title: Cobalt-catalyzed dimerization of alpha-olefins to give linear alpha-olefin products.
abstract: [Cp*P(OMe)3CoCH2CH3]+ [BarF]-, generated by the addition of HBArF to Cp*P(OMe)3Co(ethene), catalyzes the oligomerization of 1-hexene to give dimers and trimers. When a deficit of the acid is used, linear alpha-olefin dimers are produced at the expense of trimeric products: e.g., 1-butene, 1-hexene, and 1-octene give 1-octene, 1-dodecene, and 1-hexadecene, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 04011, USA. rbroene@bowdoin.edu
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Broene
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brookhart
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Lamanna
authors.forename: Anthony F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Volpe