Chromium Complex Pre-Catalysts in Ethylene Oligomerization/Polymerization

Authors

  • Venkataramana Katla Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
  • Shizhen Du Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
  • Carl Redshaw Departments of Chemistry, University of Hull, UK
  • Wen-Hua Sun Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.96.2014.11.1.14

Abstract

Recent progress of chromium complex pre-catalysts in ethylene oligomerization and polymerization is reviewed herein. As well as the well-established trimerization of ethylene by chromium catalytic systems, such pre-catalysts have more generally been explored for ethylene oligomerization. Furthermore, chromium complex pre-catalysts have been found to exhibit high activity during ethylene polymerization. The catalytic activities can be influenced by the nature of ligands present, which can provide useful knowledge in determining structure-activity relationships. This review provides collective references concerned with the design of complex pre-catalysts with a view to ethylene reactivity.

Keywords:

Chromium, Complex, Pre-catalyst, Ethylene, Oligomerization, Polymerization

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Published

2014-03-20

How to Cite

Katla, V. ., Du, S. ., Redshaw, C. ., & Sun, W.-H. . (2014). Chromium Complex Pre-Catalysts in Ethylene Oligomerization/Polymerization. Review of Catalysts, 1(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.96.2014.11.1.14

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