31. Gibson VC, Redshaw C, Solan GA (2007) Bisiminopyridines: surprisingly reactive ligands
and a gateway to new families of catalysts. Chem Rev 107:1745–1776. doi:10.1021/cr068437y
32. Cosse ´e P (1964) Ziegler–Natta catalysis. I. Mechanism of polymerization of α-olefins with
Ziegler–Natta catalysts. J Catal 3(1):80–88
33. Talzi EP, Babushkin DE, Semikolenova NV, Zudin VN, Zakharov VA (2001) Ethylene
polymerization in the presence of iron(II) 2,6-bis(imine)pyridine complex: structures of key
intermediates. Kinet Catal 42(2):147–153
34. Bryliakov KP, Talsi EP, Semikolenova NV, Zakharov VA (2009) Formation and nature of the
active sites in bis(imino)pyridine iron-based polymerization catalysts. Organometallics
28:3225–3232. doi:10.1021/om8010905
35. Wang S, Liu D, Huang R, Zhang Y, Mao B (2006) Studies on the activation and polymerization
mechanism of ethylene polymerization catalyzed by bis(imino)pyridyl iron(II) precatalyst with
alkylaluminum. J Mol Catal A Chem 245(1–2):122–131. doi:10.1016/j.molcata.2005.09.023
36. Hoyt HM, Chirik PJ (2008) Single-component bis(imino)pyridine iron catalyzed olefin polymerization. In: Abstracts of papers, 236th ACS national meeting, INOR-707, Philadelphia
37. Bouwkamp MW, Lobkovsky E, Chirik PJ (2005) Bis(imino)pyridine iron(II) alkyl cations for
olefin polymerization. J Am Chem Soc 127:9660–9966. doi:10.1021/j1524447
38. Schmidt R, Das PK, Welch MB, Knudsen RD (2004) N,N,N-Tridentate iron(II) and vanadium
(III) complexes, part III, UV–visible spectroscopic studies of reactions of ethyleneoligomerization and polymerization catalysts with methyl aluminoxane cocatalysts. J Mol
Catal A Chem 222(1–2):27–45. doi:10.1016/S1381-1169(04)00409-1
39. Bianchini C, Giambastiani G, Guerrero IR, Meli A, Passaglia E, Gragnoli T (2004) Simultaneous polymerization and Schulz–Flory oligomerization of ethylene made possible by activation with MAO of a 1-symmetric [2,6-bis(arylimino)pyridyl]iron dichloride precursor.
Organometallics 23(26):6087–6089. doi:10.1021/om049313j
40. Cruz VL, Ramos J, Martinez-Salazar J, Gutierrez-Oliva S, Toro-Labbe A (2009) A theoretical
study on a multicenter model based on different metal oxidation states for the bis(imino)
pyridine iron catalysts in ethylene polymerization. Organometallics 28(20):5889–5895.
doi:10.1021/om900534w
41. Britovsek GJP, Clentsmith GKB, Gibson VC, Goodgame DML, McTavish SJ, Pankhurst QA
(2002) The nature of the active site in bis(imino)pyridine iron ethylene polymerization
catalysts. Catal Commun 3(5):207–211
42. Tondreau AM, Milsmann C, Patrick AD, Hoyt HM, Lobkovsky E, Wieghardt K, Chirik PJ
(2010) From synthesis and electronic structure of cationic, neutral and anionic bis(imino)
pyridine iron alkyl complexes: evaluation of redox activity in single-component ethylene
polymerization catalysts. J Am Chem Soc 132(42):15046–15059
43. Kissin YV, Qian CT, Xie GY, Chen YF (2006) Multi-center nature of ethylene polymerization
catalysts based on 2,6-bis(imino)-pyridyl complexes of iron and cobalt. J Polym Sci A Polym
Chem 44(21):6159–6170
44. Flory PJ (1953) Principles of polymer chemistry. Cornell University Press, Ithaca
45. Britovsek GJP, Cohen SA, Gibson VC, Maddox PJ, van Meurs M (2002) Iron-catalyzed
polyethylene chain growth on zinc: linear alpha-olefins with a Poisson distribution. Angew
Chem Int Ed 41(3):489–491
46. Barabanov AA, Bukatov GD, Zakharov VA, Semikolenova NV, Echevskaja LG, Matsko MA
(2005) Kinetic peculiarities of ethylene polymerization over homogeneous bis(imino)pyridine
Fe(II) catalysts with different activators. Macromol Chem Phys 206:2292–2298. doi:10.1002/
macp.200500310
47. Britovsek GJP, Bruce M, Gibson VC, Kimberley BS, Maddox PJ, Mastroianni S, McTavish SJ,
Redshaw C, Solan GA, Stroemberg S, White AJP, Williams DJ (1999) Iron and cobalt
ethylene polymerization catalysts bearing 2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl ligands: synthesis, structures
and polymerization studies. J Am Chem Soc 121(38):8728–8740
48. Mikenas TB, Zakharov VA, Echevskaya LG, Matsko MA (2007) Kinetic features of ethylene
polymerization over supported catalysts [2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl iron dichloride/magnesium
dichloride] with AlR 3 as an activator. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 45(22):5057–5066.
doi:10.1002/pola.22245
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and a gateway to new families of catalysts. Chem Rev 107:1745–1776. doi:10.1021/cr068437y
32. Cosse ´e P (1964) Ziegler–Natta catalysis. I. Mechanism of polymerization of α-olefins with
Ziegler–Natta catalysts. J Catal 3(1):80–88
33. Talzi EP, Babushkin DE, Semikolenova NV, Zudin VN, Zakharov VA (2001) Ethylene
polymerization in the presence of iron(II) 2,6-bis(imine)pyridine complex: structures of key
intermediates. Kinet Catal 42(2):147–153
34. Bryliakov KP, Talsi EP, Semikolenova NV, Zakharov VA (2009) Formation and nature of the
active sites in bis(imino)pyridine iron-based polymerization catalysts. Organometallics
28:3225–3232. doi:10.1021/om8010905
35. Wang S, Liu D, Huang R, Zhang Y, Mao B (2006) Studies on the activation and polymerization
mechanism of ethylene polymerization catalyzed by bis(imino)pyridyl iron(II) precatalyst with
alkylaluminum. J Mol Catal A Chem 245(1–2):122–131. doi:10.1016/j.molcata.2005.09.023
36. Hoyt HM, Chirik PJ (2008) Single-component bis(imino)pyridine iron catalyzed olefin polymerization. In: Abstracts of papers, 236th ACS national meeting, INOR-707, Philadelphia
37. Bouwkamp MW, Lobkovsky E, Chirik PJ (2005) Bis(imino)pyridine iron(II) alkyl cations for
olefin polymerization. J Am Chem Soc 127:9660–9966. doi:10.1021/j1524447
38. Schmidt R, Das PK, Welch MB, Knudsen RD (2004) N,N,N-Tridentate iron(II) and vanadium
(III) complexes, part III, UV–visible spectroscopic studies of reactions of ethyleneoligomerization and polymerization catalysts with methyl aluminoxane cocatalysts. J Mol
Catal A Chem 222(1–2):27–45. doi:10.1016/S1381-1169(04)00409-1
39. Bianchini C, Giambastiani G, Guerrero IR, Meli A, Passaglia E, Gragnoli T (2004) Simultaneous polymerization and Schulz–Flory oligomerization of ethylene made possible by activation with MAO of a 1-symmetric [2,6-bis(arylimino)pyridyl]iron dichloride precursor.
Organometallics 23(26):6087–6089. doi:10.1021/om049313j
40. Cruz VL, Ramos J, Martinez-Salazar J, Gutierrez-Oliva S, Toro-Labbe A (2009) A theoretical
study on a multicenter model based on different metal oxidation states for the bis(imino)
pyridine iron catalysts in ethylene polymerization. Organometallics 28(20):5889–5895.
doi:10.1021/om900534w
41. Britovsek GJP, Clentsmith GKB, Gibson VC, Goodgame DML, McTavish SJ, Pankhurst QA
(2002) The nature of the active site in bis(imino)pyridine iron ethylene polymerization
catalysts. Catal Commun 3(5):207–211
42. Tondreau AM, Milsmann C, Patrick AD, Hoyt HM, Lobkovsky E, Wieghardt K, Chirik PJ
(2010) From synthesis and electronic structure of cationic, neutral and anionic bis(imino)
pyridine iron alkyl complexes: evaluation of redox activity in single-component ethylene
polymerization catalysts. J Am Chem Soc 132(42):15046–15059
43. Kissin YV, Qian CT, Xie GY, Chen YF (2006) Multi-center nature of ethylene polymerization
catalysts based on 2,6-bis(imino)-pyridyl complexes of iron and cobalt. J Polym Sci A Polym
Chem 44(21):6159–6170
44. Flory PJ (1953) Principles of polymer chemistry. Cornell University Press, Ithaca
45. Britovsek GJP, Cohen SA, Gibson VC, Maddox PJ, van Meurs M (2002) Iron-catalyzed
polyethylene chain growth on zinc: linear alpha-olefins with a Poisson distribution. Angew
Chem Int Ed 41(3):489–491
46. Barabanov AA, Bukatov GD, Zakharov VA, Semikolenova NV, Echevskaja LG, Matsko MA
(2005) Kinetic peculiarities of ethylene polymerization over homogeneous bis(imino)pyridine
Fe(II) catalysts with different activators. Macromol Chem Phys 206:2292–2298. doi:10.1002/
macp.200500310
47. Britovsek GJP, Bruce M, Gibson VC, Kimberley BS, Maddox PJ, Mastroianni S, McTavish SJ,
Redshaw C, Solan GA, Stroemberg S, White AJP, Williams DJ (1999) Iron and cobalt
ethylene polymerization catalysts bearing 2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl ligands: synthesis, structures
and polymerization studies. J Am Chem Soc 121(38):8728–8740
48. Mikenas TB, Zakharov VA, Echevskaya LG, Matsko MA (2007) Kinetic features of ethylene
polymerization over supported catalysts [2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl iron dichloride/magnesium
dichloride] with AlR 3 as an activator. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 45(22):5057–5066.
doi:10.1002/pola.22245
360
R.S.A. Meyer and G.A. Luinstra