Generation of cationic indenyl silylamide gadolinium and scandium complexes [(Ind)Ln{N(SiMe3)2}]+[B(C6F5)4]- and their reactivity for 1,3-butadiene polymerization

Olivier Tardif; Shojiro Kaita

doi:10.1039/b801707g

Generation of cationic indenyl silylamide gadolinium and scandium complexes [(Ind)Ln{N(SiMe3)2}]+[B(C6F5)4]- and their reactivity for 1,3-butadiene polymerization

Dalton Trans. 2008 May 21:(19):2531-3. doi: 10.1039/b801707g. Epub 2008 Mar 28.

Authors

Olivier Tardif¹, Shojiro Kaita

Affiliation

¹ Elastomer Precision Polymerization Laboratory, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. olivier@riken.jp

PMID: 18443693
DOI: 10.1039/b801707g

Abstract

Highly efficient cis-polymerization of butadiene was achieved by using new bis(indenyl) silylamide rare earth complexes with the cooperation of both a borate salt and i-Bu3Al; treatment of these complexes with organoboron compounds unexpectedly yielded new cationic mono(indenyl) amido species relevant to polymerization.