No Polymerization with Metallocenes in Water?-A Prejudice is Refuted

Water‐sensitive catalysts work in water! Metallocene catalysts that normally have to be handled under the strict exclusion of air and moisture, for example [TiCp*(OMe)3] (1, Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl), are successfully employed in the aqueous emulsion polymerization of styrene to syndiotactic...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2001-11, Vol.40 (21), p.4006-4007
Main Authors: Manders, Bart, Sciandrone, Luigi, Hauck, Gerhard, Kristen, Marc O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
homogeneous catalysis
metallocenes
polymerization
polystyrene
titanium
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Summary:Water‐sensitive catalysts work in water! Metallocene catalysts that normally have to be handled under the strict exclusion of air and moisture, for example [TiCp*(OMe)3] (1, Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl), are successfully employed in the aqueous emulsion polymerization of styrene to syndiotactic polystyrene. The catalyst is encapsulated inside the monomer droplets and thus protected against attack by water.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/1521-3773(20011105)40:21<4006::AID-ANIE4006>3.0.CO;2-L