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Polymerization of styrene and conjugated diolefins in the presence of nickelocenes‐based catalysts
Author(s) -
Longo Pasquale,
Amendola Anna Giulia,
Grisi Fabia,
Proto Antonio
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3935(19991101)200:11<2461::aid-macp2461>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - methylaluminoxane , polymerization , styrene , polystyrene , tacticity , conjugated system , polymer chemistry , catalysis , polymer , chemistry , stereospecificity , coordination polymerization , materials science , organic chemistry , anionic addition polymerization , metallocene , copolymer
Abstract Several nickelocenes activated by methylaluminoxane have been investigated in the polymerization of styrene obtaining isotactic polystyrene. The most stereospecific system is Cp 2 Ni‐MAO, which is also able to polymerize some conjugated diolefins producing polymers with 1,4 structure.