Patent ID: 6858745

Claim:
An alkyl cobalt (III) dioximate having the following structural formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are individually selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl having at least 2 carbon atoms provided R 1 is not R 2 , substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, COOR 5 , CONR 6 R 7 , SR 7 , SO 2 R 7 , SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , SOR 5 , SO 3 R 5 , halogen, CCl 3 , CF 3 , COR 5 , CHO, CR 6 R 7 OR 5 , CH(OR 5 )(OR 6 ), CR 5 (OR 6 )(OR 7 ), where R 5 , R 6 , and R 7 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl and substituted aryl and A is substituted alkyl derived from an olefinic component and B is a component of a Lewis base and where the substituents of the substituted alkyl are individually selected from the group consisting of ester, ether, amide, halogen, ketone, hydroxy, aryl, SO 2 -alkyl, sulfamido, and amino groups and the substituents for the substituted aryl are individually selected from the group consisting of ester, ether, amide, halogen, ketone, hydroxy, alkyl, SO 2 -alkyl, sulfamido, and amino groups, wherein component B is an imidazole of the structural formula: wherein R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, NR 5 R 6 , SR 7 , SO 2 R 7 , SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , SOR 5 , COR 5 , CHO, CR 6 R 7 OR 5 , CH(OR 5 )(OR 6 ), and CR 5 (OR 6 )(OR 7 ); where R 5 , R 6 , and R 7 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, and aryl.