Preparation of silyl-terminated branched polyethylenes catalyzed by Brookhart's nickel diimine complex activated with hydrosilane/B(C₆F₅)₃

Abstract

Brookhart's nickel α-diimine complex [(κ2-N,N-BIAN)NiCl2] (1) (where BIAN = {Ar-N=Ace=N-Ar}, Ace = acenaphthen-1,2-diyl, and Ar = 2,6-(iPr)2-C6H3) activation with a hydrosilane/B(C6F5)3 (SiHB) mixture form a highly active catalytic system for...