Novel Cr-PNP complexes as catalysts for the trimerisation of ethylene
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-16, 19:50authored byMcGuinness, DS, Wasserscheid, P, Keim, W, Hu, C, Englert, U, Dixon, JT, Grove, C
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.
History
Publication title
Chemical Communications
Pagination
334-335
ISSN
1359-7345
Department/School
School of Natural Sciences
Publisher
The Royal Society of Chemistry
Place of publication
Cambridge
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Organic industrial chemicals (excl. resins, rubber and plastics)