Neutral single-component nickel (II) polyolefin catalysts that tolerate heteroatoms

Science

Volumn 287, Issue 5452, 2000, Pages 460-462

  Younkin, Todd R ^a   Connor, Eric F ^a   Henderson, Jason I ^a   Friedrich, Stefan K ^a   Grubbs, Robert H ^a   Bansleben, Donald A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; METAL COMPLEX; NICKEL COMPLEX; NITROGEN; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE; POLYOLEFIN; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; COMPLEX FORMATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034695625     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5452.460     Document Type: Article

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