Metalorganic Catalysts for Synthesis and Polymerization

1. Heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta Catalysis.- Polyethylene: Polymer with Future.- Polypropylene: 44 Years Young! The Challenge for the 21st Century.- Characterization of PP Prepared with the Latest Metallocene and MgCl2-supported TiCl4 Catalyst Systems.- An Absolute Test of Rival Theories for MWDs in Heterogeneous Polymerization-MWDs during Quasi-Living Polymerization.- Olefin Polymerization with Novel Type of Ziegler Catalysts.- Kinetics and Mechanism of Ethylene Polymerization and Copolymerization Reactions with Heterogeneous Titanium-Based Ziegler-Natta Catalysts.- New Insight into Propene Polymerization Promoted by Heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta Catalysts.- Energy Distribution of Active Sites in Heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta Catalysts. Method of Study of Active Site Non-uniformity.- Ziegler-Natta and Metallocene Polymerisation of Olefins with Heterogeneous Catalysts.- 2. Homogeneous Catalysis, Synthesis and Polymerization.- Formation, Structure and Mechanism of Oligomeric Methylaluminoxanes(MAO).- The Activation of Metal-Fluorine Bonds in Compounds of Group 4 by Aluminum Alkyls.- A DFT Quantum-chemical Study of the Structures and Reactive Sites of Polymethylalumoxane.- In situ FTIR Spectroscopy Shows no Evidence of Reaction between MAO and TMA.- Alumoxanes alternative to MAO: Synthesis and characterization.- Expanding the Scope of Metallocene Catalysis: Beyond Indenyl and Fluorenyl Derivatives.- New C1-Symmetric Metallocenes for the Polymerization of Olefins.- New Catalyst Concepts for the Polymerization of Ethylene with Metallocenes.- Synthesis of Novel Complex with Bridged Bis(indenyl)Ligand and its Polymerization Behavior of Propylene.- Linked Amido-Cyclopentadienyl Complexes of Group 3 and 4 Metals: The First “Post-Metallocenes”.- Late Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization.- 3. Homogeneous Catalysis, Mechanism of Polymerization.- Chain Growth in Zirconocene-catalyzed Olefin Polymerization -DFT Studies on Possible Reaction Paths and the Influence of a Second Olefin Ligand.- Syndiotactic and Isotactic Specific Metallocene Catalysts with Hapto-flexible Cyclopentadienyl-Fluorenyl Ligand.- Current Vitality of Ziegler’s Monumental Discovery of Zirconium Catalysis in Olefin Polymerization: Metallocene and Nonmetallocene Catalysts via Reductive Dimerization.- Kinetic Features of Living Polymerization of Propene with the [t-BuNSiMe2Flu]TiMe2/B(C6F5)3 Catalyst.- Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships for Unbridged Zirconocene Catalysts During Ethene Polymerization.- Coexistence of two Active Species in the Polymerization of 1-Hexene Catalyzed with Zirconocene/MAO Catalysts.- In-depth Investigation of Unsaturated Chain-end Groups: A Tool for Understanding Hydrogen Activation Mechanism in Zirconocene Catalysed Propene Polymerization.- 4. Supported Metallocene Catalysts.- Supported Metallocene Catalysts for Propene Polymerization.- Influence of the Particle Size of Silica Support on the Kinetics and the Resulting Polymer Properties at the Polypropylene Polymerization with Heterogeneous Metallocene Catalysts; Part I: Experimental Studies and Kinetic Analysis.- Influence of the Particle Size of Silica Support on the Kinetics and the Resulting Polymer Properties at the Polypropylene Polymerization with Heterogeneous Metallocene Catalysts; Part II: Development of a Model as well as a Mathematical Simulation.- Supported Metallocene Catalysts in Olefin Polymerization: Toward High Performances.- Zeolite Supported Metallocene Catalysts: Effect of Support Structure and Surface Groups on the Polymerization Process.- Preparation of Novel Supported Metallocene and their Olefin Polymerization Capabilities.- Development of Supported Single-site Catalysts and Produced Polyethylene.- Ethylene Polymerization with the Heterogeneous Single Site CpIndZrCl2 Catalyst.- The Impact of the Cocatalyst on the Polymerisation Behaviour of Supported Metallocenes.- Heterogenised MAO-free Metallocene Catalysts.- A New Supported Zirconocene Catalyst for Ethylene Polymerization.- 5. Polystyrene and Copolymers.- Syndiospecific Polymerization of Styrene.- Monocyclopentadienyl Titanium Catalyst.- The Effects of the Bridge Structure and the Ligand System of Zirconocene Catalysts on the Copolymerization of Styrene and Ethylene.- Branched Polyethenes Prepared via Olefin Copolymerization and Migratory Insertion.- Metallocene Catalyzed Alternating Copolymerization of Olefins.- Copolymer Microstructures of Ethylene Norbornene Copolymers Prepared with Homogeneous Metallocene Based Catalysts.- Studies on Properties of Metallocene Catalysed Copolymers of Ethylene and Linear, Non-conjugated Dienes.- Ethylene/?-Olefin Copolymerization with Dimethylsilyl-bis-(2-methyl-4-phenyl-indenyl)zirconium dichloride and Methylaluminoxane: Influences on Polymerization Activity and Molecular Weight.- 6. Functional Polyolefins and Polydienes.- The Role of the Cyclopentadienyl Ligand in Catalysts for 1,3-Diene Polymerization.- Catalytic Reaction Mechanisms and Structure-Reactivity Relationships in the Stereospecific Butadiene Polymerization.- Styrene and Conjugated Dienes Polymerization with Half Sandwich Titanocene Catalysts.- Half-Vanadocene Catalyst for Butadiene Polymerization.- Chemical Functionalization of Polypropylene with a V-based Living Polymerization Catalyst.- Copolymerization of Ethylene/?-Hydroxy ?-Olefins.- Stereospecific Polymerization of Methacrylates with Dimethylsilylene-bridged Zirconocene Catalysts.- Development of Catalytic Systems based on Lanthanoid Complexes for Olefin Polymerization.- 7. Polymer Characterization and Processes.- Initial 2,1-Insertions in Metallocene Polymerizations of Polypropylene.- Olefin Polymerization with DuPont’s VersipolTM Catalyst System.- Features of Cyclopentadienyl Metal Catalysts for Ethylene Copolymerization in Gas and Liquid Phase.- How to Avoid Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer Limitations During Polymerization of Olefins.- Ternary Metallocene Based Catalysts in High Temperature, High Pressure Polymerization.- Advanced in the Use of Stopped-flow Techniques for Olefin Polymerization.- Contributors.