Polyethylene chain growth on zinc catalyzed by olefin polymerization catalysts: A comparative investigation of highly active catalyst systems across the transition series

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 27, 2005, Pages 9913-9923

  Van Meurs, Martin ^a   Britovsek, George J P ^a   Gibson, Vernon C ^a   Cohen, Steven A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONDING; CATALYSIS; OLEFINS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIZATION; ZINC;

BIMETTALIC INTERMEDIATES; CHAIN TRANSFER; OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION; POLYETHYLENE CHAIN GROWTH;

TRANSITION METAL ALLOYS;

ETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; LIGAND BINDING; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 22144433342     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja050100a     Document Type: Article

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