Advances in non-metallocene olefin polymerization catalysis

VC Gibson, SK Spitzmesser - Chemical reviews, 2003 - ACS Publications
The field of olefin polymerization catalysis has experienced a phenomenal acceleration in
research activity over the past 5 years, with many academic and industrial research …

Hydroamination: direct addition of amines to alkenes and alkynes

TE Muller, KC Hultzsch, M Yus, F Foubelo… - Chemical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen-containing compounds, such as amines, enamines, and imines, are valuable and
commercially important bulk chemicals, specialty chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. 1 Among …

Lanthanocene catalysts in selective organic synthesis

GA Molander, JAC Romero - Chemical reviews, 2002 - ACS Publications
Synthetic organic chemists have scoured the depths and breadth of the periodic table in
search of novel, unique, and efficient methods to assemble small molecules. Metal …

Novel polymerization catalysts and hydride clusters from rare-earth metal dialkyls

M Nishiura, Z Hou - Nature Chemistry, 2010 - nature.com
This Review gives an overview on recent progress in the synthesis and chemistry of rare-
earth metal dialkyl complexes bearing monoanionic ancillary ligands, with an emphasis on …

Mono (cyclopentadienyl) complexes of the rare-earth metals

S Arndt, J Okuda - Chemical reviews, 2002 - ACS Publications
Organometallic complexes of the rare-earth metals are conventionally supported by bis
(cyclopentadienyl) ligand frameworks, 1-8 in particular if such complexes are used as …

Recent developments in organolanthanide polymerization catalysts

Z Hou, Y Wakatsuki - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2002 - Elsevier
This review describes recent advances in the synthesis and polymerization chemistry of
organolanthanide complexes (including those of scandium and yttrium), with emphasis …

Ring‐opening polymerization of lactide with group 3 metal complexes supported by dianionic alkoxy‐amino‐bisphenolate ligands: combining high activity, productivity …

A Amgoune, CM Thomas, T Roisnel… - … –A European Journal, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
A series of new alkoxy‐amino‐bis (phenols)(H2L 1–6) has been synthesized by Mannich
condensations of substituted phenols, formaldehyde, and amino ethers or diamines. The …

Homoleptic rare-earth metal complexes containing Ln− C σ-bonds

M Zimmermann, R Anwander - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
The past decade has witnessed an enormous growth in the chemistry of σ-bonded rare-
earth metal (Ln) alkyls, particularly due to their relevance for Ziegler-type anionic …

Non-cyclopentadienyl ancillaries in organogroup 3 metal chemistry: a fine balance in ligand design

WE Piers, DJH Emslie - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2002 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, several groups have targeted well-defined organometallic Group 3
metal complexes with ancillary ligand supporting environments alternative to the ubiquitous …

Scandium half-metallocene-catalyzed syndiospecific styrene polymerization and styrene− ethylene copolymerization: Unprecedented incorporation of syndiotactic …

Y Luo, J Baldamus, Z Hou - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2004 - ACS Publications
On treatment with 1 equiv of [Ph3C][B (C6F5) 4], the scandium half-sandwich bis (alkyl)
complex (C5Me4SiMe3) Sc (CH2SiMe3) 2 (THF) showed extremely high activity (up to …