Selectivity of metallocene-catalyzed olefin polymerization:: A combined experimental and quantum mechanical study.: The ansa-Me2Si(Ind)2Zr and ansa-Me2C(Cp)(Flu)Zr systems

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作者
Borrelli, M
Busico, V [1 ]
Cipullo, R
Ronca, S
Budzelaar, PHM
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[1] Univ Naples Federico II, Dipartimento Chim, Naples, Italy
[2] Univ Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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10.1021/ma034990v
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O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
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070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
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DFT calculations are reported for all possible insertions of ethene and propene in rac-Me-2-SiInd(2)Zr-R](+) and Me2C(Cp)(Flu)Zr-R](+) (R = Et and iPr). The results confirm the basic stereoregulation mechanism of Corradini. In addition, they provide an ordering of the possible sources of stereoerrors: chain misorientation is the main mechanism for unbranched (Et, nPr) chains, whereas for the beta-branched iBu chain errors due to chain misorientation and chain-olefin syn orientation are equally likely.
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