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.
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, UK SW7 2AZ.
Daniel C H
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Oakes
Brian S
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Kimberley
Vernon C
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Gibson
David J
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Jones
Andrew J P
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White
David J
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Williams