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Ethylene Tetramerization with Cationic Chromium(I) Complexes

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posted on 2023-05-16, 21:21 authored by Rucklidge, AJ, McGuinness, DS, Tooze, RP, Slawin, AMZ, Pelletier, JDA, Hanton, MJ, Webb, PB
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.

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Publication title

Organometallics

Volume

26

Issue

10

Pagination

2782-2787

ISSN

0276-7333

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Place of publication

Washington

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Organic industrial chemicals (excl. resins, rubber and plastics)

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