Patent ID: 8461072
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B01J,C07F,C08F

Abstract:
1. A composition of matter with the following formula: wherein M is iron, cobalt, or nickel; N is nitrogen; P is phosphorus; R Y is a hydrocarbyl bridge comprising a backbone wherein the backbone comprises a chain that is four or more carbon atoms long and is selected from the group consisting of butylene, pentylene, hexylene, heptylene, octylene, nonylene, decylene, undecylene, dodecylene, tridecylene, tetradecylene, pentadecylene, hexadecylene, heptadecylene, octadecylene, nonadecylene, eicosylene, heneicosylene, docosylene, tricosylene, tetracosylene, pentacosylene, hexacosylene, heptacosylene, octacosylene, nonacosylene, triacontylene, cyclohexylene, cyclooctylene, cyclodecylene, cyclododecylene, biphenyl, butenylene, penentylene, hexenylene, heptenylene, octenylene, nonenylene, decenylene, undecenylene, dodecenylene, hexynylene, heptynylene, octynylene, nonynylene, decynylene, undecynylene, dodecynylene, butadienylene, pentadienylene, hexadienylene, heptadienylene, octadienylene, nonadienylene, decadienylene, undecadienylene, dodecadienylene, hexatrienylene, octatrienylene, decatrienylene, and dodecatrienylene radicals; and (f) each X is independently methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl, nonadecyl, eicosyl, heneicosyl, docosyl, tricosyl, tetracosyl, pentacosyl, hexacosyl, heptacosyl, octacosyl, nonacosyl, triacontyl, hydride, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, tolyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, dimethylamino, diethylamino, methylethylamino, phenoxy, benzoxy, allyl, 1,1-dimethyl allyl, 2-carboxymethyl allyl, 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexa-fluoroacetylacetonate, 1,1,1-trifluoro-acetylacetonate, and 1,1,1-trifluoro-5,5-di-methylacetylacetonate; or the two X's are connected to form catecholate, 3,5-dibutylcatecholate, 3,6-dibutylcatecholate, 3,6-dibutyl-4,5-dimethoxycatecholate, 3,6-dibutyl-4,5-dichlorocatecholate, 3,6-dibutyl-4,5-dibromocatecholate, 1,3-propylene, chloride, bromide, iodide, or 1,4-butylene.