New (anilidomethyl) pyridine titanium (IV) and zirconium (IV) catalyst precursors for the highly chemo-and stereoselective cis-1, 4-polymerization of 1, 3-butadiene
Group 4 metals complexes bearing anilidomethylpyridine ligands have been synthesized and characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. All complexes, after activation by using AliBu2H and methylalumoxane (MAO) were tested in 1, 3-butadiene and α-olefins polymerization. The zirconium complexes showed higher activity with respect to the titanium homologous. ...