Reversible chain transfer between organoyttrium cations and aluminum: Synthesis of aluminum-terminated polyethylene with extremely narrow molecular-weight distribution

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 35, 2006, Pages 8969-8978

  Kretschmer, Winfried P ^a   Meetsma, Auke ^a   Hessen, Bart ^a   Schmalz, Thomas ^b   Qayyum, Sadaf ^b   Kempe, Rhett ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR KATALYSE E V AN DER UNIVERSITÄT ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Chain transfer; Lanthanides; Polymerization; Yttrium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERIZATION; POSITIVE IONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM ALKYLS; AMMONIUM BORATES; CHAIN TRANSFER; POLYDISPERSITY;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 33845393933     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600660     Document Type: Article

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