Table 2. Oligomerization of α-Olefin and Proportions of Dimers^a.

α-olefin	conv. after 3 h, (%)	dimer in products (wt %)b	dimer in the separator (wt %)c	1-olefin in the dimer (wt %)d	1-olefin in the separator (wt %)e
1-decene	83.4	82.9	96.4	91.7	88.4

^aReactionconditions: α-olefin, 50 mL; metallocene catalyst, 90 μmol; nAl/nZr= 50:1; T, 80 °C; and t, 3 h.

^bDetermined by GC.

^cDetermined by GC.

^dDetermined by ¹³C NMR spectrocopy.

^ee = c × d.