Polymer, Vol.38, No.26, 6409-6411, 1997
Control of Molecular-Weight Distribution of Isotactic Polypropylene Obtained by a Mgcl2-Supported TiCl4 Catalyst
It is of great importance in propene polymerization to control molecular weight and molecular weight distribution as well as isotacticity. Propene polymerization was carried out with an isospecific MgCl2/TiCl4-Cp2TiMe2 catalyst in the presence of various kinds of external Lewis bases. It was found that the molecular weight distribution of the isotactic polymer could be controlled while retaining high activity, high isospecificity and high molecular weight only by changing the kind and/or amount of the Lewis bases.
Keywords:STEREOSPECIFIC POLYMERIZATION