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Preparation of Flexible Terpolymers using Various Metallocene Catalyst/Borate Cocatalyst System and their Epoxidation

  • Kim, Jung Soo (Department of Human Convergence Technology Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)) ;
  • Choi, Jun (Department of Human Convergence Technology Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)) ;
  • Kim, Dong Hyun (Department of Human Convergence Technology Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH))
  • Received : 2019.08.25
  • Accepted : 2019.09.17
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

In this study, flexible poly(ethylene-ter-1-hexene-ter-divinylbenzene) was prepared using four types of metallocene catalysts (rac-Et(Ind)2ZrCl2, rac-SiMe2(Ind)2ZrCl2, rac-SiMe2(2-Me-Ind)2ZrCl2, (C5Me5)TiCl2[O-2,6-iPr2(C6H3)]) and two types of borate catalysts (trityl tetrakisborate and dimethylanilinium tetrakisborate). The yield, catalytic activity, molecular weight, structure, composition, and thermal properties of the terpolymers prepared using the various catalysts and cocatalyst systems were evaluated. Epoxidation of the terpolymers was successfully performed and this transformation was studied by 1H NMR and FTIR.

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