(E)-(Z) selectivity in 2-butene copolymerization by group 4 metallocenes. A combined density functional theory and molecular mechanics study [4]

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 37, 1999, Pages 8651-8652

  Guerra, Gaetano ^a   Longo, Pasquale ^a   Corradini, Paolo ^b   Cavallo, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; BUTANE;

LETTER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033595510     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9916308     Document Type: Letter

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