Titanium-catalyzed cyclotrimerization of butadiene. Part II. The (C6H6)TiII(AlCl4)2-EtxAlCl3-x (x=1-3) systems

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0304-5102(90)85179-L

This paper describes the kinetics of butadiene cyclotrimerization catalyzed by the Ia-EtAlCl₂, Et₂AlCl or Et₃Al systems and the results of investigations of these systems by electronic absorption spectroscopy. The study was carried out to improve understanding of the effects of organo-aluminum compounds on the catalytic properties of Ia and to find the optimum conditions for (Z,E,E)-CDT production. In view of our long-term efforts to identify the catalytic species in the butadiene cyclotrimerization in systems based on different titanium precursors, this is the initial step in a comparative study of the (arene)titanium (II) systems and the Ti(IV)-based systems.