Molecular modeling of stereo- and regioselectivity of group 4 heterocenes in the polymerization of propene

Macromolecules

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3973-3976

  Guerra, Gaetano ^a   Corradini, Paolo ^b   Cavallo, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

MOLECULAR MODELING; POLYMER CHAINS; REGIOSELECTIVITY; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

PROPYLENE;

EID: 18744379177     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma047651q     Document Type: Article

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