Hafnium vs. Zirconium, the Perpetual Battle for Supremacy in Catalytic Olefin Polymerization: A Simple Matter of Electrophilicity?

The performance of <i>C</i><sub>2</sub>-symmetric <i>ansa</i>-hafnocene catalysts for isotactic polypropylene typically deteriorates at increasing temperature much faster than that of their zirconium analogues. Herein, we analyze in detail a set of five Hf/Zr meta...

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Main Authors: Antonio Vittoria, Georgy P. Goryunov, Vyatcheslav V. Izmer, Dmitry S. Kononovich, Oleg V. Samsonov, Francesco Zaccaria, Gaia Urciuoli, Peter H. M. Budzelaar, Vincenzo Busico, Alexander Z. Voskoboynikov, Dmitry V. Uborsky, Christian Ehm, Roberta Cipullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/16/2621