Abstract: | Supported type cocatalysts using triphenylcarbenium perchlorate (Ph3CClO4) were prepared by impregnation on inorganic carrier, magnesium chloride (MgCl2) and applied to ethylene polymerizations with rac‐EtInd]2ZrCl2. Homogeneous polymerizations with Ph3CClO4 were also carried out for comparison. The activity of homogeneous polymerization was much lower than that obtained with methylaluminoxane (MAO). On the other hand, rac‐EtInd]2ZrCl2 activated by the supported type Ph3CClO4/MgCl2 system displayed high activity comparable to that obtained with MAO. From the results of fractionation and polymerization of the rac‐EtInd]2ZrCl2‐Ph3CClO4/MgCl2 catalyst system, it was found that the increased activity mainly came from the active species in the supernatant part. UV‐vis spectroscopic measurements combined with ICP analysis indicate that the active species in the supernatant fraction are composed of a stoichiometric amount of perchlorate and metallocene catalyst. |