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Wenhong Yang

0000-0003-2269-2987

2-(1-Aryliminoethyl)-9-arylimino-5,6,7,8- tetrahydrocycloheptapyridyl iron(II) dichloride: synthesis, characterization, and the highly active and tunable active species in ethylene polymerization

A series of 2-(1-arylimino)ethyl-9-arylimino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrocycloheptapyridine derivatives was synthesized and fully characterized, and thereafter reacted with iron dichloride to form their corresponding iron(II) complexes. The single crystals of representative organic and iron complex compounds were obtained and analyzed by the X-ray diffraction analysis, indicating the distorted bipyramidal geometry around the iron core. Moreover, DFT calculations were performed on selected species to determine their structural features. On treatment with either MAO or MMAO, all iron complex pre-catalysts showed high activities (up to 1.56 × 10(7) gPE mol(-1)(Fe) h(-1)) toward ethylene polymerization. …

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2-Chloro/phenyl-7-arylimino-6,6-dimethylcyclopenta[b]pyridylnickel chlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene oligomerization

Abstract 2-Chloro/phenyl-7-arylimino-6,6-dimethylcyclopenta[b]pyridylnickel chlorides (Ni1–Ni8) were synthesized from the respective ligands L1–L8 and characterized. Upon activation with either methylaluminoxane (MAO) or ethylaluminium sesquichloride (EASC), they show high catalytic activity of up to 10.84 × 106 g(oligomer) mol− 1(Ni) h− 1 in ethylene oligomerization. The products range from butenes to dodecenes for Ni1–Ni4, but are limited to butenes and hexenes in the case of Ni5–Ni8. DFT calculations indicate that the Ni C bond length in the model alkyl complexes depends both on the nature of the substituents at the heterocycles and the kind of the alkyl group, shedding some light on the…

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CCDC 1554541: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Hongyi Suo, Youfu Zhang, Zhifeng Ma, Wenhong Yang, Zygmunt Flisak, Xiang Hao, Xinquan Hu, Wen-Hua Sun|2017|Catalysis Communications|102|26|doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2017.08.021

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CCDC 1008609: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Fang Huang, Qifeng Xing, Tongling Liang, Zygmunt Flisak, Bin Ye, Xinquan Hu, Wenhong Yang, Wen-Hua Sun|2014|Dalton Trans.|43|16818|doi:10.1039/C4DT02102A

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CCDC 1008610: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Fang Huang, Qifeng Xing, Tongling Liang, Zygmunt Flisak, Bin Ye, Xinquan Hu, Wenhong Yang, Wen-Hua Sun|2014|Dalton Trans.|43|16818|doi:10.1039/C4DT02102A

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CCDC 1008608: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Fang Huang, Qifeng Xing, Tongling Liang, Zygmunt Flisak, Bin Ye, Xinquan Hu, Wenhong Yang, Wen-Hua Sun|2014|Dalton Trans.|43|16818|doi:10.1039/C4DT02102A

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