Fusing Carbocycles of Inequivalent Ring Size to a Bis(imino)pyridine-Iron Ethylene Polymerization Catalyst: Distinctive Effects on Activity, PE Molecular Weight, and Dispersity

The 4,6-bis(arylimino)-1,2,3,7,8,9,10-heptahydrocyclohepta[b]quinoline-iron(II) chlorides (aryl = 2,6-Me2C6H3Fe1; 2,6-Et2C6H3Fe2; 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3Fe3; 2,4,6-Me3C6H2Fe4; and 2,6-Et2-4-Me2C6H2Fe5) have been prepared in good yield by a straightforward one-pot reaction of 2,3,7,8,9,10-hexahydro-1H-cyclohep...

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Main Authors: Zheng Wang, Gregory A. Solan, Yanping Ma, Qingbin Liu, Tongling Liang, Wen-Hua Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2019-01-01
Series:Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2019/9426063