Possible thermal decomposition routes in [MeB(C6F 5)3]-[L2TiMe-] as deactivation pathways in olefin polymerization catalysis: A combined density functional theory and molecular mechanics investigation

Organometallics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2076-2085

  Wondimagegn, Tebikie ^a   Xu, Zhitao ^a   Vanka, Kumar ^a   Ziegler, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; OLEFINS; POLYMERIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PYROLYSIS; QUANTUM THEORY;

FACILE DEACTIVATION PATHWAYS; ION PAIR SYSTEMS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 18444417991     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om049157g     Document Type: Article

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