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Structural Characterization of a Cationic Zirconocene Olefin Polymerization Catalyst with its Methylated Boralumoxane Counterion
Author(s) -
Richter Bodo,
Meetsma Auke,
Hessen Bart,
Teuben Jan H.
Publication year - 2002
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(20020617)41:12<2166::aid-anie2166>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - olefin polymerization , cationic polymerization , catalysis , chemistry , counterion , characterization (materials science) , product (mathematics) , olefin fiber , polymerization , alkyl , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , ion , materials science , mathematics , nanotechnology , polymer , geometry
How do alumoxane activators activate? Reaction (1) may help to answer this question. The product of this reaction is a zirconocene alkyl cation (Cp*=C 5 Me 5 ) with its methylated boralumoxane anion. The structure of this compound is in accord with Barron's “latent Lewis acidity” concept for alumoxane activators.