Controlled Trans-stereospecific Polymerisation of Isoprene with Neodymium (III) Borohydride-dialkylmagnesium system

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Controlled Trans-stereospecific Polymerisation of Isoprene with Neodymium (III)

Borohydride-dialkylmagnesium system

Michael Terrier, Marc Visseaux, Thomas Chenal, André Mortreux

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Michael Terrier, Marc Visseaux, Thomas Chenal, André Mortreux. Controlled Trans-stereospecific Polymerisation of Isoprene with Neodymium (III) Borohydride-dialkylmagnesium system. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Wiley, 2007, 45, pp.2400. �10.1002/pola.22002�. �hal- 00265642�

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INTRODUCTION

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