Process and catalyst for production of olefin polymers

Claim 1

A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLID POLYMER OF AN ALIPHATIC 1-OLEFIN HAVING UP TO AND INCLUDING 8 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID OLEFIN WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING CONTACTING SAID OLETHE FORMULA MM''X6, WHEREIN M IS A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CALCIUM, STRONTIUM AND BARIUM, M'' IS A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TITANIUM, ZIRCONIUM AND HAFNIUM, AND X IS A HALOGEN, AND A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (A) A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA M''''''R''''I, WHEREIN M'''''' IS A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, GALLIUM, INDIUM AND THALLIUM, R'''' IS AN ALKYL RADICAL, AND X IS EQUAL TO THE VALENCE OF THE METAL M'''', (B) A COMPLEX HYDRIDE OF AN ALKALI METAL AND A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, GALLIUM, INDIUM AND THALLIUM, (C) AN ORGANOMETAL HALIDE OF THE FORMULA RNM''''XY, WHEREIN R IS AN ALKYL RADICAL, M'''' IS A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, GALLIUM, INDIUM AND THALLIUM, X IS A HALOGEN, AND N AND Y ARE INTEGERS, THE SUM OF N AND Y BEING EQUAL TO TE VALENCE OF THE METAL M'''', AND (D) A MIXTURE OF AN ALKYL HALIDE AND A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MAGNESIUM, ZONC, CADMIUM AND MERCURY, AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE FROM ZERO TO 500*F., IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROCARBON DILUENT, INERT AND LIQUID UNDER CONDITIONS OF THE METHOD, AND AT A PRESSURE SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAINED SAID DILUENT IN LIQUID PHASE, AND RECOVERING THE SOLID POLYMER SO PRODUCED.

Claim 2

A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLID POLYMER OF AN ALIPHATIC 1-OLEFIN HAVING UP TO AND INCLUDING 8 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID OLEFIN WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING CONTACTING SAID OLETHE FORMULA MM''X6, WHEREIN M IS A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CALCIUM, STRONTIUM AND BARIUM, M'' IS A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TITANIUM, ZIRCONIUM AND HAFNIUM, AND X IS A HALOGEN, AND A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (A) A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA M''''''R''''I, WHEREIN M'''''' IS A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, GALLIUM, INDIUM AND THALLIUM, R'''' IS AN ALKYL RADICAL, AND X IS EQUAL TO THE VALENCE OF THE METAL M'''', (B) A COMPLEX HYDRIDE OF AN ALKALI METAL AND A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, GALLIUM, INDIUM AND THALLIUM, (C) AN ORGANOMETAL HALIDE OF THE FORMULA RNM''''XY, WHEREIN R IS AN ALKYL RADICAL, M'''' IS A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, GALLIUM, INDIUM AND THALLIUM, X IS A HALOGEN, AND N AND Y ARE INTEGERS, THE SUM OF N AND Y BEING EQUAL TO TE VALENCE OF THE METAL M'''', AND (D) A MIXTURE OF AN ALKYL HALIDE AND A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MAGNESIUM, ZONC, CADMIUM AND MERCURY, AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE FROM ZERO TO 500*F., IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROCARBON DILUENT, INERT AND LIQUID UNDER CONDITIONS OF THE METHOD, AND AT A PRESSURE SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAINED SAID DILUENT IN LIQUID PHASE, AND RECOVERING THE SOLID POLYMER SO PRODUCED.