R. Schrock, and Peter J. Bonitatebus, Yann Schrodi
Feb 10, 2001
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Organometallics
Abstract
{[(MesNCH2CH2)2NMe]ZrMe}[B(C6F5)4] and intermediates in the polymerization reaction of 1-hexene that are formed from it decompose as a consequence of CH activation in an ortho methyl group in the mesityl substituent. The intermediates in the polymerization reaction decompose significantly more readily than does {[(MesNCH2CH2)2NMe]ZrMe}[B(C6F5)4]. On the other hand, analogous cationic complexes that contain the [(2,6-Cl2C6H3NCH2CH2)2NMe]2- ligand are relatively stable and will consume 1-hexene in a strictly first-order and apparently living manner at 0 °C in chlorobenzene.