CPC B01J 31/189 (2013.01) [B01J 31/143 (2013.01); B01J 2231/20 (2013.01); B01J 2531/62 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A catalyst composition for the oligomerization of ethylene to 1-octene, the catalyst composition comprising:
a chromium (III) species; and
a ligand having the formula of:
wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C11 aryl, n is 0 or 1, and m=n+3.
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