简介：Cobaltandnickelcomplexes(1a-1dand2a-2d,respectively)supportedby2-imidate-pyridineligandsweresynthesizedandusedfor1,3-butadienepolymerization.ThecomplexeswerecharacterizedbyIRandelementanalysis,andcomplex1awasfurthercharacterizedbysingle-crystalX-raydiffraction.Thesolidstatestructureofcomplex1adisplayedadistortedtetrahedralgeometry.Uponactivationwithethylaluminumsesquichloride(EASC),allthecomplexesshowedhighactivitiestoward1,3-butadienepolymerization.Thecobaltcomplexesproducedpolymerswithhighcis-1,4contentsandhighmolecularweights,whilethenickelcomplexesdisplayedlowcis-1,4selectivityandtheresultingpolymershadlowmolecularweights.Thecatalyticactivitiesofthecomplexeshighlydependedontheligandstructure.Withtheincrementofpolymerizationtemperature,thecis-1,4contentandthemolecularweightoftheresultingpolymerdecreased.