Table 1. Results of Terpolymerization as a Function of Input Content of High α-olefins

Run No.a High α-olefin (mol/L) Yield Before Soxhlet (g) Yield After Soxhlet (g) Catalytic Activityb Mwc (×10-3) Mnc (×10-3) MWDc
1 1-Hexene 0.2 7.00 0.32 384 153 49 3.1
2 0.4 7.12 1.30 1560 147 45 3.2
3 0.6 8.74 4.23 5076 115 36 3.2
4 0.8 8.13 3.94 4728 136 40 3.4
5 1-Octene 0.2 7.11 0.41 492 203 67 3.0
6 0.4 6.87 2.02 2424 180 58 3.1
7 0.6 7.32 2.68 3216 142 41 3.5
8 0.8 7.66 4.21 5052 131 41 3.2
9 1-Decene 0.2 5.18 2.12 2544 266 78 3.4
10 0.4 7.56 5.46 6552 251 83 3.0
11 0.6 9.21 7.89 9468 197 59 3.3
12 0.8 14.33 11.75 14100 161 52 3.1
13 1-Dodecene 0.2 6.42 0.94 1308 210 60 3.5
14 0.4 9.27 3.21 3852 214 63 3.4
15 0.6 8.26 5.34 6408 205 60 3.4
16 0.8 9.81 4.62 5544 190 59 3.2
Polymerization conditions: ethylene=0.4 mol/L, DVB=0.2 mol/L, 50°C, 20 min, 500 rpm, 300 mL stainless autoclave, rac-Et(Ind)2ZrCl2=2.5 μmol, Al/Zr=500, and B/Zr=1.5.
Kg of polymer/(mol of catalyst·h.).
cDetermined by GPC data.