Preparation, structure and ethylene polymerization behavior of mixed-halide nickel(II) complexes and cobalt(II) complex containing imidazolium

Preparation of two imidazolium salts, two monomeric nickel(II) and one cobalt(II) complexes bearing imidazolium ligands is described, The solid-state structures of these compounds have determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. After activation with methylaluminoxane (MAO) the nickel complexes show moderate catalytic activities of up to 6 × 105 g PE mol−1Ni h−1 for polymerization of ethylene. Catalytic activities, molecular weights have been investigated under the various reaction conditions.

Graphical abstractPicolyimidazolium nickel complexes (3, 4) can be used as catalysts for the ethylene polymerization in the presence of methylaluminoxane (MAO) as co-catalyst in moderate activities.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide