Axial-phenyl-constrained bis(imino)acenaphthene-nickel precatalysts enhance ethylene polymerization
Quanchao Wang, Qiuyue Zhang, Yizhou Wang, Song Zou, Yanping Ma, Tongling Liang, Wen‐Hua Sun
Abstract
A series of axial-phenyl-modified bis(imino)acenaphthene-nickel precatalysts is more active and thermostable than its orginal analogues in ethylene polymerization, producing polyethylene elastomers with higher molecular weights and longer branches.
Topics & Concepts
AcenaphtheneNickelEthylenePolymerizationChemistryPolymer chemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryPolymerPyreneOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisInorganic and Organometallic Chemistry