Iron(III) complexes with meta-substituted bis(arylimino)pyridine ligands: Catalyst precursors for the selective oligomerization of ethylene
摘要:
Bis(arylimino)pyridine iron(III) complexes containing meta-halogen substituents at the iminophenyl rings were synthesized and characterized. In contrast to iron(II) complexes, the presence of at least one ortho-substituent at the iminophenyl rings is not obligative for catalytic activities of these iron(III) complexes. After activation with methylaluminoxane (MAO), these catalysts oligomerize ethylene to give also internal and branched olefins besides the expected linear alpha-olefins. The widths of the resulting molecular weight distributions and the degrees of isomerization of the resulting oligomers strongly depend on the substitution pattern at the ligand frameworks. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A series of palladium complexes: [(Pydim)PdCl](PdCl3) (Pydim (1): pyridine-2,6-diimine) have been synthesized from palladium dichloride and the corresponding pydim. The Pd (II) complexes have been used as catalyst in the Suzuki reaction of aryl halides. Moreover, thermal behaviors of palladium complexes have been studied in nitrogen atmosphere using TG/DTG and DTA techniques. The values of activation energy Ea, and reaction order n, the entropy change S*, enthalpy change H#, and Gibbs free energy change G# of the thermal decomposition were calculated by means of several methods based on the single heating rate.