Ultra accelerated quantum chemical molecular dynamics study on ethylene polymerization reaction using CpSiH2NHTiCl2- Constrained geometry catalyst

Hema Malani, Shigekazu Hayashi, Ai Suzuki, Riadh Sahnoun, Hideyuki Tsuboi, Michihisa Koyama, Nozomu Hatakeyama, Akira Endou, Hiromitsu Takaba, Momoji Kubo, Carlos A. Del Carpio, Akira Miyamoto

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    Abstract

    The ethylene polymerization process using constrained geometry catalyst CpSiH2-NH-TiCl2 (CGC) was investigated by ultra accelerated quantum chemical molecular dynamics (UA-QCMD). We observed that the co catalyst MAO reacted with Ti CGC and forms ion pair within 85 fs. With the coordination of ethylene monomer the MAO-CGC ion pair dissociated and once the initial ethylene insertion has taken place, the further ethylene insertion occurring with a less energy barrier, is in good agreement with experimental findings.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)724-730
    Number of pages7
    JournalTopics in Catalysis
    Volume52
    Issue number6-7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2009

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Catalysis
    • Chemistry(all)

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