The organotin compoun
d(
5-pentamethylcyclopenta
dienyl)tin tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate(
1)has been synthesize
d from a reaction between (pentamethylcyclopenta
dienyl)tin chlori
de an
d lithiumtetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate. This cation prove
d tobean effective Ziegler-Natta
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-olefin cocatalyst.Activitiesfor ethylene polymerizations using
dimethylzirconocenean
d 1 were 7.3 × 10
5 g of PE/(mol of
1·[C
2H
4]·h) at20
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deg.gif">C an
d 1.2 × 10
6 g of PE/(mol of
1·[C
2H
4]·h) at 70
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deg.gif">C.This system was also effective for the polymerizationofpropylene. Activities using
rac-ethylenebis(in
denyl)
dimethylzirconium with the tin cation were 3.0 × 10
5gof PP/(mol of
1·[C
3H
6]·h).Activities increase
d marke
dlywhen using zirconocene
dichlori
des/tri(
i-butyl)aluminum/
1. Activities for ethylene polymerizationusingzirconocene
dichlori
de/tri(
i-butyl)aluminum/
1 at 20
![](/images/entities/<font color=)
deg.gif">Cwere 7.0 × 10
6 g of PE/(mol of
1·[C
2H
4]·h).Activitiesfor the polymerization of propylene using
rac-ethylenebis(in
denyl)zirconium
dichlori
de/tri(
i-butyl)aluminum/
1at 20
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deg.gif">C were 5.4 × 10
6 g of PP/(mol of
1·[C
3H
6]·h).