Hafnocene catalysts for selective propylene oligomerization: Efficient synthesis of 4-methyl-1-pentene by β-methyl transfer

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 39, 2006, Pages 13017-13025

  Suzuki, Yasuhiko ^a,b   Yasumoto, Takahiro ^a,c   Mashima, Kazushi ^a,c   Okuda, Jun ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MITSUI CHEMICALS INC   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST PRECURSORS; HAFNOCENE COMPLEXES; METHYL TRANSFER; PROPYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; DIMERIZATION; OLIGOMERS; PROPYLENE; RANDOM PROCESSES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ORGANOMETALLICS;

4 METHYL 1 PENTENE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; BUTANE; CARBENE; ETHYLENE; HAFNIUM; HAFNOCENE; ISOBUTYLENE; METAL COMPLEX; METHYL GROUP; METHYLALUMINOXANE; OLIGOMER; PROPYLENE; SILICON DERIVATIVE; TRANSITION ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRECURSOR; PRESSURE; SIMULATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33749534860     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja063717g     Document Type: Article

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