Aqueous homo- and copolymerization of ethylene by neutral nickel(II) complexes

Macromolecules

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1165-1171

  Bauers, Florian M ^a   Mecking, Stefan ^a  

^a Inst fuer Makromolekulare Chemie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COORDINATION REACTIONS; COPOLYMERIZATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NICKEL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYETHYLENES; WATER;

NORBORNENE; SEMICRYSTALLINE POLYMERS;

METALLORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0035249837     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma001704w     Document Type: Article

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