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Copolymerization of Propene and Buta-1,3-diene in the Presence of Highly Hindered C2-Symmetric Zirconocene-Based Catalyst

✍ Scribed by Stefania Pragliola; Chiara Costabile; Francesca Di Bartolomeo; Pasquale Longo


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
123 KB
Volume
25
Category
Article
ISSN
1022-1336

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Abstract

Summary: Copolymerizations of propene and buta‐1,3‐diene performed in the presence of rac‐[CH~2~(3‐tert‐butyl‐1‐indenyl)~2~]ZrCl~2~ and methylaluminoxane (MAO) have been investigated. Buta‐1,3‐diene gives prevailingly primary coordination to the metal, producing overall 1,2 units. Cyclopropane and cyclopentane rings, although in low amounts, are also obtained. The presence of butadiene would be responsible for some regioirregular 2,1‐inserted propene units, which at high temperatures give rearrangement to 3,1 units.

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