13C-NMR study of ethylene/1-hexene and ethylene/1-octene copolymers obtained using homogeneous catalysts
✍ Scribed by Griselda B. Galland; Raquel S. Mauler; Sônia C. Menezes; Raul Quijada
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 253 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0170-0839
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✦ Synopsis
This study employed the~3C-NMR spectroscopy to investigate the influence of the increase of the comonomer concentration on the microstruture of ethylene/1hexene and ethylene/1-octene copolymers obtained by the use of MeSiCp2ZrC12, Cp2ZrC12,, Et[Ind]2ZrC12 and [Ind]2ZrCl2 catalysts. For both comonomers butyl or hexyl branches were isolated between ethylene blocks. As the ct-olefm concentration in the copolymer increased, butyl or hexyl branches became closer, some of them, separated by only one or two ethylene units. Incorporation of ct-olefm in the copolymer was higher for the bridged catalysts, MeSiCp2ZrCI2, and Et[Ind]2ZrC12 than for the unbridged ones. The ~-olefin size did not seem to effect its reactivity towards ethylene.
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