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A sensitive method is presented for the investigation of planar Ziegler-Natta model catalysts by means of attenuated total internal reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. A solution of MgCl2 in ethanol, optionally containing an internal donor, was spin-coated directly onto a planar ZnSe ATR crystal. Ethylene and propylene polymerization was monitored in situ and ex-situ, respectively, and interaction of a diester internal donor with MgCl2 and TiCl4 was investigated. The isotacticity of the polypropylene produced in the presence and absence of donor was estimated based on characteristic peaks in the infrared spectra.
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This research forms part of the research program of the Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), The Netherlands, under Project 387. We thank M. E. Donders at Eindhoven University of Technology for his assistance during the in situ measurements and Prof. R. Cipullo of the University of Naples for 13C NMR measurements of polypropylene tacticity. We also thank Prof. V. Busico of the University of Naples for valuable discussions.
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Andoni, A., Chadwick, J.C., Niemantsverdriet, J.W. et al. Investigation of Planar Ziegler-Natta Model Catalysts Using Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy. Catal Lett 130, 278–285 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-009-0002-3
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