Olefin polymerization with a heavy metal compound-organohydrogen siloxane catalyst

Claim 1

A METHOD OF PREPARING A CATALYST SYSTEM FOR USE IN POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS OF OLEFINIC COMPOUNDS CONSISTING OF ADMIXING COMPONENT (A) AN ORGANOHYDROGENSILOXANE POLYMER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF UNITS OF THE FORMULA RN-SI(-H)-O((3-N)/2) WHERE N HAS A VALUE FROM 0 TO 3 INCLUSIVE AND EACH R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN ATOMS, ALKYL RADICALS, CYCLOALKYL RADICALS, ARYL RADICALS, ALKOXY RADICALS, CYCLOALKOXY RADICALS, ARYLOXY RADICALS AND HALOGENATED, ALKOYLATED AND HYDROXYLATED DERIVATIVES OF THE FOREGOING RADICALS WITH COMPONENT (B) A COMPOUND OF A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXYHALIDES, ACETYL ACETONATES, HYDROCARBON ESTERS AND DICYCLOPENTADIENYL COMPOUNDS OT TI, ZR, HF, TH, V, NB, TA, CR, MO, W AND U.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF PREPARING A CATALYST SYSTEM FOR USE IN POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS OF OLEFINIC COMPOUNDS CONSISTING OF ADMIXING COMPONENT (A) AN ORGANOHYDROGENSILOXANE POLYMER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF UNITS OF THE FORMULA RN-SI(-H)-O((3-N)/2) WHERE N HAS A VALUE FROM 0 TO 3 INCLUSIVE AND EACH R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN ATOMS, ALKYL RADICALS, CYCLOALKYL RADICALS, ARYL RADICALS, ALKOXY RADICALS, CYCLOALKOXY RADICALS, ARYLOXY RADICALS AND HALOGENATED, ALKOYLATED AND HYDROXYLATED DERIVATIVES OF THE FOREGOING RADICALS WITH COMPONENT (B) A COMPOUND OF A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXYHALIDES, ACETYL ACETONATES, HYDROCARBON ESTERS AND DICYCLOPENTADIENYL COMPOUNDS OT TI, ZR, HF, TH, V, NB, TA, CR, MO, W AND U.

Claim 3

A METHOD OF POLYMERIZING AN OLEFINIC MONOMER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF CONTACTING SAID MONOM ER WITH A CATALYST SYSTEM AT A PRESSURE OF 1 TO 100 ATMOSPHERES AND A TEMPERATURE OF 30* TO 200*C. SAID CATALYST SYSTEM COMPRISING A PRODUCT PREPARED BY MIXING COMPONENT (A) AN ORGANOHYDROGENSILOXANE POLYMER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF UNITS OF THE FORMULA RN-SI(-H)-O((3-N)/2) WHERE N HAS A VALUE FROM 0 TO 3 INCLUSIVE AND EACH R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN ATOMS, ALKYL RADICALS, CYCLOALKYL RADICALS, ARYL RADICALS, ALKOXY RADICALS, CYCLOALKOXY RADICALS, ARYLOXY RADICALS AND HALOGENATED, ALKOXYLATED AND HYDROXYLATED DERIVATIVES OF THE FOREGOING RADICALS AND COMPONENT (B) A COMPOUND OF A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXYHALIDES, ACETYL ACETONATES, HYDROCARBON ESTERS AND DICYCLOPENTADIENYL COMPOUNDS OF TI, ZR, HF, TH, V, NB, TA, CR, MO, W AND U.

Claim 4

A METHOD OF POLYMERIZING AN OLEFINIC MONOMER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF CONTACTING SAID MONOM ER WITH A CATALYST SYSTEM AT A PRESSURE OF 1 TO 100 ATMOSPHERES AND A TEMPERATURE OF 30* TO 200*C. SAID CATALYST SYSTEM COMPRISING A PRODUCT PREPARED BY MIXING COMPONENT (A) AN ORGANOHYDROGENSILOXANE POLYMER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF UNITS OF THE FORMULA RN-SI(-H)-O((3-N)/2) WHERE N HAS A VALUE FROM 0 TO 3 INCLUSIVE AND EACH R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN ATOMS, ALKYL RADICALS, CYCLOALKYL RADICALS, ARYL RADICALS, ALKOXY RADICALS, CYCLOALKOXY RADICALS, ARYLOXY RADICALS AND HALOGENATED, ALKOXYLATED AND HYDROXYLATED DERIVATIVES OF THE FOREGOING RADICALS AND COMPONENT (B) A COMPOUND OF A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXYHALIDES, ACETYL ACETONATES, HYDROCARBON ESTERS AND DICYCLOPENTADIENYL COMPOUNDS OF TI, ZR, HF, TH, V, NB, TA, CR, MO, W AND U.