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- Title
2,4,6‐Triphenylpyridinium: A Bulky, Highly Electron‐Withdrawing Substituent That Enhances Properties of Nickel(II) Ethylene Polymerization Catalysts.
- Authors
Janeta, Mateusz; Heidlas, Julius X.; Daugulis, Olafs; Brookhart, Maurice
- Abstract
The reactivity of NiII and PdII olefin polymerization catalysts can be enhanced by introduction of electron‐withdrawing substituents on the supporting ligands rendering the metal centers more electrophilic. Reported here is a comparison of ethylene polymerization activity of a classical salicyliminato nickel catalyst substituted with the powerful electron‐withdrawing 2,4,6‐triphenylpyridinium (trippy) group to the ‐CF3 analogue. The trippy substituent is substantially more electron‐withdrawing (σmeta=0.63) than the trifluoromethyl group (σmeta=0.43) which results in a ca. 8‐fold increase in catalytic turnover frequency. An additional advantage of trippy is the high steric bulk relative to the trifluoromethyl group. This feature results in a four‐fold increase in polymer molecular weight owing to enhanced retardation of chain transfer. A significant increase in catalyst lifetime is observed as well.
- Subjects
NICKEL catalysts; ETHYLENE; CATALYSTS; POLYMERIZATION; MOLECULAR weights; METALLOCENE catalysts; PYRIDINIUM compounds; ALKENES
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2021, Vol 133, Issue 9, p4616
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202013854