Facile preparation of a Ni-imidazole compound with high activity for ethylene dimerization

Zhaohui Liu; Guanxing Li; Mohammed R Alalouni; Ziyin Chen; Xinglong Dong; Jianjian Wang; Cailing Chen

doi:10.1039/d3cc04794f

Facile preparation of a Ni-imidazole compound with high activity for ethylene dimerization

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Dec 21;60(2):188-191. doi: 10.1039/d3cc04794f.

Authors

Zhaohui Liu¹, Guanxing Li², Mohammed R Alalouni³, Ziyin Chen⁴, Xinglong Dong⁵, Jianjian Wang¹, Cailing Chen²

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Multi-scale Porous Materials Center, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
² Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials (AMPM) Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia. cailing.chen@kaust.edu.sa.
³ Catalyst Center of Excellence (CCoE), Research and Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Gas and Particulate Metrology Group, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, London TW11 0LW, UK.
⁵ School of Chemistry, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS, UK. xinglong.dong.uk@gmail.com.

PMID: 38044830
DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04794f

Abstract

A compound consisting of Ni and imidazole (Ni-imidazole) was synthesized in large quantities by a one-step co-precipitation method. The structure and stability of this Ni-imidazole were well studied by a series of characterization methods. The Ni-imidazole compound exhibited excellent catalytic properties for the dimerization of ethylene to 1-butene.