A density functional study of the competing processes occurring in solution during ethylene polymerization by the catalyst (1,2-Me2Cp)2ZrMe+

Organometallics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 905-913

  Vanka, Kumar ^a   Ziegler, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DORMANT PRODUCT FORMATION; OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYST;

CALCULATIONS; CATALYSTS; COMPLEXATION; DISSOCIATION; ENTHALPY; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; POSITIVE IONS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 0035809957     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om0008631     Document Type: Article

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