Role of the ligand and activator in selective Cr–PNP ethene tri- and tetramerization catalysts – a spectroscopic study
Bas Venderbosch, Lukas A. Wolzak, Jean‐Pierre H. Oudsen, Bas de Bruin, Ties J. Korstanje, Moniek Tromp
Abstract
The reaction of the ethene tetramerization catalyst ((C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>P)<sub>2</sub>N<sup>iPr</sup>CrCl<sub>3</sub>(THF), and trimerization catalyst ((<italic>o</italic>-C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>OMe)<sub>2</sub>P)<sub>2</sub>N<sup>Me</sup>CrCl<sub>3</sub>, with AlMe<sub>3</sub> and MMAO was investigated using spectroscopy (Cr K-edge XAS, X-band EPR and UV-vis) and catalytic studies.
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CatalysisChemistryCrystallographyElectron paramagnetic resonanceSpectroscopyX-ray absorption spectroscopyX-ray spectroscopyAbsorption spectroscopyInorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryPhysicsNuclear magnetic resonanceOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionMetal complexes synthesis and properties