• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.100-106
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• 2004

We have prepared the polymethylene-bridged, dinuciear, half-sandwich constrained geometry catalysts (CGC)［Zr(η$\^$5/:η$^1$-C$\_$9/H$\_$5/SiMe$_2$NCMe$_3$)］$_2$［(CH$_2$)$\_$n/］［n=6(9), n=12(10)］by treating 2 equivalents of ZrCl$_4$with the corresponding tetralithium salts of the ligands in toluene. $^1$H and $\^$13/C NMR spectra of the synthesized complexes provide firm evidence for the anticipated dinuciear structure. In $^1$H NMR spectra, two singlets representing the methyl group protons bonded at the Si atom of the CGC are present at 0.88 and 0.64 ppm, which are considerably downfield positions relative to the shifts of 0.02 and 0.05 ppm of the corresponding ligands. To investigate the catalytic behavior of the prepared dinuciear catalysts, we conducted copolymerizations of ethylene and styrene in the presence of MMAO. The prime observation is that the two dinuclear CGCs 9 and 10 are not efficient for copo-lymerization, which definitely distinguishes them from the corresponding titanium-based dinuclear CGC. These species are active catalysts, however, for ethylene homopolymerization; the activity of catalyst 10, which contains a 12-methylene bridge, is larger than that of 9 (6-methylene bridge), which indicates that the presence of the longer bridge between the two active sites contributes more effectively to facilitate the polymerization activity of the dinuciear CGC. The activities increase as the polymerization temperature increases from 40 to 70$^{\circ}C$. On the other hand, the molecular weights of the polyethylenes are reduced when the polymerization temperature is increased. We observe that dinuciear metallocenes having different-length bridges give different polymerization results, which reconfirms the significant role that the nature of the bridging ligand has in controlling the polymerization properties of dinuclear catalysts.

• 폴리머
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2006

길이가 다른 폴리메틸렌 가지로 연결되고 chloride 대신 aryloxy 기가 치환된 dinuclear half-titanocene $[(\eta^5-cyclopentadienyl)(aryloxy)TiCl_2]_2[(CH_2)_n]$ (n=3, n=6, n=0)를 합성하고 이들의 중합특성을 조사하였다. Chloride 대신 치환된 aryloxy기는 2,6-diisopropylphenoxy를 사용하였다. 합성된 3 종류의 dinuclear half-titanocene은 $^1H\;NMR,\;^{13}C\;NMR$, 원소분석, 그리고 질량분석을 통해 구조와 조성을 규명하였다 3가지 화합물의 중합특성을 비교 조사하기 위해 조촉매(MMAO) 존재 하에서 스티렌의 중합실험을 수행하였으며, 그 결과 (i) 합성된 3 가지 촉매들은 모두 스티렌 중합으로부터 SPS(syndiotactic polystyrene)를 제조하는데 성공적인 촉매였고, (ii) 3화합물 중에서 다리리간드의 길이가 가장 긴 화합물 6이 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었으나 가장 낮은 분자량의 SPS를 생성하였으며, (iii) aryloxy로 치환된 촉매가 치환되기 전의 chloride화합물에 비해 더 높은 활성을 보이는 치환체의 효과가 관찰되었다 이 결과들은 dinuclear half-titanocene에 있어서의 촉매 특성은 다리리간드의 종류와 함께 티타늄에 결합된 음이온의 특성도 촉매의 중합특성에 중요한 영향을 미치는 것임을 보여주는 것이다.

• 폴리머
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.497-504
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• 2007

길이가 다른 폴리메틸렌 다리로 연결된 이핵 CGC(Constrained geometry catalyst) $[Zr({\eta}^5\;:\;{\eta}^1-C_9H_5-SiMe_2NCMe_3)Me_2]_2\;[(CH_2)_n]$ [n=6(4), 9(5), 12(6)]를 2 당량의 MeLi과 대응되는 염소화합물을 반응시켜 합성하고 이들의 구조를 확인하였다. 합성된 이핵메탈로센의 중합 특성을 에틸렌과 1-hexene의 공중합을 통해 조사하였다. 이때에 사용된 조촉매로는 일반 조촉매 $Ph_3C^+[B(C_6F_5)_4]^-\;(B_1)$과 $(B(C_6F_5)_5)_3\;(B_3)$ 그리고 이핵조촉매 $Ph_3C^+[(C_6F_5)_3B-C_6F_4-B(C_6F_5)_3]^{2-}\;(B_2)$을 이용하였다. 중합 결과 촉매의 활성은 이핵메탈로센에서는 다리길이가 길수록 크게 나타났으며, 조촉매에서는 이핵조촉매가 가장 낮은 활성을 보였다. 조촉매의 특성은 공중합체에 존재하는 가지의 함량에서 잘 나타났다. 이핵조촉매($B_2$)를 사용하면 가장 가지수가 작은 고분자가 생성되었고, 조촉매 $B_3$에서 가장 많은 가지를 가진 공중합체가 생성되었다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.430-436
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• 2007

The dinuclear half-sandwich CGCs (constrained geometry catalyst) with a polymethylene bridge, $[Ti({\eta}^5 : {\eta}^1-indenyl)SiMe_2NCMe_3]_2(CH_2)_n]$[n = 6 (1) and 12 (2)], have been employed in the copolymerization of ethylene and norbornene (NBE). To compare the mononuclear metallocene catalysts; $Ti({\eta}^5 : {\eta}^1-2-hexylindenyl)SiMe_2NCMe_3$ (3), $(Cp^* SiMe_2NCMe_3)$Ti (Dow CGC) (4) and ansa-$Et(Ind)_2ZrCI_2$ (5), were also studied for the copolymerization of ethylene and NBE. It was found that the activity increased in the order: 1 < 2 < 3 < 5 < 4, indicating that the presence of the bridge between two the CGC units contributed to depressing the polymerization activity of the CGCs. This result strongly suggests that the implication of steric disturbance due to the presence of the bridge may playa significant role in slowing the activity. Dinuclear CGCs have been found to be very efficient for the incorporation of NBE onto the polyethylene backbone. The NBE contents in the copolymers formed ranged from 10 to 42%, depending on the polymerization conditions. Strong chemical shifts were observed at ${\delta}$42.0 and 47.8 of the isotactic alternating NBE sequences, NENEN, in the copolymers with high NBE contents. In addition, a resonance at 47.1 ppm for the sequences of the isolated NBE, EENEE, was observed in the $^{13}C-NMR$ spectra of the copolymers with low NBE contents. The absence of signals for isotactic dyad at 48.1 and 49.1 ppm illustrated there were no isotactic or microblock (NBE-NBE) sequences in the copolymers. This result indicated that the dinuclear CGCs were effective for making randomly distributed ethylene-NBE copolymers.