Novel non-symmetric nickel-diimine complexes for the homopolymerization of ethene: Control of branching by catalyst design

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1141-1146

  Schmid, Markus ^a   Eberhardt, Robert ^a   Kukral, Jürgen ^a   Rieger, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branched Polyethenes; C2 C3 Copolymers; Non Symmetric Diimine Ni(II) Catalysts

Indexed keywords

ANILINE; CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

13C NMR SPECTROSCOPY; BRANCHED POLYETHENES; C2/C3-COPOLYMERS; ETHENE POLYMERIZATIONS; HIGH-MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYMERS; MELTING TRANSITIONS; NI CATALYSTS; NICKEL DIIMINE COMPLEXES;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

2,6 BIS(4 TERT BUTYLPHENYL)PHENYL; BUTANEDIONE[(4,4'' DIMETHOXY 3 TERPHENYL 2' YL)IMINE](2,6 DIISOROPYLPHENYLIMINE); BUTANEDIONE[[4,4'' DI(TERT BUTYL) 3 TERPHENYL 2' YL]IMINE](2,6 DIISOPROPYLPHENYLIMINE); ETHYLENE; IMINE; NICKEL COMPLEX; PHENYL GROUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0036808787     PISSN: 09320776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znb-2002-1011     Document Type: Article

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