Olefin polymerization catalysts

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-10
CANICH JO ANN MARIE
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[0020] A typical polymerization process of the invention such as for the polymerization or copolymerization of olefins comprises the steps of contacting ethylene or C3-C20 α-olefins alone or with other unsaturated monomers including C3-C20 α-olefins, C5-C20 diolefins, and/or acetylenically unsaturated monomers either alone or in combination with other olefins and/or other unsaturated monomers, with a catalyst comprising, in a suitable polymerization diluent, the Group IV B transition metal component illus

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When such metallocenes are cocatalyzed with an aluminum alkyl—as is the case with a traditional type Ziegler-Natta catalyst system—the catalytic activity of such metallocene catalyst system is generally too low to be of any commercial interest.

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[0045] In the examples which illustrate the practice of the invention the analytical techniques described below were employed for the analysis of the resulting polyolefin products. Molecular weight determinations for polyolefin products were made by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) according to the following technique. Molecular weights and molecular weight distributions were measured using a Waters 150 gel permeation chromatograph equipped with a differential refractive index (DRI) detector and a Chromatix KMX-6 on-line light scattering photometer. The system was used at 135° C. with 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene as the mobile phase. Shodex (Showa Denko America, Inc.) polystyrene gel columns 802, 803, 804 and 805 were used. This technique is discussed in “Liquid Chromatography of Polymers and Related Materials III”, J. Cazes editor, Marcel Dekker, 1981, p. 207 which is incorporated herein by reference. No corrections for column spreading were employed; however, data on generally accept...

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[0048] Compound A: Part 1. Me4HC5Li (10.0 g, 0.078 mol) was slowly added to a Me2SiCl2 (11.5 ml, 0.095 mol, in 225 ml of tetrahydrofuran (thf) solution). The solution was stirred for 1 hour to assure complete reaction. The thf solvent was then removed via a vacuum to a cold trap held at −196° C. Pentane was added to precipitate out the LiCl. The mixture was filtered through Celite. The solvent was removed from the filtrate. Me4HC5SiMe2Cl (15.34 g, 0.071 mol) was recovered as a pale yellow liquid.

[0049] Part 2. Me4HC5SiMe2Cl (10.0 g, 0.047 mol) was slowly added to a suspension of LiHN-t-Bu (3.68 g, 0.047 mol, ˜100 ml thf). The mixture was stirred overnight. The thf was then removed via a vacuum to a cold trap held at −196° C. Petroleum ether (−100 ml) was added to precipitate out the LiCl. The mixture was filtered through Celite. The solvent was removed from the filtrate. Me2Si(Me4HC5)(HN-t-Bu) (11.14 g, 0.044 mol) was isolated as a pale yellow liquid.

[0050] Part 3. Me2Si(Me4HC5)(H...

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Abstract

The invention is a catalyst system including a Group IV B transition metal component and an alumoxane component which may be employed to polymerize olefins to produce a high molecular weight polymer.

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[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 07 / 676,690, filed Mar. 28, 1991 which is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 07 / 533,245, filed Jun. 4, 1990 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07 / 406,945, filed Sep. 13, 1989.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to certain transition metal compounds from Group IV B of the Periodic Table of Elements, to a catalyst system comprising a Group IV B transition metal compound and an alumoxane, and to a process using such catalyst system for the production of polyolefins, particularly polyethylene, polypropylene and α-olefin copolymers of ethylene and propylene having a high molecular weight. The catalyst system is highly active at low ratios of aluminum to the Group IV B transition metal, hence catalyzes the production of a polyolefin product containing low levels of catalyst residue. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] As is well known, various processes and catalysts exist for the homopolymerization or copo...

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IPC IPC(8): C08F4/44B01J31/18C07F7/00C07F7/02C07F7/10C07F7/28C07F17/00C08F4/00C08F4/60C08F4/602C08F4/64C08F4/642C08F4/659C08F4/6592C08F10/00C08F10/06C08F110/02C08F110/06C08F210/06C08F210/16C08F210/18
CPCC07F7/10C07F17/00C08F4/65908C08F4/65912C08F4/6592C08F10/00C08F10/06C08F110/02C08F110/06C08F210/06C08F210/16C08F210/18C08F2500/01C08F2500/03C08F2500/17C08F2500/24C08F232/08C08F2500/25C08F2500/10C08F210/08C08F210/14C08F236/20Y10S526/943C08F4/65916C08F4/64
Inventor CANICH, JO ANN MARIE
Owner CANICH JO ANN MARIE
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