Activation of polymerization catalysts: Synthesis and characterization of novel dinuclear nickel(I) diimine complexes

Organometallics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 751-754

  Meinhard, Dieter ^a   Reuter, Peter ^a   Rieger, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPLEXATION; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

OXIDATION STATE; PHENYL GRIGNARD; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION; TRIMETHYLALUMINUM;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33847242644     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om060842s     Document Type: Article

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