Rare earth alkoxides as inorganic precursors for olefin polymerization: an alternative to traditional lanthanocene chemistry

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Abstract
The combination of the neodymium tert-butoxide [Nd3(μ3-OBut)2(μ-OBu t)3(OBut)4(THF)2] 1 with 1 equivalent of a dialkylmagnesium reagent affords an efficient catalyst for the pseudo-living polymerization of ethylene.