Olefin polymerization catalysts

Abstract

Abstract CATALYST FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SOLID, CRYSTALLINE A-MONOOLEFINIC HYDROCARBON POLYMERS COMPRISING (1) A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HALIDES AND LOWER ALKOXIDES OF A TRANSITION METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TIATNIUM, ZIRCONIUM, VANADIUM, CHROMIUM AND MOLYBDENUM, (2) AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT SELECTED FROM 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 RMA1XN AND R3A12X3 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 AND (3) A THIRD COMPONENT WHICH IS N,N-DIMETHYLTHIOACETAMIDE, ETHYL THIOCYANTE, TRIBENZYLPHOSPHINE OXIDE, PYRIDIEN-N-OXIDE, 2,3-OCTADIONE, DIPHENYL DISULFIDE, N,N''-DIPHENYLFORMAMADINE, DITHIOOXAMIDE, B-CHLOROETHYL ETHER, TETRAMETHYLTHIOUREA, O-TOLYL ISCOYANATE, NITROSOBENZENE, TRIMETHYSULFONIUM IODIDE, TETRAMETHYLPHOSPHONIUM BROMIDE, PYRAZINE, MALONONITRILE, PHENYLAMTIMONY OXIDE, PHENYLARSENIC OXIDE, TETRAMETHYLDIASINE, NITOBENZENE, 2-NITROPROPANE, DIPHENYL DISULFOXIDE, AZOXYBENZENE, AZOBENZEN, PHOSPHAZOBENZENE, ETHYL THIOLACETATE, PHENY ISOTHIOCCYANTE, ARSENOBENZENE, ACETONE PHENYLHYDRAZONE, TRIPHENYLSIBINE SULFIDE, TETRAMETHYLDISTIBINE AND ARSENOPHOSPHOBENZENE.

Inventors

• 👤 Harry W Coover Jr
• 👤 Frederick B Joyner

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