A. Littke et al., BULKY BIS(ALKYLAMIDINATE) COMPLEXES OF GROUP-4 - SYNTHESES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF M(CYNC(R')NCY)(2)CL-2 AND ZR(CYNC(ME)NCY2ME2 (R' = ME, M= TI, ZR, HF, R' = BU-T, M = ZR), Organometallics, 17(3), 1998, pp. 446-451
Synthesis of a series of bis(alkylamidinate) group 4 compounds of the
general formula M(CyNC(CH3)NCy)(2)Cl-2 (M = Ti (1), Zr (2), Hf (3); Cy
= cyclohexyl), Zr(CyNC(CMe3)NCy)(2)Cl-2 (4), and Zr(CyNC(CH3)NCy)(2)(
CH3)(2) (5) are reported. In the presence of methylaluminoxane (MAO) a
s a cocatalyst, compounds 1-5 are active ethylene polymerization catal
ysts.