Developments of Chiral Metallocenes as Polymerization Catalysts

This review article describes developments in chiral metallocenes as polymerization catalysts focusing on C2 symmetric ansa-zirconocene complexes. Selective synthesis of rac-isomers of ansa-zirconocenes are surveyed. Isospecific polymerizations of propylene catalyzed by chiral zirconocenes are summa...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Shiono, Yuushou Nakayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2005-07-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/10/6/620/