Controlling polyethylene molecular weights and distributions using chromium complexes supported by SNN-tridentate ligands

D Wang, S Zhou, Y Liu, X Kang, S Liu, Z Li… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The diverse properties and applications of polyethylenes depend on their molecular
weights, molecular weight distributions, and chain topology. Considering the importance of …

Unravelling the chain growth mechanism in Cr/NNN-catalysed ethylene oligomerization

J Peng, M Zhu, L Chen, Z Liu - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A special and controversial Cr/NNN ethylene oligomerization system delivering oligomers in
a Schulz–Flory distribution, which was suggested to follow a metallacycle mechanism, has …

Al-alkyl borate salt cocatalysts for olefin polymerization: Exploration of N-donor ligand variations

G Urciuoli, F Zaccaria, C Zuccaccia, R Cipullo… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The well-defined Al-alkyl borate (AAB) salt {[iBu2 (PhNMe2) Al] 2 (μ-H)}+[B (C6F5)
4]−(AlHAl) has been recently identified as a promising “complete” cocatalyst for olefin …

Electron beam irradiation assisted preparation of UHMWPE fiber with 3D cross-linked structure and outstanding creep resistance

X Wen, Z Li, C Yang, K Yan, G Wu, D Wang - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A high creep resistance UHMWPE fiber was prepared by electron beam (EB) irradiation. The
UHMWPE fiber samples impregnated with antioxidants were irradiated in air by an electron …

Chromium complexes supported by NNO-tridentate ligands: an unprecedented activity with the requirement of a small amount of MAO

J Tian, X Zhang, S Liu, Z Li - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of metal catalysts with high activity and thermal stability but with the
requirement of a small amount of MAO as a cocatalyst is highly desired for polyolefin …

Computer-aided ligand screening to develop polymer-free catalyst in Cr-catalyzed ethylene oligomerization

J Peng, Y Mei, L Chen, M Zhu, Z Liu - Journal of Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Preventing the formation of undesirable polymer in ethylene oligomerization is a major
challenge since the presence of these insoluble materials can cause severe reactor fouling …

Vanadium-Catalyzed Terpolymerization of α, ω-Dienes with Ethylene and Cyclic Olefins: Ready Access to Polar-Functionalized Polyolefins

B Palucci, G Zanchin, G Ricci, L Vendier… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
α, ω-Dienes are an important class of monomers due to their utility in the synthesis of
cyclopolyolefins and reactive polyolefin intermediates. In this contribution, the …

p-Aryl-Substituted Iminopyridine Chromium Complexes as Precatalysts for Ethylene Polymerization: The Question of the Physical Oxidation State Examined by …

G Zanchin, A Amodio, A Piovano, V Guiotto… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Investigations into iminopyridine chromium complexes have unveiled their potential as
precatalysts for the polymerization of (di) olefins (Organometallics 2018, 37, 4827–4840). A …

High− molecular weight poly (2-substituted 1, 3-diene) s using iminopyridine iron precatalysts at high polymerization temperature and low iron loading

G Leone, A Salamone, B Palucci, G Zanchin, E Groppo… - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
The synthesis of a series of iron (II) dichloride complexes bearing iminopyridine (ImPy)
ligands, differing in the substituents at the pyridine, bridging carbon and N− aryl ring is …

A tridentate phenoxy-phosphine (POP) divalent chromium complex and its reactivities in olefin polymerization

L Ji, P Song, Y Zhou, XL Sun, Y Gao, Y Tang - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We reported the synthesis and characterization of a Cr (II) complex based on a tridentate
phenoxy-phosphine ligand and comprehensively studied its reactivities in ethylene and …