Issue 24, 2011

High activity acetylenepolymerisation with a bis(imino)pyridine iron(ii) catalyst

Abstract

A catalyst system composed of a 2,6-bis(arylimino)pyridineiron(II) dichloride complex and methylaluminoxane is found to be extremely active for acetylene polymerisation. The formation of poly(acetylene) gels and surface films occurs at very low catalyst concentrations, around three orders of magnitude lower than traditional catalyst systems.

Graphical abstract: High activity acetylene polymerisation with a bis(imino)pyridine iron(ii) catalyst

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Apr 2011
Accepted
06 May 2011
First published
20 May 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 6945-6947

High activity acetylene polymerisation with a bis(imino)pyridine iron(II) catalyst

S. S. Karpiniec, D. S. McGuinness, G. J. P. Britovsek, T. S. Wierenga and J. Patel, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 6945 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12169C

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