1,2-Azaborolyl-ligated half-sandwich complexes of scandium(IΠ) and Lutetium(iπ): Synthesis, structures, and syndiotactic polymerization of styrene

Organometallics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 517-522

  Fang, Xiangdong ^a,b   Li, Xiaofang ^a,b   Hou, Zhaomin ^a,b   Assoud, Jalil ^a,b   Zhao, Rui ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGANDS; LUTETIUM; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SCANDIUM; SCANDIUM COMPOUNDS; STYRENE;

BOND DISTANCES; BOND INTERACTIONS; GOOD YIELDS; HALF SANDWICHES; HALF-SANDWICH COMPLEXES; METAL CENTERS; SOLID-STATE MOLECULAR STRUCTURES; SYNDIOSPECIFIC POLYMERIZATIONS; SYNDIOTACTIC;

DYES;

EID: 61849171764     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om800734v     Document Type: Article

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