Influence of π-ligand substitutions on the regiospecificity and stereospecificity in isospecific zirconocenes for propene polymerization. A molecular mechanics analysis

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3431-3438

  Toto, Massimiliano ^a   Cavallo, Luigi ^a   Corradini, Paolo ^a   Moscardi, Gilberto ^b   Resconi, Luigi ^b   Guerra, Gaetano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Montell Polyolefins   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ISOSPECIFIC ZIRCONOCENES; LIGANDS; NONBONDED ENERGY CONTRIBUTIONS; REGIOSPECIFICITY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0032474383     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma980238w     Document Type: Article

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