G. Ricci et al., SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CIS-1,4 ISOTACTIC AND SYNDIOTACTIC POLY(1,3-HEXADIENE), Gazzetta chimica italiana, 126(6), 1996, pp. 401-404
1,3-hexadiene has been polymerized with AlEt(2)Cl/Nd(OCOC7H15)(3)/Al(i
BU)(3), Co(acac)(3)/MAO and Ni(acac)(2)/MAO systems. The crude polymer
s were fractionated by extraction with 2-butanone (MEK); the isolated
fractions were examined by C-13- and H-1 NMR obtaining clear evidences
of a cis-1,4 structure for both polymers. In particular, X-ray and H-
1 NMR analyses are consistent with an isotactic structure for Nd-polym
er and a syndiotactic one for Co- and Ni-polymers.