A Study on the Coordination Polymerization Using C2-Symmetric Dichloro[rac-ethylenebisindenyl] zirconium(IV)/Methylaluminoxane System

rac-$Et(Ind)_2ZrCl_2$ 메탈로센 촉매와 메틸알루미늄옥산 공촉매를 이용하여 polyethylene, poly(ethylene-co-1-decene), poly(ethylene-co-p-methylstyrene) 및 poly(ethylene-ter-1-decene-ter-p-methystyrene)를 합성하였다. $^{13}C$ NMR과 $^1H$ NMR 및 FT-IR을 이용하여 삼원공중합체의 특성을 분석하였다. 삼원공중합의 최적조건을 확립하기 위해 동일한 중합조건을 유지한 채 촉매량, 공촉매/촉매 몰비, 중합 시간 및 중합 온도를 변경하여 실험하였다. 촉매량이 증가할수록 삼원공중합체의 촉매활성도 및 중량평균분자량은 증가하였으나, 중합시간이 30분을 초과하자 촉매활성도는 감소하였다. 공촉매/촉매 몰비를 증가시킨 결과 중량평균분자량은 감소하였고, 촉매활성도는 어느 정도 증가하였다. 촉매활성도는 중합온도가 증가함에 따라 상승하였으나 중량평균 분자량은 감소하였다. We synthesized polyethylene, poly(ethylene-co-1-decene), poly(ethylene-co-p-methylstyrene), and poly(ethylene-ter-1-decene-ter-p-methystyrene) using a rac-$Et(Ind)_2ZrCl_2$ metallocene catalyst and a methylaluminoxane cocatalyst system. The materials were characterized using nuclear magnetic spectroscopy and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. To identify suitable reaction conditions for terpolymerization, we studied the effects of catalyst content, cocatalyst/catalyst molar ratio, polymerization time, and polymerization temperature. As the catalyst content increased, the catalytic activity and the molecular weight of the terpolymers increased. The catalytic activity sharply increased but little change was observed after a polymerization time of 30 min. The increase in the cocatalyst/catalyst molar ratio resulted in a decrease in the molecular weight of the terpolymers and an increase in the catalytic activity to some degree. The catalytic activity increased with increasing polymerization temperature, while the molecular weight of the terpolymers decreased.