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Organometallic fluorenyl compounds, preparation, and use

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1994-12-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-12-14
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Abstract

Abstract Fluorenyl-containing metallocenes are disclosed along with methods for making the metallocenes. Also disclosed are methods for using the metallocenes as polymerization catalysts. In addition, polymers resulting from such polymerizations are disclosed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Helmut G. Alt
  • 👤 Syriac J. Palackal
  • 👤 Roland Lab. für Anorganische Chemie Zenk
  • 👤 M. Bruce Welch
  • 👤 Michael Lab. für Anorganische Chemie Schmid

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F210/00; C08F210/16; B; B01; B01J; B01J31/00; B01J31/02; B01J31/12; B01J31/14; B01J31/143; B01J31/16; B01J31/22; B01J31/2282; B01J31/2295; C07; C07C; C07C13/00; C07C13/28; C07C13/32; C07C13/54; C07C13/547; C07C13/567; C07C22/00; C07C22/02; C07C22/04; C07C49/00; C07C49/587; C07C49/703; C07C49/747; C07C51/00; C07C51/16; C07C51/31; C07C51/347; C07C51/373; C07C51/377; C07C63/00; C07C63/33; C07C63/331; C07C63/49; C07C65/00; C07C65/32; C07C65/34; C07C65/36; C07F; C07F17/00; C07F7/00; C07F7/003; C07F7/02; C07F7/08; C07F7/0803; C07F7/0805; C07F7/081; C08F10/00; C08F110/00; C08F110/04; C08F110/06; C08F4/00; C08F4/42; C08F4/44; C08F4/60; C08F4/62; C08F4/64; C08F4/659; C08F4/6592; C08F4/65922; C08F4/65927; B01J2531/00; B01J2531/40; B01J2531/48; B01J2531/49; B01J2531/50; B01J2531/60; C07C2601/00; C07C2601/06; C07C2601/10; C07C2601/12; C07C2601/14; C07C2601/16; C07C2603/00; C07C2603/02; C07C2603/04; C07C2603/06; C07C2603/10; C07C2603/12; C07C2603/18; C08F110/02; C08F4/639; C08F4/63912; C08F4/6392; C08F4/63922; C08F4/65912; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S526/00; Y10S526/943

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
A metallocene of the formula R''(FlR n )(CpR m )MeQ k wherein Fl is a fluorenyl radical, Cp is a cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, tetrahydro indenyl, or fluorenyl radical, each R is the same or different and is a halide or an organo radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R'' is a C₁ to C₂₀ hydrocarbyl structural bridge linking (FlR n ) and (CpR m ), Me is a metal selected from IVB, VB, and VIB metals of the Periodic Table, each Q is the same or different and is selected from hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy radicals having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and halogen, k is a number sufficient to fill out the remaining valences of Me, n is a number in the range of 2 to 7, and m is a number in the range of 0 to 7.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 20 words
A metallocene according to claim 1, wherein (FlR n ) is a symmetrically substituted fluorenyl radical and n is 2.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
A metallocene according to claim 1 or 2, wherein Me is selected from Ti, Zr, and Hf, in particular wherein Me is Zr.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
A metallocene according to any of the preceding claims, wherein Cp is selected from cyclopentadienyl and indenyl radicals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
A metallocene according to any of the preceding claims, wherein m is 0.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
A metallocene according to any of the preceding claims, wherein R is a cycloalkyl, a cycloalkenyl, an aralkyl, or an aromatic radical, in particular a phenyl radical.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 67 words
A metallocene according to any of the preceding claims, said metallocenes being selected from: (1-(2,7-dimethyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-diphenyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-diphenylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-diphenyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dibromofluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1,(2,7-dibromofluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-diphenylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dichlorofluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-diphenylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dichlorofluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dimethylvinyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dimesityl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dimethoxy fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-diphenylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dimethoxy fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-diphenyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1-phenylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dibromofluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1-methylmethane) zirconium dichloride; and (1-(2,7-dimesityl fluorenyl)-1-(cyclopentadienyl) cyclopentane) zirconium dichloride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 44 words
A metallocene according to any of the preceding claims, wherein R'' is the divalent methylene radical --CR'2--, wherein each R' is the same or different and selected from methyl, phenyl, and hydrogen radicals, with the further proviso that at least one R' is hydrocarbyl.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 23 words
A metallocene according to claim 8, said metallocene being selected from (1-(2,7-diphenyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-diphenylmethane) zirconium dichloride, (1-(2,7-diphenyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride, (1-(2,7-dimethyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 64 words
A process for producing a syndiotactic poly-alpha-olefin comprising polymerizing a poly-alpha-olefin having at least 3 carbon atoms under suitable conditions in the presence of a metallocene and a suitable cocatalyst, said metallocene being selected from the metallocenes of any of claims 1 to 9, in particular from (1-(2,7-diphenyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-diphenylmethane) zirconium dichloride, (1-(2,7-diphenyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride, (1-(2,7-di-t-butyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride, and (1,(2,7-dimethyl fluorenyl)-1-1cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 77 words
A process for polymerizing an olefin comprising contacting said olefin under suitable polymerization conditions with a catalyst system comprising a fluorenyl-containing metallocene of the type set forth in claim 1 and a suitable cocatalyst such as an alkylaluminoxane, wherein said metallocene is selected from: (1-(2,7-di-t-butyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dimethyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-diphenyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-diphenylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dibromofluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-diphenyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dibromofluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-diphenylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-dichlorofluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-diphenylmethane) zirconium dichloride; (1-(2,7-diphenyl fluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride; and (1-(2,7-dichlorofluorenyl)-1-cyclopentadienyl-1,1-dimethylmethane) zirconium dichloride.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 53 words
A process according to claim 11, wherein FlR n and CpR m in said metallocene are different, (FlR n ) is selected from 1,8-, 2,7-, 4,5- and 3,6-hydrocarbyl substituted radicals wherein each hydrocarbyl substituent is the same and is either a cycloalkyl, a cycloalkenyl, an aralkyl, or an aromatic radical such as phenyl.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 33 words
A process for producing a symmetrically substituted organo fluorenyl, in particular a 2,7-disubstituted organo fluorene, more particularly the 2,7-diphenyl fluorene, said process being the reaction of comprising 2,7-diiodofluorene with a suitable Grignard reagent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 16 words
A process according to claim 13 carried out in the presence of a nickel phosphine catalyst.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 5 words
The compound 2,7-bis(dimethylphenyl carbyl) fluorene.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 3 words
The compound 2,7-dicyclohex-1-enylfluorene.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 3 words
The compound 2,7-dicyclohexylfluorene.

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