| Abstract: | Polymerization of ethylene and propylene with VCl4-BuLi (Bu = n-Bu, sec-Bu, tert-Bu) catalysts was investigated. The VCl4-BuLi catalysts were found to initiate the polymerization of ethylene and propylene. The VCl4-BuLi catalysts gave an ultra high molecular polyethylene. The effect of the Li /V mole ratio on the polymerization of ethylene with the VCl4-BuLi catalysts was observed, an the catalyst gave an optimum rate at the Li/V ratio of about 3.0. The polyethylene obtained with the VCl4-BuLi catalyst was found to be a linear structure. In the polymerization of propylene with the VCl4-BuLi catalyst, the polymers contain mm contents of 56–66% were produced. |
