The present disclosure provides N-heterocyclic carbene ligands, catalyst complexes thereof, and methods using same. The present disclosure further provides synthetic methods of preparing the N-heterocyclic carbene ligands and catalyst complexes disclosed herein.

Disclosed is transition metal complex that serves as a catalytic component with which 1-hexene can be produced efficiently with excellent selectivity, even under high temperature conditions, by means of an ethylene trimerization reaction. Said transition metal complex is represented by the following general formula (1), wherein M.sup.1 represents a Group 4 transition metal atom, and R.sup.1 through R.sup.11 and X.sup.1 through X.sup.3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a specific organic group. ##STR00001##

A process, comprising: providing an olefin feed comprising pentenes, butenes, and isopentane; and alkylating the olefin feed with isobutane using acidic ionic liquid catalyst; wherein less than 5 mol % of C.sub.5 olefins in the olefin feed are converted to isopentane, and the alkylate gasoline has defined final boiling points and high RONs. A process comprising: alkylating an olefin feed comprising pentenes and isopentane, with isobutane using acidic ionic liquid catalyst; wherein less than 5 mol % of C.sub.5 olefins in the olefin feed are converted to isopentane; and wherein an n-pentane product yield is low. An alkylate gasoline, comprising less than 0.1 wt % olefins and aromatics, less than 1.8 wt % C.sub.12+ hydrocarbons, and greater than 60 wt % combined C.sub.8 and C.sub.9 hydrocarbons, wherein the trimethylpentane in the C.sub.8 hydrocarbons and the trimethylhexane in the C.sub.9 hydrocarbons are defined.

A synthetic method and catalyst for preparing 3-(3-oxo-2-pentyl)cyclopentyl dimethyl malonate are disclosed. The synthetic method uses 2-pentyl-2-cyclopentenone and dimethyl malonate as raw materials, and reacts them in the presence of a catalyst to prepare 3-(3-oxo-2-pentyl)cyclopentyl dimethyl malonate, the catalyst is a basic ionic liquid, the pH value of the basic ionic liquid is greater than or equal to 10, and the catalyst is prepared by a method comprising the steps of: mixing the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound with an aliphatic carboxylate or hydroxyl aliphatic carboxylate or fluorophosphate under stirring. The synthetic method is environmentally friendly, stable in reaction and low-cost, and the conversion of 2-pentyl-2-cyclopentenone is significantly improved due to the use of the above-mentioned basic ionic liquid as catalyst.

The specification describes a method for the production of a hydrochlorination catalyst, comprising the steps of: i) preparing an impregnation solution by combining a source of gold and a ligand in a solvent, wherein the solvent comprises an organic solvent; ii) impregnating a support with the impregnation solution from step (i); and iii) drying the product of step (ii) to obtain the catalyst. Also described are hydrochlorination catalysts comprising a complex of gold and a ligand of Formula (I) supported on a support. These catalysts are particularly suitable for the conversion of acetylene to vinyl chloride monomer.

The present disclosure relates to ionic liquid-solvent complex comprising cation and anion and are prepared in the presence of a solvent. The present disclosure also relates to the process for preparing ionic liquid-solvent complex and also to a process for producing linear alkyl benzene using the ionic liquid-solvent complex. The present disclosure also relates to various applications of the ionic liquid-solvent complex.

The present invention is intended to provide a method for efficiently producing and providing a compound having a spirooxindole skeleton, for example, a compound having a spirooxindole skeleton and having antitumor activity that inhibits the interaction between Mdm2 protein and p53 protein, or an intermediate thereof, using an asymmetric catalyst. A compound having an optically active tricyclic dispiroindole skeleton is efficiently obtained through a catalytic asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction using ketimine as a reaction substrate and using a chiral ligand and a Lewis acid.

The present disclosure provides Titanium (IV) compounds and methods of making heterocyclic compounds such as pyrroles using Titanium (IV) compounds. In certain embodiments, the Titanium (IV) compound is present in catalytic amounts.

Provided are phenyltetrahydrofuran compounds that are useful as intermediates in the preparation of pharmaceutical compounds and further provided are processes for the preparation of phenyltetrahydrofuran compounds.

According to the present invention, there is provided a catalytic complex comprising a metal, one or more ligands and one or more counterions, wherein said one or more ligands include a non-racemic chiral ligand and wherein said one or more counterions include a triflimide counterion. Also provided are methods of making said catalytic complex and processes for producing chiral compounds which involve the use of said catalytic complex. In addition, the present invention provides compounds of the formula (2) as defined herein. The compounds of formula (2) may be useful as ligands in catalytic complexes.