Olefin polymerization and copolymerization
Majedeh Mroofi; Gholamhossein Zohuri; Saeid Ahmadjo; Navid Ramezanian
Abstract
Bicenter (BCn) cobalt-bis(imine) catalysts were synthesized, used to polymerize methyl methacrylate (MMA), and 1-hexene. The effect of catalyst structure, bridging ligand, and polymerization reaction conditions were investigated. Synthesis of primary ligand of (2,6-dibenzhydryl-4-ethoxyphenyl)-N=(CH3)-C(CH3)=O ...
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Bicenter (BCn) cobalt-bis(imine) catalysts were synthesized, used to polymerize methyl methacrylate (MMA), and 1-hexene. The effect of catalyst structure, bridging ligand, and polymerization reaction conditions were investigated. Synthesis of primary ligand of (2,6-dibenzhydryl-4-ethoxyphenyl)-N=(CH3)-C(CH3)=O is prepared. Following to that, the final ligands of BC1 and BC2 bicenter catalysts were prepared via reacting the primary ligand with 2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzene-1,4-diamine and 4,4-methylenedianiline bridges, respectively. The BC1 catalyst demonstrated higher activity than the BC2 catalyst. The highest activity for the BC1 catalyst was obtained when the co-catalyst to catalyst molar ratio was [Al]/[Co]=1500:1, and the polymerization temperature was 40 °C. In comparison the BC2 catalyst demonstrated the highest activity in [Al]/[Co]=500:1 ratio, polymerization temperature of 70 °Cand showed higher thermal stability. 1HNMR analysis revealed that the highest branching density for poly(methyl methacrylates) (PMMA) produced by BC1 and BC2 catalysts was 222 and 249 branches per 1000 carbon atoms, respectively. PMMA synthesized with BC2 catalysts had the highest syndiotacticity (59%). The polymer produced with bicenter catalyst (BC1) had a relatively broad molecular weight distribution (2.9), according to GPC analysis. The synthesized catalysts demonstrated appropriate activity for the polymerization of MMA, but only moderate activity for 1-hexene monomer
Catalysis
Majedeh Maroofi; Gholam Hossein Zohuri; Saeid Ahmadjo; Navid Ramezanian
Abstract
A mono-nuclear catalyst of bis-imine cobalt (MC) was synthesized with using 2,6-dibenzhydryl-4-ethoxy phenyl as a ligand. The so huge ligand was prepared via the reaction of 2,6-dibenzhydryl-4-ethoxy phenyl)-N=(CH3)-C(CH3)=O with diacetyl with equal mole stoichiometry in presence of formic acid catalysis. ...
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A mono-nuclear catalyst of bis-imine cobalt (MC) was synthesized with using 2,6-dibenzhydryl-4-ethoxy phenyl as a ligand. The so huge ligand was prepared via the reaction of 2,6-dibenzhydryl-4-ethoxy phenyl)-N=(CH3)-C(CH3)=O with diacetyl with equal mole stoichiometry in presence of formic acid catalysis. The catalyst was synthesized via a reaction between the ligands and cobalt salt (CoCl2). The catalyst was used for polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA), (a polar monomer) in the presence of modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO). The highest polymerization activity (8.6 g PMMA/mmol cat. h) was obtained at [cocatalyst]/[catalyst]=1000:1 molar ratio and at room temperature reaction. For the prepared PMMA, Polymer with branching density of 263/1000C was obtained using 1H NMR technique calculation. The microstructure of one of the produced PMMA was as follow: 48% syndiotactic, 29% isotactic and 23% atactic. GPC analysis of the polymer showed a number average molecular weight of about 5.7 × 105 g/mol and a narrow molecular weight distribution of 1.57.
