Catalytic Linear Oligomerization of Ethylene to Higher α-Olefins: Insight into the Origin of the Selective Generation of 1-Hexene Promoted by a Cationic Cyclopentadienyl-Arene Titanium Active Catalyst

Organometallics

Volumn 22, Issue 26, 2003, Pages 5392-5405

  Tobisch, Sven ^a   Ziegler, Tom ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DECOMPOSITION; ETHYLENE; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; X RAY ANALYSIS;

OLIGOMERIZATION; SELECTIVITY CONTROL;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 0346937631     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om0341247     Document Type: Article

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