The N,N′-bis(trimethylsilyl)pentafluorobenzamidinate ligand: enhanced ethene oligomerisation with a neutral V(iii) bis(benzamidinate) alkyl catalystElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available. Synthetic and spectroscopic details and ethene oligomerisation experiments. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b0/b000397mNetherlands Institute for Catalysis Research (NIOK) publication no. RUG 99-4-05.

Abstract

The pentafluorobenzamidinate ligand [C₆F₅C(NSiMe₃)₂]⁻ is reported, together with its bis(benzamidinate) vanadium(III) methyl derivative; the latter is considerably more active in catalytic ethene oligomerisation than its non-fluorinated analogue.