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Single‐Site, Single‐Component Catalysts for Very High Molecular Weight Polyethylene: A Robust “Ready‐To‐Go” Vanadium π‐Bonded Complex Without a Preformed VC Bond
Author(s) -
Jabri Amir,
Korobkov Ilia,
Gambarotta Sandro,
Duchateau Robbert
Publication year - 2007
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/anie.200701703
Subject(s) - vanadium , dispersity , polyethylene , catalysis , component (thermodynamics) , chemistry , polymer chemistry , molar mass distribution , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , polymer , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
On its own : A vanadium(II) bis(pyrrolide) complex with a vanadocene‐type structure is a single‐component catalyst for the preparation of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (PE; see scheme; M w =weight‐average molecular weight, PDI=polydispersity index).