Correlating electronic properties of a nickel polymerisation catalyst with the branching density of a polyethylene
Yifan Zeng, Yizhou Wang, Kuldip Singh, Gregory A. Solan, Yanping Ma, Wen‐Hua Sun
Abstract
Electronic tuning of the para -R group of the Ni precatalyst allows a means to regulate the branching density and the M w of the PE. The E 1/2 value of the precatalyst has been used as a quantitative descriptor of this electronic effect.
Topics & Concepts
Branching (polymer chemistry)CatalysisNickelPolyethylenePolymerizationMaterials scienceChemistryPolymer chemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryPolymerEngineeringOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsMachine Learning in Materials Science