The influence of phenylsilane on the syndiotactic polymerization of styrene with ?5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl titanium trifluoride
The influence of phenylsilane on the syndiotactic polymerization of styrene with ?5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl titanium trifluoride
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10.1002/1099-0518(20001001)38:19
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2000-10
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J. Schellenberg;T. Newman
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作者:
J. Schellenberg;T. Newman
The syndiotactic polystyrene polymerization activity of a fluorinated half-sandwich complex, η 6 -pentamethylcyclopentadienyl titanium trifluoride (Cp * TiF 3 ), in the presence of relatively low amounts of methylalumoxane (MAO; MAO/Cp * TiF 3 molar ratio = 200/1) and triisobutylaluminum, is significantly increased by the addition of phenylsilane in molar ratios to Cp * TiF 3 ranging from about 300/1 to 600/1, if the phenylsilane is added to the monomer. Lower amounts of phenylsilane, such as a 100/1 molar ratio to Cp * TiF 3 , lead to a reduced polymerization activity in comparison with styrene without phenylsilane. A prereaction of phenylsilane with the catalyst mixture shows a behavior that is strongly dependent on the storage time of the composition and the temperature. A storage time of about 16 h is sufficient to reduce the polymerization conversion to about half of the original value. The results are discussed on the basis of a chain-transfer reaction with phenylsilane and several catalyst complexes of different stabilities and activities, including an alkylation product of phenylsilane.