Modelagem quântica de sistemas organometálicos, contendo ligantes nitrogenados, ativos como catalisadores em reações de polimerização e dimerização do eteno

Abstract

The discovery of M (II)-α-diimine (M = Ni, Pd) catalysts has been promoting a revolution in industrial production of polyolefins, once these can produce polymers with different topologies only varying the reaction conditions, using only ethylene as monomer. This ability has been explored by many researchers in recent decades, experimental and theoretical levels. In this study, we developed theoretical calculations on the behavior of different catalytic systems in ethylene polymerization and dimerization reactions. In the first study, we employ the Hartree-Fock (HF) Method to evaluate energies and structures involved in steps representing the ethylene dimerization by Ni (II)-bis [(pyrazolyl) ethyl] amine cationic bulky complex, discussing the behavior of complex through the dimerization steps, π-complex formation, isomerization and low probability for trimerization during dimerization process. In the last two papers we describe a theoretical investigation of ethylene polymerization reaction catalyzed by cationic complexes bulky Ni (II)-α-diimine. We employ a combination of Density Functional Theory (DFT) and molecular mechanics (MM) contained in the ONIOM approach to evaluate structures and energies of representing steps of ethylene polymerization mechanism catalyzed by Brookhart and Guan systems, discussing electronic influences and stereo environment imposed by ligands around the active site in each stage of the process, highlighting the olefin coordination angles and isomerization process of growing polymer chain.