Titanium (IV) and Nickel (II) Catalysts Based on Anilinotropone Ligands

Historically, the development of highly active olefin polymerization catalysts has been a trigger for creating new polymers which impact on our daily lives in countless beneficial ways [1-5]. A recent instance is the development of group 4 metallocene catalysts that exhibit very high ethylene polymerization activities [2,3]. Based on the highly active group 4 metallocene catalysts, high performance linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), isotactic poly-(propylene) (iPP) and syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) etc., have been developed [6]. Therefore, much effort has been directed towards the development of highly active catalysts, following the group 4 metallocene catalysts. In consequence, quite a few highly active catalysts based on both early and late transition metal complexes have been developed [7-14]. There are, however, only a few examples of titanium complexes displaying high ethylene polymerization activities [15-19], though titanium metal is the major player in highly active heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts. Accordingly, further researches have been conducted on titanium catalysts with the intention of developing the highly active titanium catalysts and applying them to the polymerization of ethylene.

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