Patent ID: 7141633
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: B01J,C07C,C08F,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A process for the trimerization of olefins, comprising contacting a monomeric olefin or mixture of olefins under trimerization reaction conditions in a trimerization reactor with a catalyst to produce a trimerization reaction product, which catalyst comprises: (a) a source of a Group 3 to 10 transition metal: (b) a ligand selected from the group consisting of: (2-methoxyphenyl)(phenyl)PN(Me)P(phenyl) (2-methoxyphenyl) (2-methoxyphenyl)(phenyl)PN(Me)P(2-methoxyphenyl)(phenyl), (2-methoxyphenyl) (2-ethoxyphenyl) (2-isopropoxphenyl) (2-hydroxyphenyl) (2-nitrophenyl) (2,3-dimethoxyphenyl) (2,4-dimethoxyphenyl) (2,6-dimethoxyphenyl) (2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl) (2-dimethoxyphenyl)(2-methylphenyl)PN(Me)P(2-methylphenyl) [2-(dimethylamino)phenyl] (2-methoxymethoxyphenyl) (2-methoxyphenyl) (2-methoxyphenyl) (2-methoxyphenyl) (2-methoxyphenyl) tri(2-methoxymethoxyphenyl)phosphane; and optionally (c) an activator.