Ligand steric effects on naphthyl-α-diimine nickel catalyzed α-olefin polymerization
Published in Chinese Journal of Polymer Science
Naphthyl-a-diimine nickel complexes with systematically varied ligand sterics, activated by modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO), were tested in the polymerization of higher a-olefin (1-hexene, 1-decene and 1-hexadecene) under suitable conditions. The polymerization results indicated the possibility of precise microstructure control, depending on cata...