Abstract
AbstractA precise method for the determinations of Ti+2, Ti+3 and Ti+4 was developed. The CW‐procatalyst before activation contains mostly Ti+4 ions with 6% Ti+3 and 4% Ti+2 ions. Activation with AlEt3 alone at room temperature reduced all the titaniums to lower valence states consisting of 71% Ti+3 and 29% Ti+2. Reduction is incomplete when methyl‐p‐toluate was present as external Lewis base during activation: at 25°C the distribution of Ti+4 : Ti+3 : Ti+2 is 36% : 25% : 38%; the distribution at 50°C is 37% : 22% : 40%. Aging of the activated catalyst caused little or no changes in the distribution of [Ti+n]; whereas the catalytic activity decays rapidly with aging. The aged catalysts have polymerization activity comparable to the decreased activity of the catalyst during a polymerization. The [Ti+n] was determined for the CW‐catalyst during the course of a decene polymerization; they were found to be Ti+4 : Ti+3 : Ti+2 = 30% : 27% : 43%, which did not change with polymerization time. These results suggest that the reducibility of Ti+4 species by AlEt3 or 3AlEt3/MPT to different valence states is predicated by their structures. These species do not undergo further changes in their oxidation states during either aging or polymerization. Their decays probably involve nonreductive metathesis reactions like those known for zirconium alkyls. Possible structures for the stereospecific and nonspecific sites are proposed.
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