Pentalene catalyst complexes for oligomerisation

Applications: Polymerisation, Catalyst, Catalyst Support, Metallocene, Polyethylene

Oxford scientists have developed novel substituted pentalene ligands and their complexes for use in polymerisation/ oligomerisation reactions.

Features	Benefits
Pentalene complexes provide new binding modes	Facilitates unfavourable chemical transformations Complexes display catalytic properties unavailable in mononuclear systems
Single pentalene metallic complexes able to carry out oligomerisation	Oligomerisation does not require tetramerisation and oligomerisation catalyst Can perform stereo and non-stereo-selective oligomerisation of ethylene
Pentalene metallocene complexes supported on methylaluminoxane (MAO)	Effective catalysts for polymerisation of olefins Particularly effective for slurry phase polymerisation / homopolymerisation of ethylene
Catalysts and catalyst supports enable effective and efficient polymerisation	Acts as a heterogeneous support system No additional activators / other solid supports
Broad application beyond single olefins	Capable of use with multiple olefins at once Opportunities for copolymerisation of ethylene and another olefins

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