Activation of [CrCl₃{PPh₂N(ⁱPr)PPh₂}] for the selective oligomerisation of ethene: a Cr K-edge XAFS study

DOI:

10.1039/c6cy00902f

Authors:

Stuart A. Bartlett, Jerome Moulin, Moniek Tromp, Gillian Reid, A. J. Dent, Giannantonio Cibin, David S. McGuinness, John Evans

Abstract:

Freeze-quench XAFS reveals initial methylation of the Cr(iii) precursor prior to reduction to Lewis-acid dependent Cr(ii) species.