Dearomatized diimines for nickel(<scp>ii</scp>) and palladium(<scp>ii</scp>) catalyzed ethylene polymerization and copolymerization
Lihua Guo, Wei Zhao, Mingjun Ji, Weiqiang Chen, Pengwei Li, Lijie Li, Jiaxing Li, Zhe Liu
Abstract
Dual steric enhancement was achieved through the combination of a dearomatized acenaphthyl backbone and bulky ortho substituents. The role of this bulky backbone in metal-catalyzed ethylene (co)polymerization was investigated.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisSteric effectsEthylenePolymerizationNickelPalladiumPolymer chemistryCopolymerChemistryMetalOrganic chemistryPolymerOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisCatalytic Alkyne ReactionsSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods