Highly ACtive catalysts for the ring-opening polymerization of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide based on products of alkylaluminum compounds with bulky tetraphenol ligands

Macromolecules

Volumn 41, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 7306-7315

  Tang, Lihao ^a,c   Wasserman, Eric P ^a   Neithamer, David R ^a   Krystosek, Robert D ^a   Cheng, Yang ^a   Price, Philip C ^a   He, Yiyong ^a   Emge, Thomas J ^b  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HONEYWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOLS; ACTIVE CATALYSTS; ATACTIC; BENZYL ALCOHOLS; CHAIN TRANSFERS; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE; DINUCLEAR; ETHYLENE OXIDES; INSERTION PROCESSES; MECHANISTIC INVESTIGATIONS; PHENOL GROUPS; PHENOL HYDROXYL GROUPS; PROPYLENE OXIDES; RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATIONS; TRIETHYLAMINE; TRIISOBUTYL ALUMINUMS;

ABS RESINS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ETHYLENE; INSECTICIDES; LIGANDS; MONOMERS; PHENOLS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

PHENOLIC RESINS;

EID: 55649083753     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma801468u     Document Type: Article

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