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On the threshold of the 50th anniversary of the Noble Prize to Ziegler and Natta, this book highlights key advances in the field of olefin conversion in recent years. There is focus on olefin polymerization, co-polymerization, and oligomerization processes.

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This book highlights key advances that have occurred in the field of olefin conversion in recent years. The role of homogenous transition metal catalysts which contain an imine functionality is emphasized; their potential applications in the processing and upgrade of olefins to a wide variety of commodity products of very high industrial value is also explored. On the threshold of the fiftieth anniversary of the Noble Prize to Ziegler and Natta, this book gives a critical summary of the state of the art developments in the fascinating and rapidly developing field of the olefin polymerization, oligomerization, and co-polymerization catalysis.

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Preface. - 1. Cr Complexes of Nitrogen Donor Ligands for Olefin Oligomerisation and Polymerisation David S. McGuinness .- 2. Late-transition metal complexes with mixed N^O, N^S, N^P chelating ligands for olefin polymerization catalysis Andrea Ravasio, Laura Boggioni and Incoronata Tritto.- 3. Rare-earth metal complexes supported by nitrogen-containing ligands in olefin polymerization Alexander A. Trifonov.- 4. Imine-based Vanadium Catalysts for -olefin Polymerization Carl Redshaw.- 5. Imino- and Amido-Pyridinate d-Block Metal Complexes in Polymerization/Oligomerization Catalysis Giuliano Giambastiani, Lapo Luconi, Roger L. Kuhlman and Phillip D. Hustad

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