The present invention relates to a process for preparing a
polypropylene composition comprising a propylene-based
polymer, the
polymer being a propylene-
ethylene copolymer having an
ethylene content of 2.0 wt% to 5 wt% based on the propylene-
ethylene copolymer wherein the
polypropylene composition has:-a melt flow rate (MFR) of 1 to 80 g / 10 min; wherein the melt flow rate is determined using ISO 1133-1: 2011, using 2.16 kg at 230 DEG C wherein the process comprises the step of polymerizing propylene and optionally an ethylene
comonomer in the
gas phase in the presence of a catalyst comprising a procatalyst, a co-catalyst and optionally an external
electron donor to obtain the propylene-based
polymer, wherein the procatalyst is obtainable by a process comprising the step of contacting a
magnesium-containing support with a
halogen-containing
titanium compound and an internal
electron donor according to Formula I: wherein R1 is a secondary
alkyl group, R2 is a non-secondary
alkyl group having at least 5 carbon atoms, preferably R2 is a non-secondary
alkyl group branched in the 3-position or other position; the procatalyst is prepared according to the following steps: i) contacting a compound R4zMgX42-z with an alkoxy or aryloxy-containing
silane compound to produce a first intermediate
reaction product which is a
solid Mg (ORa) xX12-x wherein: Ra is a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl,
aryl, aralkyl, alkoxycarbonyl or alkylaryl groups and one or more combinations thereof; wherein the hydrocarbyl group may be substituted or unsubstituted, may contain one or more heteroatoms, and preferably has from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; wherein R4 is a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl,
aryl, aralkyl, alkoxycarbonyl or alkaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof; wherein the hydrocarbyl group may be substituted or unsubstituted, may contain one or more heteroatoms and preferably have from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably R4 is butyl; wherein X4 and X1 are each independently selected from a
fluorine ion (F-), a
chloride ion (Cl-), a
bromide ion (Br-) or an
iodide ion (I-), preferably a
chloride ion; z is greater than 0 and less than 2, namely 0 lt; zlt, zlt; x is an integer from 0 to 2; ii) optionally contacting the
solid Mg (ORa) xX12-x obtained in step i) with at least one activating compound selected from the group consisting of activating
electron donors and
metal alkoxide compounds of formula M1 (ORb) v-w (OR3) w or M2 (ORb) v-w (R3) w to obtain a second
intermediate product; wherein: M1 is a
metal selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, Al or Si; v is the valence of M1; m2 is
metal Si; v is the valence of M2; rb and R3 are each a linear, branched or
cyclic hydrocarbon group, independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl,
aryl, aralkyl, alkoxycarbonyl or alkaryl, and one or more combinations thereof; wherein the hydrocarbyl group may be substituted or unsubstituted, may contain one or more heteroatoms, and preferably has from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; wherein w is less than v, preferably v is 3 or 4; iii) bringing the first or second intermediate
reaction product obtained in step i) or ii) into contact with a
halogen-containing Ti-compound and the compound represented by formula I as the internal
electron donor, respectively.