Computational Transition-State Design Provides Experimentally Verified Cr(P,N) Catalysts for Control of Ethylene Trimerization and Tetramerization
ACS Catalysis2018Vol. 8(2), pp. 1138–1142
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Abstract
Computational design of molecular homogeneous organometallic catalysts followed by experimental realization remains a significant challenge. Here, we report the development and use of a density functional theory transition-state model that provided quantitative prediction of molecular Cr catalysts for controllable selective ethylene trimerization and tetramerization. This computational model identified a general class of phosphine monocyclic imine (P,N)-ligand Cr catalysts where changes in the ligand structure control 1-hexene versus 1-octene selectivity. Experimental ligand and catalyst synthesis as well as reaction testing quantitatively confirmed predictions.
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