a.Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
b.Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
xiegy@scuec.edu.cn
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Zhou, M.; Xue, M. Y.; Huang, P. Z.; Li, T. C.; You, Q. L.; Xie, G. Y. Design and synthesis of bis-β-ketoimine binuclear titanium complex isomers to probe bimetallic synergistic effect for ethylene polymerization. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 756–768
Ming Zhou, Meng-Yuan Xue, Ping-Zhou Huang, et al. Design and Synthesis of Bis-
Zhou, M.; Xue, M. Y.; Huang, P. Z.; Li, T. C.; You, Q. L.; Xie, G. Y. Design and synthesis of bis-β-ketoimine binuclear titanium complex isomers to probe bimetallic synergistic effect for ethylene polymerization. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 756–768 DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3312-z.
Ming Zhou, Meng-Yuan Xue, Ping-Zhou Huang, et al. Design and Synthesis of Bis-
Six bis-β-ketoimine binuclear titanium complexes were synthesized and showed good performance for ethylene (co)polymerization. The intermetallic distances of isomers
4a
4d
4e
and
4f
influenced significantly the catalytic performance. Complex
4a
with the shortest bimetallic distance exhibited the best performance because of more appropriate bimetallic distance and stronger synergistic effect.
Binuclear complexes have attr
acted extensive attention in fields such as catalysis because of their likely bimetallic synergistic effect; however
the mechanism and factors influencing this synergism remain unclear. In this work
six bis-
β
-ketoimine binuclear titanium complexes
4a
–
4f
containing different alkylthio sidearms and configurations were synthesized and characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance hydrogen spectrum (
1
H-NMR)
nuclear magnetic resonance carbon spectrum (
13
C-NMR)
Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR)
and elemental analysis. The intermetallic distances of isomeric complexes
4a
4d
4e
and
4f
determined through density functional theory (DFT) optimization were in the order
4a
<
4d
<
4e
<
4f
and were found to significantly influence the catalytic performance for ethylene (co)polymerization. These complexes could efficiently catalyze ethylene polymerization and ethylene/1-hexene or ethylene/1-octene copolymerization with high activity to produce high-molecular-weight ethylene homo- and co-polymers. Among the three binuclear titanium complexes
4a
–
4c
with similar structures but different lengths of alkylthio sidearms
complex
4a
which contained the shortest methylthio sidearm
exhibited the highest activity for ethylene polymerization and copolymerization with 1-hexene or 1-octene. Additionally
for ethylene/1-hexene or ethylene/1-octene copolymerization
it showed the highest comonomer incorporation compared with propylthio (
4b
) and octylthio (
4c
) derivatives because of the smaller steric hindrance of the methyl group in
4a
and the more open coordination space for vinyl monomers. Furthermore
among the isomeric complexes
4a
4d
4e
and
4f
complex
4a
with the shortest bimetallic distance also exhibited the h
ighest activity towards ethylene (co)polymerization
and the highest 1-hexene or 1-octene incorporation in comparison with its regioisomeric counterparts
4d
4e
and
p
-phenyl-bridged analog
4f
owing to a more appropriate bimetallic distance that is conducive to a synergistic effect.
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