WO2009022770A1 - Ethylene oligomerization catalyst systems having enhanced selectivity - Google Patents

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WO2009022770A1
WO2009022770A1 PCT/KR2007/006797 KR2007006797W WO2009022770A1 WO 2009022770 A1 WO2009022770 A1 WO 2009022770A1 KR 2007006797 W KR2007006797 W KR 2007006797W WO 2009022770 A1 WO2009022770 A1 WO 2009022770A1
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  • the present invention relates to a catalyst system for use in oligomerization, such as ethylene trimerization or tetramerization, and more particularly to a method of increasing the activity and selectivity of ethylene oligomerization using a catalyst system, which comprises a transition metal or a transition metal precursor, a promoter and a ligand having a specific stereoisomeric structure.
  • a catalyst system which comprises a transition metal or a transition metal precursor, a promoter and a ligand having a specific stereoisomeric structure.
  • 1-hexene and 1-octene are important commercial raw materials, which are widely used as monomers or comonomers in polymerization processes to produce linear low-density polyethylene, and are obtained by purifying products of ethylene oligomerization.
  • ethylene oligomerization reactions conducted to date are inefficient in that 1-hexene and 1-octene are produced together with significant amounts of butene, higher oligomers and polyethylene.
  • the yield of a desired product is limited, because a range of ⁇ -olefins is generally produced following a Schulze-Flory or Poisson product distribution.
  • a chromium-based catalyst for ethylene trimerization which comprises a ligand of the formula (R'XR ⁇ X-Y-X ⁇ R 3 ) ⁇ 4 ), wherein X is phosphorus, arsenic or antimony, Y is a linking group such as -N(R 5 )-, and at least one of R 1 , R , R and R has a polar substituent or an electron donating substituent.
  • Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2006-0002741 discloses that excellent activity and selectivity of ethylene trimerization can be achieved in practice through the use of a PNP ligand containing a non-polar substituent at the ortho position of a phenyl ring attached to phosphorus, for example, (o-ethylphenyl) 2 PN(Me)P(o-ethylphenyl) 2 .
  • International Patent Publication WO 04/056479 discloses enhancing selectivity in a process of producing 1-octene by tetramerizing ethylene using a chromium-based catalyst containing a PNP ligand having no substituent on a phenyl ring attached to phosphorus.
  • examples of a heteroatom ligand which is used in the catalyst for ethylene tetramerization include (phenyl ⁇ PN ⁇ sopropyOP ⁇ henyl ⁇ , etc.
  • This prior publication discloses that the chromium-based catalyst, containing a heteroatomic ligand having both nitrogen and phosphorus heteroatoms, without any polar substituents on the hydrocarbyl or heterohydrocarbyl groups on the phosphorus atom, can be used to selectively tetramerize ethylene to produce 1-octene, often in excess of 70 mass% selectivity.
  • the applicant has found that, when the inventive chromium-based catalyst having a P-C-C- P framework ligand containing no nitrogen is used, 1-hexene or 1-octene can be produced by trimerizing or tetramerizing ethylene with high selectivity, and furthermore, the catalyst activity is stable enough over time that the reaction rate can be maintained constant. Also, the applicant has found that, when structures adjacent to carbon atoms between two phosphorus atoms in the inventive ligand having the P-C-C-P framework structure are three-dimensionally changed, the activity and selectivity of trimerization and tetramerization can be greatly enhanced. Qn the basis of these findings, the present invention has been completed.
  • a transition metal catalyst system which comprises a P-C-C-P ligand having a specific steric structure, and thus can increase the yield of 1-hexene or 1-octene by oligomerizing ethylene with high selectivity, and may have stable catalyst activity, to thus continuously maintain a constant reaction rate.
  • the present invention provides a catalyst system for selective ethylene oligomerization, which comprises a transition metal or transition metal precursor, a promoter and a ligand, represented by any one of the following Formulas 1 to 4: [Formula 1]
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each independently hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl
  • R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl
  • A is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl.
  • a chromium-based catalyst system either comprising a linear ligand having an (S, S)- or (R, R)- isomeric P-C-C-P structure that is asymmetrical with respect to the symmetric plane, or comprising a trans cyclic ligand having a P-C-C-P structure of an (S, S)- or (R, R)-isomer
  • the activity and selectivity of trimerization or tetramerization can be significantly enhanced according to the arrangement direction and structure of substituents adjacent to the carbon atoms between the two phosphorus atoms, and thus 1 -hexene or 1 -ocetene can be produced with high selectivity.
  • the present invention relates to a chromium-based catalyst system for selectively oligomerizing ethylene, which comprises a transition metal or a transition metal precursor, a promoter and a P-C-C-P framework ligand having stereospecificity.
  • the inventive catalyst system can produce 1 -hexene or 1-octene with high activity and high selectivity while maintaining stable reaction activity.
  • the activity and selectivity of trimerization and tetramerization can be greatly enhanced by sterically arranging structures adjacent to carbon atoms in two phosphorus atoms, particularly in the P-C-C-P framework compound, for use as a ligand.
  • each of the carbon atoms present in the P- C-C-P framework structure can be considered to be a chiral carbon atom, because the four substituents adjacent thereto are completely different, and in this case, two arrangement directions for each carbon can exist according to the direction in which substituents are attached to the carbon atoms.
  • substituents on the respective chiral carbon atoms can be divided into (R) and (S) configurations by the Cahn-Ingold- Preg system.
  • substituents on the first carbon are in the (S) configuration, because three substituents are arranged in an anti-clockwise direction according to the priority thereof, when the hydrogen substituent having the lowest priority is pointed away from the viewer. Also, it can be seen that substituents on the right carbon are in the (S) configuration, when the lowest-priority hydrogen is pointed away from the viewer.
  • the structure of Formula 2, below is seen to be an (R, R)-isomer, when it is observed in the same manner as above.
  • the structure of Formula 5 below is in the (R, S) configuration and is a meso- isomer, because the two carbons are chiral.
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each independently hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl
  • R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl
  • A is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl.
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each independently hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl, and A is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl.
  • the present invention relates to a catalyst system comprising a P-C-C-P framework stereoisomeric compound, which has significantly increased selectivity and activity in ethylene oligomerization and, at the same time, maintains stable reaction activity, and more particularly to a catalyst system comprising a ligand having an achiral (S 5 S)- or (R,R)-isomeric P- C-C-P structure.
  • the catalyst system for selective oligomerization of ethylene comprises a transition metal or transition metal precursor, a promoter and a stereoisomeric ligand having a P-C-C-P framework structure, in which the catalyst system can have high activity and high selectively in ethylene oligomerization, and can maintain stable reaction activity.
  • the present invention relates to a catalyst system comprising a ligand having an (S, S)- or (R, R)-isomeric P-C-C-P structure that is sterically asymmetric with respect to the symmetric plane, as shown in the following Formulas 1 to 4: [Formula 1] wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each independently hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl, and A is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl.
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 may include phenyl, benzyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, mesityl, xenyl, methyl, ethyl, ethylenyl, propyl, propenyl, propinyl, butyl, cyclohexyl, 4-methylcyclohexyl, 4-ethylcyclohexyl, 4-isopropylcyclohexyl, tolyl, xylyl, 4- methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl, 4-isopropylphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 4- isopropoxyphenyl, cumyl, methoxy, ethoxy, phenoxy, tolyloxy, dimethylamino, thiomethyl, trimethylsilyl, dimethylhydrazine, 2-methylcyclohexyl, 2-
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 may each be independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, tolyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, cyclohexyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl, A- isopropylphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl, 4-mehtoxyphenyl, 4-isopropoxyphenyl, 2-methylcyclohexyl, 2- ethylcyclohexyl, 2-isopropylcyclohexyl, o-methylphenyl, o-ethylphenyl, o-isopropylphenyl, o-t- butylphenyl, o-methoxyphenyl and o-isopropoxyphenyl.
  • R 5 and R may each be independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl groups and substituted hydrocarbyl groups. More specifically, they may be selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryloxy, halogen, nitro, alkoxycarbonyl, carbonyloxy, alkoxy, aminocarbonyl, carbonylamino, dialkylamino, derivatives thereof, and aryl substituted with any substituent.
  • the A group may be hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl, and more specifically, may be selected from the group consisting of C 2 -C 10 alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carbonyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbonylamino, alkylamino, and derivatives thereof.
  • the P-C-C-P framework ligand for stably maintaining selectivity to 1-hexene or 1-octene and reaction activity may be an (S, S)- or (R, R)-isomeric linear ligand or trans-cyclic ligand.
  • a mixture of two isomers that is, a ligand consisting of a multiple bond of (S, S)- or (R, R)- (R 1 XR 2 )?- (R 5 )CHCH(R 6 )-P(R 3 )(R 4 ), may be used.
  • stereoisomeric ligand constituting the P-C-C-P framework for maintaining activity, selectivity and stable activity in the selective oligomerization of ethylene according to the present invention examples include (S, S)- or (R, R)-(phenyl) 2 P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)- P(phenyl) 2 , (S, S)- or (R, RH ⁇ methoxyphenyl ⁇ P-C ⁇ methyOC ⁇ methy ⁇ methoxyphenyl ⁇ , (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-methylphenyl) 2 P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl) 2 , (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl) 2 P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(phenyl) 2 , (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl) 2 P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(phen
  • the P-C-C-P-type stereoisomeric framework structure of the ligand according to the present invention is different from the prior (R ⁇ N ⁇ P ⁇ m heteroligand, and the heteroatoms in the framework structure of the ligand according to the present invention are only phosphorus (P) atoms. That is, the ligand for use in the catalyst system according to the present invention comprises a carbon-carbon backbone structure without any nitrogen atom between the two phosphorus atoms.
  • the space structure of the ligand is suitably controlled in the arrangement direction of substituents attached to the carbon atoms, and thus the catalyst system according to the present invention can exhibit excellent catalytic activity, can achieve a 1-hexene selectivity or 1-octene selectivity higher than 70 wt%, and can maintain stable reaction activity.
  • the catalyst system according to the ligand according to the present invention can be prepared through a method comprising a step of mixing a transition metal compound and an activating agent in any order.
  • the method for preparing the inventive catalyst system according to the present invention may comprise a step of producing a ligand coordination complex from a transition metal compound and the stereoisomeric ligand having the P-C-C-P framework structure.
  • This method comprises either a step of adding, to a reaction mixture, a coordination complex, prepared from the P-C-C-P framework ligand and the transition metal compound, or a step of adding, to a reactor, the P-C-C-P framework ligand and the transition metal compound, so as to produce a P-C-C-P framework ligand coordination complex in situ.
  • Producing the P-C-C-P framework ligand coordination complex in situ means producing the complex in a medium in which a catalytic reaction occurs.
  • the coordination complex it is preferable to add the transition metal compound and the P-C-
  • C-P framework ligand such that the ratio of metal: ligand is typically about 0.01:1-100:1, preferably about 0.1:1-10:1, and more preferably 0.5:1-2:1.
  • the transition metal may be any one selected from the group consisting of chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, vanadium and zirconium. Preferred is chromium.
  • the transition metal compound catalyzing ethylene oligomerization according to the present invention may be a simple inorganic or organic salt, or a coordination or organometallic compound.
  • This compound is preferably chromium or a chromium precursor.
  • the chromium or chromium precursor is preferably selected from the group consisting of chromium (III) acetylacetonate, tris(tefrahydrofuran) trichlorochromium, and chromium (IH) 2-ethylhexanoate.
  • the P-C-C-P framework ligand can be attached to a polymer chain, such that the resulting ligand coordination complex of P-C-C-P framework structure becomes insoluble above room temperature.
  • the P-C-C-P framework ligand or the transition metal compound can be bound and fixed to a backbone, such as silica, silica gel, polysiloxane or alumina.
  • the promoter for use in the inventive method may be any compound, which produces an active catalyst when it is mixed with the P-C-C-P framework ligand and the transition metal compound.
  • the activator may also be used in a mixture.
  • Compounds suitable for use as the activator include organoaluminium compounds, organoboron compounds and organic salts.
  • Organoaluminum compounds suitable for use as the activator in the catalyst system according to the present invention include compounds, such as AIR 3 , wherein the R radicals are each independently C 1 -C 12 alkyl, oxygen-containing alkyl or halide), and LiAlH 4 .
  • this promoter examples include trimethylaluminum (TMA), triethylaluminum (TEA), triisobutylaluminum (TIBA), tri-n-octylaluminum, methylaluminum dichloride, ethylaluminum dichloride, dimethylaluminum chloride, diethylaluminum chloride isopropoxide, ethylaluminum sesquichloride, methylaluminum sesquichloride and aluminoxane.
  • TMA trimethylaluminum
  • TEA triethylaluminum
  • TIBA triisobutylaluminum
  • tri-n-octylaluminum tri-n-octylaluminum
  • methylaluminum dichloride ethylaluminum dichloride
  • dimethylaluminum chloride diethylaluminum chloride isopropoxide
  • aluminoxane is widely known to be an oligomeric compound which can be typically prepared by mixing water and an alkylaluminum compound, for example, trimethylaluminum.
  • the produced aluminoxane oligomeric compound may be a linear compound, a cyclic compound, a cage compound, or a mixture thereof.
  • Suitable organoboron compounds include boroxin, NaBH 4 , triethylborane, triphenylborane, triphenylborane ammonia complexes, tributylborate, tr ⁇ sopropylborate, tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, triryl tetra (pentafluorophenyl)borate, dimethylphenylammonium(tetra pentafluorophenyl)borate, diethylphenylammonium(tetra pentafluorophenyl)borate, methyldiphenylammonium(tetra pentafluorophenyl)borate, and ethyldiphenylammonium(tetra pentafluorophenyl)borate.
  • aluminoxane may be selected from among alkylaluminoxanes, for example, methylaluminoxane (MAO) and ethylaluminoxane (EAO), as well as modified alkylaluminoxanes, for example, modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO).
  • the modified methyl aluminoxane (Akzo Nobel) contains, in addition to a methyl group, a branched alkyl group such as an isobutyl or n-octyl group.
  • the promoter is preferably methylaluminoxane (MAO) or ethylaluminoxane (EAO).
  • MAO methylaluminoxane
  • EAO ethylaluminoxane
  • the transition metal chromium compound and the aluminoxane may be mixed such that the ratio of aluminum: metal is about 1:1-10,000:1, and preferably about 1:1-1,000:1.
  • the individual components of the catalyst system disclosed herein may be mixed simultaneously or sequentially in any order in the presence or absence of a solvent to provide an active catalyst.
  • the mixing of the components of the catalyst can be performed at a temperature between -20 ° C and 250 ° C .
  • the presence of the olefin generally has a protective effect, to thus provide enhanced catalytic performance. More preferably, the mixing of the catalyst components is performed at a temperature ranging from 20 0 C tO lOO 0 C .
  • the reaction product disclosed in the present invention that is, an ethylene oligomer
  • the method according to the present invention may be performed in an inert solvent.
  • any inert solvent which does not react with the catalyst compound or with the activator, may be used.
  • These inert solvents may include saturated aliphatic and unsaturated aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon halide.
  • Typical solvents include benzene, toluene, xylene, cumene, heptane, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, methylcyclopentane, n-hexane, 1- hexene, 1 -octene, and the like, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the oligomerization reaction according to the present invention can be performed at a temperature of -20 to 250 ° C, preferably 15 to 130 ° C, and more preferably 30 to 70 ° C .
  • the process according to the present invention can be performed at a pressure ranging from atmospheric pressure to 500 bar, preferably 10 to 70 bar, and more preferably 30-50 bar.
  • the P-C-C-P framework stereoisomeric ligand coordination complex and reaction conditions are selected such that the yield of 1-hexene from ethylene is more than 50 mass%, and preferably more than 70 mass%.
  • the yield means the number of grams of 1 -hexene formed per 100 g of the formed reaction product.
  • the P-C-C-P framework stereoisomeric ligand coordination complex and reaction conditions are selected such that the yield of 1-octene from ethylene is more than 50 mass%, and preferably more than 70 mass%.
  • the yield means the number of grams of 1-octene formed per 100 g of the formed reaction product.
  • the oligomerization process according to the present invention can provide, in addition to 1 -hexene or 1-octene, different amounts of 1-butene, 1-hexene, methyl cyclopentane, methylene cyclopentane, propyl cyclopentane and a number of higher oligomers and polyethylenes.
  • the process according to the present invention can be performed in a plant comprising a reactor of any type.
  • this reactor include a batch-type reactor, a semi-batch-type reactor, and a continuous reactor, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the plant may comprise a combination of a reactor, an inlet for introducing olefins and the catalyst system into the reactor, a line for discharging an oligomerization product from the reactor, and at least one separator for separating the oligomerization product, in which the catalyst system may comprise the transition metal compound, the promoter and the P-C-C-P ligand coordination complex, as disclosed herein.
  • 1-hexene or 1-octene can be produced with high activity and high selectivity by oligomerizing ethylene using the ethylene oligomerization catalyst system according to the present invention.
  • Catalyst preparation was carried out as disclosed in B. Bosnich et al, J. Am. Chern. Soc. 99(19) (1977).
  • (2R,3R)-butanediol di-p-toluenesulfonate was prepared. This preparation process was carried out as disclosed in R. B. Mitra et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc 84(1962). 100ml (1.24 mol) ofdrypyridine was placed in a 1 -liter flask in an ice-water bath and mixed with 100 g (0.525 mol) of chloro-p-toluenesulfonyl, and then 22 ml (0.245 mol) of (2R,3R)-butanediol was slowly added dropwise.
  • the impurity-containing beige-color solid was dried at 25 ° C, added to 125 ml of boiling anhydrous ethanol, and then filtered through frit. The frit filtration was performed at room temperature for 12 hours and as a result, the filtrate was completely removed, leaving only a colorless glossy solid. The solid was recrystallized from 60 ml of anhydrous ethanol, thus obtaining 5.5 g of completely colorless pure (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • Example 1 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(i ⁇ acetylacetonateK (S, S)- ⁇ henyl ⁇ PCHfmethvnCHfmethvnP ⁇ henyl ⁇ and MAO
  • S, S ⁇ henyl ⁇ PCHfmethvnCHfmethvnP ⁇ henyl ⁇ and MAO
  • Example 2 Ethylene tetramerization using CrflirXacetylacetonateK (S, S)- (phenvn9PCH(methvnCH(methyl)P(phenvn ? and MAO
  • a 300-ml stainless steel reactor which was the same as used in Example 1, was washed with nitrogen in a vacuum, and then 100 ml of cyclohexane was added and MAO (2.0 mmol-Al) was added. Then, the temperature in the reactor was elevated to 45 ° C .
  • a 50-ml Schlenk container in a glove box 0.7 mg (0.002 mmol) of Cr(III)(acetylacetonate) 3 in 10 ml of toluene was mixed with 0.86 mg (0.002 mmol) of (S, S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(me%l)P( ⁇ henyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 1.
  • the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes and then added to the reactor.
  • the reactor was charged with ethylene to 30 bar, and the mixture was stirred at a speed of 600 rpm. After 30 minutes, the supply of ethylene into the reactor was stopped, the stirring was stopped to terminate the reaction, and the reactor was cooled below 10 ° C.
  • Example 3 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCUftetrahydrofurarih, (S, S)- (phenyl)7PCH(methvnCH(methvnP(phenyl)9 and MAO
  • a 300-ml stainless steel reactor which was the same as used in Example 1, was washed with nitrogen in a vacuum, and then 100 ml of cyclohexane was added and MAO (2.0 mmol-Al) was added. Then, the temperature within the reactor was elevated to 45 ° C.
  • 3.75 mg (0.01 mmol) of CrCl 3 (tetrahydrofuran) 3 in 10 ml of toluene was mixed with 4.3 mg (0.01 mmol) of (S, S)- (phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 1.
  • the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes and then added to the reactor.
  • the reactor was charged with ethylene to 30 bar, and the mixture was stirred at a speed of 600 rpm. After 30 minutes, the supply of ethylene into the reactor was stopped, the stirring was stopped to terminate the reaction, and the reactor was cooled to below 10 ° C .
  • Example 4 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate) ⁇ (S, S)- fphenvn2PCH(methvnCHfmethyl)P(phenvn9 and MAO
  • a 300-ml stainless steel reactor which was the same as used in Example 1, was washed with nitrogen in a vacuum, and then 100 ml of cyclohexane was added and MAO (2.0 mmol-Al) was added. Then, the temperature in the reactor was elevated to 45 ° C .
  • 4.0 mg (0.01 mmol) of Cr(ethylhexanoate) 3 in 10 ml of toluene was mixed with 4.3 mg (0.01 mmol) of (S, S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P( ⁇ henyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 1.
  • the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes and then added to the reactor.
  • the reactor was charged with ethylene to 30 bar, and the mixture was stirred at a speed of 600 rpm. After 30 minutes, the supply of ethylene into the reactor was stopped, the stirring was stopped to terminate the reaction, and the reactor was cooled to below 10 ° C.
  • Example 5 Ethylene tetramerization using Crr ⁇ -ethylhexanoate) ⁇ (S, S)- rphenyl ⁇ PCHfmethvDCHrmethvnPrphenyl ' band MAO
  • Example 1 A 300-ml stainless steel reactor of Example 1 was washed with nitrogen in a vacuum, and then 100 ml of cyclohexane was added and MAO (2.0 mmol-Al) was added. Then, the temperature in the reactor was elevated to 45 ° C.
  • 0.8 mg (0.002 mmol) of Cr(ethylhexanoate) 3 in 10 ml of toluene was mixed with 0.86 mg (0.002 mmol) of (S, S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 1.
  • the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes and then added to the reactor.
  • the reactor was charged with ethylene to 30 bar, and the mixture was stirred at a speed of 600 rpm. After 30 minutes, the supply of ethylene into the reactor was stopped, the stirring was stopped, to thus terminate the reaction, and the reactor was cooled to below 10 C .
  • a catalyst was prepared in the same manner as in Catalyst Preparation Example 1, except that (2S,3S)-butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 5.1 g of completely colorless pure (R,R)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2 was obtained.
  • Example 6 Ethylene tetramerization using CrdirXacetylacetonate ⁇ , (R,RV (phenyl ⁇ PCHfmethvDCHrmethvDPfphenyl ⁇ and MAO
  • Example 7 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCl ⁇ tetrahydrofuranh. (RJl)- (phenyl) ? PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 1 and MAO
  • Example 8 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate) ⁇ (RJl)- (phenyl ⁇ PCHt ⁇ ethvDCHt ⁇ emvDP ⁇ henyrb and MAO
  • the formed 4- methoxyphenyllithium was decomposed by dropwise adding 18.5 g of distilled and purified t- butylchloride over 45 minutes. The transparent red yellow solution was boiled for 5 minutes, and then cooled again to -4 ° C.
  • the impurity-containing beige-colored solid was dried at 25 ° C, added to 125 ml of boiling anhydrous ethanol, and then filtered through fiit. The frit filtration was performed at room temperature for 12 hours, and as a result, the filtrate was completely removed and only a colorless glossy solid remained. The solid was recrystallized from 60 ml of anhydrous ethanol, thus obtaining 6.2 g of completely colorless pure (S,S)-(4- methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-methoxyphenyl) 2 .
  • Example 9 Ethylene tetramerization using CiflHXacetylacetonateK (S,SV(4- methoxyphenvn9P-CH(methvnCH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenvn9 and MAO
  • Example 10 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCUf tetrahvdrofurarih, (S,S)-(4- methoxyphenvn9P-CH(methvnCHrmethylVP(4-methoxyphenyl ' )9 and MAO
  • Example 11 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3 ⁇ (S,S)-(4- methoxyphenyl)9P-CH(methv ⁇ CH(methylVP(4-methoxyphenv ⁇ 2_and MAO The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(4-methoxyphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 12 Ethylene tetramerization using CrflID(acetylacetonateK (R,R)-(4- methoxyphenvD2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2 and MAO
  • Example 9 The process of Example 9 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methoxyphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 13 Ethylene tetramerization using CrChCtetrahydrofuranh, rR,RV(4- methoxyphenyl)9P-CH(methv ⁇ CH(methylVPf4-methoxyphenyl)7 and MAO The process of Example 10 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methoxyphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 14 Ethylene tetramerization using Cif2-ethylhexanoate)3__(R,R ' )-(4- methoxyphenyl ⁇ P-CHfaethv ⁇ CHtoethylVP ⁇ -methoxyphenyl ⁇ and MAO
  • Example 11 The process of Example 11 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methoxyphenyl) 2 P-
  • Catalyst preparation was performed as disclosed in B. Bosnich et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc 99(19)(1977).
  • (2R,3R)-butanediol di-p-toluenesulfonate was prepared. This preparation process was carried out as disclosed in R. B. Mitra et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc 84(1962). 100 ml ( 1.24 mol) of dry pyridine was placed in a 1 -liter flask in an ice-water bath and mixed with 100 g (0.525 mol) of chloro-p-toluenesulfonyl, and then 22 ml (0.245 mol) of (2R,3R)-butanediol was slowly added dropwise.
  • the preparation of tri(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphorus was carried out in the following manner. 91.1 g (3.75 mol) of magnesium pieces were slowly added to 95 mL (0.75 mol) of 2- bromo-anisol in 2 liters of THF. After intensive reaction, the reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 2 hours to obtain a Grignard reagent. The Grignard reagent was added dropwise to a solution of 17.5 mL (0.2 mol) of PCl 3 in 2 liters of THF at -78 ° C over 2 hours with stirring. After completion of the dropwise addition, the dry ice/acetone bath was removed, and the reaction material was warmed to room temperature. The reaction material was stirred overnight, and the solvent was removed in a vacuum. The phosphine product was used in a subsequent step without removal.
  • the formed 2- methoxyphenyllithium was decomposed by dropwise adding 18.5 g of distilled and purified t- butylchloride over 45 minutes. The transparent red yellow solution was boiled for 5 minutes, and then cooled again to -4 ° C .
  • the solid product was completely washed with ethanol, and was then washed with ether.
  • 17 g of the nickel complex was suspended in 150 ml of ethanol under nitrogen and heated with stirring.
  • a solution of 4 g of sodium cyanide (NaCN) was rapidly added thereto.
  • the nickel complex was slowly dissolved to produce a clear red solution of [Ni((2S,3S)-bis(di-p- methoxyphenyl)phosphorusbutane) 2 CN 3 ] " , which then changed to a turbid beige-colored solution.
  • the hot solution was stirred until a yellow slurry was formed.
  • the slurry solution was cooled, and the solid was washed two times with 25 ml of water and rapidly cooled with ice-cooled ethanol.
  • the impurity-containing beige-colored solid was dried at 25 ° C, added to 125 ml of boiling anhydrous ethanol, and then filtered through fiit. The fiit filtration was performed at room temperature for 12 hours, and as a result, the filtrate was completely removed, leaving only a colorless glossy solid.
  • the solid was recrystallized from 60 ml of anhydrous ethanol, thus obtaining 6.8 g of completely colorless pure (S,S)-(4- methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(me1iiyl)P(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 .
  • Example 15 Ethylene trimerization using CrdlDfacetylacetonate) ⁇ , (S,SV(2- methoxyphmyl)7P-CH(memv ⁇ CH(memylVP(2-methoxyphenv ⁇ 9and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 5, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.4 g.
  • Table 1 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
  • Example 17 Ethylene tiimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate) 3 .
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 5, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.0 g.
  • Table 1 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
  • Example 15 The process of Example 15 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 19 Ethylene trimerization using CrChftetrahydrofuranK (R,R)-(2- methoxyphenyl ' bP-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenvn2 and MAO
  • Example 16 The process of Example 16 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 6, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2- methoxyphenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.8 g.
  • Table 1 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
  • Example 20 Ethylene trimerization using Cr ⁇ -ethylhexanoate) ⁇ (RJR)-(2- methoxyphenyl ⁇ P-CHrmethv ⁇ CHfmethylVPO-methoxyphenyl)? and MAO
  • Example 17 The process of Example 17 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 21 Ethylene trimerization using CnTflXacetylacetonateK (S,SV(2- ethvbhenyl ⁇ P-CHfmethvDCHtoethylVPq-ethylphenyl ⁇ and MAO
  • Example 22 Ethylene trimerization using CrChftetrahydrofuranK (S,S)-(2- ethyl p henylV>P-CH(methyl ') CH(methylVP(2-efliylphenyl>? and MAO
  • the process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-ethylphenyl) 2 P- CH(methyl)CH(meihyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 7, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(methyl) 2 .
  • Example 23 Ethylene trimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate) ⁇ (S,S)-(2-etfaylpheriyi)2P-
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-ethylphenyl) 2 P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 7, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(methyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.6 g.
  • Table 1 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
  • Example 24 Ethylene trimerization using CrflllXacetylacetonateK (R,R)-(2- ethylphenvn ? P-CH(methvnCH(methvn-P(2-ethvbhenvn7 and MAO The process of Example 21 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-ethylphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 25 Ethylene trimerization using CrCWtetrahydrofuranh, (R,R)-(2- ethylphenvn7P-CHtoethyl)CHtoethylVP(2-ethylphenvn2 and MAO
  • Example 22 The process of Example 22 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-ethylphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 26 Ethylene Trimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate ' )3 ⁇ _(R,R ' )-(2- ethylphenvn2P-CHfmethvnCHrmethylVP(2-ethylphenyl) ? and MAO
  • Example 23 The process of Example 23 was repeated, except that (R r R)-(2-ethylphenyl) 2 P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 8, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-ethylphenyl) 2 P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl) 2 . As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
  • Example 27 Ethylene tetramerization using CrdIDfacetylacetonatek (S,SWphenyrbP- CHfphenvnCHfohenviyP ⁇ henyrb and MAO
  • Example 29 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr ⁇ -ethylhexanoate ⁇ fS.SHphenylbP- CH ⁇ henvnCHrphenylVP ⁇ henyrb and MAO The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(phenyi) 2 P-
  • Example 27 The process of Example 27 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(phenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 31 Ethylene trimerization using CrCUftetrahydrofurarih, (R,R)-(phenyrbP- CH(phenvnCHf ⁇ henvn-P(phenvn 2 and MAO
  • Example 28 The process of Example 28 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(phenyl) 2 P- CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(phenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 10, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 P-CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 92 g.
  • Example 32 Ethylene trimerization using Cr(2-e ⁇ ylhexanoate)3_(R,Ry(phenyrbP- CH ⁇ hen y nCHfphen y lVPfphenyrb and MAO
  • Example 29 The process of Example 29 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(phenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 33 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(IH)(acetylacetonateK (lS,2S)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 77.5 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
  • Example 34 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCkftetrahydrofuranK (lS,2S " )-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • the process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 52.3 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
  • Example 35 Ethylene tetramerization using Crf2-ethylhexanoateb (lS,2SVtrans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cvclohexane and MAO
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-( ⁇ henyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P( ⁇ henyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 74.9 g.
  • Example 36 Ethylene tetramerization using CrflliyacetylacetonateK (lR,2RVtrans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 2 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 12, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 83.5 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
  • Example 37 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCMtetrahydrofuranK dR,2R)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 12, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 56.4 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
  • Example 38 Ethylene tetramerization using Cif2-etiiylhexanoate)j ⁇ (lR,2R)-trans- bisfdiphenylphosphinoicvclohexane and MAO
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except mat (lR£R)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 12, was used as the ligand instead of (S ⁇ Xphenyl ⁇ PCHCmethyOCHCmethyOPCphenyl ⁇ .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 75.6 g.
  • Catalyst Preparation Example 13 Preparation of ⁇ S,2S)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cvclohexane ligand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans- cyclohexanediol was used instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol as the starting reaction material. 3.8 g of completely colorless pure (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
  • Example 39 Ethylene tetramerization using Crflliyacetylacetonate ⁇ dS,2SVtrans- bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl)phos ⁇ hino)cvclohexane and MAO
  • the process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 13, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 124 g.
  • Table 2 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
  • Example 40 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCMtetrahvdrofuranK dS2SVtrans- bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 13, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P( ⁇ henyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 82.7 g.
  • Example 41 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3_(lS,2SVtrans- bis(dir4-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • the process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 13, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 110.6 g.
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 14, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-( ⁇ henyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 123.8 g.
  • Example 43 Ethylene tetramerization using CiChftetrahydrofuranh. (lR.2R)-trans- bis(di(4-memoxyphenyl)phosphino)cvclohexane and MAO The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 14, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 . As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 90.2 g.
  • Example 44 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate) ⁇ _(lR.2RVtrans- bis(di(4-methoxyphenvflphosphino ' )cvclohexane and MAO
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 14, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 134 g.
  • Example 45 Ethylene tetramerization using Crdll ⁇ acetylacetonateK (S,S)-(4- methylphenyl)9P-CH(methvDCH(methyl)-P(4-methvbhenv ⁇ 7 and MAO
  • Example 2 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(4-methylphenyl) 2 P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl) 2; prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 15, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 55.9 g.
  • Table 2 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
  • Example 46 Ethylene tetramerization using CrClrftetrahydromrarih, (S,SV(4- metiiylphenyl ⁇ P-CHrmemvnCHfaethylVP ⁇ -memylphenyl ⁇ and MAO
  • Example 47 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)j ⁇ (S,S)-(4- methylphenyl ' )2P-CH(methvDCH( ' methyl)-P(4-methybhenyl)9 and MAO
  • Catalyst Preparation Example 16 Preparation of (R,RV(4-methylphenvD7P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P( ' 4-methylphenvn2 . 1igand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 15 was repeated, except that (2S,3S)- butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 4.5 g of completely colorless pure (R,R)-(4-methyl ⁇ henyl) 2 P-CH(methyl)CH(me%l)-P(4- methylphenyl) 2 was obtained.
  • Example 48 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(IID(acetylacetonateK (RJR)-(4- methylphenvn7P-CHrmethyl)CH(methylVP(4-methylphenvn? and MAO
  • Example 45 The process of Example 45 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methylphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 49 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCUftetrahydroftiranK ( ⁇ .,RV(4- methvbhenvn9P-CHfmethyl)CHfmethylVP(4-methylphenylV and MAO
  • Example 46 The process of Example 46 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methylphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 50 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3__(R,R)-(4- methylphenyl ' )9P-CHrmethvnCH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl ⁇ 7 and MAO
  • the process of Example 47 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methylphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 51 Ethylene trimerization using CrflllXacetylacetonateK (lS,2S)-trans- bis(di(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cvclohexane and MAO
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 17, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-( ⁇ henyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P( ⁇ henyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 63.4 g.
  • Example 52 Ethylene trimerization using CrChftetrahydrofurarih, (1 S,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • the process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 17, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 26.8 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
  • Example 53 Ethylene trimerization using Crf2-emylhexanoateWlS.2Sytrans-bis(cli(2- methoxyphenvDphosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 17, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 43.4 g.
  • Table 2 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
  • Example 54 Ethylene trimerization using CnTIIXacetylacetonateK (lR,2R)-trans- bis(di(2-metho ⁇ yphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • the process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 18, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 75.4 g.
  • Example 55 Ethylene trimerization using CrChftetrahydrofurank (lR,2R)-trans- bis(di(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 18, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 20.4 g.
  • Example 56 Ethylene trimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3 ⁇ (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 18, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 38.2 g.
  • Table 2 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
  • Example 57 Ethylene trimerization using CrflID(acetylacetonateK (lS,2S * )-trans- bis(di(2-erthylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 19, was used as the ligand instead of (S ⁇ Cphenyl ⁇ PCHCmethyOCHCmethy ⁇ PCphenyl ⁇ .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 43.2 g.
  • Example 58 Ethylene trimerization using CrCWtetrahydrofuranK (lS,2S)-trans- bis(di(2-erthylphenyl)phosphino ' )cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 19, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-( ⁇ henyl) 2 PCH(me%l)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 16.3 g.
  • Example 59 Ethylene trimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate) ⁇ dS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- erthylphenyl)phosphino * )cyclohexane and MAO
  • the process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 19, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 28.3 g.
  • Table 2 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
  • Example 60 Ethylene trimerization using CrfIIDfacetylacetonateK (lR.2R)-trans- bis(di(2-ethylphenyl)phosphino ' )cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 20, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 50.5 g.
  • Example 61 Ethylene trimerization using CrCWtetrahvdrofurarih. dR.2R)-trans- bis(di(2-ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 20, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(me%l)CH(mefliyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 21.3 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
  • Example 62 Ethylene trimerization using Cr ⁇ -ethylhexanoate ⁇ flR ⁇ RVtrans-bisfdi ⁇ - ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 20, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 23.4 g.
  • Catalyst Preparation Example 21 Preparation of (S.Syr ⁇ -methylphenyl ⁇ P- CHfmethvDCH(methylVP(2-methylphenyl)7 ligand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except mat 3-tolyl bromide was used to prepare tri(2-methylphenyl)phosphorus. 3.6 g of completely colorless pure (S,S)-(2- methyl ⁇ henyl) 2 P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl) 2 was obtained.
  • Example 63 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(IIDf acetylacetonateK (S,S)-(2- methylphenvn7P-CH(methyl)CH(methvn-P(2-methylphenyn9 and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methylphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 64 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCKftetrahydrofuranK (S,SV(2- methylphenyl ⁇ P-CHtoethvDCHtoethvD-P ⁇ -methylphenyl ⁇ and MAO
  • Example 65 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3 ⁇ (S,SV(2- methylphenvn?P-CH(methvnCH(methylVP(2-methvbhenvn7 and MAO
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methylphenyi) 2 P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 21, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P( ⁇ henyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.2 g.
  • Example 63 The process of Example 63 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methylphenyl) 2 P-
  • Example 67 Ethylene tetramerization using CiChftefrahydrofuranh, (R,R)-(2- methylphenvn2P-CHrmethvnCHfmethvn-Pr2-methvbhenvn9 and MAO
  • Example 64 The process of Example 64 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methylphenyl) 2 P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 22, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-methylphenyl) 2 P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2- methylphenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.3 g.
  • Table 2 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
  • Example 68 Ethylene tetramerization using Crf2-ethylhexanoate s h_(R,R)-(2- methylphenvn 2 P-CHrmethvnCH(methylVP(2-methylphenvn9 and MAO
  • Example 65 The process of Example 65 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methylphenyl) 2 P-
  • Comparative Example 2 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCUftetrahydrofuranK meso- fphenvn2PCH(methvnCH(methvnP(phen y l)2 li g and and MAO
  • the process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso- (phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 1, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl).
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.3 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below. Comparative Example 3j Cr(2-ethylhexanoate) ⁇ meso-
  • Example 1 was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl). As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.8 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso- (phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation
  • Example 2 was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • Example 2 was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 3 Preparation of meso-(2- metfaoxyphenyl ⁇ PCHfmethvDCHfmethvDP ⁇ -methoxyphenyl ⁇ ligand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that meso- butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 4.5 g of completely colorless pure meso-(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2- methoxyphenyl) 2 was obtained.
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 3, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)- (phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 . As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 3, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)- (phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 . As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Comparative Example 10 Ethylene tetramerization using CrfllDfacetylacetonate) ⁇ , meso- (2-ethvbhenyl)7PCH(methyl)CH(methvnP( ' 2-ethvbhenyl)9 and MAO
  • the process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-(2- ethylphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 4, was used as the ligand instead of (S 5 S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 10.5 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-(2- ethylphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 4, was used as the ligand instead of (S 5 S)- (phenyl ⁇ PC ⁇ methytyC ⁇ memytyP ⁇ henyl) ⁇ As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 5.3 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Comparative Example 12 Ethylene tetramerization using Cir ⁇ -ethylhexanoate) ⁇ meso-
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-(2- ethylphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 4, was used as the ligand instead of (S 5 S)- (phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.2 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Example 5 was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.2 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-(phenyi) 2 P- CH(methyl)CH(metiiyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation
  • Example 5 was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 6 Preparation of cis-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)cvclohexane ligand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 1 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material. 4.3 g of completely colorless pure cis-1 ,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
  • Example 2 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 6, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 15.4 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 6, was used as the ligand instead of (S ⁇ henyl ⁇ PCH ⁇ ethy ⁇ CH ⁇ ethy ⁇ P ⁇ henyl ⁇ . As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 7 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Comparative Example 18 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate) ⁇ cis-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane ligand and MAO
  • the process of Example 4 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 6, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 10.8 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 7 Preparation of cis-1, 2-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane ligand
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 7, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.9 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Comparative Example 20 Ethylene tetramerization using CrChftetrahydrofuranK cis- l,2-bis(di(4-methoxyphenyDphosphmo)cyclohexane ligand and MAO
  • the process of Example 3 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 7, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.4 g.
  • Comparative Example 21 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoateK cis-1,2- bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl ' )phosphino)cvclohexane ligand and MAO
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example
  • Comparative Example 22 Ethylene tetramerization using Qfi ⁇ XacetylacetonateK cis- l,2-bis(di(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
  • the process of Example 1 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 8, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)- ⁇ henyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 7.1 g.
  • Comparative Example 23 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCUftetrahvdrofurank, cis- l,2-bis(di(2-methoxyphenyDphosphino ' )cyclohexane and MAO
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example
  • Example 4 The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 8, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.7 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Example 2 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 9, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 7.9 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 9, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.3 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Comparative Example 27 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate) ⁇ cis-l,2- bis(di(2-ethylphenyl)phosphino ' )cvclohexane ligand and MAO
  • the process of Example 4 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 9, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.1 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Example 2 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-(4- methylphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-methylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 10, was used as the ligand instead of (S 5 S)- (phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 12.3 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Comparative Example 29 Ethylene tetramerization using CrCkftetrahydrofurarih, meso-
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-(4- methylphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-methylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst
  • Comparative Example 30 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate>u meso- ( ⁇ methylphenylVPCHfaethvnCHtoethvDP ⁇ -methylphenyl ⁇ and MAO
  • the process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-(4- methylphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-methylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 10, was used as the ligand instead of (S 5 S)- (phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.3 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methylphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst
  • Example 3 The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methylphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)- (phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 1.5 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Comparative Example 33 Ethylene trimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate ⁇ meso-(2- methyl ⁇ henvn9PCHrmethvDCHrmethvnP(2-methyl ⁇ henvn 2 and MAO
  • the process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methylphenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S 5 S)- (phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(metiiyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 1.6 g.
  • Table 3 The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • the ligand was prepared by allowing diphenylphosphine to react with 2 molar equivalents of dibromoalkyl in the presence of dimethylformamide (DMF) and cesium hydroxide. Specifically, 360 mg (2.14 mmol) of monohydrated cesium hydroxide was added to a suspension of 16.6 ml of anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide containing 1.0 g of activated molecular sieve powder having a size of 4 A, and the mixture was stirred in a nitrogen atmosphere.
  • DMF dimethylformamide
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (phenyl ⁇ PCHbCHaP ⁇ henyl) ⁇ prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 12, was used as the ligand instead of
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (phenyl) 2 PCH 2 CH 2 P(phenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 12, was used as the ligand instead of
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (4-methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH 2 CH 2 P(4- methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 13, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.3 g.
  • Comparative Example 37 Ethylene tetramerization using CrflnXacetylacetonateK (4- methoxyphenyl ⁇ PC ⁇ CH ⁇ P ⁇ -methoxyphenyrb and MAO
  • the process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (4-methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH 2 CH 2 P(4- methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 13, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 , and the reaction pressure was 45 bar.
  • the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 12.9 g.
  • the distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
  • Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 14 Preparation of (2- methoxyphenyl)2PCH2CH?P(2-methoxyphenyl)2 ligand
  • Example 39 Ethylene tetramerization using CrflliyacetylacetonateK (2- memoxyphenyl ⁇ PC ⁇ C ⁇ PO-mettioxyphenyrb and MAO
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH 2 CH 2 P(2- methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 14, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 , and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, no reaction product was produced.
  • Comparative Example 40 Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(HD(acetylacetonatek, (2- ethvf ⁇ henv ⁇ 9PCH9CH2P(2-ethylphenviy and MAO
  • the process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-ethylphenyl) 2 PCH 2 CH 2 P(2- ethylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 15, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • 2-ethylphenyl) 2 PCH 2 CH 2 P(2- ethylphenyl) 2 prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 15
  • (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 As a result, no reaction product was produced.
  • Example 16 Preparation of (phenyrbPCTbPfohenyrb ligand
  • Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 10 The process of Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 10 was repeated, except that dibromomethane was used as the reaction material instead of 1,2-dibromoethane. 390 mg of completely colorless pure (phenyl) 2 PCH 2 P(phenyl) 2 was obtained. Comparative Example 42: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflIDCacetylacetonateK fphenyl ⁇ PCH ⁇ Pfphenyrb and MAO
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (phenyl ⁇ PCH ⁇ henyl ⁇ , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 16, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (phenyl) 2 PCH 2 P(phenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 16, was used as the ligand instead of (S 5 S)-
  • Comparative Example 44 Ethylene tetramerization using CrflHXacetylacetonateK (4- methoxyphenyl)7PCH7P(4-methoxyphenyl)7 and MAO
  • the process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (4-methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH 2 P(4- methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 17, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • Comparative Example 45 Ethylene tetramerization using Crfl ⁇ XacetylacetonateK (4- methoxyphenyl ' )2PCH2P(4-methoxyphenyl)2 and MAO
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (4-methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH 2 P(4- methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 17, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 , and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, no reaction product was produced.
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH 2 P(2- methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 18, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(metiiyl)P(methyl) 2 . As a result, no reaction product was produced.
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-methoxyphenyl) 2 PCH 2 P(2- methoxyphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 18, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(methyl) 2 , and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, no reaction product was produced.
  • Comparative Example 48 Ethylene tetramerization using Cifi ⁇ XacetylacetonateK (2- ethylphenvn9PCH9P(2-ethyl ⁇ henvn 2 and MAO
  • the process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-ethylphenyl) 2 PCH 2 P(2- ethylphenyFh, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 19, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 .
  • 2-ethylphenyl) 2 PCH 2 P(2- ethylphenyFh prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 19
  • Example 1 The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-ethylphenyl) 2 PCH 2 P(2- ethylphenyl) 2 , prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 19, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl) 2 PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl) 2 , and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, no reaction product was produced.

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Abstract

Disclosed herein is a catalyst system for selective oligomerization of ethylene, which comprises a P-C-C-P framework ligand, which is (R1)(R2)P-(R5)CHCH(R6)-P(R3)(R4), and a chromium-based metal compound. Also disclosed is a method of greatly enhancing the activity and selectivity of oligomerization, such as trimerization or tetramerization, using a ligand having a specific steric arrangement structure.

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[DESCRIPTION] [Invention Title]
ETHYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION CATALYST SYSTEMS HAVING ENHANCED SELECTIVITY [Technical Field]
The present invention relates to a catalyst system for use in oligomerization, such as ethylene trimerization or tetramerization, and more particularly to a method of increasing the activity and selectivity of ethylene oligomerization using a catalyst system, which comprises a transition metal or a transition metal precursor, a promoter and a ligand having a specific stereoisomeric structure. [Background Art]
1-hexene and 1-octene are important commercial raw materials, which are widely used as monomers or comonomers in polymerization processes to produce linear low-density polyethylene, and are obtained by purifying products of ethylene oligomerization. However, ethylene oligomerization reactions conducted to date are inefficient in that 1-hexene and 1-octene are produced together with significant amounts of butene, higher oligomers and polyethylene. In such prior ethylene oligomerization technology, the yield of a desired product is limited, because a range of α-olefins is generally produced following a Schulze-Flory or Poisson product distribution.
Recently, studies focused on either producing 1-hexene by selectively trimerizing ethylene through transition metal catalysis or producing 1-octene by selectively tetramerizing ethylene have been conducted, and most known transition metal catalysts for use in ethylene trimerization or tetramerization are chromium-based catalysts.
International Patent Publication WO 02/04119 discloses a chromium-based catalyst for ethylene trimerization, which comprises a ligand of the formula (R'XR^X-Y-XζR3)^4), wherein X is phosphorus, arsenic or antimony, Y is a linking group such as -N(R5)-, and at least one of R1, R , R and R has a polar substituent or an electron donating substituent.
Another publication discloses the use of (o-ethylphenyl)2PN(Me)P(o-ethylphenyl)2, a ligand which shows no catalytic activity for 1-hexene under catalytic conditions and has no polar substituent in at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 (Antea Carter et al., Chem. Commun., 2002, p. 858 - 859).
Also, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2006-0002741 discloses that excellent activity and selectivity of ethylene trimerization can be achieved in practice through the use of a PNP ligand containing a non-polar substituent at the ortho position of a phenyl ring attached to phosphorus, for example, (o-ethylphenyl)2PN(Me)P(o-ethylphenyl)2. Meanwhile, International Patent Publication WO 04/056479 discloses enhancing selectivity in a process of producing 1-octene by tetramerizing ethylene using a chromium-based catalyst containing a PNP ligand having no substituent on a phenyl ring attached to phosphorus. In the patent publication, examples of a heteroatom ligand which is used in the catalyst for ethylene tetramerization include (phenyl^PN^sopropyOPφhenyl^, etc. This prior publication discloses that the chromium-based catalyst, containing a heteroatomic ligand having both nitrogen and phosphorus heteroatoms, without any polar substituents on the hydrocarbyl or heterohydrocarbyl groups on the phosphorus atom, can be used to selectively tetramerize ethylene to produce 1-octene, often in excess of 70 mass% selectivity.
However, the prior publications do not suggest a concrete example of a heteroatom- containing ligand structure, which can tetramerize ethylene at high selectivity to produce 1 -octene or trimerize ethylene at high selectivity to produce 1-hexene. Also, these publications suggest only a PNP-type framework structure, such as (R^CR^P-CR^N-P^XR4), which is a ligand having a selectivity to 1-octene of about 70 mass%. Moreover, the possible substituents for heteroatomic ligands are also limited. In addition, the prior PNP-type backbone ligands containing heteroatoms have problems in that their activity in reactions for producing 1-octene or 1-hexene changes over time, and the reaction rate is greatly reduced. [Disclosure] [Technical Problem] The applicant has conducted ethylene oligomerization experiments while variously changing not only the structure between atoms P and P, but also substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 on the P atoms, in order to overcome the catalyst stability problems in the prior technologies. As a result, the applicant has found that, when the inventive chromium-based catalyst having a P-C-C- P framework ligand containing no nitrogen is used, 1-hexene or 1-octene can be produced by trimerizing or tetramerizing ethylene with high selectivity, and furthermore, the catalyst activity is stable enough over time that the reaction rate can be maintained constant. Also, the applicant has found that, when structures adjacent to carbon atoms between two phosphorus atoms in the inventive ligand having the P-C-C-P framework structure are three-dimensionally changed, the activity and selectivity of trimerization and tetramerization can be greatly enhanced. Qn the basis of these findings, the present invention has been completed.
That is, it is an object of the present invention to provide a transition metal catalyst system, which comprises a P-C-C-P ligand having a specific steric structure, and thus can increase the yield of 1-hexene or 1-octene by oligomerizing ethylene with high selectivity, and may have stable catalyst activity, to thus continuously maintain a constant reaction rate. [Technical Solution]
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a catalyst system for selective ethylene oligomerization, which comprises a transition metal or transition metal precursor, a promoter and a ligand, represented by any one of the following Formulas 1 to 4: [Formula 1]
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wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, and A is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl. [Advantageous Effects]
According to the present invention, when ethylene oligomerization is performed using a chromium-based catalyst system, either comprising a linear ligand having an (S, S)- or (R, R)- isomeric P-C-C-P structure that is asymmetrical with respect to the symmetric plane, or comprising a trans cyclic ligand having a P-C-C-P structure of an (S, S)- or (R, R)-isomer, the activity and selectivity of trimerization or tetramerization can be significantly enhanced according to the arrangement direction and structure of substituents adjacent to the carbon atoms between the two phosphorus atoms, and thus 1 -hexene or 1 -ocetene can be produced with high selectivity.
[Best Mode] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in further detail.
The present invention relates to a chromium-based catalyst system for selectively oligomerizing ethylene, which comprises a transition metal or a transition metal precursor, a promoter and a P-C-C-P framework ligand having stereospecificity. The inventive catalyst system can produce 1 -hexene or 1-octene with high activity and high selectivity while maintaining stable reaction activity. According to the present invention, the activity and selectivity of trimerization and tetramerization can be greatly enhanced by sterically arranging structures adjacent to carbon atoms in two phosphorus atoms, particularly in the P-C-C-P framework compound, for use as a ligand. As shown in Formulas 1, 2 and 5, in the structure of the PCH(R5)CH(R6)P ligand, three stereoisomers can exist, according to the directions in which substituents R5 and R6 adjacent to the respective carbon atoms, are bound to carbon. That is, each of the carbon atoms present in the P- C-C-P framework structure can be considered to be a chiral carbon atom, because the four substituents adjacent thereto are completely different, and in this case, two arrangement directions for each carbon can exist according to the direction in which substituents are attached to the carbon atoms. According to the arrangement direction of substituents, substituents on the respective chiral carbon atoms can be divided into (R) and (S) configurations by the Cahn-Ingold- Preg system.
In the framework structure of Formula 1, below, substituents on the first carbon are in the (S) configuration, because three substituents are arranged in an anti-clockwise direction according to the priority thereof, when the hydrogen substituent having the lowest priority is pointed away from the viewer. Also, it can be seen that substituents on the right carbon are in the (S) configuration, when the lowest-priority hydrogen is pointed away from the viewer. The structure of Formula 2, below, is seen to be an (R, R)-isomer, when it is observed in the same manner as above. The structure of Formula 5 below is in the (R, S) configuration and is a meso- isomer, because the two carbons are chiral. Likewise, in the cyclo structure of Formula 6 below, when two adjacent diphosphine compounds are in the (R,S)-configuration, the diphosphine compounds are positioned in the same direction, and are cis-isomers. [Formula 1]
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wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, and A is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl.
In the present invention, it was confirmed that chiral (S, S)- or (R, R)-isomers showed notably good selectivity and activity in ethylene trimerization or tetramerization compared to achiral meso-isomers. Likewise, it was observed that a ligand compound partially composed of an achiral trans-cyclic structure of P-C-C-P, as shown in Formulas 3 and 4, showed notably good selectivity and activity in ethylene trimerization or tetramerization compared to a chiral cis-cyclic structure.
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wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl, and A is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl.
That is, the present invention relates to a catalyst system comprising a P-C-C-P framework stereoisomeric compound, which has significantly increased selectivity and activity in ethylene oligomerization and, at the same time, maintains stable reaction activity, and more particularly to a catalyst system comprising a ligand having an achiral (S5S)- or (R,R)-isomeric P- C-C-P structure.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in further detail.
The catalyst system for selective oligomerization of ethylene according to the present invention comprises a transition metal or transition metal precursor, a promoter and a stereoisomeric ligand having a P-C-C-P framework structure, in which the catalyst system can have high activity and high selectively in ethylene oligomerization, and can maintain stable reaction activity. More particularly, the present invention relates to a catalyst system comprising a ligand having an (S, S)- or (R, R)-isomeric P-C-C-P structure that is sterically asymmetric with respect to the symmetric plane, as shown in the following Formulas 1 to 4: [Formula 1]
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wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl, and A is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl. In Formulas 1 to 4, suitable examples of R1, R2, R3 and R4 may include phenyl, benzyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, mesityl, xenyl, methyl, ethyl, ethylenyl, propyl, propenyl, propinyl, butyl, cyclohexyl, 4-methylcyclohexyl, 4-ethylcyclohexyl, 4-isopropylcyclohexyl, tolyl, xylyl, 4- methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl, 4-isopropylphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 4- isopropoxyphenyl, cumyl, methoxy, ethoxy, phenoxy, tolyloxy, dimethylamino, thiomethyl, trimethylsilyl, dimethylhydrazine, 2-methylcyclohexyl, 2-ethylcyclohexyl, 2-isopropylcyclohexyl, o-methylphenyl, o-ethylphenyl, o-isopropylphenyl, o-t-butylphenyl, o-methoxyphenyl, o- isopropoxyphenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl and anthracenyl, and may each be independently selected.
More preferably, R1, R2, R3 and R4 may each be independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, tolyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, cyclohexyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl, A- isopropylphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl, 4-mehtoxyphenyl, 4-isopropoxyphenyl, 2-methylcyclohexyl, 2- ethylcyclohexyl, 2-isopropylcyclohexyl, o-methylphenyl, o-ethylphenyl, o-isopropylphenyl, o-t- butylphenyl, o-methoxyphenyl and o-isopropoxyphenyl.
R5 and R may each be independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl groups and substituted hydrocarbyl groups. More specifically, they may be selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryloxy, halogen, nitro, alkoxycarbonyl, carbonyloxy, alkoxy, aminocarbonyl, carbonylamino, dialkylamino, derivatives thereof, and aryl substituted with any substituent.
The A group may be hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl, and more specifically, may be selected from the group consisting of C2-C10 alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carbonyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbonylamino, alkylamino, and derivatives thereof.
In the ethylene oligomerization according to the present invention, the P-C-C-P framework ligand for stably maintaining selectivity to 1-hexene or 1-octene and reaction activity may be an (S, S)- or (R, R)-isomeric linear ligand or trans-cyclic ligand. Also, a mixture of two isomers, that is, a ligand consisting of a multiple bond of (S, S)- or (R, R)- (R1XR2)?- (R5)CHCH(R6)-P(R3)(R4), may be used.
Examples of the stereoisomeric ligand constituting the P-C-C-P framework for maintaining activity, selectivity and stable activity in the selective oligomerization of ethylene according to the present invention include (S, S)- or (R, R)-(phenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)- P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, RHΦmethoxyphenyl^P-C^methyOC^methy^^Φmethoxyphenyl^, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-methylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P- CH(ethyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P- CH(ethyl)CH(methyl)-P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P-CH(ethyl)CH(e%l)-P(4- ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(phenyl)2P-CH(ethyl)CH(ethyl)-P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)- (phenyl)2P-CH(isopropyl)CH(methyl)-P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P- CH(isopropyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P- CH(isopropyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(phenyl)2P-CH(n- propyl)CH(methyl)-P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(n- ρropyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P-CH(n- propyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(phenyl)2P-CH(isopropyl)CH(ethyl)- P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(isopropyl)CH(ethyl)-P(4- methoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P-CH(isopropyl)CH(ethyl)-P(4-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(phenyl)2)cyclohexane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(4- methoxyphenyl)2)cyclohexane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(4-ethylphenyl)2)cyclohexane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(ρhenyl)2)cycloρentane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(4- methoxyphenyl)2)cyclopentane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-l,2-di-(P(4-ethylphenyl)2)cyclopentane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-3,4-di-(P(phenyl)2)pyrrole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-3,4-di-(P(4-methoxyphenyl)2)pyrrole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-3,4-di-(P(4-eihylphenyl)2)pyrrole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-3,4-di-(P(4- e%lphenyl)2)imidazole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P-
CH(dimethylamine)CH(dimethylamine)-P(4-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(3- methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(3-methoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4- eihoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(o-etiioxyphenyl)2, ((S, S)- or (R, R)-4- dime%laminφhenyl)2P-CH(m^^ (S, S)- or (R, R)-
(4-eihylcyclohexyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-ethylcyclohexyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylρhenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- isopropylρhenyl)2PCH(meihyl)CH(methyl)P(2-isopropylpheny)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- me%lphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(ethyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(ethyl)CH(ethyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(isopropyl)CH(methyl)P(2-eihylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(n-propyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(isopropyl)CH(ethyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(2- ethylphenyl)2)cyclohexane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(2-ethylphenyl)2)cyclopentane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-3,4-di-(P(2-ethylphenyl)2)pyrrole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-3,4-di-(P(2- ethylphenyl)2)imidazole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- e%lphenyl)2PCH(dime%lamine)CH(dime%lamine)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- methoxyphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-meihoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethoxyphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- dimethylarninφhenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-dimelhylarninephenyl)2, and (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2-ethylcyclohexyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylcyclohexyl)2, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the ligands according to the present invention can be prepared using various methods known to those skilled in the art.
The P-C-C-P-type stereoisomeric framework structure of the ligand according to the present invention is different from the prior (R^N^P^mheteroligand, and the heteroatoms in the framework structure of the ligand according to the present invention are only phosphorus (P) atoms. That is, the ligand for use in the catalyst system according to the present invention comprises a carbon-carbon backbone structure without any nitrogen atom between the two phosphorus atoms. According to the present invention, the space structure of the ligand is suitably controlled in the arrangement direction of substituents attached to the carbon atoms, and thus the catalyst system according to the present invention can exhibit excellent catalytic activity, can achieve a 1-hexene selectivity or 1-octene selectivity higher than 70 wt%, and can maintain stable reaction activity.
For the highly selective production of hexene or octane, the catalyst system according to the ligand according to the present invention can be prepared through a method comprising a step of mixing a transition metal compound and an activating agent in any order.
The method for preparing the inventive catalyst system according to the present invention may comprise a step of producing a ligand coordination complex from a transition metal compound and the stereoisomeric ligand having the P-C-C-P framework structure. This method comprises either a step of adding, to a reaction mixture, a coordination complex, prepared from the P-C-C-P framework ligand and the transition metal compound, or a step of adding, to a reactor, the P-C-C-P framework ligand and the transition metal compound, so as to produce a P-C-C-P framework ligand coordination complex in situ.
Producing the P-C-C-P framework ligand coordination complex in situ means producing the complex in a medium in which a catalytic reaction occurs. In order for the coordination complex to be produced in situ, it is preferable to add the transition metal compound and the P-C-
C-P framework ligand such that the ratio of metal: ligand is typically about 0.01:1-100:1, preferably about 0.1:1-10:1, and more preferably 0.5:1-2:1.
The transition metal may be any one selected from the group consisting of chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, vanadium and zirconium. Preferred is chromium.
When the transition metal compound catalyzing ethylene oligomerization according to the present invention is mixed with the P-C-C-P framework ligand and a promoter, it may be a simple inorganic or organic salt, or a coordination or organometallic compound. This compound is preferably chromium or a chromium precursor. The chromium or chromium precursor is preferably selected from the group consisting of chromium (III) acetylacetonate, tris(tefrahydrofuran) trichlorochromium, and chromium (IH) 2-ethylhexanoate.
Also, the P-C-C-P framework ligand can be attached to a polymer chain, such that the resulting ligand coordination complex of P-C-C-P framework structure becomes insoluble above room temperature. Moreover, the P-C-C-P framework ligand or the transition metal compound can be bound and fixed to a backbone, such as silica, silica gel, polysiloxane or alumina.
The promoter for use in the inventive method may be any compound, which produces an active catalyst when it is mixed with the P-C-C-P framework ligand and the transition metal compound. The activator may also be used in a mixture. Compounds suitable for use as the activator include organoaluminium compounds, organoboron compounds and organic salts.
Organoaluminum compounds suitable for use as the activator in the catalyst system according to the present invention include compounds, such as AIR3, wherein the R radicals are each independently C1-C12 alkyl, oxygen-containing alkyl or halide), and LiAlH4. Examples of this promoter include trimethylaluminum (TMA), triethylaluminum (TEA), triisobutylaluminum (TIBA), tri-n-octylaluminum, methylaluminum dichloride, ethylaluminum dichloride, dimethylaluminum chloride, diethylaluminum chloride isopropoxide, ethylaluminum sesquichloride, methylaluminum sesquichloride and aluminoxane.
In the art, aluminoxane is widely known to be an oligomeric compound which can be typically prepared by mixing water and an alkylaluminum compound, for example, trimethylaluminum. The produced aluminoxane oligomeric compound may be a linear compound, a cyclic compound, a cage compound, or a mixture thereof.
Suitable organoboron compounds include boroxin, NaBH4, triethylborane, triphenylborane, triphenylborane ammonia complexes, tributylborate, trϋsopropylborate, tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, triryl tetra (pentafluorophenyl)borate, dimethylphenylammonium(tetra pentafluorophenyl)borate, diethylphenylammonium(tetra pentafluorophenyl)borate, methyldiphenylammonium(tetra pentafluorophenyl)borate, and ethyldiphenylammonium(tetra pentafluorophenyl)borate. These organoboron compounds may be used in a mixture with the organoaluminum compounds. Also, among the promoters, aluminoxane may be selected from among alkylaluminoxanes, for example, methylaluminoxane (MAO) and ethylaluminoxane (EAO), as well as modified alkylaluminoxanes, for example, modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO). The modified methyl aluminoxane (Akzo Nobel) contains, in addition to a methyl group, a branched alkyl group such as an isobutyl or n-octyl group. The promoter is preferably methylaluminoxane (MAO) or ethylaluminoxane (EAO). The transition metal chromium compound and the aluminoxane may be mixed such that the ratio of aluminum: metal is about 1:1-10,000:1, and preferably about 1:1-1,000:1.
The individual components of the catalyst system disclosed herein may be mixed simultaneously or sequentially in any order in the presence or absence of a solvent to provide an active catalyst. The mixing of the components of the catalyst can be performed at a temperature between -20 °C and 250 °C . During the mixing of the catalyst components, the presence of the olefin generally has a protective effect, to thus provide enhanced catalytic performance. More preferably, the mixing of the catalyst components is performed at a temperature ranging from 20 0C tO lOO 0C . The reaction product disclosed in the present invention, that is, an ethylene oligomer, can be produced using the inventive catalyst system and a catalytic technique in the presence or absence of an inert solvent through a homogeneous liquid reaction, a slurry reaction, in which the catalyst system is not partially or completely dissolved, a two-phase liquid/liquid reaction, a bulky reaction, in which olefin acts as a main medium, or a gaseous reaction. Thus, the method according to the present invention may be performed in an inert solvent.
That is, any inert solvent, which does not react with the catalyst compound or with the activator, may be used. These inert solvents may include saturated aliphatic and unsaturated aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon halide. Typical solvents include benzene, toluene, xylene, cumene, heptane, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, methylcyclopentane, n-hexane, 1- hexene, 1 -octene, and the like, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.
The oligomerization reaction according to the present invention can be performed at a temperature of -20 to 250 °C, preferably 15 to 130 °C, and more preferably 30 to 70 °C .
Also, the process according to the present invention can be performed at a pressure ranging from atmospheric pressure to 500 bar, preferably 10 to 70 bar, and more preferably 30-50 bar. In an embodiment of the present invention, the P-C-C-P framework stereoisomeric ligand coordination complex and reaction conditions are selected such that the yield of 1-hexene from ethylene is more than 50 mass%, and preferably more than 70 mass%. Herein, the yield means the number of grams of 1 -hexene formed per 100 g of the formed reaction product. In another embodiment of the present invention, the P-C-C-P framework stereoisomeric ligand coordination complex and reaction conditions are selected such that the yield of 1-octene from ethylene is more than 50 mass%, and preferably more than 70 mass%. Herein, the yield means the number of grams of 1-octene formed per 100 g of the formed reaction product.
Depending on the P-C-C-P framework ligand and the reaction conditions, the oligomerization process according to the present invention can provide, in addition to 1 -hexene or 1-octene, different amounts of 1-butene, 1-hexene, methyl cyclopentane, methylene cyclopentane, propyl cyclopentane and a number of higher oligomers and polyethylenes.
The process according to the present invention can be performed in a plant comprising a reactor of any type. Examples of this reactor include a batch-type reactor, a semi-batch-type reactor, and a continuous reactor, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.
The plant may comprise a combination of a reactor, an inlet for introducing olefins and the catalyst system into the reactor, a line for discharging an oligomerization product from the reactor, and at least one separator for separating the oligomerization product, in which the catalyst system may comprise the transition metal compound, the promoter and the P-C-C-P ligand coordination complex, as disclosed herein.
According to the present invention, 1-hexene or 1-octene can be produced with high activity and high selectivity by oligomerizing ethylene using the ethylene oligomerization catalyst system according to the present invention.
[Mode for Invention] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following preparation examples and examples, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to these examples.
[Examples]
Catalyst Preparation Example 1: Preparation of (S,SV (phenyl^PCHtoethvDCHrmethvDPφhenyl^ ligand
Catalyst preparation was carried out as disclosed in B. Bosnich et al, J. Am. Chern. Soc. 99(19) (1977).
From (2R,3R)-butanediol, (2R,3R)-butanediol di-p-toluenesulfonate was prepared. This preparation process was carried out as disclosed in R. B. Mitra et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc 84(1962). 100ml (1.24 mol) ofdrypyridine was placed in a 1 -liter flask in an ice-water bath and mixed with 100 g (0.525 mol) of chloro-p-toluenesulfonyl, and then 22 ml (0.245 mol) of (2R,3R)-butanediol was slowly added dropwise. After the temperature was elevated to room temperature over 20 minutes, the semi-solid mixture was maintained at room temperature overnight. An excess amount of ice in pieces was added thereto, and the mixture was thoroughly shaken such that no mass was formed. After the powder crystal was slowly separated, it was stirred together with pieces of ice for 2 hours, and broken pieces of ice and 70 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid solution were added to the mixture with intensive stirring. The extracted slurry was filtered, completely washed with water and dried, thus obtaining 85 g (86.3 %) of (2R,3R)-butanediol di- p-toluenesulfonate (m.p.: 62-64 °C). In a 1 -liter three-neck round flask, equipped with a 250-ml addition funnel, a reflux condenser and a nitrogen inlet, 95 g of recrystallized triphenol and 300 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran were charged. To the solution, 5.0 g of thin lithium pieces were added at 25 °C in a nitrogen atmosphere with stirring. In the solution, LiPPh2 was immediately formed, and the solution was changed to a deep red yellow color while a large amount of heat was generated. The temperature of the solution was elevated slowly to 55 "C over 1 hour, and the solution was stirred for 2 hours while it was cooled again to 25 °C. The formed phenyllithium was decomposed by dropwise adding 33 g of distilled and purified t-butylchloride over 45 minutes. The transparent red yellow solution was boiled for 5 minutes, and then cooled again to -4 °C .
To the cooled solution, 35 g of the above-prepared (2R,3R)-butanediol di-p- toluenesulfonate, dissolved in 100 ml of dry THF, was added dropwise over 1 hour. The solution was elevated slowly to room temperature, and then stirred for 30 minutes. 30 ml of nitrogen-purged water was added thereto, and THF was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, thus extracting a colorless oil-type product. The product was extracted two times with 150 mL of ether, and then dried with Na2SO4. The ether extract was filtered with a solution of 15 g of nickel perchlorate hexahydrate in 50 ml of ethanol in a nitrogen atmosphere. Na2SO4 remaining in the filter was thoroughly washed with ether, and then the ether solution was added to the nickel solution. The red brown oil-type product, which had yellow crystals, was [Ni((S,S)- chiraphos^KQOi)^ The oil crystal mixture was added to 15 g of sodium thiocyanate (NaNCS), dissolved in 50 ml of hot ethanol, and the solution was intensively stirred for a few hours until a uniform yellow-brown solid of [Ni((S,S)-chiraphos)2NCS]NCS was formed. The solid product was completely washed with ethanol, and then washed with ether.
15 g of the nickel complex was suspended in 150 ml of ethanol under nitrogen and heated with stirring. A solution of 4 g of sodium cyanide (NaCN) was rapidly added thereto. The nickel complex was slowly dissolved to produce a clear red solution of [Ni((S,S)- CrUTaPhOs)2CN3]", which was then changed to a turbid beige-colored solution. The hot solution was stirred until a yellow slurry formed. The slurry solution was cooled, and the solid was washed two times with 25 ml of water and rapidly cooled with ice-cooled ethanol. The impurity-containing beige-color solid was dried at 25 °C, added to 125 ml of boiling anhydrous ethanol, and then filtered through frit. The frit filtration was performed at room temperature for 12 hours and as a result, the filtrate was completely removed, leaving only a colorless glossy solid. The solid was recrystallized from 60 ml of anhydrous ethanol, thus obtaining 5.5 g of completely colorless pure (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2.
Example 1: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(iπχacetylacetonateK (S, S)- φhenyl^PCHfmethvnCHfmethvnPφhenyl^and MAO A 300-mt stainless steel reactor was washed with nitrogen in a vacuum, and then 100 ml of cyclohexane was added thereto and MAO (4.0 mmol-Al) was added. Then, the temperature was elevated to 45 °C. In a 50 ml Schlenk container in a glove box, 3.5 mg (0.010 mmol) of Cr(πi)(acetylacetonate)3 in 10 ml of toluene was mixed with 4.3 mg (0.010 mmol) of (S, S)- (phenyl^PC^methy^CH^ethy^Pφhenyl^, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 1. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes, and then added to the reactor. The reactor was charged with ethylene to 30 bar, and the mixture was stirred at a speed of 600 rpm. After 30 minutes, the supply of ethylene into the reactor was stopped, the stirring was stopped to terminate the reaction, and the reactor was cooled to below 10 °C .
After excess ethylene in the reactor was discharged, ethanol containing 10 vol% hydrochloric acid was added to the liquid in the reactor. In order to analyze the liquid by GC- FID, nonane, as an internal standard, was added. A small amount of the organic layer sample was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then analyzed by GC-FID. The remaining organic layer was filtered to separate solid wax/polymer products. These solid products were dried in an oven at 100 °C overnight and weighed, thus obtaining 1.3 g of polyethylene. GC analysis showed that the total weight of the reaction mixture was 38.2 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 2: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflirXacetylacetonateK (S, S)- (phenvn9PCH(methvnCH(methyl)P(phenvn?and MAO
A 300-ml stainless steel reactor, which was the same as used in Example 1, was washed with nitrogen in a vacuum, and then 100 ml of cyclohexane was added and MAO (2.0 mmol-Al) was added. Then, the temperature in the reactor was elevated to 45 °C . In a 50-ml Schlenk container in a glove box, 0.7 mg (0.002 mmol) of Cr(III)(acetylacetonate)3 in 10 ml of toluene was mixed with 0.86 mg (0.002 mmol) of (S, S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(me%l)P(ρhenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 1. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes and then added to the reactor. The reactor was charged with ethylene to 30 bar, and the mixture was stirred at a speed of 600 rpm. After 30 minutes, the supply of ethylene into the reactor was stopped, the stirring was stopped to terminate the reaction, and the reactor was cooled below 10 °C.
After excess ethylene in the reactor was discharged, ethanol containing 10 vol% hydrochloric acid was added to the liquid in the reactor. In order to analyze the liquid by GC- FID, nonane, as an internal standard, was added. A small amount of the organic layer sample was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then analyzed by GC-FID. The remaining organic layer was filtered to separate solid wax/polymer products. These solid products were dried in an oven at 100 °C overnight and weighed. GC analysis showed that the weight of the reaction mixture was 18.0 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 3: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCUftetrahydrofurarih, (S, S)- (phenyl)7PCH(methvnCH(methvnP(phenyl)9 and MAO
A 300-ml stainless steel reactor, which was the same as used in Example 1, was washed with nitrogen in a vacuum, and then 100 ml of cyclohexane was added and MAO (2.0 mmol-Al) was added. Then, the temperature within the reactor was elevated to 45 °C. In a 50-ml Schlenk container in a glove box, 3.75 mg (0.01 mmol) of CrCl3(tetrahydrofuran)3 in 10 ml of toluene was mixed with 4.3 mg (0.01 mmol) of (S, S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 1. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes and then added to the reactor. The reactor was charged with ethylene to 30 bar, and the mixture was stirred at a speed of 600 rpm. After 30 minutes, the supply of ethylene into the reactor was stopped, the stirring was stopped to terminate the reaction, and the reactor was cooled to below 10 °C .
After excess ethylene in the reactor was discharged, ethanol, containing 10 vol% hydrochloric add, was added to the liquid in the reactor. In order to analyze the liquid by GC- FID, nonane, as an internal standard, was added. A small amount of the organic layer sample was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then analyzed by GC-FID. The remaining organic layer was filtered to separate solid wax/polymer products. These solid products were dried in an oven at 100 °C overnight. GC analysis showed that the weight of the reaction mixture was 30.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 4: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)^ (S, S)- fphenvn2PCH(methvnCHfmethyl)P(phenvn9 and MAO
A 300-ml stainless steel reactor, which was the same as used in Example 1, was washed with nitrogen in a vacuum, and then 100 ml of cyclohexane was added and MAO (2.0 mmol-Al) was added. Then, the temperature in the reactor was elevated to 45 °C . In a 50-ml Schlenk container in a glove box, 4.0 mg (0.01 mmol) of Cr(ethylhexanoate)3 in 10 ml of toluene was mixed with 4.3 mg (0.01 mmol) of (S, S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(ρhenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 1. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes and then added to the reactor. The reactor was charged with ethylene to 30 bar, and the mixture was stirred at a speed of 600 rpm. After 30 minutes, the supply of ethylene into the reactor was stopped, the stirring was stopped to terminate the reaction, and the reactor was cooled to below 10 °C.
After excess ethylene in the reactor was discharged, ethanol, containing 10 vol% hydrochloric acid, was added to the liquid in the reactor. In order to analyze the liquid by GC- FID, nonane, as an internal standard, was added. A small amount of the organic layer sample was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then analyzed by GC-FID. The remaining organic layer was filtered to separate solid wax/polymer products. These solid products were dried in an oven at 100 °C overnight. GC analysis showed that the weight of the reaction mixture was 30.0 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 5: Ethylene tetramerization using Crrø-ethylhexanoate)^ (S, S)- rphenyl^PCHfmethvDCHrmethvnPrphenyl'band MAO
A 300-ml stainless steel reactor of Example 1 was washed with nitrogen in a vacuum, and then 100 ml of cyclohexane was added and MAO (2.0 mmol-Al) was added. Then, the temperature in the reactor was elevated to 45 °C. In a 50-ml Schlenk container in a glove box, 0.8 mg (0.002 mmol) of Cr(ethylhexanoate)3 in 10 ml of toluene was mixed with 0.86 mg (0.002 mmol) of (S, S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 1. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes and then added to the reactor. The reactor was charged with ethylene to 30 bar, and the mixture was stirred at a speed of 600 rpm. After 30 minutes, the supply of ethylene into the reactor was stopped, the stirring was stopped, to thus terminate the reaction, and the reactor was cooled to below 10 C .
After excess ethylene in the reactor was discharged, ethanol containing 10 vol% hydrochloric acid was added to the liquid in the reactor. In order to analyze the liquid by GC- FID, nonane, as an internal standard, was added. A small amount of the organic layer sample was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then analyzed by GC-FID. The remaining organic layer was filtered to separate solid wax/polymer products. These solid products were dried in an oven at 100 °C overnight. GC analysis showed that the weight of the reaction mixture was 11.2 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below. Catalyst Preparation Example 2j Preparation of (R1R)- rphenyl^PCHtoethvnCHtoethvnPCphenyl^ ligand
A catalyst was prepared in the same manner as in Catalyst Preparation Example 1, except that (2S,3S)-butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 5.1 g of completely colorless pure (R,R)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2 was obtained.
Example 6: Ethylene tetramerization using CrdirXacetylacetonate^, (R,RV (phenyl^PCHfmethvDCHrmethvDPfphenyl^ and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (R5R)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2 was used instead of (S5S)-
(phenyl^PC^methy^CH^ethy^Pφhenyl^ as the ligand. As a result, the total weight of the reaction products was 43.2 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in
Table 1 below.
Example 7: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCl^tetrahydrofuranh. (RJl)- (phenyl)?PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)1and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (R3R)-
(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2 was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)-
(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the reaction products was 25.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 8: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)^ (RJl)- (phenyl^PCHtøethvDCHtøemvDPφhenyrb and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (R3R)-
(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2 was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the reaction products was 40.9 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 3: Preparation of (S.SVrΦmetfaoxyphenvDjP-
CH(methvDCH(methylVP(4-methoxyphenvn2 ligand Catalyst preparation was performed as disclosed in B. Bosnich et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc
99(19X1977).
The preparation of (2R,3R)-butanediol di-p-toluenesulfonate from (2R,3R)-butanediol was carried out according to the process of Catalyst Preparation Example 1.
The preparation of tri(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphorus was carried out in the following manner. 91.1 g (3.75 mol) of magnesium pieces were slowly added to 95 mL (0.75 mol) of 4- bromo-anisol in 2 liters of THF. After intensive reaction, the reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 2 hours to obtain a Grignard reagent. The Grignard reagent was added dropwise to a solution of 17.5 mL (0.2 mol) of PCl3 in 2 liters of THF at -78 °C over 2 hours with stirring.
After completion of the dropwise addition, the dry ice/acetone bath was removed, and the reaction material was warmed to room temperature. The reaction material was stirred overnight, and the solvent was removed in a vacuum. The phosphine product was used in a subsequent step without being removed.
In a 1 -liter three-neck round flask, equipped with a 250-ml addition funnel, a reflux condenser and a nitrogen inlet, 70 g of recrytallized tri(4-methoxyphenoi) and 300 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran were charged. To the solution, 2.8 g of thin lithium pieces were added at 25 °C under a nitrogen atmosphere with stirring. In the solution, LiP(4-OMe-Ph)2 was immediately formed, and the solution was changed to a deep red yellow color while a large amount of heat was generated. The temperature of the solution was elevated slowly to 55 °C over 1 hour, and the solution was stirred for 2 hours while it was cooled again to 25 °C. The formed 4- methoxyphenyllithium was decomposed by dropwise adding 18.5 g of distilled and purified t- butylchloride over 45 minutes. The transparent red yellow solution was boiled for 5 minutes, and then cooled again to -4 °C.
To the cooled solution, 19.6 g of the above-prepared (2R,3R)-butanediol di-p- toluenesulfonate, dissolved in 100 ml of dry THF, was added dropwise over 1 hour. The solution was warmed slowly to room temperature, and then stirred for 30 minutes. 30 ml of nitrogen-purged water was added thereto, and THF was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, thus extracting a colorless oil-type product. The product was extracted two times with 150 mL of ether, and then dried with Na2SO4. The ether extract was filtered with a solution of 8.4 g of nickel perchlorate hexahydrate in 50 ml of ethanol in a nitrogen atmosphere. Na2SO4 remaining in the filter was thoroughly washed with ether, and then the ether solution was added to the nickel solution. The red brown oil-type product, which often had yellow crystals, was [Ni((2S,3S)-bis(di-p-methoxyphenyl)phosphorus butane^KClO^. The oil crystal mixture was added to 8.4 g of sodium thiocyanate (NaNCS) dissolved in 50 ml of hot ethanol, and the solution was intensively stirred for a few hours until a uniform yellow-brown solid of [Ni((2S,3S)-bis(di-p- memoxyphenytyphosphorusbutane^NCSJNCS was formed. The solid product was completely washed with ethanol, and then washed with ether.
17 g of the nickel complex was suspended in 150 ml of ethanol under nitrogen and heated with stirring. A solution of 4 g of sodium cyanide (NaCN) was rapidly added thereto. The nickel complex was slowly dissolved to produce a clear red solution of [Ni((2S,3S)-bis(di-p- methoxyphenytyphosphorusbutane^CN^", which was then changed to a turbid beige-colored solution. The hot solution was stirred until a yellow slurry was formed. The slurry solution was cooled, and the solid was washed two times with 25 ml of water and rapidly cooled with ice- cooled ethanol. The impurity-containing beige-colored solid was dried at 25 °C, added to 125 ml of boiling anhydrous ethanol, and then filtered through fiit. The frit filtration was performed at room temperature for 12 hours, and as a result, the filtrate was completely removed and only a colorless glossy solid remained. The solid was recrystallized from 60 ml of anhydrous ethanol, thus obtaining 6.2 g of completely colorless pure (S,S)-(4- methoxyphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-methoxyphenyl)2.
Example 9: Ethylene tetramerization using CiflHXacetylacetonateK (S,SV(4- methoxyphenvn9P-CH(methvnCH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenvn9 and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 3, was used instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2 as the ligand. As a result, the total weight of the reaction products was 22.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 10: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCUf tetrahvdrofurarih, (S,S)-(4- methoxyphenvn9P-CH(methvnCHrmethylVP(4-methoxyphenyl')9 and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 3, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the reaction products was 12.8 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 11: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3^(S,S)-(4- methoxyphenyl)9P-CH(methvπCH(methylVP(4-methoxyphenvπ2_and MAO The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 3, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the reaction products was 24.1 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below. Catalyst Preparation Example 4: Preparation of (U,Ry(4-methoxyphenyrbP- CHrmethvDCHtoethylVP^-methoxyphenylMigand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except that (2S,3S)- butanediol was used as the starting material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 6.2 g of completely colorless pure (^^-(Φmethoxyphenyl^P-C^methy^CH^ethy^-PCΦmethoxypheny^ was obtained.
Example 12: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflID(acetylacetonateK (R,R)-(4- methoxyphenvD2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2 and MAO
The process of Example 9 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 4, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4- methoxyphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the reaction products was 25.7 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 13: Ethylene tetramerization using CrChCtetrahydrofuranh, rR,RV(4- methoxyphenyl)9P-CH(methvπCH(methylVPf4-methoxyphenyl)7 and MAO The process of Example 10 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 4, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4- methoxyphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the reaction products was 10.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below. Example 14: Ethylene tetramerization using Cif2-ethylhexanoate)3__(R,R')-(4- methoxyphenyl^P-CHfaethvπCHtoethylVP^-methoxyphenyl^ and MAO
The process of Example 11 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 4, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4- methoxyphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the reaction products was 27.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 5: Preparation of (S,SV(2- methoxyphenyl)?PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methoxyphenyl)2 ligand
Catalyst preparation was performed as disclosed in B. Bosnich et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc 99(19)(1977).
From (2R,3R)-butanediol, (2R,3R)-butanediol di-p-toluenesulfonate was prepared. This preparation process was carried out as disclosed in R. B. Mitra et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc 84(1962). 100 ml ( 1.24 mol) of dry pyridine was placed in a 1 -liter flask in an ice-water bath and mixed with 100 g (0.525 mol) of chloro-p-toluenesulfonyl, and then 22 ml (0.245 mol) of (2R,3R)-butanediol was slowly added dropwise. After the temperature of the solution was elevated to room temperature over 20 minutes, the semi-solid mixture was maintained at room temperature overnight. An excess number of pieces of ice were added thereto, and the mixture was thoroughly shaken such that no mass formed. After the powder crystal was slowly separated, it was stirred together with pieces of ice for 2 hours, and broken pieces of ice and 70 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid solution were added to the mixture with intensive stirring. The extracted slurry was filtered, completely washed with water and dried, thus obtaining 85 g (86.3 %) of (2R,3R)-butanediol di-p-toluenesulfonate (m.p.: 62-64 °C).
The preparation of tri(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphorus was carried out in the following manner. 91.1 g (3.75 mol) of magnesium pieces were slowly added to 95 mL (0.75 mol) of 2- bromo-anisol in 2 liters of THF. After intensive reaction, the reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 2 hours to obtain a Grignard reagent. The Grignard reagent was added dropwise to a solution of 17.5 mL (0.2 mol) of PCl3 in 2 liters of THF at -78 °C over 2 hours with stirring. After completion of the dropwise addition, the dry ice/acetone bath was removed, and the reaction material was warmed to room temperature. The reaction material was stirred overnight, and the solvent was removed in a vacuum. The phosphine product was used in a subsequent step without removal.
In a 1 -liter three-neck round flask, equipped with a 250-ml addition funnel, a reflux condenser and a nitrogen inlet, 70 g of recrytallized tri(2-methoxyphenol) and 300 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran were charged. To the solution, 2.8 g of thin lithium pieces were added at 25 °C under a nitrogen atmosphere with stirring. In the solution, LiP^-OMe-Ph)2 was immediately formed, and the solution was changed to a deep red yellow color while a large amount of heat was generated. The temperature of the solution was elevated slowly to 55 °C over 1 hour, and the solution was stirred for 2 hours while it was cooled again to 25 °C. The formed 2- methoxyphenyllithium was decomposed by dropwise adding 18.5 g of distilled and purified t- butylchloride over 45 minutes. The transparent red yellow solution was boiled for 5 minutes, and then cooled again to -4 °C .
To the cooled solution, 19.6 g of the above-prepared (2R,3R)-butanediol di-p- toluenesulfonate, dissolved in 100 ml of dry THF, was added dropwise over 1 hour. The solution was elevated slowly to room temperature, and then stirred for 30 minutes. 30 ml of nitrogen-purged water was added thereto, and THF was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, thus extracting a colorless oil-type product. The product was extracted two times with 150 mL of ether, and then dried with Na2SO4. The ether extract was filtered with a solution of 8.4 g of nickel perchlorate hexahydrate in 50 ml of ethanol in a nitrogen atmosphere. Na2SO4 remaining in the filter was thoroughly washed with ether, and then the ether solution was added to the nickel solution. The red brown oil-type product, which often had yellow crystals, was [Ni((2S,3S)-bis(di-p-methoxyphenyl)phosphorus butane^XClO^. The oil crystal mixture was added to 8.4 g of sodium thiocyanate (NaNCS), dissolved in 50 ml of hot ethanol, and the solution was intensively stirred for a few hours until a uniform yellow-brown solid of [Ni((2S,3S)-bis(di-p- methoxyphenyl)phosphorusbutane)2NCS]NCS was formed. The solid product was completely washed with ethanol, and was then washed with ether. 17 g of the nickel complex was suspended in 150 ml of ethanol under nitrogen and heated with stirring. A solution of 4 g of sodium cyanide (NaCN) was rapidly added thereto. The nickel complex was slowly dissolved to produce a clear red solution of [Ni((2S,3S)-bis(di-p- methoxyphenyl)phosphorusbutane)2CN3]", which then changed to a turbid beige-colored solution. The hot solution was stirred until a yellow slurry was formed. The slurry solution was cooled, and the solid was washed two times with 25 ml of water and rapidly cooled with ice-cooled ethanol. The impurity-containing beige-colored solid was dried at 25 °C, added to 125 ml of boiling anhydrous ethanol, and then filtered through fiit. The fiit filtration was performed at room temperature for 12 hours, and as a result, the filtrate was completely removed, leaving only a colorless glossy solid. The solid was recrystallized from 60 ml of anhydrous ethanol, thus obtaining 6.8 g of completely colorless pure (S,S)-(4- methoxyphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(me1iiyl)P(2-methoxyphenyl)2.
Example 15: Ethylene trimerization using CrdlDfacetylacetonate)^, (S,SV(2- methoxyphmyl)7P-CH(memvπCH(memylVP(2-methoxyphenvπ9and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methoxyphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 5, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 5.6 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below. Example 16: Ethylene trimerization using CrCMtetrahydrofuranh, (S,S)-(2- methoxyphenyl')7P-CH(methvπCHtoethylVP(2-methoxyphenyls)7 and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methoxyphenyl)2P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 5, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.4 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 17: Ethylene tiimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3. (S,S)-(2- methoxyphenyl^P-CHfmethvDCHfmethvπ-P^-methoxyphenyl^andMAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methoxyphenyl)2P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 5, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.0 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 6: Preparation of (RJRVQ-methoxyphenyrbP- CHrmethvnCHfmethylVPq-methoxyphenyl^ ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that (2S,3S)- butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 5.3 g of completely colorless pure (R,R)-(2-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2- methoxyphenyl)2 was obtained. Example 18: Ethylene trimerization using CrflID(acetylacetonateR (R,R)-(2- methoxyphenyl>.P-CH('methvπCH('methylVP(2-methoxyphenvπ2 and MAO
The process of Example 15 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methoxyphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 6, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2- methoxyphenyl^. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.7 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 19: Ethylene trimerization using CrChftetrahydrofuranK (R,R)-(2- methoxyphenyl'bP-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenvn2 and MAO
The process of Example 16 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methoxyphenyl)2P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 6, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2- methoxyphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 20: Ethylene trimerization using Crβ-ethylhexanoate)^ (RJR)-(2- methoxyphenyl^P-CHrmethvπCHfmethylVPO-methoxyphenyl)? and MAO
The process of Example 17 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methoxyphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 6, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2- methoxyphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.4 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 7: Preparation of fS,S)-(2-ethylphenyP2P- CHfmethvnCHrmethylVPf2-ethylphenyl'h ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that 2-benzyl bromide was used to prepare tri(2-ethylphenyl)phosphorus. 5.7 g of completely colorless pure (S,S)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P-CH(me%l)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylρhenyl)2 was obtained.
Example 21: Ethylene trimerization using CnTflXacetylacetonateK (S,SV(2- ethvbhenyl^P-CHfmethvDCHtoethylVPq-ethylphenyl^and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 7, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(methyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.4 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 22: Ethylene trimerization using CrChftetrahydrofuranK (S,S)-(2- ethylphenylV>P-CH(methyl')CH(methylVP(2-efliylphenyl>? and MAO The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P- CH(methyl)CH(meihyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 7, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(methyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 1.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below. Example 23: Ethylene trimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)^(S,S)-(2-etfaylpheriyi)2P-
CH(methvnCH(methylVPr2-ethylphenvn9 and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 7, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(methyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.6 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 8: Preparation of (R^)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P- CH(methyl)CHfmethylVPr2-ethylρhenyl)9 ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that (2S,3S)- butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol, and 2-nezyl bromide was used to prepare tri(ethylphenyi)phosphorus. 4.6 g of completely colorless pure (R,R)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl)2 was obtained.
Example 24: Ethylene trimerization using CrflllXacetylacetonateK (R,R)-(2- ethylphenvn?P-CH(methvnCH(methvn-P(2-ethvbhenvn7 and MAO The process of Example 21 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 8, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 5.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below. Example 25: Ethylene trimerization using CrCWtetrahydrofuranh, (R,R)-(2- ethylphenvn7P-CHtoethyl)CHtoethylVP(2-ethylphenvn2 and MAO
The process of Example 22 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 8, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-ethylρhenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.0 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 26: Ethylene Trimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate')3^_(R,R')-(2- ethylphenvn2P-CHfmethvnCHrmethylVP(2-ethylphenyl)? and MAO
The process of Example 23 was repeated, except that (RrR)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 8, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-ethylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-ethylphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 9: Preparation of (S^KphenylbP- CHfphenvnCHfohenylVPfohenyrb ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 1 was repeated, except that (1R,2R)-1,2- diphenylethanediol was used as the starting material. 3.3 of completely colorless pure (1S,2S)- (phenyl)2P-CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(2-phenyl)2 was obtained.
Example 27: Ethylene tetramerization using CrdIDfacetylacetonatek (S,SWphenyrbP- CHfphenvnCHfohenviyPφhenyrb and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(phenyl)2P-
CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(phenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 9, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 15.7 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below. Example 28: Ethylene tetramerization using CrChCtetrahydrofuran^, (S^SHphenyrbP-
CH(phenvDCHfohenvimphenyl)9 and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(phenyl)2P-
CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(phenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 9, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 10.1 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 29: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr^-ethylhexanoate^fS.SHphenylbP- CHφhenvnCHrphenylVPφhenyrb and MAO The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(phenyi)2P-
CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(phenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 3, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 21.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below. Catalyst Preparation Example 10: Preparation of (R.R)-(phenyD?P-
CHφhenvnCHfohenylVPfphenyrb ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 1 was repeated, except that (1S,2S)-1,2- diphenylethanediol was used as the starting material. 1.5 g of completely colorless pure (lR,2R)-(phenyl)2P-CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(2-phenyl)2 was obtained. Example 30: Ethylene trimerization using CrtIIiyacetylacetonateK (R,R)-(phenvD?P-
CH(phenvnCHfphenylVP(phenyr)2 and MAO
The process of Example 27 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(phenyl)2P-
CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(phenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 10, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(ρhenyl)2P-CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 16.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 31: Ethylene trimerization using CrCUftetrahydrofurarih, (R,R)-(phenyrbP- CH(phenvnCHfρhenvn-P(phenvn2 and MAO
The process of Example 28 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(phenyl)2P- CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(phenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 10, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2P-CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 92 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 32: Ethylene trimerization using Cr(2-eΦylhexanoate)3_(R,Ry(phenyrbP- CHφhenynCHfphenylVPfphenyrb and MAO
The process of Example 29 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(phenyl)2P-
CHφhenytyCHføhenyty-Pφhenyl)^ prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 10, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2P-CH(phenyl)CH(phenyl)-P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 11: Preparation of (lS,2SVtrans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 1 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 3.6 g of completely colorless pure ( 1 S,2S)-trans-bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
Example 33: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(IH)(acetylacetonateK (lS,2S)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 77.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below.
Example 34: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCkftetrahydrofuranK (lS,2S")-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane and MAO The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 52.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 1 below. Example 35: Ethylene tetramerization using Crf2-ethylhexanoateb (lS,2SVtrans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cvclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(ρhenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(ρhenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 74.9 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 12: Preparation of dR,2R)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 1 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans- cyclohexanediol was used instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol as the starting reaction material. 3.9 g of completely colorless pure (lR,2R)-trans-bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
Example 36: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflliyacetylacetonateK (lR,2RVtrans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 12, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 83.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 37: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCMtetrahydrofuranK dR,2R)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 12, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 56.4 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 38: Ethylene tetramerization using Cif2-etiiylhexanoate)j^(lR,2R)-trans- bisfdiphenylphosphinoicvclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except mat (lR£R)-trans- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 12, was used as the ligand instead of (S^Xphenyl^PCHCmethyOCHCmethyOPCphenyl^. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 75.6 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 13: Preparation of πS,2S)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cvclohexane ligand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans- cyclohexanediol was used instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol as the starting reaction material. 3.8 g of completely colorless pure (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
Example 39: Ethylene tetramerization using Crflliyacetylacetonate^ dS,2SVtrans- bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl)phosϋhino)cvclohexane and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 13, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 124 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 40: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCMtetrahvdrofuranK dS2SVtrans- bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 13, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(ρhenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 82.7 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 41: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3_(lS,2SVtrans- bis(dir4-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 13, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 110.6 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below. Catalyst Preparation Example 14: Preparation of (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyDphosphinoicyclohexane ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 3.9 g of completely colorless pure (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane was obtained. Example 42: Ethylene tetramerization using CrdIIXacetylacetonateK flR,2R)-trans- bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 14, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(ρhenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 123.8 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 43: Ethylene tetramerization using CiChftetrahydrofuranh. (lR.2R)-trans- bis(di(4-memoxyphenyl)phosphino)cvclohexane and MAO The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 14, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 90.2 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below. Example 44: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)^_(lR.2RVtrans- bis(di(4-methoxyphenvflphosphino')cvclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 14, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 134 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 15: Preparation of (S,S)-(4-methylphenyl')7P- CHtoethynCHtoethyn-P^-methylphenyl)? ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except that 4-tolyl bromide was used to produce tri(4-methylphenyl)phosphorus. 3.9 g of completely colorless pure (S5S)- (4-methylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl)2 was obtained.
Example 45: Ethylene tetramerization using CrdllϊacetylacetonateK (S,S)-(4- methylphenyl)9P-CH(methvDCH(methyl)-P(4-methvbhenvπ7 and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(4-methylphenyl)2P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl)2; prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 15, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 55.9 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 46: Ethylene tetramerization using CrClrftetrahydromrarih, (S,SV(4- metiiylphenyl^P-CHrmemvnCHfaethylVP^-memylphenyl^and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(4-methylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 15, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 24.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 47: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)j^(S,S)-(4- methylphenyl')2P-CH(methvDCH('methyl)-P(4-methybhenyl)9 and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(4-methylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl)2; prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 15, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(me%l)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 42.1 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 16: Preparation of (R,RV(4-methylphenvD7P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P('4-methylphenvn2.1igand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 15 was repeated, except that (2S,3S)- butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 4.5 g of completely colorless pure (R,R)-(4-methylρhenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(me%l)-P(4- methylphenyl)2 was obtained.
Example 48: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(IID(acetylacetonateK (RJR)-(4- methylphenvn7P-CHrmethyl)CH(methylVP(4-methylphenvn? and MAO
The process of Example 45 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 16, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(4-methylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4- methylphenyl^. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 50.4 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 49: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCUftetrahydroftiranK (Ε.,RV(4- methvbhenvn9P-CHfmethyl)CHfmethylVP(4-methylphenylV and MAO
The process of Example 46 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 16, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(4-methylρhenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(me%l)-P(4- methylphenyl^. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 22.1 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 50: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3__(R,R)-(4- methylphenyl')9P-CHrmethvnCH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl\7 and MAO The process of Example 47 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(4-methylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 16, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(4-methylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4- methylphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 46.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below. Catalyst Preparation Example 17: Preparation of (1 S,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyDphosphino'lcyclohexane ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 3.3 g of completely colorless pure (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
Example 51 : Ethylene trimerization using CrflllXacetylacetonateK (lS,2S)-trans- bis(di(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cvclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 17, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(ρhenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(ρhenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 63.4 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 52: Ethylene trimerization using CrChftetrahydrofurarih, (1 S,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 17, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 26.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below. Example 53: Ethylene trimerization using Crf2-emylhexanoateWlS.2Sytrans-bis(cli(2- methoxyphenvDphosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 17, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 43.4 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 18: Preparation of dR^RVtrans-bisfdirø- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 2.5 g of completely colorless pure (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
Example 54: Ethylene trimerization using CnTIIXacetylacetonateK (lR,2R)-trans- bis(di(2-methoχyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 18, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 75.4 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below. Example 55: Ethylene trimerization using CrChftetrahydrofurank (lR,2R)-trans- bis(di(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 18, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 20.4 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 56: Ethylene trimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3^(lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 18, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 38.2 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 19: Preparation of (lS,2SVtrans-bis(di(2- ethylphenvBphosphino)cyclohexane ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol, and 2- benzyl bromide was used to prepare tri(2-ethylphenyl)phosphorus. 4.1 g of completely colorless pure (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2-ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane was obtained. Example 57: Ethylene trimerization using CrflID(acetylacetonateK (lS,2S*)-trans- bis(di(2-erthylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 19, was used as the ligand instead of (S^^Cphenyl^PCHCmethyOCHCmethy^PCphenyl^. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 43.2 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 58: Ethylene trimerization using CrCWtetrahydrofuranK (lS,2S)-trans- bis(di(2-erthylphenyl)phosphino')cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 19, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(ρhenyl)2PCH(me%l)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 16.3 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 59: Ethylene trimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)^dS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- erthylphenyl)phosphino*)cyclohexane and MAO The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 19, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 28.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 20: Preparation of (lR.2RVtrans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cvclohexane ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that (lS,2S)-trans- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol, and 2- bebzyl bromide was used to prepare tri(2-ethylphenyl)phosphorus. 2.9 g of completely colorless pure (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2-ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
Example 60: Ethylene trimerization using CrfIIDfacetylacetonateK (lR.2R)-trans- bis(di(2-ethylphenyl)phosphino')cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 20, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 50.5 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 61: Ethylene trimerization using CrCWtetrahvdrofurarih. dR.2R)-trans- bis(di(2-ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 20, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(me%l)CH(mefliyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 21.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below. Example 62: Ethylene trimerization using Cr^-ethylhexanoate^flR^RVtrans-bisfdi^- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (lR,2R)-trans-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 20, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 23.4 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 21: Preparation of (S.Syrø-methylphenyl^P- CHfmethvDCH(methylVP(2-methylphenyl)7 ligand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except mat 3-tolyl bromide was used to prepare tri(2-methylphenyl)phosphorus. 3.6 g of completely colorless pure (S,S)-(2- methylρhenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl)2 was obtained.
Example 63: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(IIDf acetylacetonateK (S,S)-(2- methylphenvn7P-CH(methyl)CH(methvn-P(2-methylphenyn9 and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 21, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 5.0 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below. Example 64: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCKftetrahydrofuranK (S,SV(2- methylphenyl^P-CHtoethvDCHtoethvD-P^-methylphenyl^ and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 21, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 1.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 65: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)3^(S,SV(2- methylphenvn?P-CH(methvnCH(methylVP(2-methvbhenvn7 and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that (S,S)-(2-methylphenyi)2P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 21, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(ρhenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.2 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Catalyst Preparation Example 22: Preparation of fll,R>(2-methylphenyrbP- CH(methyl)CHrmethylVP('2-methylphenyl')9 ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 21 was repeated, except that (2S,3S)- butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 4.0 g of completely colorless (R,R)-(2-methylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl)2 was obtained. Example 66: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflllXacetylacetonate)^ (RJl)-(2- methvbhenyl^P-CHrmethvnCHtoethylVPα-metfavbhenyl^ and MAO
The process of Example 63 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 22, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-methylρhenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2- methylphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.0 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 67: Ethylene tetramerization using CiChftefrahydrofuranh, (R,R)-(2- methylphenvn2P-CHrmethvnCHfmethvn-Pr2-methvbhenvn9 and MAO
The process of Example 64 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methylphenyl)2P- CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 22, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-methylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2- methylphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Example 68: Ethylene tetramerization using Crf2-ethylhexanoatesh_(R,R)-(2- methylphenvn2P-CHrmethvnCH(methylVP(2-methylphenvn9 and MAO
The process of Example 65 was repeated, except that (R,R)-(2-methylphenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Catalyst Preparation Example 22, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(2-methylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2- methylphenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.O g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 2 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 1 : Preparation of meso- føhenyl^PCHfmethvnCHfmethvnPφhenyl^ ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 5.7 g of completely colorless pure meso-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 1 : Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(IID(acetylacetonateK meso- (ρhenvn7PCH(methvnCH(methyl)P(phenvn7 ligand and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-
(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 1 , was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl).
As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 7.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 2: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCUftetrahydrofuranK meso- fphenvn2PCH(methvnCH(methvnP(phenyl)2 ligand and MAO The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 1, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl). As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below. Comparative Example 3j Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)^ meso-
(ϋhenyl^PCHtoethvnCHfmetfavnPrphenyl^ ligand and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-
(phenyl^PCHCmethy^CHCmethy^Pφhenyl^, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation
Example 1, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl). As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 2: Preparation of meso-(4- methoxyphenyl)2PCH(methvπCH(methyπP(4-methoxyphenyl)2 ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 3.3 g of completely colorless meso-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 4: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(IID(acetylacetonateK meso- (4-methoxyphenyl)9PCH(methyl')CHtoethvnP(4-methoxyphenyl)9 and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation
Example 2, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2.
As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 5: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCU(tetrahvdrofuranh, meso- ^-methoxyphenyl^PCHfmethvDCHtoethvπP^-methoxyphenviyand MAO The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-
(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation
Example 2, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2.
As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 6: Ethylene tetramerization using CrC2-ethylhexanoate)^meso- (4-methoxyphenyl)?PCH(methvnCH(methyl')P(4-methoxyphenyl)9 and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-
(phenyl^PCHCmethy^C^methy^Pφhenyl^, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 2, was used as the ligand instead of (S^-φhenyl^PC^methytyC^memytyPφhenyl)!.
As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.9 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 3: Preparation of meso-(2- metfaoxyphenyl^PCHfmethvDCHfmethvDP^-methoxyphenyl^ ligand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that meso- butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 4.5 g of completely colorless pure meso-(2-methoxyphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2- methoxyphenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 7: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflIDfacetylacetonateK meso-('2-methoxyphenvπ2PCH(methvDCH(methyl')P(2-methoxyphenyl)9 and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methoxyphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative
Catalyst Preparation Example 3, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-
(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 5.2 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 8: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCKftetrahydrofuranK meso- (2-methoxyphenvD2PCHrmethyl)CH(methyl)P('2-methoxyphenvπ2_and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methoxyphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 3, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below. Comparative Example 9: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate^meso-r2- methoxyphenyl)2PCHfmethyls)CHrmethvnPf2-methoxyphenyl'b and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methoxyphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 3, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 4: Preparation of meso-(2- ethylphenyl^PCHtoethvnCHrmethvnpq-ethylphenyl^ ligand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that meso-butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol, and 2-benzyl bromide was used to prepare tri(2-ethylphenyl)phosphorus. 4.4 g of completely colorless pure meso-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 10: Ethylene tetramerization using CrfllDfacetylacetonate)^, meso- (2-ethvbhenyl)7PCH(methyl)CH(methvnP('2-ethvbhenyl)9 and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 4, was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 10.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 11: Ethylene tetramerization using CrChftetrahydrofurarih, meso-r2-ethylphenvn2PCHrmethvnCH(methyl)P(2-ethvbhenvn2 and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 4, was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)- (phenyl^PC^methytyC^memytyPφhenyl)^ As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 5.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below. Comparative Example 12: Ethylene tetramerization using Cirø-ethylhexanoate)^ meso-
(2-ethylphenvn2PCHrmethvnCHfmethyl')Pr2-ethylphenyl)7 and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 4, was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.2 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 5: Preparation of meso-(phenyPbP- CHfphenvnCHφhenylVPφhenyl)? The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 1 was repeated, except that (1R,2S)-1,2- diphenylethanediol was used as the starting reaction material. 2.6 g of completely colorless pure meso-(phenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 13: Ethylene tetramerization using QfiπXacetylacetonateK meso- φhenvn?P-CH(phenvnCHφhenvn-P(ρhenvn9 and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-(phenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 5, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 8.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below. Comparative Example 14: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCU(tetrahydrofuranK meso-
(phenyl^P-CHrphenvDCHrphenylVPrphenyl'b and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-(phenyl)2P-
CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation
Example 5, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.2 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 15: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoateK meso- rphenyl^P-CHCphenvnCHφhenvn-Pφhenyl^ and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-(phenyi)2P- CH(methyl)CH(metiiyl)-P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation
Example 5, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2.
As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 6: Preparation of cis-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)cvclohexane ligand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 1 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material. 4.3 g of completely colorless pure cis-1 ,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
Comparative Example 16: Ethylene tetramerization using CrdirXacetylacetonateK cis- 12-bis(diphenylphosphino')cvclohexane ligand and MAQ
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 6, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 15.4 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 17: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCHtetrahydrofiirarih, cis- l,2-bisCdiphenylphosphino)cyclohexane ligand and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 6, was used as the ligand instead of (S^^φhenyl^PCH^ethy^CH^ethy^Pφhenyl^. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 7 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 18: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)^ cis-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane ligand and MAO The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 6, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 10.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below. Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 7: Preparation of cis-1, 2-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 3.O g of completely colorless pure cis-l,2-bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
Comparative Example 19: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflIDfacetylacetonateK cis- L2-bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane ligand and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 7, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.9 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 20: Ethylene tetramerization using CrChftetrahydrofuranK cis- l,2-bis(di(4-methoxyphenyDphosphmo)cyclohexane ligand and MAO The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 7, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.4 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below. Comparative Example 21: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoateK cis-1,2- bis(di(4-methoxyphenyl')phosphino)cvclohexane ligand and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(4- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example
7, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.8 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 8: Preparation of cis-l,2-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phospliino)cyclohexane ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 3.9 g of completely colorless pure cis-l,2-bis(di(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane was obtained.
Comparative Example 22: Ethylene tetramerization using QfiπXacetylacetonateK cis- l,2-bis(di(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 8, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-φhenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 7.1 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below. Comparative Example 23: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCUftetrahvdrofurank, cis- l,2-bis(di(2-methoxyphenyDphosphino')cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example
8, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.9 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 24: Ethylene tetramerization using Qf2-ethylhexanoate)^ cis-1,2- bis(di(2-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane and MAO
The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- methoxyphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 8, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.7 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 9: Preparation of cis-l,2-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that cis-1,2- cyclohexanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol, and 2- benzyl bromide was used to prepare tri(2-ethylphenyl)phosphoius. 3.0 g of completely colorless pure cis-l,2-bis(di(2-ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane was obtained. Comparative Example 25: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(ΗD(acetylacetonateK cis- l,2-bis(di(2-ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane ligand and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 9, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 7.9 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 26: Ethylene tetramerization using CrChCtetrahydrofuranh., cis- L2-bis(di(2-ethylphenyDphosphino)cyclohexane ligand and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 9, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 27: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate)^cis-l,2- bis(di(2-ethylphenyl)phosphino')cvclohexane ligand and MAO The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that cis-l,2-bis(di(2- ethylphenyl)phosphino)cyclohexane, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 9, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 3.1 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 10: Preparation of meso-(4- methvbhenvn9PCH(methvnCHrmethyl)P(4-methylphenvn7 ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 15 was repeated, except that meso- butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 4.5 g of completely colorless pure meso-(4-methylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-methylphenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 28: Ethylene tetramerization using CrdH)(acetylacetonateK meso- r4-methylphenyl')7PCHfmethvnCHtoethvnPr4-methylphenyl^ and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-(4- methylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 10, was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 12.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below. Comparative Example 29: Ethylene tetramerization using CrCkftetrahydrofurarih, meso-
(4-methylphenyls)9PCH(methynCH(methvnPr4-methylphenvn2 and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-(4- methylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst
Preparation Example 10, was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(ρhenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 4.6 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 30: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate>u meso- (ΦmethylphenylVPCHfaethvnCHtoethvDP^-methylphenyl^ and MAO The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-(4- methylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 10, was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.3 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 11: Preparation of meso-(2- methylρhenyl')2PCH(methvnCHrmethvnP(2-methylphenyl)2 ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 21 was repeated, except that meso- butanediol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 3.6 g of completely colorless pure meso-(2-methylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methylphenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 31: Ethylene trimerization using CifHI)(acetylacetonateK meso- (2-methvbhenyl)7PCH(methvnCH(methyls)P(2-methylphenyl')9 and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst
Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)-
(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 2.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in
Table 3 below. Comparative Example 32: Ethylene trimerization using CrChftetrahydrofuranK meso-(2- methylphenyl^PCHfaethvnCHrmethvnPα-methylphenyl^ and MAO
The process of Example 3 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 1.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 33: Ethylene trimerization using Cr(2-ethylhexanoate^meso-(2- methylρhenvn9PCHrmethvDCHrmethvnP(2-methylρhenvn2 and MAO The process of Example 4 was repeated, except that meso-(2- methylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 11, was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)- (phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(metiiyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 1.6 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 12: Preparation of φhenyl)9PCH7CH9P(phenvn? ligand
According to the method disclosed in R. N. Salvatore et al, Tetrahedron Letters 44 (2003), the ligand was prepared by allowing diphenylphosphine to react with 2 molar equivalents of dibromoalkyl in the presence of dimethylformamide (DMF) and cesium hydroxide. Specifically, 360 mg (2.14 mmol) of monohydrated cesium hydroxide was added to a suspension of 16.6 ml of anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide containing 1.0 g of activated molecular sieve powder having a size of 4 A, and the mixture was stirred in a nitrogen atmosphere. 0.38 ml (2.14 mmol) of dimethylphosphine was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour to obtain a deep orange-colored solution. 0.11 ml (1.29 mmol) of 1 ,2-dibromoethane was added dropwise to the solution, which then turned white. After the mixture solution was allowed to react at room temperature for 36 hours, 60 ml of distilled water was added to the reaction product, which was then extracted three times with 60 ml of DMC. The organic layer was washed three times with distilled water and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. Then, the solvent was removed in a vacuum, and the residue was recrystallized in a benzene solvent, thus obtaining 333 mg (78% yield) of air-sensitive white crystal (333 mg, yield 78 %).
Comparative Example 34: Ethylene tetramerization using CrfϋD(acetylacetonateK (phenvibPCH^CTkPfphenyrb and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (phenyl^PCHbCHaPφhenyl)^ prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 12, was used as the ligand instead of
(S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(ρhenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 5.5 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in
Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 35: Ethylene tetramerization using CrdIDfacetylacetonateK fρhenvn2PCH2CH?P(phenyrb and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (phenyl)2PCH2CH2P(phenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 12, was used as the ligand instead of
(S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 17.9 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 13: Preparation of (4- methoxyphenyl)2PCH2CH?P(4-methoxyphenyD7 ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except that ethyleneglycol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 4.1 g of completely colorless pure (4-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2CH2P(4-methoxyphenyl)2 was obtained. Comparative Example 36: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflllXacetylacetonateh, (4- methoxyphenyl^PC^C^P^-methoxyphenyl)? and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (4-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2CH2P(4- methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 13, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 6.3 g. The distribution of the products of this
Example is summarized in Table 3 below.
Comparative Example 37: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflnXacetylacetonateK (4- methoxyphenyl^PC^CH^P^-methoxyphenyrb and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (4-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2CH2P(4- methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 13, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 12.9 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 3 below. Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 14: Preparation of (2- methoxyphenyl)2PCH2CH?P(2-methoxyphenyl)2 ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that ethylene glycol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 3.5 g of completely colorless pure (2-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2CH2P(2-methoxyphenyl)2 was obtained. Comparative Example 38: Ethylene tetramerization using CrfllDfacetylacetonateK (2- methoxyphenyl^PC^C^Pte-methoxyphenvfl? and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2CH2P(2- methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 14, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, no reaction product was produced. Comparative Example 39: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflliyacetylacetonateK (2- memoxyphenyl^PC^C^PO-mettioxyphenyrb and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2CH2P(2- methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 14, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, no reaction product was produced.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 15: Preparation of (2- ethvbhenvn?PCH9CH2P(2-ethylρhenyl')9 ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that ethylene glycol was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol, and 2-benzyl bromide was used to prepare tii(2-ethylphenyl)phosphorus. 2.9 g of completely colorless pure (2- ethylphenyl)2PCH2CH2P(2-ethylphenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 40: Ethylene tetramerization using Cr(HD(acetylacetonatek, (2- ethvføhenvπ9PCH9CH2P(2-ethylphenviy and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-ethylphenyl)2PCH2CH2P(2- ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 15, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, no reaction product was produced.
Comparative Example 41: Ethylene tetramerization using CnTIIXacetylacetonateK (2- ethylphenyl)2PCH2CH2P(2-ethylphenyl)2 and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-ethylphenyl)2PCH2CH2P(2- ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 15, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, no reaction product was produced. Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 16: Preparation of (phenyrbPCTbPfohenyrb ligand
The process of Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 10 was repeated, except that dibromomethane was used as the reaction material instead of 1,2-dibromoethane. 390 mg of completely colorless pure (phenyl)2PCH2P(phenyl)2 was obtained. Comparative Example 42: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflIDCacetylacetonateK fphenyl^PCH^Pfphenyrb and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (phenyl^PCH^φhenyl^, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 16, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-
(phenyl)2PCH(memyl)CH(memyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 1.2 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in
Table 4 below.
Comparative Example 43: Ethylene tetramerization using CrdIDfacetylacetonateK fohenyrbPCH?Pfohenyrb and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (phenyl)2PCH2P(phenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 16, was used as the ligand instead of (S5S)-
(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, the total weight of the obtained reaction products was 1.7 g. The distribution of the products of this Example is summarized in Table 4 below.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 17: Preparation of (4- methoxyphenvπ2PCH2P(4-methoxyphenyl)2 ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 3 was repeated, except that diiodomethane was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 4.7 g of completely colorless pure (4-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2P(4-methoxyphenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 44: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflHXacetylacetonateK (4- methoxyphenyl)7PCH7P(4-methoxyphenyl)7 and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (4-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2P(4- methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 17, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, no reaction product was produced. Comparative Example 45: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflπXacetylacetonateK (4- methoxyphenyl')2PCH2P(4-methoxyphenyl)2 and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (4-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2P(4- methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 17, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, no reaction product was produced.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 18: Preparation of (2- methoxyphenyl)2PCH2P(2-methoxyphenyl)2 ligand
The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 5 was repeated, except that diiodomethane was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 1.6 g of completely colorless pure (2-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2P(2-methoxyphenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 46: Ethylene tetramerization using CrflUXacetylacetonateK (2- methoxyphenyl)2PCH2P(2-methoxyphenyl)2 and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2P(2- methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 18, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(metiiyl)P(methyl)2. As a result, no reaction product was produced.
Comparative Example 47: Ethylene tetramerization using CifllDfacetylacetonate)^, (2- methoxyphenyl^PCH^Prø-memoxyphenyl^ and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-methoxyphenyl)2PCH2P(2- methoxyphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 18, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(methyl)2, and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, no reaction product was produced.
Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 19: Preparation of (2-ethylphenyl)?PCH2P(2- ethylphenyl)? ligand The process of Catalyst Preparation Example 7 was repeated, except that diiodomethane was used as the starting reaction material instead of (2R,3R)-butanediol. 5.5 g of completely colorless pure (2-ethylphenyl)2PCH2P(2-ethylphenyl)2 was obtained.
Comparative Example 48: Ethylene tetramerization using CifiπXacetylacetonateK (2- ethylphenvn9PCH9P(2-ethylρhenvn2 and MAO The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-ethylphenyl)2PCH2P(2- ethylphenyFh, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 19, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2. As a result, no reaction product was produced.
Comparative Example 49: Ethylene tetramerization using CrfllDfacetylacetonateK (2- ethylphenyl^PCH^P^-ethylphenyl^ and MAO
The process of Example 1 was repeated, except that (2-ethylphenyl)2PCH2P(2- ethylphenyl)2, prepared in Comparative Catalyst Preparation Example 19, was used as the ligand instead of (S,S)-(phenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, and the reaction pressure was 45 bar. As a result, no reaction product was produced.
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Claims

[CLAIMS] [Claim 1]
A catalyst system for selective oligomerization of ethylene, which comprises a transition metal or transition metal precursor, a promoter and a ligand represented by any one of the following formulas 1 to 4:
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[Formula 3]
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wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, and A is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl or substituted heterohydrocarbyl. [Claim 2]
The catalyst system of Claim 1, wherein the ligand is sterically asymmetric with respect to a plane of symmetry. [Claim 3]
The catalyst system of Claim 1, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 in the ligand are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, benzyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, mesityl, xenyl, methyl, ethyl, ethylenyl, propyl, propenyl, propinyl, butyl, cyclohexyl, 4- methylcyclohexyl, 4-ethylcyclohexyl, 4-isopropylcyclohexyl, tolyl, xylyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4- ethylphenyl, 4-isopropylphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 4-isopropoxyphenyl, cumyl, methoxy, ethoxy, phenoxy, tolyloxy, dimethylamino, thiomethyl, trimethylsilyl, dimethylhydrazine, 2-methylcyclohexyl, 2-ethylcyclohexyl, 2-isopropylcyclohexyl, o- methylphenyl, o-ethylphenyl, o-isopropylphenyl, o-t-butylphenyl, o-methoxyphenyl, o- isopropoxyphenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl and anthracenyl. [Claim 4]
The catalyst system of Claim 3, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 in the ligand are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, tolyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, cyclohexyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl, 4-isopropylphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl, 4-mehtoxyphenyl, 4- isopropoxyphenyl, 2-methylcyclohexyl, 2-ethylcyclohexyl, 2-isopropylcyclohexyl, o- methylphenyl, o-ethylphenyl, o-isopropylphenyl, o-t-butylphenyl, o-methoxyphenyl and o- isopropoxyphenyl. [Claim 5]
The catalyst system of Claim 1, wherein R5 and R6 in the ligand are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carbonyloxy, alkoxy, aminocarbonyl, carbonylamino, dialkylamino, silyl groups, derivatives thereof, and aryl substituted with one or more of these substituents. [Claim 6]
The catalyst system of Claim 1, wherein A in the ligand is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carbonyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbonylamino, alkylamino, derivatives thereof, and alkyl substituted with one or more of these substituents. [Claim 7] The catalyst system of Claim 1, wherein the ligand is selected from the group consisting of (S, S)- or (R, R)-(phenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4- methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4- methylρhenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methylρhenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4- ethylphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P- CH(ethyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P- CH(ethyl)CH(methyl)-P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylρhenyl)2P-CH(ethyl)CH(ethyl)-P(4- ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(phenyl)2P-CH(ethyl)CH(ethyl)-P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)- (phenyl)2P-CH(isoρroρyl)CH(methyl)-P(ρhenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P- CH(isoproρyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P- CH(isopropyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(phenyl)2P-CH(n- propyl)CH(me%l)-P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(n- ρropyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-methoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P-CH(n- propyl)CH(methyl)-P(4-e%lphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(phenyl)2P-CH(isopropyl)CH(ethyl)- P(ρhenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(isopropyl)CH(ethyl)-P(4- methoxyphenyl^, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P-CH(isoρroρyl)CH(ethyl)-P(4-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(ρhenyl)2)cyclohexane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(4- methoxyphenyl)2)cyclohexane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(4-ethylphenyl)2)cyclohexane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(phenyl)2)cycloρentane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(4- methoxyphenyl)2)cyclopentane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-l,2-di-(P(4-ethylphenyl)2)cyclopentane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-3,4-di-(P(phenyl)2)pyιτole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-3,4-di-(P(4-methoxyphenyl)2)pyrrole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-3,4-di-(P(4-ethylphenyl)2)pyrrole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-3,4-di-(P(4- ethylphenyl)2)imidazole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4-ethylphenyl)2P-
CH(dimethylarmne)CH(dimethylamine)-P(4-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(3- methoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(3-methoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(4- ethoxyphenyl)2P-CH(methyl)CH(methyl)-P(o-ethoxyphenyl)2, ((S, S)- or (R, R)-4- dimethylaminφhenyl)2P-CH(me%l)CH(me%l)P(4-dimethylaminephenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)- (4-ethylcyclohexyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(4-ethylcyclohexyl)2> (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-e%lphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- isopropylρhenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-isopropylpheny)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- methylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(phenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(ethyl)CH(methyl)P(2-eihylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(ethyl)CH(ethyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(isopropyl)CH(methyl)P(2-etiiylplienyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- eihylphenyl)2PCH(n-propyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethylphenyl)2PCH(isopropyl)CH(ethyl)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(2- eihylphenyl)2)cyclohexane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-l,2-di-(P(2-ethylphenyl)2)cyclopentane, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-3,4-di-(P(2-ethylphenyl)2)pyrrole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-trans-3,4-di-(P(2- e%lphenyl)2)imidazole, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- e%lphenyl)2PCH(dimethylarnine)CH(dime%lamine)P(2-ethylphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- meihoxyphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-methoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- ethoxyphenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethoxyphenyl)2, (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2- dimethylaminφhenyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-dimethylaminephenyl)2, and (S, S)- or (R, R)-(2-ethylcyclohexyl)2PCH(methyl)CH(methyl)P(2-ethylcyclohexyl)2. [Claim 8]
The catalyst system of any one of Claims 1 to 7, wherein said transition metal or transition metal precursor is chromium or a chromium precursor. [Claim 9] The catalyst system of Claim 8, wherein said chromium or chromium precursor is selected form the group consisting of chromium (III) acetylacetonate, tris(tetrahydrofuran) trichlorochromium, and chromium (DDT) 2-ethylhexanoate. [Claim 10]
The catalyst system of any one of Claims 1 to 7, wherein the promoter is methylaluminoxane (MAO) or ethylaluminoxane (EAO). [Claim 11 ]
A method of producing 1-hexene by selectively trimerizing ethylene using the catalyst system of any one of Claims 1 to 7.
[Claim 12] A method of producing 1 -octene by selectively tetramerizing ethylene using the catalyst system of any one of Claims 1 to 7.
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