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Article
Living Ziegler-Natta Polymerizations: True or False?
Article first published online: 20 JUN 2005
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200550801
Copyright © 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Macromolecular Symposia
Special Issue: Polymer Chemistry, Reactions and Processes
Volume 226, Issue 1, pages 1–16, May 2005
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How to Cite
Busico, V., Talarico, G. and Cipullo, R. (2005), Living Ziegler-Natta Polymerizations: True or False?. Macromol. Symp., 226: 1–16. doi: 10.1002/masy.200550801
Publication History
- Issue published online: 20 JUN 2005
- Article first published online: 20 JUN 2005
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Keywords:
- controlled;
- living;
- polypropylene;
- Ziegler-Natta polymerization
Abstract
Based on the recent literature, the synthesis of novel polyolefin architectures via Ziegler-Natta chemistry under living conditions appears to be a promising and fast-growing area. In this paper, the appropriateness of the term “living” as applied to the said context is discussed in mechanistic terms, and the potential and the limitations of the field are outlined with the aid of two paradigmatic case histories (i.e., propene polymerization in the presence of bis(phenoxy-imine)Ti and bis(phenoxy-amine)Zr catalysts).