Propene polymerization with catalyst mixtures containing different ansa-zirconocenes: chain transfer to alkylaluminum cocatalysts and formation of stereoblock polymers

Macromolecules

Volumn 33, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 9192-9199

  Lieber, Susanna ^a   Brintzinger, Hans Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FRACTIONATION; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; VOLUME FRACTION; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALKYLALUMINUM COCATALYSTS; CHAIN TRANSFER; STEREOBLOCK POLYMERS; ZIRCONOCENES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0034506819     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma000691j     Document Type: Article

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