ChemInform Abstract: Instability of the Al42‐ “All‐Metal Aromatic” Ion and Its Implications.

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Polymerization of ethylene with new diimine complexes of late transition metals

Three pyridylimine based complexes of Ni^II and Co^II were reacted with methylaluminoxane (MAO) and tested as catalysts in ethylene polymerization. The two nickel catalysts produced mainly methyl branched polymers with good to moderate activity, while the cobalt compound showed only marginal activity. Reaction conditions strongly affect the polymer properties, such as molecular weight, melting temperature, degree of branching, and chain end unsaturation type.