-bulky substituted amine-bis(phenolate) tetradentate Ti(Ⅳ) Complexes: Me
2
NCH
2
CH
2
N(CH
2
-(2-OC
6
H
2
-3-R-5-
t
Bu)
2
TiCl
2
(2a
R = CPhMe
2
; 3a
R = CMePh
2
; 4a
R = CPh
3
)
were synthesized and characterized. The catalytic performance of these complexes for ethylene polymerization
ethylene/propylene copolymerization and ethylene/1-hexene was studied and the effects of ligand structure and polymerization conditions on polymerization behavior were investigated. Compared with 1a(R=
t
Bu)
these synthesized catalysts showed high catalytic activity and excellent stability in ethylene (co)polymerization. In the presences of MAO
the highest activity of these catalysts toward ethylene polymerization was 1170kg PE/(mol Ti·h). Moreover
the highest Mw of polyethylene obtained by 2a~4a/AliBu
3
/Ph
3
CB(C
6
F
5
)
4
was 113×10
4
g/mol. When activated by MAO
the highest activities of 1a~4a toward ethylene/propylene copolymerization and ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization were 640kg polymer/(mol Ti·h) and 1220kg polymer/(mol Ti·h)
respectively; the molecular weight of obtained ethylene-co-propylene and ethylene-co-1-hexene are 3.1×10
4
~17.4×10
4
and 4.9×10
4
~15.5×10
4
g/mol
respectively. The highest content of propylene unit in the ethylene-propylene copolymer was 36.9mol%
and the highest content of 1-hexene unit in the ethylene-1-hexene copolymer was 12.5mol%. The content of comonomer in copolymers was dependent on steric hindrance of catalyst ligands
and it was found that the insertion of comonomer decreased with the increase of steric hindrance of catalyst ligands.A series of
o
-bulky substituted amine-bis(phenolate) tetradentate Ti(Ⅳ) Complexes: Me
2
NCH
2
CH
2
N(CH
2
-(2-OC
6
H
2
-3-R-5-
t
Bu)
2
TiCl
2
(2a
R = CPhMe
2
; 3a
R = CMePh
2
; 4a
R = CPh
3
)
were synthesized and characterized. The catalytic performance of these complexes for ethylene polymerization
ethylene/propylene copolymerization and ethylene/1-hexene was studied and the effects of ligand structure and polymerization conditions on polymerization behavior were investigated. Compared with 1a(R=
t
Bu)
these synthesized catalysts showed high catalytic activity and excellent stability in ethylene (co)polymerization. In the presences of MAO
the highest activity of these catalysts toward ethylene polymerization was 1170kg PE/(mol Ti·h). Moreover
the highest Mw of polyethylene obtained by 2a~4a/AliBu
3
/Ph
3
CB(C
6
F
5
)
4
was 113×10
4
g/mol. When activated by MAO
the highest activities of 1a~4a toward ethylene/propylene copolymerization and ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization were 640kg polymer/(mol Ti·h) and 1220kg polymer/(mol Ti·h)
respectively; the molecular weight of obtained ethylene-co-propylene and ethylene-co-1-hexene are3.1×10
4
~17.4×10
4
and 4.9×10
4
~15.5×10
4
g/mol
respectively. The highest content of propylene unit in the ethylene-propylene copolymer was 36.9mol%
and the highest content of 1-hexene unit in the ethylene-1-hexene copolymer was 12.5mol%. The content of comonomer in copolymers was dependent on steric hindrance of catalyst ligands
and it was found that the insertion of comonomer decreased with the increase of steric hindrance of catalyst ligands.