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Advances in Selective Ethylene Oligomerization Based on [PNP]-Ligand Chromium Catalysts

  • Liu Rui ,
  • Xiao Shumeng ,
  • Zhong Xianghong ,
  • Cao Yucai ,
  • Liang Shengbiao ,
  • Liu Zhenyu ,
  • Ye Xiaofeng ,
  • Shen An ,
  • Zhu Hongping
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  • a State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005;
    b Maoming Branch R&D Institute, SINOPEC, Maoming 525011;
    c Shanghai Key Laboratory of Catalysis Technology for Polyolefins, Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Shanghai 200062

Received date: 2015-04-08

  Revised date: 2015-05-19

  Online published: 2015-05-26

Supported by

Project Supported by the Key Laboratory of Catalysis Technology for Polyolefins (No. 12DZ2260400), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21473142), and the Program for Innovative Research Team in Chinese Universities (No. IRT_14R31).

Abstract

The catalytic reaction for the selective ethylene trimerization and tetramerization provides a vital route to the production of 1-hexene and 1-octene. Among the numerous catalysts reported with diverse structures and compositions, we select the [PNP]-ligand based chromium catalysts and focus on illustration on their development and application. This contribution includes seven sections as ethylene (selective) oligomerization catalyst systems, [PNP]-ligand based Cr catalyst system, catalytic mechanism, ethylene oligomerization method, catalytic property, and conclusion and prospect, which will cover almost all of the [PNP]-ligand based Cr catalysts so far studied. In this article, we will mainly discuss the influence on the catalytic property owing to the electronic and/or steric characters of the skeleton as well as the substituents at both N and P atoms of the [PNP]-ligands. In view of the current advances in this field, this [PNP]-ligand based Cr catalyst system is of potencial in application for the production of LAO mainly as 1-octene.

Cite this article

Liu Rui , Xiao Shumeng , Zhong Xianghong , Cao Yucai , Liang Shengbiao , Liu Zhenyu , Ye Xiaofeng , Shen An , Zhu Hongping . Advances in Selective Ethylene Oligomerization Based on [PNP]-Ligand Chromium Catalysts[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015 , 35(9) : 1861 -1888 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201504009

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