Olefin polymerization using catalysts containing organic sulfur compounds

Claim 1

IN THE POLYMERIZATION OF A-OLEFINIC HYDROCARBONS CONTAINING 3 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS TO SOLID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES CATALYZING THE POLYMERIZATION WITH A CATALYTIC MIXTURE COMPRISING (1) A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HALIDES AND LOWER ALKOXIDES OF A TRANSITION METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TITANIUM, ZIRCONIUM, VANADIUM, CHROMIUM AND MOLYBDENUM; (2) AN ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUND HAVING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMULAS: (R)2SON, (R)2NSO2R AND (R)2S(O)NH WHEREIN R IS A HYDROCARBON RADICAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL RADICALS CONTAINING 1-8 CARBON ATOMS, PHENYL AND LOWER ALKYL PHENYL AND N IS AN INTEGER OF 1-4, AND (3) A COMPONENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) A METAL FROM GROUPS IA,II AND IIIA OF THE PERIODIC TABLE, ALKYL AND HYDRIDE DERIVATIVES OF THE METALS IN GROUPS IA, II AND IIIA OF THE PERIODIC TABLE AND COMPLEX METAL HYDRIDES OF ALUMINUM AND ALKALI METAL; (B) ORGANO-ALUMINUM HALIDES HAVING THE FORMULA RMALXN AND R3AL2X3 WHEREIN R IS A HYDROCARBON RADICAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LOWER ALKYL, CYCLOALKYL, PHENYL AND TOLYL, X IS A HALOGEN SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CHLORINE AND BROMINE AND M AND N ARE INTEGERS WHOSE SUM IS EQUIVALENT TO THE VALENCE OF ALUMINUM AND (C) A POLYMERIC REACTION PRODUCT OF ALUMINUM AND A METHYLENE HALIDE THE MOLAR RATIO OF CATALYST COMPONENT 3 TO ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUND BEING WITHIN THE RANGE OF 10:1 TO 1:5.