Anionic and zwitterionic metallocene complexes derived from novel boratocyclopentadienyl ligands

1 January 1995

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

No. 20,p. 2081-2082
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39950002081

Abstract

Borate-substituted di- and tri-anionic cyclopentadienyi ligands [X₃B–C₅H₄]^2– and [X₂B(C₅H₄)₂]^3–-(X = C₆F₅) give anionic group 4 metallocene complexes which provide a facile route to zwitterionic ‘single-component’ alkene polymerisation catalysts.

Keywords

ZWITTERIONIC
METALLOCENE
C5H4
FACILE ROUTE
SINGLE COMPONENT
ANIONIC GROUP
ANIONIC CYCLOPENTADIENYI
LIGANDS BORATE
SUBSTITUTED DI
POLYMERISATION CATALYSTS