Octa- and nonamethylfluorenyl complexes of Zr(II), Zr(IV), and Hf(IV). Investigation of steric and electronic effects

Organometallics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1267-1274

  Bazinet, Patrick ^c   Tilley, T Don ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL DERIVATIVES; MIXED-LIGAND-METALLOCENES;

COMPLEXATION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; REACTION KINETICS;

ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 41749093221     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om701133e     Document Type: Article

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