Catalyst systems suitable for tetramerizing ethylene to form 1-octene may include a catalyst having a structure according to Formula (VI) or Formula (VII). In Formulas (VI) and (VII), X is a halogen, a (C.sub.2-C.sub.30) carboxylate, acetylacetonate, or a (C.sub.1-C.sub.30) hydrocarbyl; L.sub.1 is a neutral coordinating ligand; n is an integer from 0 to 6; Y is a (C.sub.6-C.sub.20)fluorine-substituted aryl, a (C.sub.6-C.sub.20)fluorine-substituted aryloxy, or a (C.sub.1-C.sub.20)fluorine-substituted alkoxy; and L∩L is a bidentate chelating ligand. The catalyst system may also include an aluminum containing agent which includes a reaction product of an organoaluminum compound and an antifouling compound. The antifouling compound may include one or more polyether alcohols or one or more non-polymeric ethers.

Catalyst systems suitable for tetramerizing ethylene to form 1-octene may include a catalyst including a reaction product of a chromium compound and a ligand having the structure according to Formula (II). In Formula (II), A and C may be independently chosen from phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, and nitrogen; B may be a linking group between A and C; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 may be independently chosen from a (C.sub.1-C.sub.50) hydrocarbyl or a (C.sub.1-C.sub.50) heterohydrocarbyl. The catalyst system may include a co-catalyst including a reaction product of an organoaluminum compound and an antifouling compound. The antifouling compound may include one or more quaternary salts; one or more organic acids, organic acid salts, esters, anhydrides, or combinations of these; one or more chlorinated hydrocarbons, chloro-aluminum alkyls, or combinations of these; one or more polyether alcohols; or one or more non-polymeric ethers.

[Problem] To provide a complex compound useful as a catalyst for a hydrophosphorylation reaction and a process for producing the same.

[Means to Solve the Problem] A complex compound of the present invention is a complex compound of a resin fine particle represented by the following general formula (1):

##STR00001## wherein, R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group, R.sup.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and based on the total of 100% of the values of n and m, the value of n is within the range of 20 to 100%, the value of m is within the range of 0 to 80%, and * represents bonding with the surface of the resin fine particle and a transition metal.

Catalyst systems suitable for tetramerizing ethylene to form 1-octene may include a catalyst including a chromium compound coordinated with a ligand and a co-catalyst including an organoaluminum compound. The ligand may have a chemical structure: (R.sub.1)(R.sub.2)A-X—C(R.sub.3)(R.sub.4). A and C may be phosphorus. X may be B(R.sub.5), Si(R.sub.5).sub.2, N(R.sub.5), wherein R.sub.5 is an aryl group substituted with a halogen, halogenated alkyl or a silyl group, and wherein B, or N, or Si is bound to A and C. R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 may be independently chosen hydrocarbyl groups or heterohydrocarbyl groups.

Disclosed herein are mono- and di-substituted tetrazines and methods of their preparation and converting an oxetanyl ester to a thio-substituted tetrazine, which is then converted to a mono-substituted tetrazine, a di-substituted tetrazine, or a vinylether disubstituted tetrazine.

A halogen-containing compound as shown in a formula I can be used as a ligand for an ethylene oligomerization catalyst composition. The ethylene oligomerization catalyst composition containing the halogen-containing compound can be used to catalyze ethylene oligomerization, trimerization and tetramerization reactions. As a ligand of a catalyst for ethylene oligomerization, a fluoropolymer can effectively improve the catalytic performance of a catalyst system, and particularly exhibits improved activity and selectivity in an ethylene oligomerization reaction. ##STR00001##

A process of co-feeding gaseous ethylene with liquid allyl alcohol in the presence of a catalyst to produce 1,4-butanediol and n-propanol may include: introducing a gaseous mixture of ethylene, carbon monoxide and hydrogen into a reactor in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst in a solvent; introducing liquid allyl alcohol (AA) into the reactor; and carrying out hydroformylation reaction at a temperature between 50 and 100° C. to obtain hydroformylation products.

A halogen-containing compound represented by a formula I and a use thereof as a ligand of an ethylene oligomerization catalyst composition, an ethylene oligomerization catalyst composition comprising the halogen-containing compound, and an ethylene oligomerization method, ethylene trimerization method and ethylene tetramerization method using the catalyst composition. Serving as the ligand of the ethylene oligomerization catalyst, the halogen-containing polymer may effectively improve the catalytic performance of a catalyst system, especially by displaying a significantly improved catalytic performance in an ethylene oligomerization reaction. The maximum catalyst activity may exceed 4×10.sup.8 g.Math.mol(Cr).sup.−1.Math.h.sup.−1, and the total selectivity of 1-hexene and 1-octene exceeds 92 wt %. In a C6 product, the content of 1-hexene may reach about 97%, and in a C8 product, the content of 1-octene may reach more than 98%. The present catalyst composition has good industrial application prospects and economic value.

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Enantioselective total syntheses of the anticancer isocarbostyril alkaloids (+)-7-deoxypancratistatin, (+)-pancratistatin, (+)-lycoricidine, and (+)-narciclasine are described. Our strategy for accessing this unique class of natural products is based on the development of a Ni-catalyzed dearomative trans-1,2-carboamination of benzene. The effectiveness of this dearomatization approach is notable, as only two additional olefin functionalizations are needed to construct the fully decorated aminocyclitol cores of these alkaloids. Installation of the lactam ring has been achieved through several pathways and a direct interconversion between natural products was established via a late-stage C-7 cupration. Using this synthetic blueprint, we were able to produce natural products on a gram scale and provide tailored analogs with improved activity, solubility, and metabolic stability.

A halogen-containing compound as shown in a formula I can be used as a ligand for an ethylene oligomerization catalyst composition. The ethylene oligomerization catalyst composition containing the halogen-containing compound can be used to catalyze ethylene oligomerization, trimerization, and tetramerization reactions. As a ligand of a catalyst for ethylene oligomerization, a fluoropolymer can effectively improve the catalytic performance of a catalyst system, and particularly exhibits improved activity and selectivity in an ethylene oligomerization reaction.

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