Role of Electron Donors in MgCl2 Supported Ziegler-Natta Catalysis: DFT Approach

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Year : 2025 | Volume : 16 | 02 | Page : –
    By

    Jugal Kumawat,

  • Parthiv Trivedi,

  • Virendrakumar Gupta,

  1. Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo 84604, Utah, United States
  2. Lead Scientist, Polymer Synthesis & Catalysis Group, Reliance Research and Development Centre, Reliance Industries Limited, Navi Mumbai- 400701, Maharashtra, India
  3. Senior Vice President, Polymer Synthesis & Catalysis Group, Reliance Research and Development Centre, Reliance Industries Limited, Navi Mumbai- 400701, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

An insight into the nature of carbonate-based electron donors in high-activity MgCl2 supported Ziegler-Natta (Z-N) catalysts has been studied and compared with conventional phthalate and diether systems by employing density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In the catalyst activation (one of the important processes to produce the active catalyst sites), the conventional monometallic and recently characterized bimetallic (TiCl2(Et)–Cl–AlEt2) active site are studied in the presence/absence of electron donors. These active sites were further investigated for olefin polymerization mechanisms using internal donor (ID) and with/without external donor (ED), dicyclopentadiene(dimethoxy)silane (DCPDMS). The current study also reveals that adding an alkoxysilane ED in Z-N improves the regio- and stereoselective behaviour and molecular weight of the polymer. Also, noncovalent interactions (NCIs) between the donor and the MgCl2 surface and/or titanium catalyst are significant in investigating the ID effect in Z-N. The hydrogen response for all the donor catalyst systems was also studied and compared with conventional diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and diether donors. Therefore, these chemical calculations provide useful insight in understanding the nature of active sites and olefin polymerization mechanisms in Z–N.

Keywords: Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerization, DFT, Noncovalent interaction, Regio- and stereoselectivity, Ester/Carbonate donors

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Jugal Kumawat, Parthiv Trivedi, Virendrakumar Gupta. Role of Electron Donors in MgCl2 Supported Ziegler-Natta Catalysis: DFT Approach. Journal of Modern Chemistry & Chemical Technology. 2025; 16(02):-.
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