One of the most exciting developments in the areas of catalysis, organometallic chemistry,
and polymer science in recent years has been the intense exploration and …

Current studies on novel, metallocenebased catalysts for the polymerization of α‐olefins
have far‐reaching implications for the development of new materials as well as for the …

The outstandingly rapid scientific and technological development of metallocene-based
catalysts for olefin polymerization is a perfect example of the successful application of …

Staudinger predicted a correlation between the physical properties of a polymer and its main-
chain stereochemistry as early as 1929. 1 However it was not until 1947 that Schildknecht …

For over thirty years after the discovery of stereoselective olefin polymerization in 1954, the
word 'polypropylene'has meant, both scientifically and commercially, little else than the …

The ion-pair concept1-4 was introduced in 1926 by Bjerrum5 to account for the behavior of
ionophores (species, such as alkali halides, that are ionic in the crystalline state and exist as …

A strategy has been developed for the synthesis of thermoplastic elastomeric polypropylene
based on the catalytic activity of the unbridged metallocene bis (2-phenylindenyl) zirconium …

Untersuchungen an neuen Metallocenkatalysatoren zur Polymerisation von α‐Olefinen
haben gegenwärtig weitreichende Auswirkungen auf die Entwicklung neuer Materialien und …

Metallocenes are very versatile catalysts for the production of polyolefins, polystyrene and
copolymers. Some polymers such as syndiotactic polypropene, syndiotactic polystyrene …

Industrial methods for the manufacture of commodity polyolefins are presently dominated by
gas-and slurryphase processes in which the catalysts are formulated on solid supports.[1] …