1-Hexene → HCID 86736256, compound

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Reaction Steps

50 ml dry toluene cosolvent, 7 ml 5-isopropyl-2-norbornene, 0.5 ml of the 1-hexene solution, and 0.6 ml of the diethylaluminum iodide solution were charged to a dry, nitrogen-purged 7 oz. bottle. 0.75 ml of the MoCl5 solution was charged last, and the bottle was shaken. After 1 hour the reaction was shortstopped using a mixture of 0.1 ml ethanolamine and 0.5 ml Solution A. 1 ml of an antioxidant solution was also added (0.1 g/ml of Ethyl 330 in toluene; Ethyl 330 is 1,3,5-trimethyl-2,4,6-tris [3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl] benzene). The polymer cement was coagulated using excess Solution A in a Waring blender. About 6.4 grams of a 5-isopropyl-2-norbornene/1-hexene copolymer was recovered by filtering and vacuum drying. The copolymer was a solid having a DSV of about 1.11.

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