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Noncoordinating Dendrimer Polyanions: Cocatalysts for the Metallocene‐Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization
Author(s) -
Mager Michael,
Becke Sigurd,
Windisch Heike,
Denninger Uwe
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20010518)40:10<1898::aid-anie1898>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - metallocene , dendrimer , propene , polymerization , catalysis , olefin polymerization , olefin fiber , polymer chemistry , chemistry , post metallocene catalyst , materials science , organic chemistry , polymer
A new class of noncoordinating anions are the carbosilane dendrimers with perfluoroarylborate end groups (see picture). They activate and stabilize metallocenes to give catalytic systems that polymerize olefins, such as ethene, propene, and 1‐hexene, with high activity.