Cationic scandium aminobenzyl complexes. Synthesis, structure and unprecedented catalysis of copolymerization of 1-hexene and dicyclopentadiene

Xiaofang Li, Masayoshi Nishiura, Kyouichi Mori, Tomohiro Mashiko, Zhaomin Hou*

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Abstract

A structurally well-defined THF-free cationic half-sandwich scandium aminobenzyl complex serves as a novel catalyst for the first copolymerization of 1-hexene with dicyclopentadiene to give the random copolymers with a wide range of 1-hexene contents (32-70 mol%) unavailable previously.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4137-4139
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

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