A pyridine dialkoxide titanium dichloride complex. Synthesis and molecular structure of 2,6-bis(2,2-diphenyl-2-trimethylsilyloxy- ethyl)pyridine
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.
- No. 6,p. 917-922
- https://doi.org/10.1039/a708041g
Abstract
Reaction of 2,6-dimethylpyridine with 2 equivalents of LiBun followed by addition of 2 equivalents of benzophenone and the consecutive reaction with 2 equivalents of SiMe3Cl afforded the doubly functionalised 2,6-bis(2,2-diphenyl-2-trimethylsilyloxyethyl)pyridine L. The structure of L has been determined by an X-ray diffraction study. Reaction of either a doubly lithiated intermediate or the corresponding silylated ligand L with TiCl4 afforded a pyridine dialkoxide titanium dichloride complex. A cationic α-olefin polymerization catalyst was generated from this complex with an excess of methylaluminoxane (MeAlO)n. A comparison of the catalytic activity with those of similar bis(alkoxide) complexes is presented.Keywords
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