Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1978 · 184 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryPolymer ChemistryCatalyst DesignOlefin PolymerizationOrganic SynthesisPolymerization ChemistryPolymerization ProcessesRing-opening PolymerizationCarbene IntermediatesPolymer Chain ArchitecturePolymer Chain ScissionRegioselective PolymerizationZiegler - Natta CatalysisZiegler - Natta PolymerizationZiegler-natta CatalysisZiegler-natta Polymerization
A mechanism for the stereospecific polymerization of olefins by Ziegler–Natta catalysts is developed which differs significantly from previous mechanisms in the proposal that it proceeds via a 1,2-hydrogen shift from the α-carbon of the polymer chain and formation of metallocycle and carbene intermediates.