(α-Diimine)palladium catalyzed ethylene polymerization and (co)polymerization with polar comonomers

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1663-1673

  Guo, Lihua ^a,b   Chen, Changle ^c  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUFU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

ethylene polymerization; palladium; polar comonomer; diimine

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; ETHYLENE; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; LIGANDS; PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS;

CATALYTIC POLYMERIZATION; CO-MONOMER; DIIMINES; ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION; LIGAND STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM COMPLEXES; PALLADIUM-CATALYZED; POLYMERIZATION MECHANISMS;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84945475220     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: 18691870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-015-5433-7     Document Type: Article

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