FI Catalyst, a family of highly active and versatile olefin polymerization catalyst having phenoxy-imine ligands, can produce a wide array of olefinic (co)polymers in a controlled manner with high efficiency. Some FI-related materials and technologies have been brought into commercial use.<br/>The design base of FI Catalysts for olefin polymerization can also be extended to a selective olefin trimerization catalyst, consisting of Ti metal center and a tridentate phenoxy-imine-ether ligand. This trimerization catalyst exhibits high activities that exceed any existing catalysts, and has been operated for 1-hexene production on a commercial scale since 2011.<br/>These two examples demonstrate how tunable and modulating properties of the phenoxy-imine ligands can deliver useful applications in both material and catalysis science. In this paper, we will present some of FI Catalyst-derived polymers/materials and their practical applications. We will also report on DFT calculations on the olefin trimerization catalyst and discuss differences and similarities between polymerization and trimerization catalysts.

FI Catalysts for developing new materials and catalysis

251st National Meeting (2016)

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