Synthesis of Ethylene/1-Octene Copolymers with Ultrahigh Molecular Weights by Zr and Hf Complexes Bearing Bidentate NN Ligands with the Camphyl Linker
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discusssion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Synthesis of 1-Zr
3.2. Synthesis of 1-Hf
3.3. Synthesis of 2-Zr
3.4. Synthesis of 2-Hf
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Run | Cat. | PE (g) | act. 2 | Mw3 (104 g∙mol−1) | Đ3 | Tm4 (°C) | Octene Incorp. 5 (mol %) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1-Zr | 0.393 | 236 | >600 | - | 126 | 0.2 |
2 | 2-Zr | 0.647 | 388 | 337 | 3.3 | 126 | 1.0 |
3 | 1-Hf | trace | - | - | - | - | - |
4 | 2-Hf | trace | - | - | - | - | - |
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Feng, C.; Gou, Q.; Liu, S.; Gao, R.; Li, Z. Synthesis of Ethylene/1-Octene Copolymers with Ultrahigh Molecular Weights by Zr and Hf Complexes Bearing Bidentate NN Ligands with the Camphyl Linker. Catalysts 2021, 11, 276. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11020276
Feng C, Gou Q, Liu S, Gao R, Li Z. Synthesis of Ethylene/1-Octene Copolymers with Ultrahigh Molecular Weights by Zr and Hf Complexes Bearing Bidentate NN Ligands with the Camphyl Linker. Catalysts. 2021; 11(2):276. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11020276
Chicago/Turabian StyleFeng, Chunyu, Qingqiang Gou, Shaofeng Liu, Rong Gao, and Zhibo Li. 2021. "Synthesis of Ethylene/1-Octene Copolymers with Ultrahigh Molecular Weights by Zr and Hf Complexes Bearing Bidentate NN Ligands with the Camphyl Linker" Catalysts 11, no. 2: 276. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11020276