Electrochemical synthesis of chromium(iii) 2-ethylhexanoate and its catalytic activity in homogeneous trimerization of ethylene
摘要
A method for electrochemical preparation of chromium(iii) 2-ethylhexanoate, [BuCH(Et)C(O)O]3Cr, based on anodic dissolution of chromium metal in the presence of 2-ethylhexanoic acid in acetonitrile was developed. Bidentate coordination of carboxylate groups in chromium(iii) 2-ethylhexanoate was approved by Fourier transform IR spectroscopy. High catalytic activity (more than