Organolanthanide-mediated Ring-Opening Ziegler Polymerization (ROZP) of methylenecycloalkanes: A theoretical mechanistic investigation of alternative mechanisms for chain initiation of the samarocene-promoted ROZP of 2-phenyl-1-methylenecyclopropane

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3113-3126

  Tobisch, Sven ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; Lantharydes; Reaction mechanisms; Regioselectivity; Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; LANTHANUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; POLYOLEFINS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

MODEL CATALYSTS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; REGIOSELECTIVITY; RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

OLEFINS;

EID: 18744380708     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200401102     Document Type: Article

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