Highly trans‐1,4‐specific polymerization of 1,3‐butadiene catalyzed by [2,6‐bis{(4S)‐ (−)‐isopropyl‐2‐oxazolin‐2‐yl}pyridine] chromium complex activated with modified methylaluminoxane |
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| Authors: | Yuushou Nakayama Kenji Sogo Zhengguo Cai Hajime Yasuda Takeshi Shiono |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi‐Hiroshima 739‐8527, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Chromium complexes with N,N,N‐tridentate ligands, LCrCl3 (L = 2,6‐bis{(4S)‐(?)‐isopropyl‐2‐oxazolin‐2‐yl}pyridine ( 1 ), 2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine ( 2 ), and 4,4′,4″‐tri‐tert‐butyl‐2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine ( 3 )), were prepared. The structures of 1 and 2 were determined by X‐ray crystallography. Upon activation with modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO), 1 catalyzed the polymerization of 1,3‐butadiene, while 2 and 3 was inactive. The obtained poly(1,3‐butadiene) obtained with 1 ‐MMAO was found to have completely trans‐1,4 structure. The 1 ‐MMAO system also showed catalytic activity for the polymerization of isoprene to give polyisoprene with trans‐1,4 (68%) and cis‐1,4 (32%) structure. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry |
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| Keywords: | bis(pyrazolyl)pyridine chromium trans‐1 4‐poly(1 3‐butadiene) polymerization |
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