Scandium and neodymium dichloride complexes with Ph3EO ligands (E = C, Si): synthesis, structure, and catalytic activity in isoprene polymerization
摘要
The reaction of equimolar amounts of ScCl3 and [Ph3EOLi] (E = C, Si) afforded the monomeric dichloride complexes Ph3EOScCl2(THF)3 (E = C (1), Si (2)) in 78 and 81% yields, respectively. The reaction of NdCl3 with [Ph3COLi] gave the dimeric dichloride ate complex [Ph3CONd(THF){(μ-Cl)2Li(THF)2}μ-Cl]2 (3). Under similar conditions, the reaction of NdCl3 with [Ph3SiOLi] afforded the dimeric neodymium monochloride complex [(Ph3SiO)2Nd(THF)2(μ-Cl)]2 (4) regardless of the ratio of the reagents. Complexes 1–4 involved in the two- and three-component catalytic systems (1–4)—[Ph3C][B(C6F5)4] (1: 1) and (1–4)—AlBui3—[Ph3C][B(C6F5)4] (1: 10: 1) initiate the polymerization of isoprene (IP) at room temperature and provide the 14–100% monomer-to-polymer conversion ([IP]/[Ln] = 1000) within 1 to 24 h. The synthesized polymer samples have predominantly a trans-1,4 structure (59.1–80.6%), a low number-average molecular weight (Mn = 0.71–12.71 · 103), and a relatively broad molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn = = 1.90–4.01). The reaction of complex 1 with [Ph3C][B(C6F5)4] (1: 1) gave the cationic dichloride complex [ScCl2(THF)4]+[B(C6F5)4]− (5). Complex 5 initiates the isoprene polymerization, resulting in the quantitative monomer-to-polymer conversion within 1 h. The synthesized polyisoprene contains 59.1% of trans-1,4 units and has Mn = 4.78 · 103 and a narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn = 1.65).