Enhancement on Hemilabile Phosphine-Amide Palladium and Nickel Catalysts for Ethylene (Co)Polymerization with Polar Monomers Using a Cyclizing Strategy

To address the issue of hemilabile catalyst in olefin polymerization catalysis, a cyclizing strategy was used to construct novel N-bridged phosphine-carbonyl palladium and nickel catalysts, resulting in improvements on ethylene(co)polymerizations. The N-bridged phosphinecarbonyl Pd catalysts(Pd1-Pd5) and Ni catalysts(Ni1-Ni5) bearing five-to eight-membered-ring structures were designed and synthesized.Catalytic performance for ethylene(co)polymerization became better as the size of N-containing bridge increased. The seven-membered-ring bridged catalysts Pd4 and Ni4 exhibited the best performance in terms of catalytic activity, polymer molecular weight and incorporation of acrylates and acrylic acid. The better performance of these catalysts bearing larger-size bridges was tentatively attributed to the methyleneinduced higher electron density around nitrogen, which strenghtens the coordination of carbonyl group to metal center, and also to the steric effect offered by this cyclization. This work provides a new strategy to enhance hemilabile polymerization catalysts.     

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes as a ligand in nickel α-diimine based ethylene polymerization

Two novel heterogeneous nickel ?-diimine based polymerization catalysts, containing MWCNT as the main ligand, were synthesized by novel in situ catalyst preparation technique. The in situ synthesis was performed by covalent attachment of the acenaphthenic ligand core to amine functionalized MWCNT ligand arms through diimine bonding and further nickel dibromide chelation. The prepared catalysts were fully characterized and their structures and supporting efficiencies were determined. Single or double introduction of the MWCNTs through their ends or sidewall(s) in the catalytic system, as a ligand, influenced the catalytic performance, microstructure and morphology of obtained polyethylenes. MWCNT sidewall bonding to para-aryl position of the tetramethylphenyl moiety performed as more electron-donating ligand than MWCNT ends linked to the imine bond and protected the catalytic system to retain its activity. This character resulted in the maintenance of the resulting polymer topology at elevated temperatures so that the catalytic activity and the obtained polymer melting points remained around 110 g PE?mmol?1 Ni?h?1 and 123 ℃ in all polymerization temperatures respectively. In polymerization trials, molecular weight fall against temperature was not as sharp as what had been observed in sequentially prepared catalysts insofar as the molecular weight of resultant polymer at 60 ℃ reached to 310000 g?mol?1 which was close to the highest value had been reported at 30 ℃ for sequentially prepared catalysts. TEM observations showed the presence of the stopped-growth polymer chains due to geometrical constrains or ligand debonding for both catalytic systems.     

2-AMINOMETHYLPYRIDINE NICKEL(II) COMPLEXES — SYNTHESIS，MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND CATALYSIS OF ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION

 A series of new nickel(II) complexes with 2-aminomethylpyridine ligands, (2-PyCH₂NHAr)₂NiBr₂(Ar = 2,6-dimethylphenyl 2a; 2,6-diisopropylphenyl 2b, 2,6-difluorophenyl 2c), have been synthesized and used as catalyst precursors for ethylene polymerization in the presence of methylaluminoxane (MAO)．The catalysts containing ortho-alkyl-substituents afford high molecular weight branched polyethylenes as well as a certain amount of oligomers. Enhancing the steric bulk of the alkyl substituent of the catalyst resulted in higher ratio of solid polymer to oligomer and higher molecular weight of the polymer. Catalyst 2c containing ortho-fluoro-substituents exhibited the highest catalytic activity, but only oligomers in which C₁₂H₂₄ had the maximum content were obtained by the catalyst. The molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, and microstructure of the resulted polymer were characterized by gel permeation chromatography and ¹³C-NMR spectrogram.     

Modification of the(SiO_2/MgO/MgCl_2)·TiCl_x Ziegler-Natta Polyethylene Catalysts Using the Third Metal Elements

Various(SiO_2/MgO/MgCl_2)·Ti Clx Ziegler-Natta catalysts modified by the third metal elements were synthesized by the co-impregnation of water-soluble magnesium and the third metal salts. Several key factors including the electronegativity of the third metal elements, catalyst performances in ethylene homo-polymerization, ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization and hydrogen response were systematically investigated. Both the catalyst performance and the polymer properties are influenced by the introduction of the third metal elements. Compared with the unmodified(SiO_2/MgO/MgCl_2)·Ti Clx Ziegler-Natta catalyst, activity and 1-hexene incorporation are enhanced by the introduction of zirconium, vanadium, aluminum and chromium, while deteriorated by the addition of ferrum, nickel, molybdenum and tungsten. Correlations of the catalyst activities and 1-hexene incorporation ability with the electronegativity of the third metal elements are discovered. It is found that the lower electronegativity of the third metal elements leads to the catalyst with higher activity and higher α-olefin co-polymerization ability. The polyethylene produced by a nickel modified catalyst showed broad molecular weight distribution(MWD) and the lowest average molecular weight(MW), while by using a ferrum modified catalyst, the resulting polyethylene had the highest MW, reaching the ultra-high MW area. Vanadium and chromium modified catalysts demonstrated the best hydrogen response.     

Ligand Steric Effects on Naphthyl-α-diimine Nickel Catalyzed α-Olefin Polymerization

Naphthyl-α-diimine nickel complexes with systematically varied ligand sterics, activated by modified methylaluminoxane(MMAO), were tested in the polymerization of higher α-olefin(1-hexene, 1-decene and 1-hexadecene) under suitable conditions. The polymerization results indicated the possibility of precise microstructure control, depending on catalyst structure, polymerization temperature, monomer concentration and types of monomers, which in turn strongly affects the resultant polymer properties. Naphthyl-α-diimine nickel complex bearing chiral bulky sec-phenethyl groups in the o-naphthyl position showed good catalytic activity, and resulted in branched polymers(42-88/1000 C) with high molecular weights(M_n:(4.3-15.2) × 10~4 g·mol~(-1)) and narrow molecular weight distribution(M_w/M_n = 1.13-1.29, RT), which suggested a living polymerization. The increasing steric hindrance of catalyst leads to enhance insertion for 2,1-insertion of α-olefin and the chain-walking reaction.     

Synergistic effect and fluorination effect in ethylene polymerization by nickel phenoxyiminato catalysts

A series of binuclear nickel phenoxyiminato catalysts with different linkers and fluorine substituents were efficiently synthesized.Binuclear nickel catalysts with rigid linkers showed higher catalytic activity and thermal stability in ethylene polymerization and produced polymers with higher molecular weight possibly due to the larger steric hindrance and metal-metal synergistic effect.The introduction of fluorine atoms on the N-terphenyl moity also enhanced polymerization activity and molecular weight of polymer due to the electronic effect of fluorine atoms.     

SILICA-SUPPORTED NICKEL AND ZIRCONIUM CATALYSTS FOR BRANCHED POLYETHYLENE*

8-Aminoquinoline nickel dichloride and bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride (Cp_2ZrCl_2) were supportedsimultaneously on silica to produce branched polyethylene successfully by combined polymerization. The supportedpolymerization results showed that the molecular weight of polyethylene increased while the molecular weight distributionbecame wider and the molecular chains of oligomers remaning in the final solution became shorter as compared to theoligomers obtained in polymerization processes with pure 8-aminoquinoline nickel dichloride catalysis, as well as theCp_2ZrCl_2 and nickel combination system. With decreasing amount of Ni catalyst in the supported catalyst, the molecular chains of oligomers in the resulting solution became shorter, while α-olefin selectivity increased.     

2-AMINOMETHYLPYRIDINE NICKEL(Ⅱ) COMPLEXES—SYNTHESIS,MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND CATALYSIS OF ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION

A series of new nickel(Ⅱ)complexes with 2-aminomethylpyridine ligands,(2-PyCH_2NHAr)_2NiBr_2(Ar=2,6- dimethylphenyl 2a;2,6-diisopropylphenyl 2b,2,6-difluorophenyl 2c),have been synthesized and used as catalyst precursors for ethylene polymerization in the presence of methylaluminoxane(MAO).The catalysts containing ortho-alkyl-substituents afford high molecular weight branched polyethylenes as well as a certain amount of oligomers.Enhancing the steric bulk of the alkyl substituent of the catalyst resulted...     

Syntheses, Characterization and Crystal Structures of New Nickel Complexes with 2,6-Bis （ imino ） pyridyl Ligands

In the past decade, the imino-complexes based on late transition metal have received significantly increasing attention for their excellent performance in the olefin polymerization area since Brookhart et al. demonstrated that the Ni( Ⅱ ) complexes incorporating with sterically hindered α-diimine ligands could be used in the polymerization of ethylene to form high molecular weight polymers.     

Studies on the Self-condensing Vinyl Polymerization of a Novel Maleimide Inimer

The self-condensing vinyl polymerization(SCVP) of a novel maleimide inimer(initiator-monomer) 1, N-(4-α-bromobutyryloxy phenyl) maleimide with the complex of CuBr/Bipy (2, 2‘-bipyridine) as the catalyst was studied. GPC was used to determine the molecular weight and the results show that the molecular weight increases exponentially with polymerization time during the first hour, and then the rate of increase molecular weight slows down. The molecular weight also increases with increasing dosage of the catalyst. The coincidence of the molecular weights determined by ^1H NMR and GPC proves that the polymer obtained from the SCVP of inimer 1 has a linear structure, whichis further verified by ^13C NMR spectrum. A hyperbranched polymer was obtained by the copolymerization of inimer 1 and styrene.     

Initiating system Me_3SiCl/AlCl_3 for cationic polymerization of 1,3-pentadiene in toluene

Cationic polymerization of 1,3-pentadiene (PD) initiated by trimethylsilyl chloride/aluminium chloride (TMSCl/AlCl3) was carried out in toluene at 30℃.The polymer yield was increased by the addition of TMSC1.However,introduction of TMSC1 gave rise to a drop of the polymer molecular weight.Kinetic results demonstrated that the polymerization initiated by TMSCl/AlCl3 was 2.8 times faster than that induced by AlCl3 alone.Various ethers and ketones were used to mediate the initiating system TMSCl/AlCl3.The polymer yield and molecular weight of the polymer were decreased in the presence of ether.Ketones and ethers had different effects on the polymerization,and the polymer yield and molecular weight were lower than those initiated by AlCl3 alone or TMSCl/AlCl3 Structural evidence revealed that the polymerization was indeed initiated by AlCl3 and HCl rcsulting from hydrolysis of TMSC1 by adventitious water.     

Tungsten Promoted Ni／Al2O3 Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane to Synthesis Gas

A series of tungsten promoted alumina supported nickel catalysts has been prepared for the carbon diox-ide reforming of methane to synthesis gas. The catalysts have been characterized by means of XRD, TEM,and Laser Raman spectroscopy. It is shown that the addition of tungsten to the nickel catalyst can stabilize the catalyst and increase the resistance to carbon deposition. Adding a suitable amount of tungsten can also increase the catalyst activity to be close to that of supported noble metal catalysts. The carburisation of the tungsten modified nickel catalyst decreases the catalyst activity at lower reaction temperatures (＜1123K),but has no effect on the catalyst performance at higher reaction temperatures. The alumina supported nickel catalyst modified by 0. 67% (mass fraction) WO3 has the equivalent equilibrium constant of the dry reforming reaction to that of alumina supported 5% (mass fraction) Ru at 873 K, and also has a lower activation energy for dry reforming than the latter.     

茚基镍的卤化物/四苯硼钠/三苯基膦体系催化苯乙烯聚合

The catalytic activity of a series of indenylnickel（Ⅱ） halides： （1-R-Ind）Ni（PPh3）X （R=ethyl, cyclopentyl and benzyl, while X=Cl, Br and I）, towards styrene polymerization was studied in the presence of NaBPh4 and PPh3. The catalytic property of these halides was related to the substituent group on the indenyl ligand and the halogen atom bonded to the metal atom. Among them, the （1-Et-Ind）Ni（PPh3）Cl/NaBPha/PPh3 system showed the highest activity for the polymerization of styrene, and the polystyrene obtained was a syndio-rich （rr triad） atactic polymer with Mn values in the range of 103--104. The mechanism of the styrene polymerization initiated by the （1-Et-Ind）Ni（PPh3）Cl/NaBPha/PPh3 system was studied.     

Ni-Co/Mg-Al catalyst derived from hydrotalcite-like compound prepared by plasma for dry reforming of methane

Ni-Co bimetallic catalysts with different Ni/Co content were derived from cold plasma jet decomposition and reduction of hydrotalcite-like compounds containing Ni,Co,Mg and Al,and their catalytic performance was investigated with dry reforming of methane.Experimental results showed that the hydrotalcite-like precursors could be completely decomposed and partly reduced by cold plasma jet,and the Nicontained catalysts exhibited much higher activity than the catalyst without Ni.Especially,the catalyst with Ni/Co ratio of 8/2 achieved not only the highest conversions of 80.3%and 69.3%for CH4 and CO2,respectively,but also the best stability in 100 h testing.The catalysts were characterized by XRD,XPS,TEM and N2 adsorption techniques,and the results showed that the better performance of the 8Ni2Co bimetallic catalyst was attributed to its higher metal dispersion,smaller metal particle size,as well as the interaction effect between Ni and Co,which were brought by the special catalyst preparation method.     

STUDY ON 1-HEXENE POLYMERIZATION BASED ON ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS WITH DOPED SUPPORT

A series of Ti/Mg supported catalysts are prepared by using ball-milled mixtures of MgCl2-ethanol adducts and NaCl as supports, and 1-hexene polymerizations catalyzed by the novel catalysts are studied. It is found that the molecular weight distribution of poly(1-hexene) becomes apparently narrower when catalysts with doped supports are used, indicating that changing the structure of the support is an effective way to regulate the active center distribution of heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalyst.     

PROPERTIES OF POLYMER SUPPORTED Ni-Cu BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS PREPARED BY SOLVATED METAL ATOM IMPREGNATION

D-72 resin supported nickel-copper catalysts prepared by solvated metal atom impreg-nation (SMAI) were studied by magnetic measurements and X-ray photoelectron spectro-scopy (XPS). The Ni particles on the catalysts are very highly dispersed and displaysuperparamagnetic behaviour. Ni-Cu alloy clusters were found to be formed. The sur-face compositions are different from the bulk concentrations. In contrast with the surfaceenrichment in copper generally observed on conventional Ni-Cu catalysts, the surfaces ofthese catalysts are enriched in nickel. The nickel is in both zero and valent states, whilecopper is mainly in metallic state. Catalytic data show that the formation of Ni-Cu alloyclusters has a profound effect on the catalytic activities of the catalysts in the hydrogena-tion of furfural. The activity of the Ni:Cu ratio of one bimetallic catalysts is much higherthan that of the Ni or Cu monometallic catalyst.     

VINYL POLYMERIZATION OF NORBORNENE CATALYZED BY [2-(2-BENZIMIDAZOLYL)-6-((1-ARYLIMINOETHYL)PYRIDYL)]NICKEL CHLORIDE/MAO SYSTEM

The catalytic system of[2-(2-benzimidazolyl)-6-((1-aryliminoethyl)pyridyl)]nickel chloride/MAO(methylalu- minoxane)was found to be good active for vinyl polymerization of norbornene and provided polymers with relative narrow molecular distributions.Various reaction parameters,such as the ratios of nickel precursor to MAO or monomer norbornene, and the nature of the ligands in complexes were carefully investigated to realize their effects on the catalytic activities, polymer molecular weight and molecular...     

SYNTHESIS OF POLYACETYLENE BY NOVEL CATALYSTS COMPOSED OF TRANSITION METAL 2-ETHYL HEXYL PHOSPHONATES AND ALUMINIUM TRIALKYLS

Polyacetylene is the most hopeful electrical conductive polymer, which is being exploited to fabricate plastic battery, solar energy cell etc. The catalysts used for the synthesis of high cis-polyacetylene films are mainly Ti(OC_4H_9)_4-AlEt_8 and rare-earth coordination catalysts as well as Co(NO_3)_2-NaBH_4. This paper reports features of acetylene polymerization by novel catalysts composed of transition metal 2-ethyl hexyl phosphonates of the fourth periodic transitional series-Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and aluminium trialkyls. Except Ni catalyst system, all catalytic systems can promote polymerization of acetylene at room temperature to form a silvery-grey polyacetylene film with rich cis-content and high crystallinity. Under the experimental conditions tested, the catalytic activity of various systems shows the following sequence: Fe>Ti～V>Cr>Mn>Co>Ni The polyacetylene films obtained were characterized.     

Allyl chloride/AlCl_3/ether cationic initiating systems for polymerization of 1,3-pentadiene

Various ethers were used to mediate the polymerizations of 1,3-pentadiene (PD) initiated by AlCl3 and by allyl chloride (AllyCl)/AlCl3. The introduction of the ethers exert considerable effects on polymer yield and molecular weight due to its interaction with the propagating carbocation. The carbocation reactivity is reduced by this interaction which is subject to the ether's nucleophilicity determined by the steric hindrance of groups adjacent to oxygen. The reduction of carbocation reactivity gives rise to a decrease of polymer yield owing to inhibition of propagation but results in an augmentation of molecular weight due to suppression of various side reactions such as terminations. By using suitably nucleophilic ethers such as diphenyl ether, the polymerization can be mediated to give an high molecular weight polymer in high yield.     

STUDY ON SYNTHESIS OF HIGH VINYL POLYBUTADIENE WITH TETRAVALENT MOLYBDENUM CATALYST SYSTEM

In this paper the catalytic behaviour of tetravalent molybdenum catalyst system in polymeriza-tion of butadiene is dealt with. The effects of the variety of apions combined with molybdenumatom, the pattern of the substituent R in (i-Bu)_2AlOR and the polymerization conditions on thebutadiene conversion, the molecular weight and its distribution and the microstructure of the polymeralso are studied. It has been found that the catalyst system is significantly active when anions com-bined with the molybdenum atom are acetoxy (CH_3COO-),or ethoxy (C_2H_5O-). Obviously, thevariety of substituent R in (i-Bu)_2 AlOR has a great influence on the catalytic activity. The catalystsystem is inactive if the R group is--COR' (R'is alkyl or aromatic group) or alkyl, whereas the activityof the catalyst system increases if the R group is phenyl or tolyl. With the rise of polymerizationtemperature the polymer molecular weight decreases, the distribution index of molecular weight in-creases and the content of 1,2-unit in polybutadiene reduces.