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Electronic influence of the thienyl sulfur atom on the oligomerization of ethylene by cobalt(II) 6-(thienyl)-2-(imino)pyridine catalysis
Bianchini, Claudio,Gatteschi, Dante,Giambastiani, Giuliano,Rios, Itzel Guerrero,Ienco, Andrea,Laschi, Franco,Mealli, Carlo,Meli, Andrea,Sorace, Lorenzo,Toti, Alessandro,Vizza, Francesco
, p. 726 - 739 (2008/10/09)
The position of the sulfur atom in the thienyl group of 6-(thienyl)-2-(imino)pyridine ligands strongly affects the catalytic activity of the corresponding tetrahedral high-spin dihalide CoII complexes in the oligomerization of ethylene to α-olefins upon activation with methylaluminoxane (MAO). Complexes with the sulfur atom in the 3-position of the thienyl ring catalyze the selective conversion of ethylene to 1-butene, while catalysts containing thien-2-yl groups give C4-C14 a-olefins. In situ EPR experiments showed the occurrence of a spin state changeover with the formation of low-spin CoII species upon activation of the catalyst precursors by MAO. DFT calculations suggest that only thien-2-yl rings allow for the coordination of the sulfur atom to the cobalt center in the MAO-activated systems.