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Authors Diebl, B. E. ; Li, Y. ; Cokoja, M. ; Kühn, F. E. ; Radha Krishnan, N. ; Zschoche, St. ; Komber, H. ; Yeong, H. Y. ; Voit, B. ; Nuyken, O. ; Hanefeld, P. ; Walter, M.
Title Synthesis and application of molybdenum (III) complexes bearing weakly coordinating anions as catalysts of isobutylene polymerization
Date 24.08.2010
Number 23485
Abstract Acetonitrile ligated molybdenum (III) complexes of the structure [MoCl(NCCH3)5]2+ bearing different weakly coordinating anions [B(C6F5)4]- (WCA a), [B{C6H3(m-CF3)2}4]- (WCA b) and [(C6F5)3B-C3H3N2-B(C6F5)3]- (WCA c) were applied as homogeneous catalysts of the polymerization of isobutylene. High monomer conversions were obtained in short reaction times (<30 min). The molecular weight of the resulting polyisobutylene is nearly independent of parameters such as temperature, solvent, monomer concentration, but is strongly influenced by the type of WCA and by chain transfer reactions which were observed in these systems. Highly reactive low molecular weight polyisobutylenes (Mn < 2000 g/mol) were obtained with a high content of exo double bond end groups as shown by 1H NMR analysis. Furthermore, experiments were performed to reduce the isomerization of these exo end groups into other internal double bonds by varying the polymerization parameters. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 3775–3786, 2010
Publisher Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry
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Citation Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry 48 (2010) 3775-3786
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.24162
Tags catalysis polymerization polyolefins transition metal chemistry weakly coordinating anions transition-metal-complexes isobutene polymerization noncoordinating anions cyclopentadiene polymerization cationic-polymerization manganese(ii) complexes methyl cya

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