Issue 3, 2003
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Chemical Communications

Novel Cr-PNP complexes as catalysts for the trimerisation of ethylene

David S. McGuinness,†*a   Peter Wasserscheid,*a   Wilhelm Keim,a   Chunhua Hu,b   Ulli Englert,b   John T. Dixonc  and  Cronje Grovec  

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a Institut für Technische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie der RWTH Aachen, Worringerweg 1, Aachen, Germany
E-mail: wasserscheid@itmc.rwth-aachen.de
Fax: 49 (0)241 8022177
Tel: 49 (0)241 8026454

b Institut für Anorganische Chemie der RWTH Aachen, Professor Pirlet Strasse 1, Aachen, Germany
E-mail: ullrich.englert@ac.rwth-aachen.de
Fax: 49 (0)241 8092288
Tel: 49 (0)241 8094666

c Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd, R&D Division, 1 Klasie Havenga Road, Sasolburg, South Africa
E-mail: johntho.dixon@sasol.com
Fax: 27 (0)16 960 2826
Tel: 27 (0)16 960 2900

Abstract

Cr(III) complexes of tridentate PNP ligands have been prepared and evaluated as catalysts for ethylene trimerisation, with several giving high activity and excellent selectivity towards 1-hexene when activated with methylaluminoxane.

Graphical abstract: Novel Cr-PNP complexes as catalysts for the trimerisation of ethylene

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B210878J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Nov 2002
Accepted
10 Dec 2002
First published
02 Jan 2003

Chem. Commun., 2003, 334-335

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Novel Cr-PNP complexes as catalysts for the trimerisation of ethylene

D. S. McGuinness, P. Wasserscheid, W. Keim, C. Hu, U. Englert, J. T. Dixon and C. Grove, Chem. Commun., 2003, 334 DOI: 10.1039/B210878J

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