2013/10/15 by Wilhelm Keim · 1 citation
Chemistry · #Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis #Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods #Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
paper · doi:10.1002/anie.201305308
openalex publication_date 2013/10/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Luck, talent, and hard work: Currently, over a million tons of α‐olefins are manufactured per annum using the Shell Higher Olefin Process (SHOP). The discovery of the process was the result of correct model conceptions and lucky coincidence. W. Keim, one of the main participants in the development of SHOP, gives a personal account of the events.