摘要 |
It has been found that certain new metal complex compounds are very effective catalysts for coordinative polymerization of alkylene oxides and can be used to obtain atactic polyalkylene oxides of narrow molecular weight distribution and very low level of undesired side products. The catalysts have the formula (I): R61-R9 = H, optionally substituted, optionally branched 1-20C alkyl, optionally substituted 5-20C aryl, optionally substituted 5-20C aralkyl, acryl, alkoxide, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, or NO2, or R2 and R3, and/or R7 and R8 together form a condensed 3-20C cycloaliphatic ring system, or R1 -R4 and or R6-R9 together form a condensed aromatic ring system, M = a metal in the II to VII oxidation state, X = F, Cl, Br, I, H, CN, optionally substituted, optionally branched 1-20C alkyl, optionally substituted 5-20C aryl, optionally substituted 5-20C aralkyl, acryl, alkoxide, thiolate, or dialkylamino, n = 1-5, and is selected so that the electroneutrality of the metal complex compound is ens ured. An Independent claim is included for a method for polymerization of alkylene oxides in which the alkylene oxide is polymerized in the presence of catalysts. |