Table 1. Effect of Conditions on the Oligomerization of 1-Decene^a.

run	catalyst loading (μmol)	nAl/nZr	T (°C)	conversion rate (%)	dimer in products (wt %)
1	10	300	70	84.3	68.6
2	30	300	70	84.4	70.5
3	50	300	70	89.4	72.6
4	90	300	70	88.5	82.3
5	90	200	70	80.3	81.9
6	90	100	70	77.2	81.6
7	90	50	70	76.6	80.6
8	90	50	80	83.4	82.9
9	90	50	90	56.8	87.0
10	90	50	100	36.9	89.2

^aCatalyst, [t-BuN(Me)₂C(η⁵-C₅H₄)]ZrCl₂. Reaction conditions: 1-decene, 50 mL; time, 3 h; and cocatalyst, methylaluminoxane (MAO).