Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of C2-symmetric bis(phospholyl)zirconium and bis(phospholyl)hafnium complexes

Organometallics

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 3453-3458

  Bellemin Laponnaz, Stéphane ^a   Lo, Michael M C ^a   Peterson, Thomas H ^b   Allen, Jerry M ^b   Fu, Gregory C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHOLYLHAFNIUM COMPLEXES; BISPHOSPHOLYLZIRCONIUM COMPLEXES;

CHELATION; COMPLEXATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS; ISOMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 0035817654     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om010256t     Document Type: Article

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