Early-transition-metal catalysts with phenoxy-imine-type ligands for the oligomerization of ethylene.

Early-transition-metal complexes incorporating phenoxy-imine-type bidentate and tridentate ligands, after activation, can achieve selective as well as nonselective ethylene oligomerization to produce 1-hexene, linear α-olefins, and vinyl-terminated low-molecular-weight polyethylenes, all with high efficiency.

Ruthenium-catalyzed regiospecific borylation of methyl C-H bonds.

We report the regiospecific, ruthenium-catalyzed borylation of saturated terminal C-H bonds. Alkylboronates were obtained in 78-98% yields. The borylations of alkanes, trialkylamines, protected alcohols, and fluoroalkanes occurred regiospecifically at the methyl group that is least sterically hindered.