A series of cobalt complexes bearing N-containing diphosphine PNP ligands has been synthesized and characterized. The nature of the ligand structure affects the binding of the ligand to the cobalt center and determines the coordination geometry of the cobalt complexes. All the complexes have been employed to catalyze the polymerization of 1, 3- butadiene, in combination with methylaluminoxane (MAO) or ethylaluminum ...
