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Chemistry Fundamentals: Organic, Biochemical, and Metallurgical Chemistry
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Which of the following organometallic compounds acts as a co-catalyst for olefin polymerizations of the Ziegler-Natta type?
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Methylaluminoxane
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Methylaluminoxane, is pyrophoric, and is violently reactive with any chemical bearing an acidic proton. However, it is generally used as a solution in an (aromatic) hydrocarbon due to its relatively high solubility in such hydrocarbons.It is most well known for being a co-catalyst for olefin polymerizations of the Ziegler-Natta type.