Chain walking: A new strategy to control polymer topology

Science

Volumn 283, Issue 5410, 1999, Pages 2059-2062

  Guan, Zhibin ^a   Cotts, P M ^a   McCord, E F ^a   McLain, S J ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; PALLADIUM; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYST; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERISM; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYMERIZATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0033605733     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5410.2059     Document Type: Article

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