title: Rapid Screening of Olefin Polymerization Catalyst Libraries by Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry.
abstract: The simultaneous screening of catalysts according to their propensity for catalyzing the polymerization of ethylene (see scheme) can be achieved with the help of electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. A small (eight catalysts) library of Pd(II) complexes synthesized simultaneously in a one-pot reaction has demonstrated the efficiency of this new screening technique. This method could be widened to libraries of other olefin polymerization catalysts.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Universitätstrasse 16, CH-8092 Zürich (Switzerland).
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hinderling
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen