Copolymerization of ethylene and vinyl fluoride by (phosphine-sulfonate) Pd (Me)(py) catalysts

W Weng, Z Shen, RF Jordan

Index: Luo, Shuji; Vela, Javier; Liet, Graham R.; Jordan, Richard F. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007 , vol. 129, # 29 p. 8946 - 8947

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Abstract

The PdII complexes [PO] Pd (Me)(py)(1a-c;[PO]= 2-PAr2-4-Me-benzenesulfonate); Ar= 2-Et- Ph (a), 2-OMe-Ph (b), Ph (c)) catalyze the copolymerization of ethylene and vinyl fluoride in toluene at 80° C to produce fluorinated polyethylene. Low levels (0.1-0.5 mol%) of vinyl ...