Synthesis,Structure and Catalytic Activity of a Palladium(Ⅱ) Complex Based on 4-Chloro-2-[(6-methyl-pyridin-2-ylimino)-methyl]-phenol Ligand

The title complex bis{4-chloro-2-[(6-methyl-pyridin-2-ylimino)-methyl]-phenol}-palladium(Ⅱ)(C_(26)H_(20)Cl_2N_4O_2Pd) has been synthesized by the reaction of 4-chloro-2-[(6-methylpyridin- 2-ylimino)-methyl]-phenol with Pd(CH_3COO)_2, and characterized by IR spectrum and elemental analysis. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis results further confirmed the molecular structures. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2_1/c with a = 4.1324(2), b = 23.5432(16), c = 11.8943(8) ?, β = 91.238(5)o, V = 1156.93(12) ?~3, C_(26)H_(20)Cl_2N_4O_2Pd, M_r = 597.76, Z = 2, D_c = 1.716 g/cm~3, μ = 1.067 mm~(-1), F(000) = 600, the final R = 0.0247 and w R = 0.0677(I 2σ(I)). In the presence of methylaluminoxane(MAO), the complex exhibits excellent catalytic activities(1.737×10~7 g of PNB(mol of Pd)~(-1)·h~(-1)) in the vinyl polymerization of norbornene.