene on heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts obtained with the use of optically active internal donors

Pure racemates and individual enantiomers of diethyl 2,3-diisopropylsuccinate ((+,−)-DIPS and (−)-DIPS) and 2,3-diisopropyl-1,4-dimethoxybutane ((+,−)-DPDMB and (+)-DPDMB) were prepared. The synthesized compounds and diethyl phthalate were used as internal donors for the preparation of heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts. Polymerization of hexa-1,5-diene was carried out on these catalysts. The obtained samples of poly(methylene-1,3-cyclopentane) were studied by ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and polarimetry. The induction of optical activity to polymer is observed with (−)-DIPS as the internal donor. The induction value makes up 15–20% from the value recorded in the case of optically active metallocene catalysts. The emergence of induction may be associated with the presence of close contact between the titanium atom and the donor molecule within the active site of catalyst, as well as with the fact that the donor molecule either deactivates a part of the stereospecific titanium centers or influences the structure of the titanium centers during their formation and development.     

Rotationally Active Ligands: Dialing‐Up the Co‐conformations of a [2]Rotaxane for Metal Ion Binding

A novel [2]rotaxane was constructed that has a bidentate N,N′‐chelate as part of a rigid, H‐shaped axle and a 24‐membered crown ether macrocycle containing six ether O‐atoms and an olefinic group as the wheel. This unique topology produces a ligand with the ability to dial‐up different donor sets for complexation to metal ions by simply rotating the wheel about the axle. The solution and solid‐state structures of the free ligand and complexes with Li⁺ and Cu⁺ show how the ligand adopts different rotational co‐conformations for each. The Li⁺ ion uses the N,N′‐chelate and O‐donors while the Cu⁺ center is coordinated to both O‐donors and the olefinic group. This concept of rotationally active ligands should be possible with a wide variety of donor sets and could find broad application in areas of coordination chemistry, such as catalysis and metal sequestration.     

Gold internal standard correction for elemental imaging of soft tissue sections by LA-ICP-MS: element distribution in eye microstructures

Laser ablation coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry has been developed for the elemental imaging of Mg, Fe and Cu distribution in histological tissue sections of fixed eyes, embedded in paraffin, from human donors (cadavers). This work presents the development of a novel internal standard correction methodology based on the deposition of a homogeneous thin gold film on the tissue surface and the use of the ¹⁹⁷Au⁺ signal as internal standard. Sample preparation (tissue section thickness) and laser conditions were carefully optimized, and internal normalisation using ¹⁹⁷Au⁺ was compared with ¹³C⁺ correction for imaging applications. ²⁴Mg⁺, ⁵⁶Fe⁺ and ⁶³Cu⁺ distributions were investigated in histological sections of the anterior segment of the eye (including the iris, ciliary body, cornea and trabecular meshwork) and were shown to be heterogeneously distributed along those tissue structures. Reproducibility was assessed by imaging different human eye sections from the same donor and from ten different eyes from adult normal donors, which showed that similar spatial maps were obtained and therefore demonstrate the analytical potential of using ¹⁹⁷Au⁺ as internal standard. The proposed analytical approach could offer a robust tool with great practical interest for clinical studies, e.g. to investigate trace element distribution of metals and their alterations in ocular diseases.

丙烯聚合用TiCl_4/MgCl_2催化剂的研究——内给电子体的作用

采用相同制备工艺 ,制备分别以邻苯二甲酸二异丁酯 (DIBP)和 9,9 双 (甲氧基甲基 )芴 (BMMF)为内给电子体和不加入内给电子体 3种催化剂 .研究了它们在无外给电子体时聚合性能 ,以及合成的聚丙烯的等规度 ,分子量及其分布 .并采用CRYSTAF和1 3C NMR对聚丙烯沸腾庚烷不溶部分结晶性能和序列结构进行分析 ,结果表明内给电子体对聚丙烯分子链序列结构有很大影响 ;BMMF催化剂、DIBP催化剂和无内给电子体催化剂合成的聚丙烯规整性依次下降 .对BMMF催化剂 ,当烷基铝为Et3Al时 ,铝钛比增加 ,等规度和活性明显下降 .当烷基铝i Bu3Al时 ,铝钛比增加 ,等规度略微下降而活性增加 ;但是1 3C NMR研究发现其 (铝钛比为 3 0 0时 )庚烷不溶物的规整性与DIBP催化剂的庚烷不溶物的规整性一致 .这表明内给电子体在聚合中的作用不在于是酯还是醚 ,在于它与氯化镁的络合强度 .络合越强 ,得到的聚丙烯分子链越规整     

Recent advances in propylene polymerization with MgCl2 supported catalysts

The role of Lewis bases in MgCl₂ supported catalysts for olefin polymerization is a subject of continuous interest and discussion in order to obtain more and more active and stereospecific catalysts and to explain their stereoregulating mechanism. Through molecular calculation and conformational analysis it was possible to identify chelating diethers that have the correct oxygen-oxygen distance necessary to tightly coordinate with the Mg ions of the support, even in the presence of other strong Lewis acids, and unable to give secondary reactions with TiCl₄, AlR₃, Ti-C and Ti-H bonds. The use of these donors has allowed the synthesis of catalytic systems that are both highly active and stereospecific even in the absence of external donors. Kinetic data of propylene polymerization with these catalyst systems are reported. The importance of the distance between the donor atoms in bifunctional Lewis bases has been proved also in the case of new classes of internal donors. Molecular modelling studies have enabled us to formulate models of active sites, located on some corners of MgCl₂ crystallites, whose chirality is induced by the presence of a donor molecule in their environment. These models could explain, at least in part, the exceptional increase of isotactic polymer productivity observed for stereospecific catalyst systems, containing only the internal donor, with respect to catalysts lacking the Lewis base and could account for the influence of the donor on the molecular properties of the obtained polymers.     

Stereochemistry of the initiation step in Ziegler-Natta catalysts containing dialkyl propane diethers: A tool for distinguishing the role of internal and external donors

The results of a study on a new generation of MgCl₂ supported Ziegler-Natta catalysts that contain dialkyl propane diethers as internal donors and produce highly stereospecific polypropene even without any external donor are presented. The results concerning three different catalysts containing 2,2-diisobutyl-1,3-dimethoxy propane (DIBDMP), 2,2-dicyclopentyl-1,3-dimethoxy propane (DCPDMP) and 2-ethyl,2-butyl-1,3-dimethoxy propane (EBDMP) as internal donors are compared. The same donors have also been studied by using them as external donors with a catalyst contaning diisobutyl phthalate as internal donor. The present results, along with previously obtained findings on traditional supported Ziegler-Natta catalysts, permit a general comprehension of the role of internal and external donors.     

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。     

NMR Characterization of Ethylene/Propylene Copolymers and Propylene Impact Copolymers from MgCl2/TiCl4/ID+AlR3/ED Catalytic Systems

Summary: The aim of this work was to study the comonomer distribution and the chemical composition distribution generated by different Ziegler-Natta (ZN) systems (different internal donors, ID, dicyclopentadienyl-dimethoxy silane, D donor, as the external donor) and to define the potentialities of different IDs to produce improved heterophasic copolymers (HECO). A methodology to quantify the amount of ethylene-propylene copolymer (EP) portion in ZN-HECO and ethylene content of the EP portion by ¹³C-NMR was established. By using this method, it was possible to analyze the composition of ZN-HECO obtaining results comparable to those obtained with a more complex fractionation technique.     

(1,3‐Dimethylimidazolidine‐2‐selone‐κSe)bis(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)copper(II) bis(perchlorate) and bis(2,2′‐bipyridyl‐κ2N,N′)(imidazolidine‐2‐thione‐κS)copper(II) bis(perchlorate)

In the first title salt, [Cu(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂(C₅H₁₀N₂Se)](ClO₄)₂, the Cu^II centre occupies a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal environment defined by four N donors from two 1,10‐phenanthroline (phen) ligands and by the Se donor of a 1,3‐dimethylimidazolidine‐2‐selone ligand, with the equatorial plane defined by the Se and by two N donors from different phen ligands and the axial sites occupied by the two remaining N donors, one from each phen ligand. The Cu—N distances span the range 1.980 (10)–2.114 (11) Å and the Cu—Se distance is 2.491 (3) Å. Intermolecular π–π contacts between imidazolidine rings and the central rings of phen ligands generate chains of cations. In the second salt, [Cu(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂(C₃H₆N₂S)](ClO₄)₂, the Cu^II centre occupies a similar distorted trigonal–bipyramidal environment comprising four N donors from two 2,2′‐bipyridyl (bipy) ligands and an S donor from an imidazolidine‐2‐thione ligand. The equatorial plane is defined by the S donor and two N donors from different bipy ligands. The Cu—N distances span the range 1.984 (6)–2.069 (7) Å and the Cu—S distance is 2.366 (3) Å. Intermolecular π–π contacts between imidazolidine and pyridyl rings form chains of cations. A major difference between the two structures is due to the presence in the second complex of two N—H...O hydrogen bonds linking the imidazolidine N—H hydrogen‐bond donors to perchlorate O‐atom acceptors.     

In situ ATR-FTIR studies on MgCl2-diisobutyl phthalate interactions in thin film Ziegler-Natta catalysts

To study the surface structure of MgCl(2) support and its interaction with other active components in Ziegler-Natta catalyst, such as electron donors, we prepared a thin film analogue for Ziegler-Natta ethylene polymerization catalyst support by spin-coating a solution of MgCl(2) in ethanol, optionally containing a diester internal donor (diisobutyl-ortho-phthalate, DIBP) on a flat Si crystal surface. The donor content of these films was quantified by applying attenuated total internal reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Changes in the interaction of DIBP with MgCl(2) at various temperatures were monitored by in situ ATR-FTIR. Upon increasing the temperature, a shift in the (C═O) band toward lower wavenumbers was observed together with the depletion of (O-H) stretching band due to the desorption of residual ethanol. We assign this shift to gradual redistribution of adsorbed DIBP from adsorption sites on the MgCl(2) (104) surface toward the more acidic MgCl(2) (110) surface. The morphologies of MgCl(2) and MgCl(2)/DIBP films were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealing a preferential orientation of ClMgCl layers (001) parallel to the lateral film dimensions. This orientation becomes more pronounced upon annealing. In the absence of donor, the MgCl(2) grow in to large crystals aligned in large domains upon annealing. Both crystal growth and alignment is impeded by the presence of donor.     

Application of Fractionation Techniques to the Study of Olefin Polymerization Kinetics and Polymer Degradation

Summary: Temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) has been regarded as a powerful technique for study of semicrystalline polymers. In this paper, two examples of unique applications of TREF were introduced. One was the study on the influence of extraction of internal donor on the variation of isospecific active sites of a MgCl₂- supported Ziegler catalyst, and the other was the estimation of the relationship between polymer micro-tacticity and degradation rate of isotactic polypropylene (iPP). The former example revealed the conversion from high to low isospecific site by the extraction of internal donors, whereas the latter showed a negative correlation between the level of isotacticity and the degradation rate. These results demonstrated that TREF was useful in these research applications.