G. Conti et al., INFLUENCE OF LIGANDS AND COCATALYST ON THE ACTIVITY IN ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION OF SOLUBLE TITANIUM COMPLEXES, Journal of molecular catalysis, 89(1-2), 1994, pp. 41-50
Known and new titanium complexes bearing alkoxy, phenoxy, carboxylate
and cyclopentadienyl ligands in addition to chlorine have been tested
towards ethylene polymerization after activation with aluminum alkyls
(AlR3) or methylalumoxane (MAO). In the absence of cyclopentadienyl li
gands the optimal productivity obtained is very similar either with Al
R3 or MAO, but higher MAO/Ti than AlR3/Ti ratios are necessary. In the
case of complexes with the Cp ligand much better productivity can be
obtained with high MAO ratios thus confirming that under these conditi
ons a different activation mechanism is operative.