Homo-Polymerization of 1-Hexene Catalysed by O^N^N (Salicylaldimine)Iron(III) Pre-Catalysts to Branched Poly(1-hexene)

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Abstract:Five new iron(III) 1-hexene polymerisation catalysts were prepared from the reactions of

Molecular Catalysis for Precise Olefin Polymerization and ROP 2015

“…In this Special Issue, manuscripts focusing on aspects of new catalyst systems for the homo-or co-polymerization of α-olefins, on the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone, and on co-polymerizations involving CO 2 /cyclohexene oxide are presented [3][4][5][6][7][8]. This work will be of immense interest to those involved in catalyst design, organometallic chemistry and polymer synthesis.…”

“…Upon activation with EtAlCl 2 , these systems afforded low molecular weight poly(1-hexene) with branched microstructures; the presence of dominant longer branches were indicative of 2,1-insertion of the monomer. Single-site behaviour was observed for these catalysts over a variety of catalytic conditions [8].…”