Patent ID: 7960555
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: C07C,C07D,C07F,C08G

Abstract:
1. A Group VIII transition metal compound of a formula wherein M is a metal selected from a Group VIII transition metal; X 1 and X 2 are independently selected from anionic ligand components; L 1 -L 3 are independently selected from neutral electron donor ligand components, providing one of said L 1 -L 3 components is an N-heterocyclic carbene component and the other said L 1 -L 3 components are independently selected from substituted pyridinyl ligand components, said substituent comprising at least one of an alkoxy moiety and an alkoxycarbonyl moiety; and R 1 -R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cyclic alkyl, substituted cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, cyclic alkenyl, substituted cyclic alkenyl, phenyl and substituted phenyl moieties.