Synthesis and characterization of oligomer from 1-decene catalyzed by supported Ziegler–Natta catalyst

Oligomer of 1-decene was synthesized with Ziegler–Natta catalyst which consisted of TiCl4 and Et2AlCl, using MgCl2 as support. The effects of temperature, Al/Ti ratio, time, and concentration of the catalyst on polymerization behaviors were investigated. The results showed that the catalyst system was desirable for the oligomerization of 1-decene with good catalytic activity, 143.8 kg oligo/mol Ti h, under typical conditions. The oligomer obtained was characterized with GC–MASS, GC and 13C NMR methods. Those results indicated that the oligomer was of a mixture consisting of di-, tri-, tetra- and pentamer. The 13C NMR data also implied that chain propagation of the oligomer involved primarily head-to-tail 1,2-insertions, as well as head-to-head and tail-to-tail 2,1-insertions.