Influence of Organoboron Compounds on Ethylene Polymerization Using Cp2ZrCl2/MAO as Catalyst System

Organoboron compounds of nonionic and ionic nature, tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, and N,N-dimethylanilinium tetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate were evaluated to act in conjunction with MAO as activators on ethylene polymerization by using the catalyst Cp2ZrCl2. A decrease on the catalytic activity was...

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Main Authors: Luis Alexandro Valencia López, Francisco Javier Enríquez-Medrano, Ricardo Mendoza Carrizales, Florentino Soriano Corral, Adali Castañeda Facio, Ramón Enrique Díaz de León Gómez
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Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Polymer Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/519203
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description Organoboron compounds of nonionic and ionic nature, tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, and N,N-dimethylanilinium tetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate were evaluated to act in conjunction with MAO as activators on ethylene polymerization by using the catalyst Cp2ZrCl2. A decrease on the catalytic activity was observed in both cases in relation with a reference polyethylene which was synthesized in absence of any organoboron compound. An increase on the crystallinity degree and molecular weight, as well as an improvement in thermal and dynamic-mechanical properties, was observed in polyethylenes synthetized in presence of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane. A low density polyethylene with improved thermal stability was obtained when N,N-dimethylanilinium tetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate was employed as activator.
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spelling doaj-art-33f3c98717dd4581a67bd79166f786052025-02-03T00:59:35ZengWileyInternational Journal of Polymer Science1687-94221687-94302014-01-01201410.1155/2014/519203519203Influence of Organoboron Compounds on Ethylene Polymerization Using Cp2ZrCl2/MAO as Catalyst SystemLuis Alexandro Valencia López0Francisco Javier Enríquez-Medrano1Ricardo Mendoza Carrizales2Florentino Soriano Corral3Adali Castañeda Facio4Ramón Enrique Díaz de León Gómez5Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Boulevard Enrique Reyna Hermosillo, No. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, 25294 Saltillo, COAH, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Boulevard Enrique Reyna Hermosillo, No. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, 25294 Saltillo, COAH, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Boulevard Enrique Reyna Hermosillo, No. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, 25294 Saltillo, COAH, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Boulevard Enrique Reyna Hermosillo, No. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, 25294 Saltillo, COAH, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Boulevard V. Carranza, s/n, 25280 Saltillo, COAH, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Boulevard Enrique Reyna Hermosillo, No. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, 25294 Saltillo, COAH, MexicoOrganoboron compounds of nonionic and ionic nature, tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, and N,N-dimethylanilinium tetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate were evaluated to act in conjunction with MAO as activators on ethylene polymerization by using the catalyst Cp2ZrCl2. A decrease on the catalytic activity was observed in both cases in relation with a reference polyethylene which was synthesized in absence of any organoboron compound. An increase on the crystallinity degree and molecular weight, as well as an improvement in thermal and dynamic-mechanical properties, was observed in polyethylenes synthetized in presence of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane. A low density polyethylene with improved thermal stability was obtained when N,N-dimethylanilinium tetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate was employed as activator.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/519203
spellingShingle Luis Alexandro Valencia López
Francisco Javier Enríquez-Medrano
Ricardo Mendoza Carrizales
Florentino Soriano Corral
Adali Castañeda Facio
Ramón Enrique Díaz de León Gómez
Influence of Organoboron Compounds on Ethylene Polymerization Using Cp2ZrCl2/MAO as Catalyst System
International Journal of Polymer Science
title Influence of Organoboron Compounds on Ethylene Polymerization Using Cp2ZrCl2/MAO as Catalyst System
title_full Influence of Organoboron Compounds on Ethylene Polymerization Using Cp2ZrCl2/MAO as Catalyst System
title_fullStr Influence of Organoboron Compounds on Ethylene Polymerization Using Cp2ZrCl2/MAO as Catalyst System
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Organoboron Compounds on Ethylene Polymerization Using Cp2ZrCl2/MAO as Catalyst System
title_short Influence of Organoboron Compounds on Ethylene Polymerization Using Cp2ZrCl2/MAO as Catalyst System
title_sort influence of organoboron compounds on ethylene polymerization using cp2zrcl2 mao as catalyst system
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