The field of olefin polymerization catalysis has experienced a phenomenal acceleration in
research activity over the past 5 years, with many academic and industrial research …

Breakthroughs in single-site catalysis have completely transformed our view of alpha-olefin
polymerization catalysis. The conventional Ziegler-Natta catalysts used in industrial …

The demand for low-cost high-performance materials has seen polyolefins'1 share of total
polymer production increase from approximately 30% to 60% over the last 30 years (19702 …

For 40 years, the industrial production of polyolefins has mainly been based on classical
heterogeneous (Ziegler-Natta-and Phillips-type) catalysts. Only during the past decade have …

Transition metal complexes bearing linked cyclopentadienyl amido ligands, regularly
referred to as constrained geometry complexes (CGCs), have found wide interest both in …

A new, general patterning methodology that may allow for the preparation of site-isolated
organometallic catalysts on a silica surface is reported. The technique is demonstrated with …

After the first preparation of syndiotactic polystyrene in 1985, the synthesis of this polymer
has gained much interest in the last decade especially in catalyst and polymerization …

Discovery of effective homogeneous transition metal catalysts for olefin polymerization must
be one of the most dramatic technologies for polymer synthesis in the 1980s. Especially …

Since the discovery of titanium-and zirconium complexes with linked cyclopentadienyl
amido ligands, this new polymerization catalyst class (constrained geometry catalysts …

The activity and stability of homogeneous olefin polymerisation catalysts, when immobilised
on a support, are dependent on both chemical and physical effects. Chemical factors …