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Effect of Different Aluminum Alkyls on the Metallocene/Methylaluminoxane Catalyzed Polymerization of Higher α ‐Olefins and Styrene
Author(s) -
Vasilenko Irina V.,
Kostjuk Sergei V.,
Kaputsky Fyodor N.,
Nedorezova Polina M.,
Aladyshev Alexander M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.200800024
Subject(s) - methylaluminoxane , metallocene , polymerization , polymer chemistry , catalysis , chemistry , styrene , post metallocene catalyst , olefin fiber , polymer , coordination polymerization , organic chemistry , solution polymerization , copolymer
The replacement of MAO by different aluminum alkyls in the polymerization of higher α ‐olefins catalyzed by rac ‐EtInd 2 ZrCl 2 and rac ‐(CH 3 ) 2 CInd 2 ZrCl 2 and in the syndiospecific polymerization of styrene with CpTiCl 3 as a catalyst was studied. An activating effect for all catalysts investigated was found when adding TIBA, while TEA and THA have a deactivating effect. It was found that more than half of the expensive methylaluminoxane can be successfully replaced by TIBA without deleterious effects on the catalyst activity and the properties of the polymers synthesized during higher α ‐olefin polymerization catalyzed by rac ‐EtInd 2 ZrCl 2 and rac ‐(CH 3 ) 2 CInd 2 ZrCl 2 .