Nickel complexes bearing 2-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-phenoxy ligands: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene oligomerization

A series of 2-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-phenols and their nickel complexes have been synthesized and characterized by elemental and spectroscopic analysis. The molecular structures of ligand L4 and complex C5 were confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed that complex C5 has a six-coordinated distorted octahedral geometry. Upon activation with Et₂AlCl, these nickel(II) complexes showed good activity for ethylene oligomerization. When PPh₃ was added as an auxiliary ligand to the catalytic system, an increased activity as high as 1.60 × 10⁷ g mol⁻¹ (Ni) h⁻¹ was observed. The ligand environment and reaction conditions remarkably affected the catalytic behavior of these nickel complexes.     

Synthesis, characterization and ethylene oligomerization studies of nickel complexes bearing 2-imino-1,10-phenanthrolines

A series of nickel (II) complexes ligated by 2-imino-1,10-phenanthrolines were synthesized and characterized by elemental and spectroscopic analysis as well as by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. X-ray crystallographic analysis reveals complexes 3, 5, 7 and 11 as the five-coordinated distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. Upon activation with Et₂AlCl, these complexes exhibited considerably high activity for ethylene oligomerization (up to 3.76 × 10⁷ g mol⁻¹(Ni) h⁻¹ for 12 with 10 equiv. of PPh₃). The ligand environment and reaction conditions significantly affect the catalytic activity of their nickel complexes.     

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 synthesized, and the novel molecular structure of complex C14 was further confirmed by X‐ray crystallographic analysis. The neutral nickel complexes showed high activity up to 9.96×10⁵ g oligomers/(mol Ni·h) 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 Al/Ni molar ratio, reaction temperature, a variety of cocatalyst and ethylene pressure on catalytic activity was investigated.     

Unsymmetric bimetal(II) complexes: Synthesis, structures and catalytic behaviors toward ethylene

A series of unsymmetric bimetal(II) (Fe, Co and Ni) complexes ligated by 2-methyl-2,4-bis(6-iminopyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,5-benzodiazepines were synthesized and characterized by IR spectra and elemental analysis, while a representative nickel(II) complex (5a) was determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. These iron(II) complexes were found to exhibit good activities for ethylene oligomerization and polymerization in the presence of MMAO and afforded α-olefins in high selectivity, and the composition of oligomers followed the Schluz-Flory distribution. The nickel(II) complexes mainly dimerize ethylene with considerable activity. The influences of coordinative ligands and reaction parameters were fully investigated on the catalytic activity and properties of these complexes.     

Bridged bis-pyridinylimino dinickel(II) complexes: Syntheses, characterization, ethylene oligomerization and polymerization

A series of bridged bis(pyridinylimino) ligands were efficiently synthesized through the condensation reaction of 4,4′-methylene-bis(2,6-disubstituted aniline) with 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde or 2-benzoylpyridine. They reacted with (DME)NiBr₂ to form dinuclear Ni(II) complexes. All resultant compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra as well as the single-crystal X-ray diffraction to confirm the structures of ligands and complexes. Activated with methylaluminoxane (MAO), these nickel complexes showed considerably good activities for ethylene oligomerization and polymerization. Their catalytic activities and the properties of PEs obtained were depended on the arched environment of ligand and reaction conditions.     

N-(Pyridin-2-yl)picolinamide tetranickel clusters: Synthesis,structure and ethylene oligomerization

A series of N-(pyridin-2-yl)picolinamide derivatives was synthesized and characterized. Tetranickel complexes were obtained by stoichiometric reaction of NiBr₂ and corresponding ligands, and characterized by elemental and spectroscopic analysis. Moreover, the coordination pattern of complex 3a was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In the structure, two ligands linked two nickel atoms to form a unit, and two units were bridged via μ₃-OMe and μ₂-Br to form a tetranickel cluster. These Ni(II) complexes were investigated in ethylene oligomerization and found to exhibit remarkable catalytic activities upon activation with MAO. Reaction conditions as well as ligand environment significantly affected the catalytic performance of the nickel complexes; the highest activity could be achieved to be 2.7 × 10⁶ g mol⁻¹ Ni h⁻¹.     

Ethylene polymerization promoted by nickel complexes

The nickel complexes are of special relevance to catalysis for ethylene oligomerization and polymerization. Beyond the famous commercial SHOP process for ethylene oligomerization, among recent progress of nickel catalysts, various nickel complexes containing different ligands such as the bidentate and tridentate ligands are of interest. In contrast to the importance of hetereogeneous catalysis, the homogeneous catalyst is a small share for polyolefins, while the well-defined complexes affect the microstructure of the resultant polyolefin. The nickel catalysts often perform ethylene activations for inner olefins and the branched polyethylene with broad or bimodal molecular weight distribution. The catalytic behavior will be affected by adaptation of ligands coordinating around the nickel center. In addition, the auxiliary ligand Ph₃P can improve the catalytic activity by one order of magnitude, and its active center can be confirmed through isolating and characterizing the reliable intermediate. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Synthesis of benzoxazolylpyridine nickel complexes and their efficient dimerization of ethylene to alpha-butene

A series of new nickel complexes bearing benzoxazolylpyridines was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR spectroscopic and elemental analysis. The molecular structures of two representative complexes were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex [NiCl2[2-(2-benzoxazolyl)-6-methylpyridine]] (5) is a centrosymmetric dinuclear compound with two penta-coordinated Ni(II) centers, whereas the complex [NiCl2[2-(5-methyl-2-benzoxazolyl)-6-methylpyridine}] (6) is mononuclear exhibiting a distorted octahedral-coordination geometry around the nickel atom. Upon activation with diethylaluminium chloride (Et2AlCl), all the complexes exhibited moderate to good catalytic activity for ethylene oligomerization (27-415 g mmol(-1)(Ni) h(-1) bar(-1)) with high selectivity for ethylene dimerization to form alpha-butene. The observed variance in the catalytic activities of the complexes is attributed to the different ligand environments and effects of reaction parameters.     

Nickel(II) complexes bearing phosphinooxazoline ligands: Synthesis, structures and their ethylene oligomerization behaviors

A series of Ni(II) complexes 4a-f ligated by the unsymmetrical phosphino-oxazolines (PHOX) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy, and the structures of complexes 4c-4e were confirmed by the X-ray crystallographic analysis. All derivatives showed distorted tetrahedron geometry by the nickel center and coordinative atoms. Upon activation with methylaluminoxane (MAO) or Et₂AlCl, these complexes exhibited considerable to high activity of ethylene oligomerization. The ligands environments and reaction conditions significantly affect their catalytic activities, while the highest oligomerization activity (up to 1.18 × 10⁶ g · mol⁻¹(Ni) · h⁻¹) was observed for 4d at 20 atm of ethylene. Incorporation of 2-4 equivalents of PPh₃ as auxiliary ligands in the 4a-f/MAO catalytic systems led to higher activity and longer catalytic lifetime.     

Nickel-based ethylene oligomerization catalysts supported by PNSiP ligands

A series of nickel (II) complexes bearing silicon bridged diphosphines ligands (PNSiP) have been synthesized and characterized. All nickel precatalysts, activated with ethylaluminum dichloride (EtAlCl₂), exhibited moderate to high activities for ethylene dimerization to butylene. The in situ nickel precatalysts formed by mixing N-cyclopentyl-N-((diphenylphosphanyl)dimethylsilyl)-1,1-diphenylphosphanamine (L2) with NiBr₂(DME) showed high catalytic activity (2.40 × 10⁸ g/(mol_Ni·h)) and high product selectivity (88.6%) towards butene using methylcyclohexane as solvent at 1.0 MPa ethylene pressure and 45°C temperature, no polyethylene(PE) was observed. Ligand backbone tuning of PNSiP-based catalytic systems help in precise understanding of steric bulk variation effects on catalytic performance.     

2-(7-methyl-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-6-(1-aryliminoethyl)pyridinylnickel complexes: Synthesis, characterization and their ethylene oligomerization

A series of 2-(methyl-substituted-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-6-(1-aryliminoethyl)pyridines (L1–L6) were synthesized and used as N^N^N tridentate ligands for their nickel complexes (C1–C12). All ligands were fully characterized by elemental, NMR and IR spectroscopic analyses, while their nickel complexes were characterized by elemental and IR spectroscopic analyses. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that the complexes C1, C3 and C9 have distorted octahedral geometry around the Ni center. All nickel complexes, activated with Et₂AlCl, exhibit good catalytic activities toward ethylene oligomerization with major dimerization.     

Transformation of 2-alkoxyimidate-1,10-phenanthroline metal (Mn, Co and Ni) chlorides from bis(2-cyano-1,10-phenanthroline) metal chlorides: Syntheses, characterizations and their catalytic behavior toward ethylene oligomerization

The 2-alkoxyimidate-1,10-phenanthroline complexes of manganese, cobalt and nickel have been synthesized by the reaction of 2-cyano-1,10-phenanthroline with metal dichloride in the corresponding alcohol. The metal complexes bearing two 2-cyano-1,10-phenanthrolines were isolated in non-protonic solvent as the coordination around metal core with two ligands and two chlorides. The alkoxyimidation of nitrile linked on ligand was speeded in forming the 2-alkoxyimidate-1,10-phenanthrolinyl metal complexes. All the complexes have been characterized by FT-IR spectra and elemental analysis, and some of their structures have also been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. All the metal complexes were evaluated in the catalytic oligomerization of ethylene with some alkylaluminums as co-catalyst; in which manganese complexes were less active, cobalt complexes showed low to moderate activities, and nickel complexes gave moderate to good activities.     

Synthesis,characterization and catalytic behaviors of neutral nickel complexes: Arylnickel N-alkyl-6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)picolinamide

A series of novel neutral nickel complexes, aryl (phenyl or naphthyl) nickel N-alkyl-6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)picolinamides, were synthesized and characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of the complexes C2, C3 and C7 reveal distorted square-planar geometry along with the molecular structure of one free ligand L1. On activation with diethylaluminum chloride (Et₂AlCl), the nickel complexes exhibited moderate catalytic activities for ethylene oligomerization, and the catalytic activity was up to 2.45 × 10⁵ g mol^?1(Ni) h^?1 in the presence of 1 equiv. PPh₃. Moreover, these complexes also exhibit moderate activities for Kumada–Corriu reaction and polymerization of methyl methacrylate.     

Deep Oxidation of Methane over Nano-Sized Ferrites with Spinel Structures

Ferrites with spinel structures as catalysts for the deep oxidation of methane have been studied by X-ray phase analysis and temperature programmed reduction. The most active catalysts are the nano-sized ferrites of cobalt and nickel, prepared by the decomposition of polynuclear complexes, with Al₂O₃ as carrier and with addition of a surface active agent to increase the thermal stability of the catalysts. At low temperatures (up to 450 °C), the effect of the size factor appears with the increase in specific catalytic activity of cobalt and nickel ferrites with decreasing of their particles. A correlation of the catalytic activity with the quantity and mobility (reactivity) of oxygen in the ferrites has been established.     

Large‐ring P/O chelate nickel complex catalyzed oligomerization of ethylene to linear α‐olefins

1,1‐(Bicyclononyl‐9‐phosphino)hendecanoic acid and potassium 1,1‐(biscyclohexylphosphino)­hendecylate were synthesized. A model nickel complex [η³−C₈H₁₃]Ni[(C₈H₁₄)P(CH₂)₁₀COO] containing a 14‐membered chelate ring was also synthesized. The catalytic activity of this large chelate ring nickel complex for the oligomerization of ethylene was studied and compared with that of six‐membered ring chelate nickel complexes. The influence of the chelate ring was rationalized in terms of intramolecular rotation. The 14‐membered ring P/O chelate nickel complex was shown to have efficient catalytic activity for the oligomerization of ethylene to α‐olefins. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

负载Ni催化剂用于乙二醇蒸汽重整制氢催化性能研究

采用等体积浸渍法和共沉淀法制备了Ni催化剂,在固定床反应器上考察了Ni负载量、焙烧温度、反应温度等因素对乙二醇低温重整制氢反应活性和选择性的影响。应用X射线衍射、氮物理吸附、H₂程序升温还原等技术对负载型Ni催化剂进行了表征。结果表明,共沉淀法制备的Ni/CeO₂催化剂具有较小的NiO颗粒与CeO₂载体颗粒粒径,催化活性较高。添加少量氧化钴到Ni/CeO₂催化剂中可使H₂收率达72.6%,EG转化率达93.1%。在CeO₂中添加Al₂O₃能提高负载Ni催化剂的活性,乙二醇转化率达94.0%,H₂收率达67.0%;但添加SiO₂则使其活性明显变差。     

Influence of the order of introduction of protonic acids on the formation of active complexes in the Ni(PPh3)4/BF3 · OEt2 catalytic system

The influence of the order of introduction of promoters (complex protonic acids) on the formation of active complexes in the Ni(PPh₃)₄/BF₃ · OEt₂ catalytic system and the activity of these systems in ethylene oligomerization have been studied. The activity of the systems in which nickel exists mainly as cationic Ni(I) complexes is more than one order of magnitude higher than the activity of the systems where nickel exists mainly in the form of Ni(II) hydride complexes. The role of alcohols as promoters in the Ni(PPh₃)₄/BF₃ · OEt₂ catalytic system is elucidated. The alcohols are the source of Ni(II) hydrides and, more importantly, the source of strong Brønsted acids, which efficiently ensure the coordinative unsaturation of the cationic Ni(I) complexes.     

含有NH2CH2CH2CH2NH2和o-C6H4(NH2)2配体的镍配合物的合成、结构和它们在乙烯聚合中的作用

两种镍的配合物[Ni(NH2CH2CH2CH2NH2)3]Cl2 (1)和[Ni(C6H4N2H4)2Cl2] (2)已经被合成并且通过红外和单晶X射线衍射分析对其进行了表征。在配合物1中,镍原子处于手性假八面体[NiN6]的几何构型中,它与三个1,3-丙二胺分子形成了三个六元环。在配合物2中,镍原子除了与两个o-苯二胺分子通过四个Ni-N键形成两个五元环外,它还与两个Cl原子配位形成了反式Ni-Cl2,这不同于以往报道过的镍的二胺配合物。这两个镍的配合物被MAO, MMAO或Et2AlCl活化后,对乙烯的二聚合或三聚合显示了很好的催化活性[对于配合物2,催化活性达到3.59×106 g mol-1 (Ni) h-1]。     

Novel nickel (II) complexes chelating β‐diketiminate ligands: synthesis and simultaneous polymerization and oligomerization of ethylene

Two novel nickel (II) complexes, CH{C(CF₃)NAr}₂NiBr ( 1 , Ar = 2,6‐ⁱPr₂C₆H₃ and 2 , 2,6‐Me₂C₆H₃), were synthesized by the reaction of the lithium salt of fluorinated β‐diketiminate backbone ligands with (1,2‐dimethoxyethane) nickel (II) bromide [(DME)NiBr₂]. The solid‐state structure of nickel (II) complex 2 as a dimer reveals four‐coordination and a tetrahedral geometry with bromide bridged by single crystal X‐ray measurement. Both complexes catalyze simultaneous polymerization and oligomerization of ethylene when activated by methylaluminoxane (MAO). It was found that the reaction temperature has a pronounced effect on the activity of ethylene polymerization and the molecular weight of obtained polyethylene. In addition, the nickel catalytic systems predominantly produce linear polyethylene with unsaturated end groups. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and catalytic activity of novel Ni-N complexes

A series of nickel complexes with 1,3-xylylenediamine, 1,2-diaminobenzene and 1,2-aminobenzylamine were first synthesized and characterized. The reaction of these amines with Ni(OAc)₂ · 4H₂O and NiCl₂ · 6H₂O in methanol or tetrahydrofuran resulted in the production of four novel nickel complexes I, II, III, and IV. The structure of each complex was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Each complex was also characterized using elemental analysis, ¹H NMR and IR. The complexes were then used to catalyze the Henry reaction, and good catalytic results (65?C99%) were achieved. The catalytic activity of the complexes was determined by ¹H NMR.