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Chain transfer to aluminium in MAO-activated metallocene-catalyzed polymerization reactions

  • Esther Quintanilla
  • , Fabio Di Lena
  • , Peter Chen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zürich)

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Abstract

Chemical trapping of metal-bound oligomeric chains during the MAO-activated, metallocene-catalyzed polymerization of ethylene identify the two observed chain-bearing species to be alkylzirconocenium species and higher alkyl aluminiums, consistent with a proposed mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4309-4311
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number41
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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