Abstract
A new spin on polymers: The title cations comprise low-spin CoII centers with neutral bis(imino)pyridine chelating ligands. These complexes serve as single-component ethylene polymerization catalysts (see scheme) and offer insight into the mechanism of chain growth and catalyst deactivation, which occurs by forming inactive cationic bis(imino)pyridine cobalt complexes with a diethyl ether ligand.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 8143-8147 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 35 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 22 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- Catalysis
Keywords
- cobalt
- ethylene
- homogeneous catalysis
- polymerization
- redox chemistry