Synthesis of Heterocyclic-Fused Cyclopentadienyl Scandium Complexes and the Catalysis for Copolymerization of Ethylene and Dicyclopentadiene
作者：Chen, RH,Yao, CG,Wang, MY,Xie, HY,Wu, CJ,Cui, DM
關鍵字：alpha-olefin polymerization; syndiospecific styrene polymerization; constrained-geometry catalyst; half-sandwich complexes; earth-metal precursors; isotactic polypropylene; aminobenzyl complexes; alkyl catalysts; cyclic dienes; donor ligand
論文來源：期刊
具體來源：http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om500992v
發表時間：2015年
Heterocyclic-fused cyclopentadienyl scandium bis(alkyl) complexes L1–4Sc(CH2SiMe3)2THF ((5-Me-1-Ph-cyclopenta[b]pyrrol-4-yl)Sc(CH2SiMe3)2THF (1), (2,5-Me2-3-Ph-6H-cyclopenta[b]thiophenyl)Sc(CH2SiMe3)2THF (2), (2,4,5,6-Me4-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophenyl)Sc(CH2SiMe3)2THF (3), (2,3,4,5,6-Me5-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophenyl)Sc(CH2SiMe3)2THF) (4)) were facilely synthesized by alkane elimination reaction of Sc(CH2SiMe3)3(THF)2 with the heterocyclic-fused cyclopentadienyl ligands HL1–4 in high yields. Complexes 1–4 were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopies and X-ray diffraction analyses as THF-solvated monomers, adopting a half-sandwich geometry. Upon activation of [Ph3C][B(C6F5)4]/AliBu3, these half-sandwich scandium complexes displayed various activities toward the copolymerization of ethylene (E) and dicyclopentadiene (DCPD). Complex 1, supported by the phenyl-substituted pyrrole-fused cyclopentadienyl ligand, showed a slightly higher activity than the phenyl-substituted thiophene-fused cyclopentadienyl complex 2. Among the thiophene-fused cyclopentadienyl complexes 2–4, 4, bearing pentamethyl substituents, showed the highest activity of 2.9 × 106 g/molSc·h·bar. The resultant copolymers had adjustable DCPD incorporation varying from 14.0 up to 46.1 mol %, of which the alternating poly(E-alt-DCPD) had a high Tg of 166 °C. In addition, no cross-linking was observed in the copolymers, suggesting that these catalytic systems were highly regioselective for the two active double bonds within DCPD.
