A new type of doubly silylamido-bridged cyclopentadienyl group 4 metal complexes

Doubly bridged di(silyl-η-amido)cyclopentadienyltitanium and -zirconium complexes and their related cations as the [(PhCH 2)B(C 6F 5) 3] - salts have been isolated (see structure of the Ti derivative). The neutral benzylzirconium complex was a very efficient catalyst in the presence of methylaluminoxane for producing high molecular weight polyethylene and ethylene-1-hexene copolymer