Catalytic oligomerization of ethylene to higher linear α-olefins promoted by cationic group 4 cydopentadienyl-arene active catalysts: A DFT investigation exploring the influence of electronic factors on the catalytic properties by modification of the hemilabile arene functionality

Organometallics

Volumn 23, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 4077-4088

  Tobisch, Sven ^a   Ziegler, Tom ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; HEAVY METALS; OLEFINS; POSITIVE IONS; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

BRIDGED SYSTEMS; HEMILABILE ARENE FUNCTIONALITY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PENDANT PHENYL GROUP;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 4344680482     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om0498100     Document Type: Article

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