Heterogenized complexes of Nickel-β-diimines in KIT-6 and SBA-15 of diferente morphologies: aplication in ethylene oligomerization.
heterogenized complexes; β-diimines; oligomerization.
ABSTRACT: Mesoporous compounds of type SBA-15 with fiber, platelet, rod and enlarged platelet morphology and mesoporous type KIT-6 were covalently anchored to the β-diimine 2-phenylamine-4-phenylimine-2-pentene (L2) ligand. The enlarged platelet morphology SBA-15 was also anchored to the β-diimine 2-orthodisopropylphenylamine-4-orthodisopropylphenylimine-2-pentene ligand (L1). The hybrid materials formed were complexed with nickel. The catalytic precursors Ni-β-diimine-mesoporous were tested for heterogenized ethylene oligomerization. The materials were characterized by low angle XRD, thermogravimetric analysis, N2 sortometry, NMR-1H, NMR-29Si, elemental analysis, atomic absorption spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that all complexes were more selective and less active. Among the SBA-15, the one with platelet morphology had the highest activity (12,103 h-1) maintaining the selectivity for a-C4 above 90% for at least three catalytic cycles. Comparing the SBA-15 with the KIT-6, this one had better activity (6.0.103 against 3.0.103 h-1). The selectivities for a-C4 were practically equal (96% for SBA-15 and 94% for KIT-6), keeping these rates above 90% for at least three catalytic cycles. The L1 ligand had low activity (0.3.103 h-1 against 3.0.103 h-1 of the L2 ligand) and favored the formation of 59% polymers.