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(III) complexes immobilized in fluorotetrasilicic mica interlayer as efficient catalysts for
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83. Ray S, Galgali G, Lele A, Sivaram S (2005) In situ polymerization of ethylene with bis(imino)
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84. Stoeber W, Fink A, Bohn E (1968) Controlled growth of monodisperse silica spheres in the
micron size range. J Colloid Interface Sci 26(1):62–69
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and alcohol on silica nanospheres. Bull Korean Chem Soc 26(12):1927–1928
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based on 2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl complex of Fe(II): DRIFTS study of the catalyst formation and
data on ethylene polymerization. Top Catal 32(1–2):77–82. doi:10.1007/s11244-005- 9262-3
68. Ray S, Sivaram S (2006) Silica-supported bis(imino)pyridyl iron(II) catalyst: nature of the
support–catalyst interactions. Polym Int 55:854–861. doi:10.1002/pi.2020
69. Ma Z, Sun W-H, Zhu N, Li Z, Shao C, Hu Y (2002) Preparation of silica-supported late transition
metal catalyst and ethylene polymerization. Polym Int 51:349–352. doi:10.1002/pi.853
70. Li L, Wang Q (2004) Synthesis of polyethylene with bimodal molecular weight distribution by
supported iron based catalyst. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 42:5662–5669
71. Kaul FAR, Puchta GT, Schneider H, Bielert F, Mihalios D, Herrmann WA (2002) Immobilization of bis(imino)pyridyliron(II) complexes on silica. Organometallics 21:74–82
72. Trewyn BG, Slowing II, Giri S, Chen H-T, Lin VS-Y (2007) Synthesis and functionalization of
a mesoporous silica nanoparticle based on the sol–gel process and applications in controlled
release. Acc Chem Res 40(9):846–853
73. Ma Z, Ke Y, Wang H, Guo C, Zhang M, Sun W-H, Hu Y (2003) Ethylene polymerization with
a silica-supported iron-based diimine catalyst. J Appl Polym Sci 88(2):466–469. doi:10.1002/
app.11749
74. Kageyama K, Tamazawa J, Aida T (1999) Extrusion polymerization: catalyzed synthesis of
crystalline linear polyethylene nanofibers within a mesoporous silica. Science 285:2113–2115.
doi:10.1126/science.285.5436.2113
75. Wu L, Wanke SE (2010) MgCl2-Supported TiCl4 catalysts for productions of morphologycontrolled polyethylene. In: Hoff R, Mathers RT (eds) Handbook of transition metal polymerization catalysts. Wiley, Hoboken
76. Ohnishi R, Konakazawa T, Amano J, Fujimura T (2006) Temperature effect on ethylene
polymerization with a catalyst prepared by mixing Mg(C 2 H 5 )(n-C 4 H 9 ), Al(2H 5 ) 1.5 Cl 1.5 and
iron(II)bis(imino)pyridyl complex. Polym Bull 56(1):1–8. doi:10.1007/s00289-005-0460-8
77. Xu R, Liu D, Wang S, Mao B (2006) Preparation of spherical MgCl 2 -supported late-transition
metal catalysts for ethylene polymerization. Macromol Chem Phys 207:779–786. doi:10.1002/
macp.200500582
78. Schilling M, Bal R, Go ¨rl C, Alt HG (2007) Heterogeneous catalyst mixtures for the polymerization of ethylene. Polymer 48:7461–7475. doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2007. 10.042
79. Kaminsky W, Funck A, Scharlach K (2010) In situ generation of polyolefin nanocomposites.
In Sabu T (ed) Recent advances in polymer nanocomposites: synthesis and characterisation.
Brill, Leiden, pp 49–73. doi:10.1163/ej.9789004172975.i-438.19
80. Kurokawa H, Matsuda M, Fujii K, Ishihama Y, Sakuragi T, Ohshima M, Miura H (2007) Bis
(imino)pyridine iron and cobalt complexes immobilized into interlayer space of fluorotetrasilicic mica: highly active heterogeneous catalysts for polymerization of ethylene. Chem
Lett 36:8. doi:10.1246/cl.2007.1004
81. Hiyama Y, Kawada Y, Ishihama Y, Sakuragi T, Ohshima M, Kurokawa H, Miura H (2009)
Catalytic behavior of bis(imino)pyrindine iron(II) complex supported on clay minerals during
slurry polymerization of ethylene. Bull Chem Soc Jpn 82(5):624–626
82. Kondo T, Yamamoto K, Sakuragi T, Kurokawa H, Miura H (2012) Acetyliminopyridineiron
(III) complexes immobilized in fluorotetrasilicic mica interlayer as efficient catalysts for
oligomerization of ethylene. Chem Lett 41:461–463. doi:10.1246/cl.2012.461
83. Ray S, Galgali G, Lele A, Sivaram S (2005) In situ polymerization of ethylene with bis(imino)
pyridine iron(II) catalysts supported on clay: the synthesis and characterization of polyethylene–clay nanocomposites. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 43:304–318
84. Stoeber W, Fink A, Bohn E (1968) Controlled growth of monodisperse silica spheres in the
micron size range. J Colloid Interface Sci 26(1):62–69
85. Yun DS, Kim HJ, Yoo JW (2005) Preparation of silica nanospheres: effect of silicon alkoxide
and alcohol on silica nanospheres. Bull Korean Chem Soc 26(12):1927–1928
362
R.S.A. Meyer and G.A. Luinstra