8-Arylnaphthyl substituent retarding chain transfer in insertion polymerization with unsymmetrical α-diimine systems
Shuaikang Li, Shengyu Dai
Abstract
The 8-arylnaphthyl substituent is highly effective for retarding the chain transfer process during ethylene (co)polymerization due to the appropriate aryl orientation.
Topics & Concepts
SubstituentPolymerizationChain transferChemistryDiiminePolymer chemistryEthyleneArylPhotochemistryChain terminationRadical polymerizationPolymerOrganic chemistryCatalysisAlkylOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis