Cobalt-catalyzed dimerization of alpha-olefins to give linear alpha-olefin products.
[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.
Broene
Richard D
RD
Department of Chemistry, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 04011, USA. rbroene@bowdoin.edu
Brookhart
Maurice
M
Lamanna
William M
WM
Volpe
Anthony F
AF