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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ayusman Sen, State College, PA (US);
Shahid Murtuza, Chicago, IL (US);
Seth B. Harkins, Pasadena, CA (US);
Cecily Andes, State College, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/08 ;
Abstract
Ethylene is trimerized to form 1-hexene, at a selectivity of up to about 99 mole percent, by contacting ethylene, at an ethylene pressure of from about 200-1500 psig and at a reaction temperature of from about 0° C. to about 100° C., with a catalyst comprising a tantalum compound (e.g., TaCl ) and a alkylating component comprising a metal hydrocarbyl compound or a metal hydrocarbyl halide compound (e.g., Sn(CH ) ).