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The polymerization of butadiene with an EtAlCl2-TiCl4 catalyst system yields cyclopolybutadiene with varying amounts of trans-1, 4 units, depending upon the Al/Ti ratio and the solvent. Apparently different active centers are produced at Ti > Al and Al > Ti ratios. When the catalyst system has Ti > Al, there is a rapid decrease in the initial polymerization rate and the cyclopoly butadiene contains large amounts of methyl groups, 10–12% of trans-1, 4 units, 2–3% of 1, 2 units, and, when the polymerization is carried out in aromatic solvents, aromatic moieties are incorporated in the structure. When the catalyst system has Al > Ti, there is a very slow decrease of the initial polymerization rate, and the cyclopoly butadiene contains up to 40% of trans-1, 4 units, less than 1% of 1, 2 units, and methyl groups and solvent moieties are essentially absent even when the polymerization is carried out in aromatic solvents. Cocatalytic amounts of iodine greatly increase the initial rate of polymerization.... |