[Cp*P(OMe)
3CoCH
2CH
3]
+ [BarF]
-, generated by the addition of HBArF to Cp*P(OMe)
3Co(ethene)
, catalyzes the oligomerization of 1-hexene to give dimers and trimers. When a deficit of the acid is used, linear
-olefin dimers are produced at the expense of trimeric products: e.g., 1-butene, 1-hexene, and 1-octene give 1-octene, 1-dodecene, and 1-hexadecene, respectively.