Patent ID: 6037297
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B01J,C07F,C08F

Abstract:
A catalyst composition comprising the reaction product of:(a) a metal complex having the formula LM X.sub.1 X.sub.2 wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of halogens, hydride, triflate, acetate, trifluoroacetate, trisperfluorotetraphenylborate, tetrafluoroborate, C.sub.1 through C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 through C.sub.12 alkoxy, C.sub.3 through C.sub.12 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3 through C.sub.12 cycloalkoxy, and aryl; M is selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, and Au; and L is a nitrogen-containing bidentate ligand with more than two nitrogen atoms; and(b) an activating cocatalyst.