FI Catalysts: A Molecular Zeolite for Olefin Polymerization

Autor: Haruyuki Makio, Hidetsugu Tanaka, Terunori Fujita, Takashi Ochiai
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 352:1635-1640
ISSN: 1615-4169
1615-4150
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000279
Popis: A bis(phenoxyimine) group 4 transition metal catalyst (now known as FI catalysts) can discern ethylene from a mixture of ethylene and propylene at more than 99% selectivity. Denisty function theory (DFT) calculations revealed a spatially confined reaction site in the transition states of the migratory insertion which is just the right size for an ethylene molecule but too small for a propylene one. The substituents adjacent to the phenoxy-oxygens are of crucial importance in developing the size/shape-selectivity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE