Fluorinated cobalt catalysts and their use in forming narrowly dispersed polyethylene waxes of high linearity and incorporating vinyl functionality
Qiuyue Zhang, Zilong Li, Mingyang Han, Junfeng Xiang, Gregory A. Solan, Yanping Ma, Tongling Liang, Wen‐Hua Sun
Abstract
The depicted cobalt catalysts bearing<italic>ortho</italic>-fluorine and fluorinated<italic>ortho</italic>-benzhydryl substituents displayed a preference for forming highly linear PE waxes; DFT studies have been used to probe this selectivity.
Topics & Concepts
WaxCobaltCatalysisSelectivityFluorinePolyethylenePolymer chemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsFluorine in Organic Chemistry