O. V. Samsonov, G. P. Goryunov, D. V. Uborsky, A. F. Asachenko, J. A. M. Canich, J. Yang, A. Z. Voskoboynikov, “Sulfur-bridged bis(2-indenyl) zirconocenes and their performance in olefin polymerization”, Mendeleev Commun., 2024, Volume 34, Issue 6,Pages <nobr>815

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Sulfur-bridged bis(2-indenyl) zirconocenes and their performance in olefin polymerization

O. V. Samsonov^a, G. P. Goryunov^a, D. V. Uborsky^a, A. F. Asachenko^a, J. A. M. Canich^b, J. Yang^b, A. Z. Voskoboynikov^a

^a Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
^b Baytown Technology and Engineering Complex, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, Baytown, Texas, United States

Abstract: A series of sulfur-bridged bis(2-indenyl) zirconocenes were synthesized and tested for ethylene/1-octene co- polymerization and 1-decene oligomerization. Zirconocene bearing two 5,6-positioned methyl substituents in indenyl moieties, distant from the metal center, appeared to be an active catalyst producing 1-decene oligomers with high content of unsaturated vinylidene end groups, which is preferable for post-functionalization.

Keywords: ansa-metallocenes, sulfides, indene, olefin polymerization, linear low-density polyethylene, poly(α-olefins), X-ray crystallography.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2024.10.015

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