New metal catalysts for the synthesis of polyolefins and bioderived polymers

The aim of PhD project is the synthesis of new metal catalysts active in the polymerization of polar monomer and α-olefins. In the last decade, transition metal complexes bearing tetradentate bis(phenolato) ligands are widely studied for their high polymerization control and activity.1 The bis(phenolato) ligand is composed of two phenoxide groups linked by a bridge comprising two donor heteroatoms; when the donors are two sulfur atoms, the ligand is called of OSSO-type... [edited by Author]