ABSTRACT
The polymerization of 1-decene catalyzed by rac-Me2Si(1-indenyl)2ZrCl2/AliBu3/[C6H5NH(CH3)2][B(C6F5)4] system with hydrogen has been carried out in the paper. The influence of reaction conditions on catalytic activity and polymer properties was investigated. High activity (17.2 × 106 g molZr−1 h−1) was observed under the optimized reaction conditions. The introduction of hydrogen enhances the catalytic activity of the metallocene system. The 1H NMR spectra revealed the polymerization mechanism with the presence of hydrogen. The 13C NMR spectra of poly(1-decene) indicated that the polymer has a very tactic side chain structure, showing potential application of the system in the commercial production of lubricant base oil.