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Study the Influences of ZnEt2 on Ethylene Chain Transfer Polymerization Xiao Anguo1 Zhou Shibiao, Zheng Qinqyun , Shen Youming and Zhuan Yongbin Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, People’s Republic of China 1 To whom correspondence should be addressed, Fax:(86-736)7186115; e-mail: xiaoanguo123@ Key Words: ZnEt2; polyethylene; chain transfer; α-diimine nickel complex Abstract: The influences of ZnEt2 on ethylene chain transfer polymerization were investigated in detail and the polymerization mechanism was thoroughly analyzed. The results indicated that ZnEt2 contributed greatly to increase the activity of α-diimine nickel complex/ZnEt2/MAO(MAO: methylaluminoxane). It was striking that α-diimine nickel complex/ZnEt2 catalyst system (1/100 mol/mol) exhibited 8.0 ×104g/mol·h activity, it was possible the formation of the ion pairs of Nickel and Zinc was convenient for ethylene chain propagation, however, the ion pairs were unstable in ethylene polymerization. 1. Introduction The transfer polymerization of olefin attracted significant attention in polymer chemistry owing to its characteristics of living polymerization[1-3]. Block polyolefin, end-functioned polyolefin, narrowly distributed polyethylene and polyethylene with different molecular weight (from low to ultra high molecular weight) have successfully synthesized via transfer polymerization[4-5]. Dow Co. effectively produced block copolymer of ethylene and octane via continuous chain transfer polymerization and chain shuttling polymerization, the resultant block architecture furnished materials with useful combining properties of linear and branched polyolefin[6]. Our group prepared a linear-hyperbranched multiblock polyethylene from ethylene monomer alone via chain walking and chain shuttling polymerization in the presence of chain transfer agent (ZnEt2) [7].Recently, Li reported the first exam