The invention provides a new process for producing ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1. Invention provides also the use of ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1 as precatalysts and/or catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions.

The present invention provides unimolecular metal complexes having increased activity in the copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxides. Also provided are methods of using such metal complexes in the synthesis of polymers. According to one aspect, the present invention provides metal complexes comprising an activating species with catalytic activity tethered to a ligand that is coordinated to the active metal center of the complex.

The present invention relates to methods for improving carbon capture using entrained catalytic-particles within an amine solvent. The particles are functionalized and appended with a CO.sub.2 hydration catalyst to enhance the kinetics of CO.sub.2 hydration and improve overall mass transfer of CO.sub.2 from an acid gas.

A ligand based chromium catalyst and application in catalyzing ethylene oligomerization are disclosed. The chromium catalyst is formed by a chromium compound and an organic ligand containing P and/or N. The substituents on N and P of the ligand can be replaced, whereby selective ethylene trimerization and tetramerization can be realized so as to produce 1-hexene and 1-octene at the same time.

The invention provides a new process for producing ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1. Invention provides also the use of ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1 as precatalysts and/or catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions.

The invention provides a new process for producing ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1. Invention provides also the use of ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1 as precatalysts and/or catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions.

A ligand based chromium catalyst and application in catalyzing ethylene oligomerization are disclosed. The chromium catalyst is formed by a chromium compound and an organic ligand containing P and/or N. The substituents on N and P of the ligand can be replaced, whereby selective ethylene trimerization and tetramerization can be realized so as to produce 1-hexene and 1-octene at the same time.

Ruthenium complexes include those represented by Formula 1. A new process for producing the ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1. The ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1 are useful as precatalysts and/or catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions such as ring-closing metathesis, homometathesis, cross-metathesis, ethenolysis, isomerization reaction, diastereoselective ring-rearrangement metathesis, alkene-alkyne type metathesis, ring-opening metathesis polymerization, and metathetic depolymerization.

Ruthenium complexes include those represented by Formula 1. A new process for producing the ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1. The ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1 are useful as precatalysts and/or catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions such as ring-closing metathesis, homometathesis, cross-metathesis, ethenolysis, isomerization reaction, diastereoselective ring-rearrangement metathesis, alkene-alkyne type metathesis, ring-opening metathesis polymerization, and metathetic depolymerization.