TY - DATA T1 - Regioselective Homo- and Codimerization of α-Olefins Catalyzed by Bis(2,4,7-trimethylindenyl)yttrium Hydride PY - 1998/01/16 AU - Winfried P. Kretschmer AU - Sergei I. Troyanov AU - Auke Meetsma AU - Bart Hessen AU - Jan H. Teuben UR - https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Regioselective_Homo-_and_Codimerization_of_-Olefins_Catalyzed_by_Bis_2_4_7-trimethylindenyl_yttrium_Hydride/3781464 DO - 10.1021/om970983h.s001 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/5892429 KW - stereoselective homodimerization KW - olefins KW - YCH KW - Regioselective Homo KW - hydride 3 KW - Ind N2 - The novel dimeric bis(2,4,7-trimethylindenyl)yttrium hydride [(Ind‘)2Y(μ-H)]2 (3) has been prepared from (Ind‘)2Y(μ-Cl)2Li(THF)2 (1) via the alkyl complex (Ind‘)2YCH(SiMe3)2 (2). The hydride 3 is a catalyst that effects the regio- and stereoselective homodimerization of a range of α-olefins at 80 °C as well as head-to-head codimerization of styrene with other α-olefins. ER -