Telomerization of Ethylene with Carbon Tetrachloride Initiated byN-Chloroalkylamines

By using various N-chloroalkylamines, the telomerization of ethylene with carbon tetrachloride was carried out in a stainless steel autoclave at 130 °C. It was found that the yields and the compositions of telomers varied widely according to the kinds and the structures of N-chloroalkylamines. When N-chloromonoalkylamines or N-chlorodialkylamines were used, the total yield of telomers was high compared with the case using N,N-dichloroalkylamines. In the presence of both N-chloromonoalkylamines and N-chlorodialky]amines, the total yield of telomers became higher and the greater part of the telomers was 1:1 adduct (n=1 telomer CCl3CH2CH2Cl) of ethylene with carbon tetrachloride.