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A New Approach to the Synthesis of Diethyl 2,3-Diisobutylsuccinate, a Component of Titanium–Magnesium Catalysts for Propylene Polymerization

I. V. Nechepurenko, I. Ya. Mainagashev, A. A. Barabanov, S. A. Sergeev, G. D. Bukatov, V. A. Zakharov, M. A. Mats'ko, K. P. Volcho, N. F. Salakhutdinov

A procedure was developed for preparing 2,3-dialkyl-substituted succinates by condensation of a succinic acid diester with two isobutyraldehyde molecules, followed by esterification and hydrogenation of the sum of dienes. Diethyl 2,3-diisobutylsuccinate of 75–99% purity was prepared by this procedure in a good yield. The use of the synthesized diethyl 2,3-diisobutylsuccinate as a stereoregulating component of titanium–magnesium catalysts allows synthesis of polypropylene with broad molecular-mass distribution. The catalysts prepared using >95% pure diethyl 2,3-diisobutylsuccinate have the best characteristics and allow preparation of polypropylene with high isotacticity index in a high yield.

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