Two kinds of cycloalkoxy silane compounds were synthesized and used as the internal electron donors(IEDs) of supported Ziegler-Natta catalyst for ethylene polymerization to produce polyethylene with broader molecular weight distribution(MWD). The effect of the structure and the amount of these IEDs on the polymerization performance was investigated. The results implied that the molecular weight distribution of the obtained polyethylene could be adjusted by the incorporation of IEDs. SEM result showed that the morphology of catalyst particle was spherical and uniform in size distribution. The titanium content of these catalysts was higher, the active TiCl4 species were easily anchored on the support than that without adding IED, which was determined by ICP. The GPC result confirmed that the polyethylene with broader molecular weight distribution in the range of from 23.4 to 25.6 was obtained using triethoxy-(-cyclopentyloxy)-silane(ED1) and triethoxy-(-cyclohexyloxyl)- silane(ED2) as the internal electron donors.
Tri(4-methoxy-1-benzyloxyl)(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium(Cp*Ti(OBzOCH3)3) in conjunction with modified methylalumoxane(mMAO) was an efficient catalyst for the living polymerization of butene-1. The steric and highly electron-releasing nature of the catalyst was probably responsible for the resulting polymers with high molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution(Mw/Mn=1.25 to 1.36). The effects of polymerization conditions on the catalytic activity, molecular weight and stereo-regularity of the products were investigated in detail. Especially, the content of TMA in MAO used in polymerization of butene-1 had a profound influence on polymer microstructure. The structural properties of the polybutene-1 product were characterized by 13 C NMR, GPC, DSC and WAXD. The results indicated that the polybutene-1 was isotacticity-rich(at 0 ℃, [mmmm] reached up to 60.3%) and the relative content of methylene pentad sequences [mmmm] of the polymer increased with a decreasing temperature.
