Highly selective chromium-based ethylene trimerisation catalysts with bulky diphosphinoamine ligands

Kevin Blann, Annette Bollmann, John T. Dixon, F.M. Hess, Esna Killian, Hulisani Maumela, D. H. Morgan, A. Neveling, Stephanus Otto, Matthew J. Overett

Chemical Communications · 2004 · 149 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

In situ prepared chromium catalysts containing bulky diphosphinoamine (PNP) ligands, upon activation with MAO, are extremely efficient catalysts for the trimerisation of ethylene to 1-hexene.

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