Issue 14, 2002
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Chemical Communications

Nucleophilic attack at pyridinenitrogen and its use to access a novel mono-anionic ligand for iron-based ethylene polymerisation catalysts†

Guy K. B. Clentsmith,a   Vernon C. Gibson,*a   Peter B. Hitchcock,b   Brian S. Kimberleyc  and  Charles W. Reesa  

* Corresponding authors

a Dept of Chemistry, Imperial College, London, UK
E-mail: v.gibson@ic.ac.uk

b The Chemistry Laboratory, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, Sussex, UK

c BP Chemicals snc, Centre de Recherche, 13117 Lavéra, Bouches-du-Rhone, France

Abstract

Addition of MeLi to bis(imino)pyridines results in an unprecedented nucleophilic attack at pyridine nitrogen to afford novel mono-anionic [N,N,N] ligands: their treatment with FeCl3, followed by MAO activation, affords highly active ethylene polymerisation catalysts.

Graphical abstract: Nucleophilic attack at pyridine nitrogen and its use to access a novel mono-anionic ligand for iron-based ethylene polymerisation catalysts

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B203805F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Apr 2002
Accepted
21 May 2002
First published
19 Jun 2002

Chem. Commun., 2002, 1498-1499

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Nucleophilic attack at pyridine nitrogen and its use to access a novel mono-anionic ligand for iron-based ethylene polymerisation catalysts

G. K. B. Clentsmith, V. C. Gibson, P. B. Hitchcock, B. S. Kimberley and C. W. Rees, Chem. Commun., 2002, 1498 DOI: 10.1039/B203805F

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