Keith A. Hall

Parallel solid-phase synthesis, screening, and encoding strategies for olefin-polymerization catalysts

Abstract A solid-phase protocol has been developed that allows for the parallel synthesis, screening, and chemical encoding of nickel (II) and palladium (II) olefin-polymerization catalysts. These catalysts display activity profiles comparable to the analogous homogeneous catalyst systems prepared by traditional methods. A chemical encoding strategy has also been developed which enables the chemical history of pooled solid-phase catalysts to be evaluated.