The surprisingly beneficial effect of soft donors on the performance of early transition metal olefin polymerisation catalysts.
Group 4 metal complexes containing phenoxy-amide ligands bearing soft pendant donors are shown to give more highly active ethylene polymerisation catalysts than counterparts containing hard donors or systems without a pendant donor.
Oakes
Daniel C H
DC
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, UK SW7 2AZ.
Kimberley
Brian S
BS
Gibson
Vernon C
VC
Jones
David J
DJ
White
Andrew J P
AJ
Williams
David J
DJ