Abstract:
A series of substituted salicylaldiminato ligands L
1—L
5 and corresponding nickel(II) complexes C
1—C
5 were prepared and characterized by
1H-NMR, IR, Mass and EA. Using C
3 as a single-component catalyst, ethylene polymerization was investigated under different polymerization conditions. C
3 exhibited the highest activity in CH
2Cl
2 among the applied solvents, and even medium activity in mixed solvent of CH
2Cl
2 and H
2O. Under optimal conditions, the polymerization activities of C
1—C
5 were compared. Complexes with bulky substituents on the ortho-position of salicylaldiminato displayed high activity, while those with electron-withdrawing groups in ortho-position or para-position, provided low catalytic activities.