Catalytic oligomerization of ethylene to higher linear α-olefins promoted by cationic group 4 cyclopentadienyl-arene active catalysts: Toward the computational design of zirconium- And hafnium-based ethylene trimerization catalysts

Organometallics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 256-265

  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; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; OLIGOMERS; POSITIVE IONS; ZIRCONIUM;

CATALYTIC ABILITY; COMPUTATIONAL PROBING; SHELL HIGHER OLEFIN PROCESS (SHOP); TRIMERIZATION CATALYSTS;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 12844260132     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om049362w     Document Type: Article

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