Six new group 4 metallocene complexes were synthesize
das precursors for the polymerization of
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-olefins. The phenyl-substitute
d precursors
2b-
4b when activate
d by methylaluminoxane (MAO) were highly active for the polymerization of ethylenebut exhibite
d noactivity for the polymerization of propylene.Bis(2-methylbenz[
e]in
denyl)zirconium
dichlori
de(
5b) was activate
d with both MAO an
d triphenylcarbeniumtetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate (trityl)/triisobutylaluminum pro
ducing polypropylene with varyingmolecular weight
depen
ding on polymerization temperature. The titanium precursor
6b ha
d lower activityfor ethylene as compare
d to the zirconium analog
5b an
dvirtually no activity for propylenewhen activate
d with either MAO or trityl.