Tris(pentafluorophenyl)aluminum: Synthesis, Reactivity and Polymerization Studies

References

• Chen , E. Y.‐X. and Marks , T. J. 2000 . Cocatalysts for metal‐catalyzed olefin polymerization: activators, activation processes, and structure‐activity relationships . Chem. Rev. , 100 : 1391 – 1434 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sinn , H. , Kaminsky , W. and Hoker , H. 1995 . “ Alumoxanes, Macromolecular Symposia 97 ” . Heidelberg, , Germany : Huthig & Wepf .
   Google Scholar
• Yang , X. , Stern , C. L. and Marks , T. J. 1994 . Cationic zirconocene olefin polymerization catalysts based on the organo‐Lewis acid tris (pentafluorophenyl)borane. A synthetic, structural, solution dynamic, and polymerization catalytic study . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 116 : 10015 – 10031 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang , X. , Stern , C. L. and Marks , T. J. 1991 . “Cation‐like” homogeneous olefin polymerization catalysts based upon zirconocene alkyls and tris(pentafluorophenyl) borane . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 113 : 3623 – 3625 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ewen , J. A. and Elder , M. J. Metallocene catalysts with lewis acids and aluminum alkyls . US Patent 5, 561, 092 .
   Google Scholar
• Gibson , V. and Spitzmesser , S. K. 2003 . Advances in non‐metallocene olefin polymerization catalysis . Chem. Rev. , 103 : 283 – 316 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gladysz , J. A. 2000 . Vol. 100 , (special issue on “Frontiers in Metal-Catalyzed Polymerizations”)
   Google Scholar
• Bochmann , M. 1996 . Cationic Group 4 metallocene complexes and their role in polymerization catalysis: the chemistry of well defined Ziegler catalysts . J. Chem. Soc, Dalton. Trans. , : 255 – 270 .
   Google Scholar
• Belgardt , T. , Storre , J. , Roesky , H. W. , Noltemeyer , M. and Schmidt , H.‐G. 1995 . Tris(pentafluoropheny1)alane: a novel aluminum organyl . Inorg. Chem. , 34 : 3821 – 3822 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hair , G. S. , Cowley , A. H. , Jones , R. A. , McBrunett , B. G. and Voigt , A. 1999 . Arene complexes of Al(C6F5)3. Relationship to a Déjà Vu silylium ion . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 121 : 4922 – 4923 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bochmann , M. and Sarsfield , M. J. 1998 . Reaction of AlR3 with [CPh3][B(C6F5)4]: facile degradation of [B(C6F5)4]− by Transient “[AlR2]+” . Organometallics , 17 : 5908 – 5912 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Biagini , P. , Lugli , G. , Abis , L. and Andreussi , P. Organometallic derivatives of group IIIA and process for their preparation . US Patent 5, 602, 269 .
   Google Scholar
• Feng , S. , Roof , G. R. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2002 . Tantalum(V)‐based metallocene, half‐metallocene, and non‐metallocene complexes as ethylene‐1‐octene copolymerization and methyl methacrylate polymerization catalysts . Organometallics , 21 : 832 – 839 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chambers , R. D. and Cunningham , J. A. 1967 . Polyfluoroaryl organometallic compounds. Part 1V fluorocarbon derivatives of tricovalent aluminium . J. Chem. Soc. , : 2185 – 2188 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chambers , R. D. and Cunningham , J. A. 1965 . Pentafluorophenyl derivatives of tricovalent aluminium . Tetrahedron Lett. , 28 : 2389 – 2391 .
   Google Scholar
• Chakraborty , D. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2002 . Chlorobis(pentafluorophenyl) alane: synthesis, crystal structure, and polymerization catalysis . Inorganic Chemistry Communications , 5 : 698 – 701 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Roesky , H. W. , Walawalkar , M. G. and Murugavel , R. 2001 . Is water a friend or foe in organometallic chemistry? The case of Group 13 organometallic compounds . Acc. Chem. Res. , 34 : 201 – 211 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pasynkiewicz , S. 1990 . Alumoxanes: synthesis, structures, complexes and reactions . Polyhedron , 9 : 429 – 453 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sinn , H. , Kaminsky , W. , Vollmer , H. J. and Woldt , R. 1980 . “Living Polymers” on polymerization with extremely productive Ziegler catalysts . Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. , 19 : 390 – 392 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vandenberg , E. J. 1960 . Organometallic catalysts for polymerizing monosubstituted epoxides . J. Polym. Sci. , 47 : 489 – 491 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boleslawsky , M. and Serwatowski , J. 1983 . Synthesis and structure of alkylalumoxanes . J. Organomet. Chem. , 254 : 159 – 166 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chakraborty , D. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2003 . First isolation and structural characterization of triarylaluminum‐water and ‐methanol complexes . Organometallics , 22 : 207 – 210 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mountford , A. J. , Lancaster , S. J. , Coles , S. J. , Horton , P. N. , Hughes , D. L. , Hursthouse , M. B. and Light , M. E. 2005 . Intra‐ and intermolecular N‐H···F‐C hydrogen‐bonding interactions in amine adducts of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane and ‐alane . Inorg. Chem. , 44 : 5921 – 5933 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bolig , A. D. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2001 . Reversal of polymerization stereoregulation in anionic polymerization of MMA by chiral metallocene and non‐metallocene initiators: a new reaction pathway for metallocene‐initiated MMA polymerization . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 123 : 7943 – 7944 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Klosin , J. , Roof , G. R. , Chen , E. Y.‐X. and Abboud , K. A. 2000 . Ligand exchange and alkyl abstraction involving (perfluoroaryl)boranes and ‐alanes with aluminum and gallium alkyls . Organometallics , 19 : 4684 – 4686 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hair , G. S. , Cowley , A. H. , Jorden , J. D. , Jones , J. N. , Jones , R. A. and Macdonald , C. L. B. 2003 . Novel supramolecular architectures in group 13 perfluoroaryl complexes. Synthesis and structures of [AlMe(C6F5)(µ‐Me)]2 and GaMe(C6F5)2 . Chem. Commun. , : 424 – 425 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LaPointe , R. E. , Roof , G. R. , Abboud , K. A. and Klosin , J. 2000 . New family of weakly coordination anions . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 122 : 9560 – 9561 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chen , M.‐C. , Roberts , J. A. S. , Seyam , A. F. , Li , L. , Zuccaccia , C. , Stahl , N. G. and Marks , T. J. 2006 . Diversity in weakly coordinating anions. Mono‐ and polynuclear halo(perfluoroaryl) metalates as cocatalysts for stereospecific olefin polymerization: synthesis, structure, and reactivity . Organometallics , 25 : 2833 – 2850 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chen , M.‐C. , Roberts , J. A. S. and Marks , T. J. 2004 . New mononuclear and polynuclear perfluoroarylmetalate cocatalysts for stereospecific olefin polymerization . Organometallics , 23 : 932 – 935 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cowley , A. H. , Hair , G. S. , McBurnett , B. G. and Jones , R. A. 1999 . Novel zwitterionic complexes of Ti(iv) via reaction of Lewis acids M(C6F5)3 (M=B, Al) with a titanium diene complex (η5‐C5Me4SiMe2NtBu)Ti(1,3‐pentadiene) . Chem. Commun. , : 437 – 438 .
   Google Scholar
• Chen , E. Y.‐X. , Kruper , W. J. , Roof , G. and Wilson , D. R. 2001 . “Double activation” of constrained geometry and ansa‐metallocene Group 4 metal dialkyls: synthesis, structure, and olefin polymerization study of mono and dicationic aluminate complexes . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 123 : 745 – 746 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chen , E. Y.‐X. and Abboud , K. A. 2000 . Unusual weakly coordinating anion reactivity in metallocene chemistry. Formation of tantalocene cation‐dinuclear anion pairs . Organometallics , 19 : 5541 – 5543 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Feng , S. , Roof , G. R. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2002 . Tantalum(V)‐based metallocene, half‐metallocene, and non‐metallocene complexes as ethylene‐1‐octene copolymerization and methyl methacrylate polymerization catalysts . Organometallics , 21 : 832 – 839 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim , Y. H. , Kim , T. H. , Cho , E. S. , Lee , B. Y. , Shin , D. M. and Chung , Y. K. 2003 . Activation of enamido zirconium complexes for ethylene polymerization: electrophilic addition versus electrophilic abstraction reaction . Organometallics , 22 : 1503 – 1511 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vanka , K. , Chan , M. S. W. , Pye , C. C. and Ziegler , T. 2000 . A density functional study of ion‐pair formation and dissociation in the reaction between boron‐ and aluminum‐based Lewis acids with (1,2‐Me2Cp)2ZrMe2 . Organometallics , 19 : 1841 – 1849 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stahl , N. G. , Salata , M. R. and Marks , T. J. 2005 . B(C6F5)3‐ vs Al(C6F5)3‐derived metallocenium ion pairs. Structural, thermochemical, and structural dynamic divergences . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 127 : 10898 – 10909 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marks , T. J. and Chen , Y.‐X . Synthesis and use of (polyfluoroaryl)fluoroanions of aluminum, gallium and indium . US Patent 6, 130, 302 .
   Google Scholar
• Chen , E. Y. , Kruper , W. J. , Roof , G. , Schwartz , D. J. and Storer , J. W. Three coordinate aluminum catalyst activator composition . WO 0009513 .
   Google Scholar
• Chen , E. Y. and Kruper , W. J. Dinuclear fluoroaryl aluminum alkyl complexes, their preparation and use as activators for metallocene polymerization catalysts . WO 00015642 PCT Int. Appl. .
   Google Scholar
• Gibson , V. C. , Jacobson , G. B. , Jones , D. J. and Long , R. J. Polymerization catalysts, ligand precursor, and complex preparation for polymerizing olefins . PCT Int. Appl. WO 2000015642 .
   Google Scholar
• Chakraborty , D. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2002 . Neutral olefin polymerization activators as highly active catalysts for ROP of heterocyclic monomers and for polymerization of styrene . Macromolecules , 35 : 13 – 15 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chakraborty , D. and Chen , E. Y.‐X . Polymerization processes using a highly active catalyst . PCT Int. Appl. WO 030000750 .
   Google Scholar
• Bolig , A. D. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2004 . ansa‐Zirconocene ester enolates: synthesis, structure, reaction with organo‐Lewis acids, and application to polymerization of methacrylates . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 126 : 4897 – 4906 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bolig , A. D. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2002 . Isotactic‐b‐syndiotactic stereoblock poly(methyl methacrylate) by chiral metallocene/Lewis acid hybrid catalysts . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 124 : 5612 – 5613 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chen , E. Y.‐X. and Cooney , M. J. 2003 . Amphicatalytic polymerization: synthesis of stereomultiblock poly(methyl methacrylate) with diastereospecific ion pairs . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 125 : 7150 – 7151 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jin , J. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2002 . Chiral ansa‐titanocene imido complexes: novel synthesis and effective initiator for syndiospecific polymerization of MMA . Organometallics , 21 : 13 – 15 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jin , J. , Mariott , W. R. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2003 . Polymerization of methyl methacrylate by metallocene imido complexes and tris(pentafluorophenyl)alane . J. Polym. Sci. (A). , 41 : 3132 – 3142 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jin , J. , Wilson , D. R. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2002 . Monoalkyl, chiral‐at‐metal ‘constrained geometry’ complexes as efficient α‐olefin and methyl methacrylate polymerisation catalysts . Chem. Commun. , : 708 – 709 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chakraborty , D. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2003 . Chiral amido aluminum and zinc alkyls: a synthetic, structural, and polymerization Study . Organometallics , 22 : 769 – 774 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Deldgado , A. R. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2005 . Single‐site anionic polymerization. Monomeric ester enolaluminate propagator synthesis, molecular structure, and polymerization mechanism . J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 127 : 961 – 974 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chakraborty , D. , Deldgado , A. R. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2003 . Catalytic ring‐opening polymerization of propylene oxide by organoborane and aluminum Lewis acids . Macromolecules , 36 : 5470 – 5481 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Deldgado , A. R. and Chen , E. Y.‐X. 2004 . Ligand exchange and abstraction reactions involving titanium isopropoxide with tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane and ‐alane: ramifications for ring‐opening polymerization of propylene oxide . Inorg. Chim. Acta. , 357 : 3911 – 3919 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar