Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.58, No.8, 1237-1243, 1995
Propene Polymerization with Mgcl2-Supported TiCl4/Dioctylphthalate Catalyst .2. Effects of Polymerization Conditions on the Microstructure of Isotactic Polymer
Propene was polymerized over the MgCl2-supported TiCl4/dioctylphthalate catalyst in heptane. Polymer products obtained under different polymerization conditions were separated into isotactic and atactic polypropenes by the extraction of boiling n-heptane. The effects of polymerization time, cocatalyst type, cocatalyst/catalyst ratio, polymerization temperature, and external base/cocatalyst ratio on the isotactic triad of the isotactic portion of polypropene were investigated. 2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl piperidine (TMPIP), dimethoxy diphenyl silane (DMDPS), and t-butylmethyl ether (TBME) were employed as the external Lewis base. High concentrations of the first two bases caused a decrease in isotactic triads in the isotactic polymer, while TBME showed no significant effects. The difference can be attributed to the different roles these external bases play in polymerization.
Keywords:ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS;EXTERNAL LEWIS BASE;PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION;SUPPORTED CATALYSTS;POLYPROPYLENE;SYSTEM;STEREOSPECIFICITY;DONORS;SILANE