Abstract
A series of tridentate NNN iron(II) and cobalt(II) dichloride complexes bearing 2-(1H-2-benzimidazolyl)-6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)pyridines were synthesized and characterized by elemental and spectroscopic analyses. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of representative examples of the cobalt and iron complexes confirm distorted bipyramidal geometry around the metal center. Upon coordination of a methanol solvent molecule, a geometry change to distorted octahedral was observed. The steric and electronic effects on catalytic activity are evaluated for different substituents in the arylimino part of the ligand: Me, Et, iPr, Cl, and Br in ortho- and Me and H in para-position. On treatment with methylaluminoxane (MAO) or modified MAO (MMAO), the iron(II) complexes exhibited good activities of up to 106 g·mol−1(Fe)·h−1 for ethylene oligomerization and moderate activities for polymerization, while cobalt(II) complexes showed moderate activities for ethylene dimerization. The best activities were observed with...
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