Cationic scandium aminobenzyl complexes. Synthesis, structure and unprecedented catalysis of copolymerization of 1-hexene and dicyclopentadiene

A structurally well- defined THF- free cationic half- sandwich scandium aminobenzyl complex serves as a novel catalyst for the first copolymerization of 1- hexene with dicyclopentadiene to give the random copolymers with a wide range of 1- hexene contents ( 32 - 70 mol%) unavailable previously.