Boulder Scientific Company

John M Birmingham

Jeffrey M Sullivan

Sandra Russo-Rodriguez

2-alkyl-4-(2,6-dialkylphenyl) indenes, methods for the synthesis thereof, methods for converting such indenes to bridged metallocene ligands, methods for converting such ligands to bridged metallocenes and olefin polymerization processes in which such metallocenes are used as a catalyst or as a component of a catalyst system are described.

2-alkyl-4-(2,6-dialkylphenyl) indenes

A process and a system for cracking dicyclopentadiene are disclosed pursuant to the process preheated dicyclopentadiene is introduced into a heated transfer fluid sufficiently below the transfer fluid surface to accomplish substantially complete conversion of said dicyclopentadiene to monomeric cyclopentadiene vapor.

Dicyclopentadiene cracking process

Stable alkaline aqueous solutions of sodium tetraphenylborate.

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John M Birmingham