Study the Influences of ZnEt₂ on Ethylene Chain Transfer Polymerization

Abstract

The influences of ZnEt2 on ethylene chain transfer polymerization were investigated in detail and the polymerization mechanism was thoroughly analyzed. The results indicated that ZnEt2 contributed greatly to increase the activity of α-diimine nickel complex/ZnEt2/MAO(MAO: methylaluminoxane). It was striking that α-diimine nickel complex/ZnEt2 catalyst system (1/100 mol/mol) exhibited 8.0 ×104g/mol∙h activity, it was possible the formation of the ion pairs of Nickel and Zinc was convenient for ethylene chain propagation, however, the ion pairs were unstable in ethylene polymerization.