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Oligomerization of Dicyclopentadiene Fraction Using Monosubstituted Titanium Chloride as a Catalyst

The purpose of this study is to investigate the dicyclopentadiene fraction of liquid pyrolysis product oligomerization with the use of the modified catalytic system based on titanium alkoxides. The choice of reaction catalyst is specified by searching the ways of obtaining petroleum resins with the improved performance characteristics and the possibility of low-temperature polymerization. The use of monosubstituted titanium chloride as a catalyst allows obtaining light resins, films on the base of which are smooth, glossy and have good technical characteristics: adhesion 1 point, resilience 10 cm

Bis(diethylamino)(pentafluorophenyl)phosphane – a Push–Pull Phosphane Available for Coordination

A facile large-scale synthesis of the “push–pull”-substituted ligand bis(diethylamino)(pentafluorophenyl)phosphane is reported. A selenophosphorane as well as complexes with CuI and PdCl2, can be formed almost quantitatively from suitable starting materials. The PdII complex shows a square-planar coordination with significant distortions of the Cl–Pd–Cl moiety in the solid state. In contrast, the phosphane ligand exhibits a large flexibility in the trigonal-planar coordination of the Cu salt, as proven by X-ray crystallography. C–C cross-coupling reactions and 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions have been tested for the PdII and CuI complexes, respectively. Whereas the reactivity of the PdII complex is good at low temperature, the CuI complex reveals remarkable reaction rates at temperatures up to 130 °C. Furthermore, the CuI-catalyzed azide/alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition was successfully adapted for flow conditions