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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven H. Strauss, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Sergei V. Ivanov, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Colorado State University Research Foundation, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 2/102 ; C07F 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 2/102 ; C07F 5/02 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides catalyst components comprising a compound having a weakly coordinating anion salt and a reactive cation, in particular a compound of the formula M Q . Preferably, each M is independently a cation with at least one M being a reactive cation as defined herein. Q is a fluorinated polyhedral borate moiety. And x and y are absolute values of the oxidation states of Q and M, respectively. The present invention also provides processes for using the catalyst components defined herein.