Polymerization of higher α-Olefins using a C s-symmetry hafnium metallocene catalyst. Kinetics of the polymerization and microstructural analysis

Vasilios Kotzabasakis; Konstantinos Kostakis; Marinos Pitsikalis; Nikos Hadjichristidis; David J. Lohse; Thomas Mavromoustakos; Constantinos Potamitis

doi:10.1002/pola.23483

Polymerization of higher α-Olefins using a C _s-symmetry hafnium metallocene catalyst. Kinetics of the polymerization and microstructural analysis

Vasilios Kotzabasakis, Konstantinos Kostakis, Marinos Pitsikalis, Nikos Hadjichristidis^*, David J. Lohse, Thomas Mavromoustakos, Constantinos Potamitis

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Abstract

The C _s-symmetry hafnium metallocene [(p-Et ₃Si)C ₆H ₄] ₂C(2,7-di-tert-BuFlu) (C ₅H ₄)Hf(CH ₃) ₂ and tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl) borate dimethylanilinium salt ([B(C ₆F ₅) ₄] ^-[Me ₂NHPh] ⁺) were used as the catalytic system for the polymerization of higher α-olefins (from hexene-1 to hexadecene-1) in toluene at 0 °C. The evolution of the polymerization was studied regarding the variation of the molecular weight, molecular weight distribution and yield with time. The effect of the monomer structure on the polymerization kinetics was established. The role of trioctylaluminum in accelerating the polymerization was investigated. ¹³C NMR spectroscopy was used to study the microstructure of the poly(α-olefins) by the determination of the pentad monomer sequences. The thermal properties of the polymers were obtained by differential scanning calorimetry, DSC. The results were discussed in connection with the polymer microstructure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4314-4325
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Volume	47
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.23483
State	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Glass transition
Kinetics
Metallocene catalyst
Microstructure
α-olefins

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Polymers and Plastics
Organic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

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Kotzabasakis, V., Kostakis, K., Pitsikalis, M., Hadjichristidis, N., Lohse, D. J., Mavromoustakos, T., & Potamitis, C. (2009). Polymerization of higher α-Olefins using a C _s-symmetry hafnium metallocene catalyst. Kinetics of the polymerization and microstructural analysis. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 47(17), 4314-4325. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.23483

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Kotzabasakis, V, Kostakis, K, Pitsikalis, M, Hadjichristidis, N, Lohse, DJ, Mavromoustakos, T & Potamitis, C 2009, 'Polymerization of higher α-Olefins using a C _s-symmetry hafnium metallocene catalyst. Kinetics of the polymerization and microstructural analysis', Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, vol. 47, no. 17, pp. 4314-4325. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.23483

Polymerization of higher α-Olefins using a C _s-symmetry hafnium metallocene catalyst. Kinetics of the polymerization and microstructural analysis. / Kotzabasakis, Vasilios; Kostakis, Konstantinos; Pitsikalis, Marinos et al.
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