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The Nobel-prize-winning Ziegler-Natta catalyst revolutionized the plastics industry by enabling the d and f Block Elements Chemistry Question

Question

The Nobel-prize-winning Ziegler-Natta catalyst revolutionized the plastics industry by enabling the stereospecific polymerization of terminal alkenes (like ethene to high-density polythene). What is the exact chemical composition of this heterogeneous catalyst system?

Answer: B

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Ziegler-Natta catalyst is a highly specific, two-part coordination catalyst. It universally consists of a transition metal halide—primarily Titanium(IV) chloride ($TiCl_4$)—combined with a main-group organometallic co-catalyst like Triethylaluminium or Trimethylaluminium.

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