Investigations into the mechanism of activation and initiation of ethylene polymerization by bis(imino)pyridine cobalt catalysts: Synthesis, structures, and deuterium labeling studies

Organometallics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2039-2050

  Humphries, Martin J ^a   Tellmann, Kilian P ^a   Gibson, Vernon C ^a   White, Andrew J P ^a   Williams, David J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPLEXATION; DEUTERIUM; ETHYLENE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ACTIVATING AGENTS; LIGANDS; OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS; RING CURRENT EFFECTS;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 18444398323     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om049032b     Document Type: Article

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