Methacrylate polymerization using a dinuclear zirconocene initiator: A new approach for the controlled synthesis of methacrylate polymers

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 41, 2004, Pages 5523-5526

  Stojcevic, Goran ^a   Kim, Hoon ^a   Taylor, Nicholas J ^b   Marder, Todd B ^c   Collins, Scott ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acrylates; Homogeneous catalysis; Metallocenes; Polymerization; Zirconium

Indexed keywords

POLYMERIZATION;

ENOLATE COMPLEX; MOLECULAR-WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

METHACRYLIC ACID; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMER; ZIRCONOCENE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; METHACRYLATES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; TIME FACTORS; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 8444223915     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200460785     Document Type: Article

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