A chromium catalyst for the polymerization of ethylene as a homogeneous model for the phillips catalyst.
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.
MacAdams
Leonard A
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Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.
Buffone
Gerald P
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Incarvito
Christopher D
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Rheingold
Arnold L
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Theopold
Klaus H
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