Introductory Remarks

Session I: Basic Principles of Metallocene and Single-Site Chemistry and Catalysts

• Ziegler-Natta Olefin Polymerization
• Metallocene Chemistry: General Aspects

Session II: Historical Development of Metallocene Catalysts

• Titanocene and Lanthanide Catalysts
• Zirconocene Catalysts
• Current Scope of Metallocene Catalyst Applications

Session III: Reaction Mechanisms

• Catalyst Activation, Propagation, Chain Transfer, Deactivation
• Active Site Structure: Key Requirements and Implications
• Co-catalysts
• Influence of Counterions, Lewis Bases, TMA
• Kinetic Profiles
• Comparison of Single-Site and Multi-Site Catalysts

Session IV: Post Metallocene Single-Site Catalysts

• Constrained Geometry Ti Catalysts
• Amide-Based Ti and Zr Catalysts
• FI Catalysts
• Living Olefin Polymerization
• Discrete V and Cr Catalysts
• Key Design Issues for Late Metal Catalysts
• Di-imine Ni and Pd Catalysts
• Pyridine-Bis-Imine Fe and Co Catalysts
• New Catalysts Derived from SHOP Systems
  

Session IV: Current Problems and Future Trends in Single-Site Catalysis

• Ligand and Metallocene Synthesis: Problems and Prospects
• Cocatalysts, Activators and Anions
• Polar Monomers: Toward Functionalized Polyolefins
• Functionalized Polynorbornenes
• Ethylene-acrylate Copolymerization
• Prospects for Vinyl Halides, Vinyl Acetate and other Polar Monomers
• General Strategies for Catalyst Design and Development

Concluding Remarks

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