eCite Digital Repository
Ethylene Tetramerization with Cationic Chromium(I) Complexes
Citation
Rucklidge, AJ and McGuinness, DS and Tooze, RP and Slawin, AMZ and Pelletier, JDA and Hanton, MJ and Webb, PB, Ethylene Tetramerization with Cationic Chromium(I) Complexes, Organometallics, 26, (10) pp. 2782-2787. ISSN 0276-7333 (2007) [Refereed Article]
Abstract
Various [Cr(CO) 4(P⊂P)] + complexes have been synthesized and tested for the tetramerization of ethylene to give principally 1-octene. The effect of the anion has been investigated, and it has been found that for successful catalysis an extremely weakly coordinating anion is required. This study shows that when [A1(OC(CF 3) 3) 4] - is employed as the anion, along with triethylaluminum and PNP iPr as the coordinated diphosphine, the system is active for the tetramerization of ethylene. This is the first example of Cr I being used as a catalyst precursor for selective tetramerization and gives evidence toward the catalytic cycle acting through a Cr I → Cr II cationic mechanism. © 2007 American Chemical Society.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Chemical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Physical chemistry |
| Research Field: | Catalysis and mechanisms of reactions |
| Objective Division: | Manufacturing |
| Objective Group: | Industrial chemicals and related products |
| Objective Field: | Organic industrial chemicals (excl. resins, rubber and plastics) |
| UTAS Author: | McGuinness, DS (Dr David McGuinness) |
| ID Code: | 50975 |
| Year Published: | 2007 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 105 |
| Deposited By: | Chemistry |
| Deposited On: | 2007-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2009-12-15 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page