Patent ID: 7056997

Claim:
A process for making a product, comprising contacting at least one olefin in a feed with a catalyst under reaction conditions followed by recovering the product, wherein the catalyst comprises a metal-tridentate ligand complex having a FORMULA B: wherein Q 1 , Q 2 , and Q 3 : independently selected from O, S, N, and P; R 1 and R 3 : independently selected from H, C 1 to C 20 alkyl groups, 1-, 2- or 3-ring aryl groups and substituted aryl groups; R 2 and R 4 : if Q 2 or Q 3 is O or S, none, if Q 2 or Q 3 is either N or P, independently selected from H, C 1 to C 20 alkyl groups, 1-, 2- or 3-ring aryl groups and substituted aryl groups; R 5 , R 6 , and R 7 : independently selected from H, C 1 to C 20 alkyl groups; M: a first transition metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, V, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ta, and mixtures thereof; L: each L independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, C 1 to C 20 alkyl, C 5 to C 14 aryl, nitrate, OR 21 , OC(═O)R 22 ; R 23 ; CN; SCN, CO, H, wherein R 21 , R 22 , and R 23 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1 to C 20 alkyl groups, substituted alkyl groups, 1-, 2- or 3-ring aryl groups, substituted aryl groups, and silyl groups; solvent: selected from the group consisting of ethers, polyethers, esters, alcohols, halogenated hydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof; q: 0–5 (integer) to balance overall electrical charge; and m: 0–10 (integer or fractional).