New indenyl group IV complexes and their use as Ziegler-Natta catalysts in the synthesis of syndiotactic polystyrene and stereoblock polypropylene
A variety of 1- and 3-substituted alkylindenes (R = Me, Et, Pr, n-Bu, t-Bu, allyl, SiMe$\sb3),$ as well as 3-methylthioindene were prepared by reacting the appropriate alkyl halide or dimethyl disulfide with indenyllithium. 3-3$\sp\prime$-Bis-(indenyl)methane was prepared by reacting two equivalents...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1998
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9823767 |