Ethylene (E)-co-norbornene (N) copolymerizations were conducted by using two ansa-metallocenes, isopropyliden(eta(5)-cyclopentadienyl)(eta(5)-indenyl)zirconium dichloride (1) and isopropyliden(eta(5)-3-methylcyclopentadienyl)(eta(5)-fluorenyl)zirconium dichloride (2), activated with dimethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, in presence of TIBA and variable amounts of Zn(Et)(2) as a potential chain transfer agent (CTA). The study evaluated the effect of CTA on microstructure, molecular weight, chain end group and structural, thermal and mechanical properties of poly(E-co-N)s. The analysis of the data revealed that in all copolymerization reactions with metallocenes 1 and 2 in presence of diethyl zinc chain transfer to zinc alkyl occurs along with the typical chain transfers of E-co-N polymerization. The chain transfer to zinc alkyl is more efficient at low N content in copolymers. The two catalysts show different behavior in copolymerization at high N content: molar masses of copolymers produced by 2 are more affected by CTA concentration, that is, the chain shortening with increasing CTA content is greater in copolymers obtained with catalyst 2. The analysis of mechanical properties revealed that CTA affects the polymer chain structure. An increase of CTA caused a change of ductility, rigidity, and mechanical strength; chains produced in presence of Zn(Et)(2) are, at least in part, characterized by segments produced as a result of exchange between different metal centers, possibly jointed through ethylene units.
Ethylene-co-norbornene copolymerization in the presence of a chain transfer agent
Boggioni Laura;Sidari Diego;Losio Simona;Tritto Incoronata
2018
Abstract
Ethylene (E)-co-norbornene (N) copolymerizations were conducted by using two ansa-metallocenes, isopropyliden(eta(5)-cyclopentadienyl)(eta(5)-indenyl)zirconium dichloride (1) and isopropyliden(eta(5)-3-methylcyclopentadienyl)(eta(5)-fluorenyl)zirconium dichloride (2), activated with dimethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, in presence of TIBA and variable amounts of Zn(Et)(2) as a potential chain transfer agent (CTA). The study evaluated the effect of CTA on microstructure, molecular weight, chain end group and structural, thermal and mechanical properties of poly(E-co-N)s. The analysis of the data revealed that in all copolymerization reactions with metallocenes 1 and 2 in presence of diethyl zinc chain transfer to zinc alkyl occurs along with the typical chain transfers of E-co-N polymerization. The chain transfer to zinc alkyl is more efficient at low N content in copolymers. The two catalysts show different behavior in copolymerization at high N content: molar masses of copolymers produced by 2 are more affected by CTA concentration, that is, the chain shortening with increasing CTA content is greater in copolymers obtained with catalyst 2. The analysis of mechanical properties revealed that CTA affects the polymer chain structure. An increase of CTA caused a change of ductility, rigidity, and mechanical strength; chains produced in presence of Zn(Et)(2) are, at least in part, characterized by segments produced as a result of exchange between different metal centers, possibly jointed through ethylene units.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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