An alpha-diimine ligand (1) containing an axial donating pyridine group is developed for late metal polymerization catalysis. Despite having no substitution on the bottom face of the ligand, the nickel and palladium complexes of 1 are highly active for ethylene polymerization, producing linear high molecular weight polymers. For example, 1-NiBr2 (3) forms PE with a Mn of up to 109 224 g/mol with 1.4 branches/1000 C's. Similarly, 1-PdMeCl (5) forms PE with a Mn of up to 880 379 g/mol with 5.1 branches/1000 C's. In sharp contrast, catalysts containing the control ligand (2) consisting of a noncoordinating phenyl group gave only low molecular weight branched oligomers. It is observed that AlMe2Cl plays a specific role in generating the active species for the pyridine-based complexes. Presumably, the pyridine group may interact with AlMe2Cl to form a bimetallic species which suppresses the beta-hydride elimination process, hence resulting in reduced chain transfer and more linear structure.
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