Synthesis, Characterization and Application of A Novel Carbon Bridged Half-metallocene Chromium Catalyst for Methyl Methacrylate Polymerization

A new carbon bridged cyclopentadienyl chromium complex of the type [（C5H4）C（CH3）2 CH2（C5H4N）]CrCl2 was prepared by treatment of CrCl3·（THF）3 in THF solution with the lithium salt of ligand containing cyclopentadienyl and pyridyl groups. The chromium complex was characterized by 1H NMR and elemental analysis（EA）, and the crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Activated by Al（i-Bu）3, the chromium complex displayed a very high activity for methyl methacrylate（MMA） polymerization. After 24 hours,more than 95.5% MMA was converted to polymethyl methacrylate（PMMA） with a viscosity average molecular weight（Wη） of 416000 g·mol-1 at 60 ℃ for MMA/ Al（i-Bu）3 /chromium catalyst molar ratio of up to 2000：20：1. Effects of temperature, molar ratios of MMA/catalyst and catalyst/cocatalyst on the polymerization have been studied. The high conversion of MMA and high molecular weight of PMMA with narrow molecular weight distribution is caused by the unique stable active site formed by the new chromium complex and aluminum cocatalyst.

A Novel Phenoxyimine-based Schiff Base Ligand and Its Mononuclear Nickel(Ⅱ) Complex：Synthesis,Crystal Structure,Norbornene Polymerization and Catalytic Activity

A novel phenoxyimine-based Schiff base ligand and its mononuclear complex [C（58）H（52）N2NiO2]（L = 2-benzhydryl-4-dimethoxy-3,5-dimethyl-salicylaldehyde） has been synthesized and characterized by IR spectrum, elemental analysis, TG, WAXD spectra, ^1H NMR and ^（13）C NMR. In addition, the molecular structure has been measured by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 14.510（6）, b = 18.573（7）, c = 20.961（6） A, β = 123.453（19）°, V = 4713（3）A^3, Mr = 867.73, Z = 4, Dc = 1.223 g/cm^3, μ = 0.456 mm^-1, F（000） = 1832, the final R = 0.0685 and wR = 0.1758（I 〉 2σ（I））. The complex was used as homogeneous catalysis of polymerization of norbornene, and the MAO as cocatalyst. The nickel complex exhibited good catalytic activity up to 1.913 × 10^7 g of PNB（mol of Ni）^-1h^-1,and the yields of these reactions depend on the nature of the substituent in the aromatic ring.

PS-HQ:More convenient in situ polymeric cocatalyst for the PdC1_2-catalyzed acetalization in supercritical carbon dioxide

Polystyrene-supported hydroquinone （PS-HQ） is presented as an in situ polymeric cocatalyst to replace polystyrenesupported benzoquinone （PS-BQ） in the PdCl2-catalyzed acetalization of methyl acrylate with methanol in supercritical carbon dioxide （scCO2） under oxygen atmosphere. Due to deletion of H2O2 oxidation step, PS-HQ is more convenient and relatively inexpensive.

Synthesis, Structure and Norbornene Polymerization Catalyzed by Nickel(Ⅱ) Complex Bearing N,O-bis(1-(6-ethylpyridin-2-ylimino)-methylenyl)naphthalen-2-ol Ligand

The title complex bis{1-{[（6-ethyl-2-pyridinyl）imino]methylenyl}-2-naphthale- nolato-N,O}-nickel（lI） （C36H32NnO2Ni） has been synthesized by the reaction of l-{[（6-ethyl-2- pyridinyl）imino]methylenyl}-2-naphthalenol with Ni（CH3COO）2·4H2O, and characterized by IR spectrum, elemental analysis and TG. The complicated space structure has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 11.410（4）, b = 14.382（4）, c = 18.121（6） ,A, β = 97.147（6）% V= 2950.5（16）A3, C36H32N4O2Ni, Mr = 611.37, Z = 4, Dc = 1.376 g/cm3, μ = 0.698 mm-1 F（000） = 1280, the final R = 0.0519 and wR = 0.1493 （1 〉2σ（I））. This title compound was used as precatalysts for the polymerisation of norbornene. When activated with MAO, the complex exhibited excellent catalytic activity up to 1.98 × 107 g ofPNB （mol of Ni）-1 h-1 with high monomer conversion.

STUDY ON POLYMER—Ru-Co—BIMETALLIC COMPLEXES CATALYSTS Ⅰ. SYNTHESIS OF CATALYSTS AND THEIR USE FOR THE HYDROFORMYLATION

Six kinds of polymer ligands, supported on SiO_2, containing coordinating atoms P, S and N respectively, have been synthesized. The Ru(Ⅲ)-Co(Ⅱ) bimetallic complexes of these polymer ligands have been obtained and examined as catalysts for the hydroformylation of cyclohexene. The effects of reaction temperature, pressure and Co/Ru ratio etc. on the activities of catalysts were investigated in detail. The catalysts are all polymer-noncarbonyl-metal complexes, easily to be prepared, active and stable. From the experimental results it can be suggested that under reaction conditions such polymer-noncarbonyl-metal complexes convert 'in situ' to polymer-carbonyl-metal complexes, thus become active catalysts. The course of this conversion is supposed as a preliminary approach.

STUDY ON THE POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLONITRILE INITIATED BY POLYPROPYLENE-BASED VANADYL POLYIMIDODIACETATE——THIOUREA REDOX SYSTEM

The present paper deals with the kinetics of polymerization of acrylonitrile (AN) initialed by the redox system of polypropylene-based vanadyi polyimidodiacetate (PV)-thiourea (TU)in aqueous sulfuric acid in the temperature range from 25 to 40℃. The polymerization rate was measured by varying the concentrations of monomer, vanadyl polyimidodiacetate, thiourea and sulfuric acid. The overall rate of polymerization was summarized asRp=2.2×10~5e^(-6.560/RT) [AN]^(1.0)[PV]^(0.50)[TU]^(1.5)[H_2SO_4]^(2.0)The molecular weight of polyacrylonitrile based on the experimental data was:(?)=k 1/T [pv]^(0.50)[TU]^(1.5)[H_2SO_4]^(2.0)These results indicated that the chain radicals are terminated by combination and/or disproportionation rather than chain transfer. The cooperation effect of carboxylic groups and the macromolecular field effect of polymer supporter are the characters of vanadyl polyimidodiacetate such as the case reported in early paper.

HYDROFORMYLATION CATALYSIS USING POLYMER-SUPPORTED MULTINUCLEAR RHODIUM CARBONYL CLUSTER CATALYSTS

A series of polymer-supported tetranuclear rhodium carbonyl cluster catalysts were prepared b the reaction of Rh4（CO）12with several kinds of polymer supports such as crosslinked poly （N-vinylpyrrolidone） （PNVP） and crosslinked poly （ styrene-co-maleic anhydride） （PMAn）, and subsequently were used to catalyze the hydroformylation of olefins. The catalysts were characterized by IR, SEM and XPS. The influence of the supports structure and crosslinking, metal’s content and particle size of the supports on the catalysts hydroformylation properties was studied. The factors which affect the catalytic conversion were also examined. The experimental results show that the polymer-supported Rh cluster catalysts possess very high catalytic activity and aldehyde selectivity as well as good reproducibility.

THE SYNTHESIS,HYDROGENATION ACTIVITY AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY-γ- (L-GLYCYLALANINE) PROPYL SILOXANE PALLADIUM CATALYSTS

This paper describes the synthesis of poly-γ-(L-glycylalanine) propylsiloxane palladium catalysts withdifferent N/Pd molar ratios and their catalytic activity. XPS data of the title catalyst indicated that the active center may be complex compound composed of the -COOH and -NH2 of amino acid ligand and PdCl2. The hydrogenation activity of the title catalysts is very high for acrylonitrile,propenol and acrylic acid,but inactive for a-methyl acrylic acid and 1-decene. The influence of solvents,N/Pd molar tatio,and reaction temperature on catalytic hydrogenation of acrylonitrile was studied respectively.

SYNTHESIS OF A COMB GRAFT COPOLYMER VIA RING OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION CATALYZED BY SUPPORTED RHUTHENIUM CARBENE COMPLEX

Chloromethyl-2-norbornene was synthesized via Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene and allyl chloride using a polymer supported boron trifluoride as the catalyst, and was then lithiated and used to initiate a living anionic polymerization of styrene to prepare a macromonome, 5-polystyryl-2-norbornene NBPS. Comb graft copolymer PNBgPS was synthesized via ring opening metathesis polymerization of the macromonomer under the catalysis of ruthenium carbene complex RuCl2(PPh3)2(=CCHtBu) and its polymer supported correspondent. Experimental results showed that the behavior of both the supported boron and supported ruthenium catalysts are superior to their unsupported counterparts. The possible promotion mechanism of the tailor-made supports is discussed.

Synthesis, Structure and Norbornene Polymerization Activity of a Novel Palladium(Ⅱ) Complex with N,OBis{1-[[(3-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)amino]methyl-phenyl]-2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenol} Ligand

The title complex bis{1-[[（3-methyl-pyridin-2-yl） amino] methyl-phenyl]-2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenol} palladium（C_（42）H_（56）O_2N_4Pd） has been synthesized by the reaction of 1-[[（3-methyl-pyridin-2-yl）amino]methyl-phenyl]-2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenol with Pd（OAc）_2, and was characterized by IR and elemental analyses（C, H, N）. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the complex revealed an almost parallelogram geometry of the metal center, space group P1 with a = 12.3870（13）, b = 12.9673（12）, c = 14.3998（4） ？, α = 67.53（2）, β = 75.34（2）, γ = 86.89（3）°, V = 2065.5（3） A3, M_r = 773.32, Z = 2, D_c = 1.243 g/cm^3, μ = 0.489 mm^（-1）, F（000） = 816, the final R = 0.0649 and wR = 0.1567. The compound was investigated for the catalytic behavior towards norbornene（NB） vinyl addition polymerization. And the complex exhibits high catalytic activities up to 1.668 × 10~7 g of PNB（mol of Pd）^（-1） h^（-1） with high monomer conversion using methylaluminoxane（MAO） as the cocatalyst.

STUDIES ON THE STATE OF PALLADIUM AND HYDROGENATION ACTIVITY OF RESIN SUPPORTED PALLADIUM──TIN OXIDE CATALYSTS

Several Pd--SnO2/ D3520 and Pd--PbO / D3520 catalysts with Pd/ D3J20, SnO2 / D3520 and PbO / D3520 catalysts as rference were studied by means of IR and XPS. Interaction between Pd and the second metal or between metal and support was observed. Results show that there is a strong interaction between Pd and the second metal, but there is not an obvious interaction between metal and support. The active constituent is Pd￣0. Hydrogenation activity of the catalysts is altered because of the interaction between Pd and the second,metal.The activity of the catalysts for hydrogenation has relation to outer layer valence electron density of Pd.

Polymeric catalyst with polymerization-enhanced Lewis acidity for CO_(2)-based copolymers

Ring-opening copolymerization of CO_(2) and epoxides is a promising way to manufacture high value-added materials.Despite a variety of catalyst systems have been reported,the reaction is still limited by low activity and polymer selectivity.Herein,a strategy of polymerization-enhanced Lewis acidity is reported to construct a series of highly efficient polymeric aluminum porphyrin catalysts(PAPCs).The characterization of the coordination equilibrium constant(K_(eq))showed significantly enhanced Lewis acidity of PAPC(K_(eg)=18.2 L/mol)compared to the monomeric counterpart(K_(eq)=6.4 L/mol),accompanied with increased turnover frequency(TOF)from 136 h^(-1) to 5500 h^(-1).Through detailed regulation of Lewis acidity,the highly Lewis acidic PAPC-OTs displayed a record high TOF of 30,200 h^(-1) with polymer selectivity of up to 99%.

Polymeric Catalyst with Discrete Distributed Active Centers for Regulating Backbone Structure of Poly(propylene carbonate)

Converting CO_(2) into valuable chemicals is an effective means to alleviate environmental pressure and the depletion of oil resources.Among them,polymers derived from the copolymerization of PO and CO_(2) have been widely studied because of their excellent properties.To meet the expansion of the application range of CO_(2)-based polymers,regulation of the CU in the polymer is imperative.Based on the understanding of the relationship between catalyst synergy and structure,we designed a new generation of polyester-based polymeric catalysts APEPC-R and RPEPC-N with discretely distributed active centers to achieve the synthesis of CO_(2)-based polymers with regulated CU(from 50%to 90%).The discrete arrangement of catalyst active centers was demonstrated by 1H NMR and UV-vis characterization.Benefiting from multi-site synergy,high molecular weight(M_(n)>100 kg/mol)CO_(2)-based copolymers with CU among 50%—90%were successfully synthesized and their properties were firstly investigated.This work not only contributes to enriching the scope of the application of CO_(2)-based copolymers but also provides a new platform for the development of a new generation of catalysts.

Catalytic Esterification of Methyl Alcohol with Acetic Acid

Esterification of methyl alcohol with acetic acid catalysed by Amberlyst-15 (cation-exchange resin) was carried out in a batch reactor in the temperature ranging between 318-338 K, at atmospheric pressure. The reaction rate increased with increase in catalyst concentration and reaction temperature, but decreased with an increase in water concentration. Stirrer speed had virtually no effect on the rate under the experimental conditions. The rate data were correlated with a second-order kinetic model based on homogeneous reaction. The apparent activation energy was found to be 22.9kJ mol-1 for the formation of methyl acetate. The methyl acetate production was carried out as batch and continuous in a packed bed reactive distillation column with high purity methyl acetate produced.

Heck Arylation of Acrylonitrile with Aryl Iodides Catalyzed by a Silica-bound Arsine Palladium(0) Complex

Acrylonitrile reacts with aryl iodides in the presence of tri-n-butylamine and a catalytic amount of a silica-bound arsine palladium(0) complex to afford stereoselectively (E)-cinnamo- nitriles in high yields.

Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic Activity of a Palladium(Ⅱ) Complex Based on 4-Chloro-2-[(6-methyl-pyridin-2-ylimino)-methyl]-phenol Ligand

The title complex bis{4-chloro-2-[（6-methyl-pyridin-2-ylimino）-methyl]-phenol}-palladium（Ⅱ）（C_（26）H_（20）Cl_2N_4O_2Pd） has been synthesized by the reaction of 4-chloro-2-[（6-methylpyridin- 2-ylimino）-methyl]-phenol with Pd（CH_3COO）_2, and characterized by IR spectrum and elemental analysis. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis results further confirmed the molecular structures. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2_1/c with a = 4.1324（2）, b = 23.5432（16）, c = 11.8943（8） A, β = 91.238（5）o, V = 1156.93（12） ？~3, C_（26）H_（20）Cl_2N_4O_2Pd, M_r = 597.76, Z = 2, D_c = 1.716 g/cm^3, μ = 1.067 mm^（-1）, F（000） = 600, the final R = 0.0247 and w R = 0.0677（I 〉 2σ（I））. In the presence of methylaluminoxane（MAO）, the complex exhibits excellent catalytic activities（1.737×10~7 g of PNB（mol of Pd）^（-1）·h^（-1）） in the vinyl polymerization of norbornene.

New Penta-ether as the Internal Donor in the MgCl2-supported ZieglerNatta Catalysts for Propylene Polymerization

The penta-ether compound was synthesized by the reaction of di（trimethylolpropane） with sodium hydride as the strong base and methyl iodide as the alkyl halide. This compound was characterized by NMR, FTIR, and GC techniques. The MgCl_2-supported titanium catalysts were incorporated with varying amounts of penta-ether compound as the internal donor and also the catalysts without the internal donor were synthesized. The synthesized catalysts and the conventional ZieglerNatta catalyst were characterized. The titanium contents were determined by spectrophotometry, magnesium by complexometric titration and chloride by argentometric titration. The effects of the new internal donor on propylene polymerization with the prepared MgCl_2-supported Ziegler-Natta catalysts were investigated and then these results were compared to the results obtained using the conventional diisobutyl phthalate-besed-Ziegler-Natta catalyst. The highest crystallinity degree, melting temperature, and isotacticity of polypropylene were obtained using the catalyst with a pentaether/Mg molar ratio equal to 0.21.

Unity Makes Strength:Constructing Polymeric Catalyst for Selective Synthesis of CO_(2)/Epoxide Copolymer

Catalyst design strategies such as bi-functional and di-nuclear catalysts have been developed based on intramolecular interactions,achieving excellent catalytic performance.However,most of these catalysts work in a state of disunity.To make progress in this direction,we reckoned that enhancing the neglected intermolecular interactions of these catalysts might be a suitable approach.Herein,we report a strategy of constructing homogeneous polymeric catalysts based on the philosophy of“unity makes strength”to convert the intermolecular interactions into stronger intramolecular interactions.We united discrete active centers of aluminum(Al)porphyrin and tertiary amine(methyl methacrylate;MMA)via a random copolymerization process into one polymer chain with the subsequent metallization using low-toxic metal AlEt_(2)Cl,to construct polymeric catalysts for selective copolymerization of CO_(2)/epoxide.The spatial confinement enabled the multiple interactions among the active centers,which was distinct from the“point-to-point”interacting systems such as binary,bi-functional,or di-nuclear complexes.Through detailed tuning of the multiple synergistic effects between porphyrin/porphyrin(metal synergistic effect)and Al porphyrin/tertiary amine(Lewis pair effect),the optimized polymeric catalyst showed significantly boosted catalytic activity of 4300 h^(−1),much higher than their mono-nuclear(∼0 h^(−1))and homo-polymeric(750 h^(−1))counterparts.Our present approach for designing polymeric catalysts based on multiple synergistic effects provides a platform for developing highly active catalysts.

Preparation and Catalytic Oxidation Activity on 2-mercaptoethanol of a Novel Catalytic Cellulose Fibres

Cobalt tetra（N-carrbonylacrylic） aminophthalocyanine was supported on cellulose fibres by graft reaction to obtain a novel polymer catalyst, catalytic cellulose fibres （CCF）, and the optimal supporting conditions were pH = 6,80℃, t = 120 min. The catalytic oxidation activity of CCF towards oxidation of 2-mercaptoethanol （MEA） in aqueous solution was investigated. The experimental results demonstrated that CCF had good catalytic oxidation activity on MEA at room temperature, causing no secondary pollution and remaining efficient for the repetitive tests with no obvious decrease of catalytic activity.

POLYMER SUPPORT EFFECTS OF METAL COMPLEXES FOR CATALYSIS

In the course of investigating the catalytic behavior of metal complexes for ring opening metathesis polymerization of cycloolefins, metathesis, hydroformylation and selective hydrogenation of olefins experimental results time and again indicate the presence of effects of macromolecular supports - the utilization of macromolecular supports increases obviously the activity, selectivity, and stability of the catalysts and so as to increase the conversion of substrates, yields of reactions, properties of formed polymers and so on. Discussed these effects on the basis of the authors' experiments. (Author abstract) 18 Refs.