Mechanistic aspects of the Ziegler-Natta polymerization

The isotope effect on propagation rate was determined for four homogeneous ethylene polymerization systems. The catalytic system Cp_2Ti(Et)Cl + EtA1Cl_2 has a k^H_p/k^D_p = 1.035 ± 0.03. This result strongly supports an insertion mechanism which does not involve a hydrogen migration during the rate determining step of propagation (Cossee mechanism). Three metal-alkyl free systems were also studied. The catalyst I_2 (PMe_3)_3Ta(neopentylidene)(H) has a k^H_p/k^D_p = 1.709. It is interpreted as a primary isotope effect involving a non-linear a-hydrogen migration during the rate determining step of propagation (Green mechanism). The lanthanide complexes Cp*_2LuMe•Et_2O and Cp*_2YbMe•Et_2O have a k^H_p/k^D_p = 1.46 and 1.25, respectively. They are interpreted as primary isotope effects due to a partial hydrogen migration during the rate determining step of propagation.

The presence of a precoordination or other intermediate species during the polymerization of ethylene by the mentioned metal-alkyl free catalysts was sought by low temperature NMR spectroscopy. However, no evidence for such species was found. If they exist, their concentrations are very small or their lifetimes are shorter than the NMR time scale.

Two titanocene (alkenyl)chlorides (hexenyl 1 and heptenyl 2 were prepared from titanocene dichloride and a THF solution of the corresponding alkenylmagnesium chloride. They do not cyclize in solution when alone, but cyclization to their respective titanocene(methyl(cycloalkyl) chlorides occurs readily in the presence of a Lewis acid. It is demonstrated that such cyclization occurs with the alkenyl ligand within the coordination sphere of the titanium atom. Cyclization of 1 with EtAlCl_2 at 0°C occurs in less than 95 msec (ethylene insertion time), as shown by the presence of 97% cyclopentyl-capped oligomers when polymerizing ethylene with this system. Some alkyl exchange occurs (3%). Cyclization of 2 is slower under the same reaction conditions and is not complete in 95 msec as shown by the presence of both cyclohexyl-capped oligomers (35%) and odd number α-olefin oligomers (50%). Alkyl exchange is more extensive as evidenced by the even number n-alkanes (15%).

Cyclization of 2-d_1 (titanocene(hept-6-en-1-yl-1-d_1)chloride) with EtA1Cl_2 demonstrated that for this system there is no α-hydrogen participation during said process. The cyclization is believed to occur by a Cossee-type mechanism. There was no evidence for precoordination of the alkenyl double bond during the cyclization process.

Influência do agente de halogenação e da razão molar Cl:Nd na polimerização e nas características do polibutadieno obtido com catalisador Ziegler-Natta à base de neodímio

Nesta Dissertação foi utilizado um sistema catalítico Zieger-Natta à base de neodímio para avaliar a influência do agente de halogenação e da razão molar halogênio:Nd sobre a atividade catalítica, a constante de velocidade de propagação, a conversão da polimerização, a microestrutura, a massa molecular e a polidispersão do polibutadieno 1,4-cis. O sistema utilizado era constituído por versatato de neodímio (NdV), hidreto de diisobutilalumínio (DIBAH) e um agente de halogenação. Os agentes halogenantes estudados foram: cloreto de t-butila (t-BuCl), sesquicloreto de etilalumínio (EASC) e cloreto de dietilalumínio (DEAC), em valores de razão molar Cl:Nd que variaram entre 0,5:1 e 5:1 e o dietil-eterato de trifluoreto de boro (BF3.Et2O), na razão molar F:Nd = 3:1. Os polímeros foram caracterizados por espectroscopia na região do infravermelho para determinação da microestrutura e por cromatografia de exclusão por tamanho para determinação das massas moleculares. O teor de unidades 1,4-cis variou de 90 a 98%, a massa molecular numérica média ( ) permaneceu na faixa entre 0,2 e 2x105, e a massa molecular ponderal média ( ) variou de 1,4 a 4x105

通过阴离子转Ziegler-Natta聚合机理转换合成PS-b-EPM

能够作为聚烯烃材料与其它聚合物材料共混增容剂的、含有聚烯烃链段的嵌段共聚物的合成，对于扩大聚烯烃材料的应用，获得性能优良的共混型聚合物材料具有重要意义。烯烃类单体聚合方法单一，而且其通用的聚合方法，Ziegler-Natta聚合，不是令人满意的合成嵌段共聚物的方法。因此，含有聚烯烃链段的嵌段共聚物的合成一直是比较困难的研究课题之一，近年来发展起来的阴离子转Ziegler-Natta聚合方法为合成这类嵌段共聚物开辟了新途径。阴离子转Ziegler-Natta聚合是利用阴离子聚合所得到的活性聚合物及其反离子与过渡金属化合物组成“Ziegler-Natta”催化剂使烯类单体聚合，从而得到含有聚烯烃链段和阴离子聚合物链段的嵌段共聚物的一种新的合成方法。这种结合两种聚合机理的聚合方法能够有效地避免单一机理聚合方法对单体的要求和限制，从而扩大了嵌段共聚物的合成范围。目前，有关阴离子转Ziegler-Natta聚合方法的研究工作尚属于初步阶段，许多基本问题还没有统一的结论。本工作的目的就是对这一聚合方法的聚合规律，特点等基本问题进行初步探讨，为今后这方面工作的开展奠定初步基础。本工作以阴离子转Ziegler-Natta聚合为方法，以PS-EPM嵌段共聚物为合成对象，并通过对产物的组成、分子量、序列分布、温度转变行为及形态的表征，可初步得到以下结论。1、在较低的催化剂浓度下，可使催化效率比较高。在本聚合体系下，最高可达694克EPM段/克Ti。这一数值与一般非载体钛催化体系相比是比较高的。2、在合适的聚合条件下，如聚合时间较短，聚合温度较低，可得到分子量分布较窄的嵌段共聚物，并且基本上不含有非嵌段烯烃共聚物。3、以聚苯乙烯作为阴离子段聚合物，可发生较明显的β-消除反应，使产物中含有难以分离的烯烃共聚物，本工作以几个单元的聚异戊二烯作为聚苯乙烯活性离子的端基，有效地抑制了β-消除反应的发生，得到了比较纯净的PS-EPM嵌段共聚物。5、由阴离子转来的“Ziegler-Natta聚合具有阴离子聚合和Ziegler-Natta聚合的共同特点，是介于阴离子聚合和Ziegler-Natta聚合之间的一种特殊聚合形式；在聚合初期主要呈现阴离子聚合特征随着聚合的进行，逐渐向具有Ziegler-Natta聚合特征的聚合形式过渡。

Ziegler-Natta锆催化剂下的烯烃聚合

本工作研究了均相和载体催化体系下Kaminsky催化剂的烯烃聚合行为，利用自制的两类载体催体催化剂开展了乙烯/α-烯烃共聚合的研究，并对共聚物的分子链结构及其它物理性能进行了表征。

Dimerization of 1-butene via zirconium-based Ziegler-Natta catalyst

A zirconium-based Ziegler-Natta catalytic system has been tested in the dimerization of 1-butene. It was found that the concentration of Et2AlCl, Ph3P and PhONa as well as the reaction temperature had great influences on the activity and selectivity of the catalyst. Under the optimum reaction conditions, the conversion of 1-butene is 91.9%, and the selectivity of dimers is 76.7%. Basic ligands such as Ph3P and PhONa can inhibit isomerization of 1-butene to 2-butene effectively. In addition, the metal hydride mechanism was also suggested and some indirect evidence was obtained in favor of this mechanism.

Highly cis-1,4 selective polymerization of dienes with homogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts based on NCN-pincer rare earth metal dichioride precursors

The first aryldiimine NCN-pincer ligated rare earth metal dichlorides (2,6-(2,6-C6H3R2N=CH)(2)C6H3)LnCl(2)(THF)(2) (Ln = Y, R = Me (1), Et (2), Pr (3); R = Et, Ln = La (4), Nd (5), Gd (6), Sm (7), Eu (8), Tb (9), Dy (10), Ho (11), Yb (12), Lu (13)) were successfully synthesized via transmetalation between 2,6-(2,6-C2H3-R2N=CH)(2)-C6H3Li and LnCl(3)(THF)(1 similar to 3.5). These complexes are isostructural monomers with two coordinating THF molecules, where the pincer ligand coordinates to the central metal ion in a kappa C:kappa N: kappa N' tridentate mode, adopting a meridional geometry.

Living polymerization of 1,3-butadiene by a Ziegler-Natta type catalyst composed of iron(III) 2-ethylhexanoate, triisobutylaluminum and diethyl phosphite

Living characteristics of facilely prepared Ziegler-Natta type catalyst system consisting of iron(III) 2-ethylhexanoate, triisobutylaluminum and diethyl phosphite have been found in the polymerization of 1,3-butadiene in hexane at 40 degrees C. The characteristics have been well demonstrated by: a first-order kinetics with respect to monomer conversion, a narrow molecular weight distribution (M-w/M-n = 1.48-1.52) of polybutadiene in the entire range of polymerization conversion and a good linearity between M-n and the yield of polymer. Feasible post-polymerization of 1,3-butadiene and block co-polymerization of 1,3-butadiene and isoprene further support the living natures of the catalyst bestowed with.

Surface modification of single-walled carbon nanotubes with polyethylene via in situ Ziegler-Natta polymerization

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were modified with polyethylene (PE) prepared by in situ Ziegler-Natta polymerization. Because of the catalyst pre-treated on the surface of the SWNTs, the ethylene was expected to polymerize there. Scanning electron microscopy images and solubility measurements showed that the surface of the SWNTs was covered with a PE layer, and a crosslink may have formed between the SWNTs and PE. When the SWNTs covered with a PE layer were mixed with commercialized PE by melt blending, the resulting composite had better mechanical properties than the composite from the SWNTs without a PE layer. The yield strength, the tensile strength and modulus, the strain at break, and the fracture energy of the modified-SWNT/PE composites were improved by 25, 15.2, 25.4, 21, and 38% in comparison with those of the raw-SWNT/PE composites.

钛系Ziegler－Natta催化剂下的丙烯／α－烯烃的共聚合

研究了ＴｉＣｌ＿４／ＭｇＣｌ＿２－三乙基铝（ＴＥＡ）高效载体催化体系下的丙烯／癸烯－１共聚及δ－ＴｉＣｌ＿３－－氯二乙基铝（ＤＥＡＣ）催化体系下的丙烯／辛烯－１共聚合的基本反应规律，考察了铝钛比、温度、共聚单体浓度等对共聚合的影响；对比了两种催化体系的不同，利用非均相Ｚｉｅｇｌｅｒ－Ｎａｔｔａ催化体系下共聚合的非稳态扩散动力学的观点，解释了观察到的共聚合催化效率增加，共聚物粒子增大等实验现象．

共轭二烯烃的Ziegler─Natta催化聚合

共轭二烯烃的聚合是配位阴离子聚合，双金属配合物是聚合的活性中心，控制单体的构象是控制聚合物结构的关键。单体在低值配位场稳定化能（ＬＦＳＥ）过渡金属离子，如Ｃｏ~（２＋）、Ｔｉ~（３＋）上螯合，螯合单体具有顺式构象，所得聚合物具有顺１，４结构；在中等ＬＦＳＥ的过渡金属离子，如Ｖ~（３＋）、Ｃｒ~（３＋）上配位，配位单体具有反式构象，所得聚合物具有反１，４结构或是１，２聚合物；高ＬＦＳＥ值过渡金属离子不易控制活性价态，双金属配合物不够稳定，所得聚合物分子量常较低，结构规整性也常不够理想。

UNSTEADY DIFFUSION KINETICS OF ZIEGLER-NATTA HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST POLYMERIZATION .4. PREDICTION OF EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF PROPYLENE ETHYLENE 1-HEXADECENE TERPOLYMERIZATION

The prediction, based on unsteady diffusion kinetics, of the enhancement of reactivity and incorporation of 1-hexadecene in its copolymerization with propylene on adding a small amount of ethylene (increase from 5,2 mol-% to 10,8 mol-% when 2% of ethylene was added, and to 16,1 mol-% when 5% was added) was verified in the terpolymerization of propylene/1-hexadecene/ethylene on a commercial Solvay-type delta-TiCl3 catalyst. The catalyst efficiency was thus also increased. These augmentations originate from the increase in diffusion coefficient of 1-hexadecene at the catalyst surface when the PP crystallinity decreases on introduction of ethylene. Calculation based on unsteady diffusion kinetics showed that the order of diffusion coefficients ethylene > propylene > 1-hexadecene is reversed as the monomer concentration increases when the monomers are not at their equilibrium concentration. Sequence distribution as determined by means of C-13 NMR revealed a tendency of blocky structure rather than a Bernoullian one. The terpolymer compositions obtained by means of an IR method developed in this work conform rather well with the NMR results. Results in this work not only support the unsteady diffusion kinetics but also provide a new route to prepare olefinic copolymer rubbers with heterogeneous titanium catalysts.

FACTORS AFFECTING THE ROLE OF SIO2 IN MGCL2-SUPPORTED ZIEGLER-NATTA COPOLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS

This paper describes the roles of silica (SiO2), the butoxy ligand (-OBu) and ethyl benzoate (EB) on ethylene/1-butene copolymerization with MgCl2/SiO2-supported titanium catalysts. The distribution of SiO2 and of the elements Mg and Ti was observed by means of an energy-dispersed X-ray microanalyzer on a scanning electron microscope (SEM). An inversed Si/Mg ratio results, at invariant Ti/Mg ratio and -OBu content, in higher catalyst efficiency and higher comonomer incorporation, with a correspondingly decreased crystallinity of the copolymers. Thus, the inert carrier SiO2 favors copolymerizability, as seen from the values of the reactivity ratios. The copolymer compositional distribution is also affected by the SiO2 content, as seen from the DSC curves of the copolymers. As to the copolymer morphology, addition of SiO2 makes the copolymer particles larger and more uniform.

SOME NEWER CONCEPTS OF ETHYLENE ALPHA-OLEFIN COPOLYMERIZATION ON HETEROGENEOUS ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS

Unsteady diffusion kinetic, recently advanced by this laboratory, is applied to the examination of some polymerization and molecular chain structure problems. Hitherto deemed "anomalous" phenomena, such as the faster rate of copolymerization of ethylene/alpha-olefin than the homopolymerization of ethylene and the enrichment in the incorporation of a higher alpha-olefin in its copolymerization with ethylene by a lower alpha-olefin, are reasonably explained by unsteady diffusion of monomers. Molecular chain structure of copolymers, such as compositional heterogeneity and its dependence on comonomer incorporation originates from the difference in diffusion coefficients of the monomers. A copolymer composition equation taking into consideration the unsteady diffusion was developed. In cases where simulated curves were compared with experimental curves, good agreements were found.

稀土Ziegler-Natta催化剂的结构和活性

自六十年代初沈之荃等首次用稀土Ziegler-Natta催化剂聚合共轭双烯以来,人们对这类催化剂进行了大量的研究。结果表明,稀土催化剂具有许多独特的优点,不但能将丁二烯和异戊二烯聚合成顺式含量很高的均聚物,而且也能将这两种单体聚合成每一种单体链节的顺式含量都很高的共聚物,这是Ti,Co,Ni等催化体系所没有的;但是,