Regioselective Homo- and Codimerization of α-Olefins
Catalyzed by Bis(2,4,7-trimethylindenyl)yttrium Hydride

Kretschmer, Winfried P.; Troyanov, Sergei I.; Meetsma, Auke; Hessen, Bart; Teuben, Jan H.

doi:10.1021/om970983h.s001

Regioselective Homo- and Codimerization of α-Olefins Catalyzed by Bis(2,4,7-trimethylindenyl)yttrium Hydride

journal contribution

posted on 1998-01-16, 00:00 authored by Winfried P. Kretschmer, Sergei I. Troyanov, Auke Meetsma, Bart Hessen, Jan H. Teuben

The novel dimeric bis(2,4,7-trimethylindenyl)yttrium hydride [(Ind‘)₂Y(μ-H)]₂ (3) has been prepared from (Ind‘)₂Y(μ-Cl)₂Li(THF)₂ (1) via the alkyl complex (Ind‘)₂YCH(SiMe₃)₂ (2). The hydride 3 is a catalyst that effects the regio- and stereoselective homodimerization of a range of α-olefins at 80 °C as well as head-to-head codimerization of styrene with other α-olefins.