title: A chromium catalyst for the polymerization of ethylene as a homogeneous model for the phillips catalyst.
abstract: A structurally characterized cationic chromium(III) alkyl featuring a bulky nacnac ligand catalyzes the polymerization of ethylene as well as the copolymerization of ethylene with alpha-olefins. This well-characterized homogeneous catalyst constitutes a structural as well as functional model of the widely used heterogeneous Phillips olefin polymerization catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.
authors.forename: Leonard A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: MacAdams
authors.forename: Gerald P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Buffone
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Incarvito
authors.forename: Arnold L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rheingold
authors.forename: Klaus H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Theopold