Organo-Lewis acids as cocatalysts in cationic metallocene polymerization catalysis. Unusual characteristics of sterically encumbered tris(perfluorobiphenyl)borane

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 49, 1996, Pages 12451-12452

  Chen, You Xian ^a   Stern, Charlotte L ^a   Yang, Shengtian ^a   Marks, Tobin J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL COMPLEX; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030456858     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja962315d     Document Type: Article

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