QM/MM studies on scandium-catalyzed syndiospecific copolymerization of styrene and ethylene

Organometallics

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2908-2919

  Luo, Yi ^a   Luo, Yunjie ^b   Qu, Jingping ^a   Hou, Zhaomin ^a,c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SPECIES; ANCILLARY LIGANDS; CATALYST SYSTEM; END GROUPS; GROUP 4; HALF-SANDWICH; METAL-ALKYL BONDS; STYRENE POLYMERIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC FACTORS;

CATALYSTS; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DYES; ENERGY BARRIERS; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR MODELING; POLYMERS; SCANDIUM; STYRENE;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 79958097572     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: 15206041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om100998c     Document Type: Article

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