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Synthesis, structure, and olefin polymerization with nickel(ii) N-heterocyclic carbene enolates

Benjamin E. Ketz, Xavier Ottenwaelder, Robert M. Waymouth

Chemical Communications · 2005 · 89 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Two novel N-heterocylic carbene enolate nickel complexes have been prepared and shown to be active for ethylene and propylene polymerization to yield linear polymers.

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N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: A New Concept in Organometallic Catalysis

Wolfgang A. Herrmann · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2002 · 3.8K citations

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Looking for Stable Carbenes:  The Difficulty in Starting Anew

Anthony J. Arduengo · Accounts of Chemical Research · 1999 · 1.2K citations

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Neutral, Single-Component Nickel (II) Polyolefin Catalysts That Tolerate Heteroatoms

Todd R. Younkin, Eric F. Connor, Jason I. Henderson et al. · Science · 2000 · 1.1K citations

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