Mechanism of activation of a hafnium pyridyl-amide olefin polymerization catalyst: Ligand modification by monomer

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 7831-7840

  Froese, Robert D J ^a   Hustad, Phillip D ^a   Kuhlman, Roger L ^a   Wenzel, Timothy T ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CATIONS; EPIMERIZATION; NAPHTHYL GROUP; OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION;

AMIDES; COPOLYMERS; HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGANDS; OLEFINS; POLYMERIZATION;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

4 METHYL 1 PENTENE; ALKENE; AMIDE; ETHYLENE; HAFNIUM; METAL COMPLEX; MONOMER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; EPIMERIZATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 34347244137     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja070718f     Document Type: Article

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