Abstract
Polymerization of propylene by Cp*TiMe2(μ-Me)B(C6F5)3 in the presence of increasing partial pressures of H2 results in ever decreasing polymer molecular weights, which is consistent with the hydrogenolytic chain transfer processes involving metal–polymer bonds in many heterogeneous and homogeneous systems. However, catalytic activities are not significantly increased as the extent of hydrogenolysis increases, unlike metallocene catalyst systems in which the H2 reacts primarily with dormant catalytic sites containing propylene 2,1-insertion products. It was shown previously that monocyclopentadienyl systems do not become seriously deactivated following 2,1 insertions, and thus hydrogenolysis does not result in enhanced activities. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 4386–4389, 1999
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