Identification of the structure of Ni active sites for ethylene oligomerization on an amorphous silica-alumina supported nickel catalyst

The structure of Ni active sites supported on amorphous silica-alumina supports with different contents of Al_(2)O_(3)loadings in relation to their activities in ethylene oligomerization were investigated.Two kinds of Ni sites were detected by in situ FTIR-CO and H_(2)-TPR experiments,that are Ni^(2+)cations as grafted on weak acidic silanols and Ni^(2+)cations at ion-exchange positions.The ethylene oligomerization activities of these Ni/ASA catalysts were found an ascending tendency as the Al_(2)O_(3)loading decreased,which could be attributed to the enriched concentration of Ni^(2+)species on acidic silanols with a weaker interaction with the amorphous silica-alumina support.These Ni^(2+)species were more easily to be evolved into Ni^(+)species,which has been identified to be the active sites of ethylene oligomerization.Thus,it seems reasonable to conclude that Ni^(2+)species grafted on acidic silanols were the precursors of active sites.

Ethylene Oligomerization Promoted by Nickel Complexeswith 8-Iminoquinoline Derivatives

A series of 8-iminoquinoline derivatives nickel complexes were synthesized to proceed high activity in ethylene oligomerization.

Highly Active Iron/2.6-bis (imino) pyridyl Catalysts for Ethylene Oligomerization

Two novel iron-based catalysts have been synthesized with high catalytic activity (about 108g oligomers/molFe穐) for ethylene oligomerization.

Catalytic Effect of Cobalt and Iron Complexes Incorporating Bis(2-aldiminoethyl)amine Ligands on Ethylene Oligomerization

Complexes [MCl 2{CH 3N(CH 2CH 2N[CDS1]CR 1R 2) 2}]((3, M=Co, R 1=H, R 2=Ph ; 4, M=Fe, R 1=H, \{R 2=Ph\}; 5, M=Co, R 1=R 2=Ph) were prepared and characterized by IR spectra and elemental analysis. The combination of each of complexes 3-5 with ethylaluminoxane(EAO), respectively, was found to be moderately active for ethylene oligomerization to low carbon olefins. The activity of 113 kg oligomers·mol -1 Co·h -1 for complex 3(100 mol of EAO, 180 ℃ and 1 8 MPa ethylene) was observed with a selectivity of 93% to C 4-10 olefins, of which 96% were linear C4 10 olefins. The catalytic properties of complexes 3-5 were compared with those of analogous P,P coordinated complexes [MCl 2{CH 3N(CH 2CH 2PPh 2) 2}](1, M=Co; 2, \{M=\}Fe).

Ethylene Oligomerization to Low Carbon Olefins by a Zirconium Complex Incorporating 8-Quinolinolato Ligands at a Low Al/Zr Ratio

Bis(8-quinolinolato)zirconium dichloride (Ox)2ZrCl2 (Ox- = 8-quinolinolato) was found active for ethylene oligomerization with a high selectivity of 84~94% to C4~C10 olefins at 70~100C under the pressure of 1.8 MPa using Et2AlCl as a co-catalyst (Al/Zr = 60).

Ethylene Oligomerization by (dppe)MCl_2 [M = Fe(II), Co(II),Ni(II)] Complexes/EAO

The catalytic properties of a series of (dppe) MCl2 [M = Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II)] in combination with EAO (ethylaluminoxane) for ethylene oligomerization have been investigated. Treatment of the bidentate phosphine metal complexes with EAO in toluene generated in situ active catalysts which catalyze oligomerizaton of ethylene to low-carbon olefins. The effects of reaction temperature, ratios of n(Al) : n(M) and reaction periods on catalytic activity and product distribution have been studied. The activity of cobalt complex with EAO at 200C was 4021 g/g(Co)h, and the selectivity of C4-10 olefins is 95.5%.

Effects of acidity and mesoporosity development in ZSM-5 on biomass-derived ethylene oligomerization for liquid fuel synthesis

The acidities of different Si O2/Al2O3 ratio ZSM-5 zeolites, CBV3024 E, CBV5524 G and CBV8014 were investigated with temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy, and their catalytic performances were evaluated to screen the optimal CBV8014 catalyst for ethylene oligomerization. The mesoporosity development in CBV8014 zeolite was conducted by desilication in alkaline medium. The porous characteristics, structural properties and acidic properties of parent and alkali-treated CBV8014 zeolites were studied, and their catalytic performances were evaluated, indicating that CBV8014 treated by 0.2 mol/L NaO H solution has an appropriate mesoporosity development, well preservation of catalyst acidity and crystallinity, good catalytic activity and stability, and high liquid fuel yield for ethylene oligomerization. The effect of reaction pressure on ethylene oligomerization over 0.2HZ catalyst was also investigated, and JP-8 likely hydrocarbon jet fuel was obtained by using 0.2HZ catalyst at 0.344 75 MPa with a high catalyst stability and high liquid yield.

Synthesis and Characterization of {2-Formyl-6-[1-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)]-4- chlorophenoxy}_2Ni and Its Ethylene Oligomerization

The title nickel complex （C34H3oCl2N2NiO4, Mr = 660.21） has been synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 11.026（8）, b = 11.491（8）, c = 12.119（9） A°, β=91.328（13）°, Z= 2, V= 1535.0（19） ,A°^3, Dc = 1.428 g/cm^3, F（000） = 684 andμ（MoKa） = 0.848 mm^-1 The structure was refined to R = 0.0544 for 1813 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I） and wR =0.0867 for 3132 unique reflections. The molecule of the complex is high symmetrical. Ni（Ⅱ） atom is located in the symmetric center and coordinated to two phenolic oxygen and two imino nitrogen atoms, forming two six-membered rings. Upon activation with methylaluminoxane （MAO）, it is active for ethylene oligomerization.

Crystal Structure and Ethylene Oligomerization Catalytic Activity of {2-Carbethoxy-6-[1-[（2,6-diethylphenyl）imino]ethyl]pyridine}CoCl2

The unsymmetric precursor ethyl 6-acetylpyridine-2-carboxylate （4） was synthesized from 2,6-dimethylpyridine （1）. On the basis of this precursor, a new mono（imino）pyridine ligand （5） and the corresponding Co（Ⅱ） complex {2-carbethoxy-6-[1-[（2,6-diethylphenyl）imino]ethyl]pyridine}CoCl2 （6） were prepared. The crystal structure of complex indicates that the 2-carbethoxy-6-iminopyridine is coordinated to the cobalt as a tridentate ligand using [N, N, O] atoms, and the coordination geometry of the central cobalt is a distorted trigonal bipyramid, with the pyridyl nitrogen atom and the two chlorine atoms forming the equatorial plane. Being applied to the ethylene oligomedzation, this cobalt complex shows catalytic activity of 1.820× 10^4 g/mol-Cooh at 101325 Pa of ethylene at 15.5℃ for 1 h, when 1000 equiv, of methylaluminoxane （MAO） is employed as the cocatalyst.

Synthesis, Characterization and Ethylene Oligomerization Behavior of Neutral Nickel Complexes Bearing N-Fluorinated Phenyl Salicylaldiminato Chelate Ligands

A series of neutral nickel complexes featuring N-fluorinated phenyl salicylaldiminato chelate ligands was syn- thesized, and the novel molecular structure of complex C14 was further confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analy- sis. The neutral nickel complexes showed high activity up to 9.96× 10^5 g oligomers/（mol Nioh） and high selectivity of C6 in catalyzing ethylene oligomerization using methylaluminoxane （MAO） as cocatalyst. It was observed that the strong electron-withdrawing effect of the fluorinated salicylaldiminato ligand was able to significantly increase the catalytic activity for oligomerization of ethylene. In addition, the influence of reaction parameters such as A1/Ni molar ratio, reaction temperature, a variety of cocatalyst and ethylene pressure on catalytic activity was investigated.

Ethylene Oligomerization by 8-Aminoquinoline Nickel Dichloride Complex Supported on β-Cyclodextrin

Cyclodextrin was pretreated by methylaluminoxane (MAO) and subsequently reacted with 8 aminoquinoline nickel dichloride complex to yield the supported catalyst, which was characterized by ICP, IR and XPS methods. Using MAO as cocatalyst, the catalytic activity of this supported catalyst was investigated at various reaction temperature and Al/Ni molecular ratio. The results showed that, despite possessing a number of polar groups, the supported catalyst displayed relatively high activity over 1×10 5 g ethylene/(mol Ni·h) under mild conditions.

Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Modified with Silylated-salicylaldimine Co(II) and Pd(II) Complexes as Precatalysts in Ethylene Oligomerization

MWCNTs-Co(II) and Pd(II) were prepared through grafting silylated-salicylaldimine Pd(II) and Co(II) on multiwalled carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) for ethylene oligomerization. The structures of the two MWCNTs-supported catalysts were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analyses(TGA) and nitrogen adsorption and desorption. And the influence of the supported pattern on the catalytic properties for ethylene oligomerization was investigated. The results revealed that the silylated-salicylaldimine complexes were grafted on the inner and outer surfaces of the carbon nanotubes and the pore size and BET surface area of MWCNTs decreased. Compared with the homogeneous catalysts, the two MWCNTs-supported catalysts had higher selectivity for hexene and 1-hexene in the presence of diethylaluminum chloride(DEAC) with a small molecule size due to confinement effect. MWCNTs-Pd exhi-bited higher activity and higher selectivity for C8+ olefin compared to MWCNTs-Co due to electronic factors. The catalytic activities of MWCNTs-Pd and MWCNTs-Co decreased from 24.18×105g·(mol Pd·h)–1 and 20.57×105g·(mol Co·h)–1 to 19.79×105g·(mol Pd·h)–1 and 13.14×105g·(mol Co·h)–1 after the third recycle reaction, respectively.

Ethylene Oligomerization Catalyzed by Nickel(II) Diimine Complexes

Ethylene oligomerization has been investigated by using catalyst systemscomposed of nickel (II) diimine complexes (diimine = N, N′-o-phenylene bis(salicylideneaminato), N,N′-o-phenyl-enebisbenzal, N, N′-ethylenebisbenzal) and ethylaluminoxane (EAO). The main productsin toluene and at 110―200℃ were olefins with low carbon numbers (C_4―C_(10)). Effects of reactiontemperature, Al/Ni molar ratio and reaction period on both the catalytic activity and productdistribution were explored. The activity of 1.84 x 10~5 g of oligomer/(mol_(Ni)·h), with 87.4% ofselectivity to C_4―C_(10) olefins, was attained at 200℃ in the reaction when a catalyst composedof NiCl_2-(PhCH= o-NC_6H_4N= CHPh) and EAO was used.

PROSPECTS AND CRUCIAL PROBLEMS IN OLIGOMERIZATION AND POLYMERIZATION WITH IRON AND COBALT COMPLEX CATALYSTS

The discovery of highly active 2,6-bis（imino）pyridyl iron and cobalt complexes provided a milestone of latetransition metal catalysts for ethylene oligomerization and polymerization with being currently investigated for the scale-up process. The crucial problems are remaining in the catalytic systems： the catalytic systems targeting ethylene polymerization produce more oligomers at elevated reaction temperatures, however, there is a recognizable amount of high-molecularweight polyethylene remained in the modified catalytic system for the oligomerization process. Beyond the modification of bis（imino）pyridyl metal complexes, several alternative proeatalysts＇ models have been developed in our group. This review highlighted the achievements in exploring new iron and cobalt complexes with tridentate NNN ligands as procatalysts for ethylene oligomerization and polymerization.

SYNTHESIS OF BRANCHED POLYETHYLENE USING (α-DIIMINE)NICKEL(Ⅱ)TiCl_4 COMBINED AND SUPPORTED CATALYST

Diimine)nickel {[C 6 H 5 -N = C(CH 3 ) - C(CH 3 ) = N - QH 5 ]NiBr 2 }-TiCl 4 , abbreviated as NiL-TiCl 4 combined catalyst which is supported on MgCl 2 -SiO 2 carrier has been prepared, by using alkyl aluminum (AlR 3 ) as the cocatalyst in place of methylaluminoxane (MAO) to catalyze ethylene oligomerization and copolymerization in situ. The influences of procedure for supporting NiL-TiCl 4 , the molar ratio of NiL to TiCl 4 , cocatalyst type and polymerization temperature on the catalytic performance were studied. The degree of branching and the composition of the branched chain of polymers produced have been investigated by IR and 13C-NMR spectra. The results show that the combined catalyst can synthesize the branched polyethylene with various banched chains .The polymerization reaction was monitored by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results show that this catalyst promotes the oligomerization and copolymerization in situ for ethylene.

Nickel Complexes Based on Salicylaldehyde-imine Ligands： Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Oligomerization of Ethylene

A series of nickel complexes {NOONR}Ni（A： R=Me; B： R=t-Bu; C： R=OMe） based on salicylalde- hyde-imine ligands was synthesized through Schiff base condensation and metal complexation reaction. Upon activation with methylalurninoxane（MAO）, nickel complexes A--C all exhibited good catalytic activity[turnover frequency=5.2×10^5-16.3×10^5 g/（mol Ni-h）] and oligomer selectivity（above 85%, mass fraction） in ethylene oligomerization. In addition, C8--C12 olefins occupied an important proportion in the products of oligomers. Under the conditions of 4.0 MPa, 25℃ and A1/Ni molar ratio of 275, the catalytic selectivity of A/MAO system toward C8-C12 was about 30. 1%（mass fraction）, and the content of C8--C12 a-olefins was consistently above 70%. Furthermore, besides the ligand environment, the catalytic properties of A-C were substantially affected by experimental parameters, such as the reaction pressure, reaction temperature and A1/Ni ratio.

Preparation of Aryloxy-aluminoxanes and Their Use as Activators in the Bis(imino)pyridyl Iron-catalyzed Oligomerization of Ethylene

In this study, a series of aryloxy-aluminoxanes originated directly from the hydrolysis of reaction products of A1Me3 and phenols were synthesized, which could serve as effective polymer-retarding activators for the iron-catalyzed ethylene oligomerization. The molar ratios of [PhOH]/[AlMe3] and [H2O]/[Al] during the preparation were explored and their impacts on the oligomerization activity and product distribution were discussed. To obtain the effective activators with good polymer-retarding effect and relatively high activity, the optimized conditions were proposed to be [PhOH]/[AlMe3] = 0.5 and [H2O]/[Al] = 0.7. Various aluminoxanes with different [-OH] sources confirmed the importance of using phenols in preparing the effective polymer-retarding activators. By utilizing these aryloxy-aluminoxanes, the mass fraction of polymers in the total products could be reduced to lower than 1.0 wt%, which is much lower than that of the MAO-activated systems （〉 30 wt%）. This is a potential benefit for the industrial application of the iron-catalyzed oligomerization process.

Synthesis and characterization of unsymmetric silylated PNP single-active central chromium catalyst

A silylated PNP ligand with asymmetric structure was synthesized using(γ-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane and chlorodiphenyl phosphine as raw materials.The optimal synthetic conditions of the PNP ligand were obtained by conditional experiments and were as follows:dichloromethane was solvent,triethylamine was acid acceptor,the mole ratio of chlorodiphenylphosphine and(γ-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane was 2.1∶1,the dropping temperature of chlorodiphenylphosphine was-5℃,the dropping time was 30 min,the reaction temperature was 25℃and the reaction time was 12 h.Under the conditions,the yield of the silylated PNP ligand was 91.20%.Based on grey correlation analysis,the dropping temperature was the main factor for the yield of the silylated PNP ligand.The single-active central chromium catalyst based on the silylated PNP ligand was synthesized by complexation reaction with the silylated PNP ligand and chromium chloride tetrahydrofuran complex as materials,and the yield was 95.25%.The chemical structures of the silylated PNP ligand and the corresponding chromium catalyst were confirmed by elemental analysis,FT-IR,^(1)H NMR,MS and ICP.The single-active central chromium catalyst based on the silylated PNP ligand had good catalytic activity for ethylene oligomerization,and the content of C_(8)olefin was 72.40%,which was superior to Si-Schiff-Cr based on intermolecular coordination.

HALONICKEL 2,4-DI-t-BUTYL-6-(QUINOLIN-8-YLIMINOMETHYL)PHENOLATES:SYNTHESIS,CHARACTERIZATION AND ETHYLENE REACTIVITY

A series of nickel halides bearing 2,4-di-t-butyl-6-（quinolin-8-yliminomethyl） phenolate ligands was synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Molecular structures of C1 （R = H, X = Br） and C2 （R = H, X = C1） were further confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallographic studies, and revealed a distorted square planar geometry at nickel. Upon activation with diethylaluminum chloride （Et2AlCl）, all nickel pre-catalysts displayed good catalytic activity [up to 9.3 × 10^5 g mol-1（Ni） h-1] for ethylene oligomerization with major dimerization. In the presence of methylaluminoxane （MAO）, the nickel complex C1 was capable of ethylene polymerization under 3 MPa, and produced polyethylene products with narrow polydispersity （1.16-1.73） and molecular weights in the range of 2.6-4.95 kg/mol.