First Cr(III)−SNS Complexes and Their Use as Highly Efficient Catalysts for the Trimerization of Ethylene to 1-Hexene

2003/04/15 by David S. McGuinness, Peter Wasserscheid, Wilhelm Keim +6 · 2 citations
Chemistry · Chemical Engineering · #Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis #Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis #Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

paper · doi:10.1021/ja034752f

openalex publication_date 2003/04/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

Cr(III) complexes of tridentate SNS ligands have been prepared and evaluated as catalysts for ethylene trimerization, with several giving very high activity and excellent selectivity toward 1-hexene when activated with methylaluminoxane. The new complexes illustrate the potential of sulfur-based ligands on early transition metals for catalysis.

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• Advances in selective ethylene trimerisation – a critical overview
• 1-Hexene [wikipedia]