Abstract We report the synthesis and characterisation of eight constrained geometry complexes, with variation of the amido fragment, ansa-bridge, permethylindenyl group, metal centre and initiator groups from the parent complex… Click to show full abstract
Abstract We report the synthesis and characterisation of eight constrained geometry complexes, with variation of the amido fragment, ansa-bridge, permethylindenyl group, metal centre and initiator groups from the parent complex Me2SB(tBuN,I*)TiCl2. These complexes have been shown to be highly active for slurry-phase ethylene polymerisation when supported on solid polymethylaluminoxane (sMAO), with activities up to 7048 kgPE/molTi/h/bar. Ethylene/1-hexene and ethylene/styrene copolymerisations have shown these complexes to be good incorporators of comonomers into the polymer chain.
               
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