Going to great lengths: The use of hydridoboranes as new modifiers for chromium-catalyzed olefin polymerization allows the preparation of polyethylene with a precisely tunable ultrahigh molecular weight. This effect can be understood by a reversible protection of the active catalyst by the borane (see scheme).
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