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Catalytic Olefin Polymerization is a Mature Field. Isn't it?
Author(s) -
Busico Vincenzo
Publication year - 2007
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/macp.200600585
Subject(s) - metallocene , polymerization , olefin polymerization , natta , olefin fiber , catalysis , materials science , polymer science , polymer chemistry , post metallocene catalyst , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer
In spite of the reputation to be a mature area, Ziegler‐Natta olefin polymerization continues to produce scientific and industrial breakthroughs at a surprising pace. The massive introduction of High Throughput Screening technologies has accelerated the innovation process even further. This Highlight aims at introducing the reader to a number of very recent publications in which novel metallocene and non‐metallocene (“post‐metallocene”) olefin polymerization catalysts, and new concepts of chain growth in insertion polymerization, are disclosed and elegantly and convincingly discussed.