Synthesis of elastomeric poly(propylene) using unsymmetrical zirconocene catalysts: Marked reactivity differences of "rac"- and "meso"-like diastereomers

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1000-1009

  Bravakis, Anna M ^a   Bailey, Linda E ^a   Pigeon, Michael ^a   Collins, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYPROPYLENES; TENSILE TESTING; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHAIN TRANSFER; CRYSTALLINITY; DIASTEREOMER;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 0031999786     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma971325b     Document Type: Article

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