Neodymium complexes containing N heterocyclic carbene(NHC)ligands,NdCl5[1,3,R(NCH=)2C]-THF,(Nd1:R=2,6-Pr2C6H3,x=0;Nd2:R=2,6-Et2C6H3,x=1;Nd3:R=2.4,6-Me3C6H2,x=1)were synthesized and employed as precatalysts for the coo...Neodymium complexes containing N heterocyclic carbene(NHC)ligands,NdCl5[1,3,R(NCH=)2C]-THF,(Nd1:R=2,6-Pr2C6H3,x=0;Nd2:R=2,6-Et2C6H3,x=1;Nd3:R=2.4,6-Me3C6H2,x=1)were synthesized and employed as precatalysts for the coordination polymerization of conjugated dienes(butadiene and isoprene).In combination with trisobutylaluminium(TIBA),Nd1 promoted butadiene polymerization to produce extremely high cis-1,4(up to 99.0%)polybutadienes with high molecular weight(Mw=250-780 kg·mol 1).The Nd1/TIBA catalytic system also exhibited both high catalytic activity and cis-1,4 selectivity(up to 97.8%)for isoprene polymerization.The catalytic activity,molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of resulting polydienes were directly influenced by Al/Nd molar ratio,aging method,and polymerization temperature.Very interestingly,the high cis-1,4 selectivity of the catalyst towards butadiene and isoprene kept almost unchanged under different reaction conditions.The cis-1,4 polyisoprenes with high molecular weight(Mw=210-530 kg·mol 1)and narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn=1.9-2.7)as well as high cis-1.4 selectivity(-~97%)could be synthesized by using the aged Nd1/TIBA catalytic system in the presence of isoprene(100 equivalent to Nd)at low AlNd molar ratios of 6-10.Polyisoprenes with low molecular weights(Mw=12-76 kg·mol-7)and narrow molecular weight distributions (Mw/Mn=1.7-2.6)were obtained by using Nd2 and Nd3 as precatalysts,indicating that the molecular weight of resulting polyisoprenes can be adjusted by changing the substitutes of ligand in Nd complex.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21634002)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.XK1802-2 and XK1802-1).
文摘Neodymium complexes containing N heterocyclic carbene(NHC)ligands,NdCl5[1,3,R(NCH=)2C]-THF,(Nd1:R=2,6-Pr2C6H3,x=0;Nd2:R=2,6-Et2C6H3,x=1;Nd3:R=2.4,6-Me3C6H2,x=1)were synthesized and employed as precatalysts for the coordination polymerization of conjugated dienes(butadiene and isoprene).In combination with trisobutylaluminium(TIBA),Nd1 promoted butadiene polymerization to produce extremely high cis-1,4(up to 99.0%)polybutadienes with high molecular weight(Mw=250-780 kg·mol 1).The Nd1/TIBA catalytic system also exhibited both high catalytic activity and cis-1,4 selectivity(up to 97.8%)for isoprene polymerization.The catalytic activity,molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of resulting polydienes were directly influenced by Al/Nd molar ratio,aging method,and polymerization temperature.Very interestingly,the high cis-1,4 selectivity of the catalyst towards butadiene and isoprene kept almost unchanged under different reaction conditions.The cis-1,4 polyisoprenes with high molecular weight(Mw=210-530 kg·mol 1)and narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn=1.9-2.7)as well as high cis-1.4 selectivity(-~97%)could be synthesized by using the aged Nd1/TIBA catalytic system in the presence of isoprene(100 equivalent to Nd)at low AlNd molar ratios of 6-10.Polyisoprenes with low molecular weights(Mw=12-76 kg·mol-7)and narrow molecular weight distributions (Mw/Mn=1.7-2.6)were obtained by using Nd2 and Nd3 as precatalysts,indicating that the molecular weight of resulting polyisoprenes can be adjusted by changing the substitutes of ligand in Nd complex.
