Control of coordination polymerization behavior by counter-anionic effects

R Tanaka, OA Ajala, Y Nakayama, T Shiono - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In coordination polymerization chemistry, the most active species are cationic transition
metals which bear vacant sites for monomer coordination. The steric and electronic …

Rapid atom-efficient polyolefin plastics hydrogenolysis mediated by a well-defined single-site electrophilic/cationic organo-zirconium catalyst

AH Mason, A Motta, A Das, Q Ma, MJ Bedzyk… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Polyolefins comprise a major fraction of single-use plastics, yet their catalytic deconstruction/
recycling has proven challenging due to their inert saturated hydrocarbon connectivities …

MAO-and Borate-Free Activating Supports for Group 4 Metallocene and Post-Metallocene Catalysts of α-Olefin Polymerization and Oligomerization

IE Nifant'ev, PD Komarov, OD Kostomarova… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Modern industry of advanced polyolefins extensively uses Group 4 metallocene and post-
metallocene catalysts. High-throughput polyolefin technologies demand the use of …

Rapid Polyolefin Plastic Hydrogenolysis Mediated by Single-Site Heterogeneous Electrophilic/Cationic Organo-group IV Catalysts

WC Edenfield, AH Mason, Q Lai, A Agarwal… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A homologous series of cationic electrophilic group IV metal hydrides (M= Ti, Zr, Hf) created
by chemisorption of the corresponding MNp4 precursors on highly Brønsted acidic sulfated …

Rapid Polyolefin Hydrogenolysis by a Single‐Site Organo‐Tantalum Catalyst on a Super‐Acidic Support: Structure and Mechanism

Q Lai, AH Mason, A Agarwal, WC Edenfield… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The novel electrophilic organo‐tantalum catalyst AlS/TaNpx (1)(Np= neopentyl) is prepared
by chemisorption of the alkylidene Np3Ta= CHtBu onto highly Brønsted acidic sulfated …

Structural Characterization and Spatial Mapping of Active Sites on Supported Metallocene Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization: A Luminescence-based Approach

X Ye, J Kimball, JL Chavez, L Ceresa, C Breiner… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Steady-state (SS) and time-resolved (TR) fluorescence spectroscopy were applied in the
characterization of catalytically active metallocene (MCN) species, both in solution and on …

Enhanced Activity from Coordinatively Unsaturated and Dynamic Zeolite-Bound Organoscandium Species

SA Southern, Y Li, DJ Liu, AD Sadow, L Qi… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Scandium borohydride grafted into the micropores of the faujasite zeolite HY30 catalyzes
the C–H borylation of benzene, whereas silica-grafted species are inactive. This catalytic …

The Overlooked Potential of Sulfated Zirconia: Reexamining Solid Superacidity Toward the Controlled Depolymerization of Polyolefins

SR Cleary, AK Starace, CC Curran-Velasco… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Closed-loop recycling via an efficient chemical process can help alleviate the global plastic
waste crisis. However, conventional depolymerization methods for polyolefins, which …

Facile Polyolefin Plastics Hydrogenolysis Catalyzed by a Surface Electrophilic d0 Hydride

AH Mason, A Motta, A Das, Q Ma, MJ Bedzyk, Y Kratish… - 2021 - chemrxiv.org
Polyolefins comprise a major fraction of single-use plastics and yet their catalytic
deconstruction/recycling has proven challenging due to their inert hydrocarbon …

Selective Transformations Mediated by Group 4 Metal Cyclopentadienyl Complexes

J Pinkas, M Lamač - 2024 - Springer
This chapter provides a brief overview of chemical transformations or syntheses mediated or
catalysed by complexes of group 4 elements containing cyclopentadienyl and related …