ONIOM Quantum Chemical Examination of 1,3-Butadiene Polymerization Catalyzed by the Methylaluminoxane-Modified Neodymium Ziegler–Natta System
Quantum chemical modeling of the formation of active sites in 1,3-butadiene polymerization in the presence of neodymium Ziegler–Natta catalysts at the ONIOM (PBE0/def2–TZVP//GFN1-xTB) level was performed. The influence of chloride ion content and methylaluminoxane (MAO) used as a modifier on catalyst activity was studi...