Synthesis, characterization, and reactivities of the polysiloxane-bridged binuclear metallocenes tetramethyldisiloxanediylbis(cyclopentadienyltitanium trichloride) and hexamethyltrisiloxanediylbis(cyclopentadienyltitanium trichloride)

Seok Kyun Noh, Gyu gum Byun, Chul soo Lee, Dongho Lee, Keun byung Yoon, Kyoung Seok Kang

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Abstract

The reaction of dithallium salts of tetramethyldisiloxanediylbis(cyclopentadienyl), 3, and hexamethyltrisiloxanediylbis(cyclopentadienyl), 4, with two equivalents of TiCl4 gives the title compounds tetramethyldisiloxanediylbis(cyclopentadienyltitanium trichloride), 5 and hexamethyltrisiloxanediylbis(cyclopentadienyltitanium trichloride), 6 respectively. The stoichiometric reaction of 5 and 6 with water results in the formation of new oxygen-bridged metallocenes [(TiCl2)22-O)-(η5-C5H4)22-(SiMe2)2O], 7, and [(TiCl2)22-O)-(η5-C5H4)22-(SiMe2)3O2}], 8. In addition, further reaction of 7 and 8 with another one equivalent of water or the treatment of 5 and 6 with an excess amount of water gives rise to the formation of the metallocene compounds having Ti4O4 rings [(TiCl)22-O)-(η5-C5H4)22-(SiMe2)2O]22-O)2, 9, and [(TiCl)22-O)-(η5-C5H4)22-(SiMe2)3O2]22-O)2, 10. All the new kinds of metallocenes prepared have been characterized by IR, NMR, mass spectrometry, or elemental analysis. Especially an investigation of the Δδ values in 1H NMR and a comparison between the theoretical and observed isotopic ratio in a mass spectra among the synthesized bridged compounds have been very conveniently utilized to study their structures. Polymerization experiments with the dinuclear complexes in the presence of methylaluminoxane as a cocatalyst indicate that the compounds 5 and 6 do exhibit catalytic activity for syndiotactic polymerization of styrene.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume518
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Jul 1996

Keywords

  • Binuclear
  • Metallocene
  • Oxygen bridge
  • Polysiloxane
  • Silicon

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