2002Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton TransactionsRequires access

Ethylene polymerisation by a copper catalyst bearing α-diimine ligands

V.C. Gibson, A.K. Tomov, Duncan F. Wass, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams

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A copper α-diimine complex containing 2,6-diphenylphenylimino substituents is found to give good activities for ethylene polymerisation upon activation with methylaluminoxane (MAO), a result of the special stabilising effect of the ortho-phenyl groups.

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A copper α-diimine complex containing 2,6-diphenylphenylimino substituents is found to give good activities for ethylene polymerisation upon activation with methylaluminoxane (MAO), a result of the special stabilising effect of the ortho-phenyl groups.

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A copper α-diimine complex containing 2,6-diphenylphenylimino substituents is found to give good activities for ethylene polymerisation upon activation with methylaluminoxane (MAO), a result of the special stabilising effect of the ortho-phenyl groups.

Key concepts: Methylaluminoxane, Diimine, Ethylene, Copper, Chemistry, Catalysis, Bearing (navigation), Polymerization

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