Catalyst for the polymerization of conjugated diolefins

Claim 2

A CATALYST COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A. AT LEAST ONE ORGANOMETAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF

Claim 3

AN OEGANOALUMINUM COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA:

Claim 4

AN OEGANOALUMINUM COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA:

Claim 5

AN ORGANOMAGNESIUM COMPOUND OF THE FORMULAE: A. RAMGXB B. R2MG OR C. RMGY WHEREIN R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL, ARYL, ARYLALKYL AND ALKARYL AND X IS HALOGEN, Y IS FLUORINE AND A AND B ARE MOLE FRACTIONS WHOSE SUM EQUALS 2 WHILE THE MOLE RATIO OF A/B IS GREATER THAN 2 BUT NOT INFINITE,

Claim 6

AN ORGANOMAGNESIUM COMPOUND OF THE FORMULAE: A. RAMGXB B. R2MG OR C. RMGY WHEREIN R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL, ARYL, ARYLALKYL AND ALKARYL AND X IS HALOGEN, Y IS FLUORINE AND A AND B ARE MOLE FRACTIONS WHOSE SUM EQUALS 2 WHILE THE MOLE RATIO OF A/B IS GREATER THAN 2 BUT NOT INFINITE,

Claim 7

an organomagnesium compound of the formulae: a. RaMgXb b. R2Mg or c. RMgY wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl and alkaryl and X is a halogen, Y is fluorine and a and b are mole fractions whose sum equals 2 while the mole ratio of a/b is greater than 2 but not infinite,

Claim 8

an organomagnesium compound of the formulae: a. RaMgXb b. R2Mg or c. RMgY wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl and alkaryl and X is a halogen, Y is fluorine and a and b are mole fractions whose sum equals 2 while the mole ratio of a/b is greater than 2 but not infinite,

Claim 9

A composition according to claim 1 in which the catalyst is preformed in the presence of a conjugated diolefin and the mole ratio of the conjugated diolefin to the nickel compound ranges from about 0.5/1 to about 3000/1.

Claim 10

an organozinc compound of the formula: R2Zn wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkaryl and arylalkyl, and

Claim 11

an organozinc compound of the formula: R2Zn wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkaryl and arylalkyl, and

Claim 12

AN ORGANOZINC COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA:

Claim 13

AN ORGANOZINC COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA:

Claim 14

an organolithium compound of the formulae: a. RLi or b. R''4LiAl wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkaryl, arylalkyl and aryl and R'' is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkaryl and arylalkyl, B. at least one nickel compound selected from the group consisting of nickel benzoate, nickel acetate, nickel naphthenate, bis(alpha furyl dioxime) nickel, nickel octanoate, nickel palmitate, nickel stearate, nickel acetylacetonate, bis(salicylaldehyde) ethylene diimine nickel, nickel salicaldehyde and nickel tetracarbonyl, C. a fluorine containing compound selected from the group consisting of boron trifluoride, boron trifluoride diethyl-etherate, boron trifluoride di-n-butyl-etherate, boron trifluoride ethyl acetate complex, boron trifluoride benzaldehyde complex, boron trifluoride acetone complex, boron trifluoride benzonitrile complex, boron trifluoride ethyl alcoholate, boron trifluoride phenolate, tributyltin fluoride, molybdenum hexafluoride, tungsten hexafluoride, stannic fluoride, titanium tetrafluoride, antimony trifluoride, and D. a compound containing a hydroperoxide group of the formulae: a. ROOH or b. HOOR''OOH wherein R is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl and R'' is hydrocarbylene in which the mole ratio of the organometal compound to the nickel compound ranges from about 1/1 to about 150/1, the mole ratio of the fluorine containing compound to the nickel containing compound ranges from about 3/1 to about 400/1, the mole ratio of the organometal compound to the fluorine containing compound ranges from about 0.3/1 to about 3/1 and the mole ratio of the hydroperoxide compound to the organometal compound ranges from about 0.0/1 to about 1.5/1.

Claim 15

an organolithium compound of the formulae: a. RLi or b. R''4LiAl wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkaryl, arylalkyl and aryl and R'' is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkaryl and arylalkyl, B. at least one nickel compound selected from the group consisting of nickel benzoate, nickel acetate, nickel naphthenate, bis(alpha furyl dioxime) nickel, nickel octanoate, nickel palmitate, nickel stearate, nickel acetylacetonate, bis(salicylaldehyde) ethylene diimine nickel, nickel salicaldehyde and nickel tetracarbonyl, C. a fluorine containing compound selected from the group consisting of boron trifluoride, boron trifluoride diethyl-etherate, boron trifluoride di-n-butyl-etherate, boron trifluoride ethyl acetate complex, boron trifluoride benzaldehyde complex, boron trifluoride acetone complex, boron trifluoride benzonitrile complex, boron trifluoride ethyl alcoholate, boron trifluoride phenolate, tributyltin fluoride, molybdenum hexafluoride, tungsten hexafluoride, stannic fluoride, titanium tetrafluoride, antimony trifluoride, and D. a compound containing a hydroperoxide group of the formulae: a. ROOH or b. HOOR''OOH wherein R is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl and R'' is hydrocarbylene in which the mole ratio of the organometal compound to the nickel compound ranges from about 1/1 to about 150/1, the mole ratio of the fluorine containing compound to the nickel containing compound ranges from about 3/1 to about 400/1, the mole ratio of the organometal compound to the fluorine containing compound ranges from about 0.3/1 to about 3/1 and the mole ratio of the hydroperoxide compound to the organometal compound ranges from about 0.0/1 to about 1.5/1.

Claim 16

AN ORGANOLITHIUM COMPOUND OF THE FORMULAE: A. RLI OR B. R''4LIAL WHEREIN R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL, ALKARYL, ARYLALKYL AND ARYL AND R'' IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL, ALKARYL, AND ARYLALKYL, B. AT LEAST ONE NICKEL COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NICKEL BENZOATE, NICKEL ACETATE, NICKEL NAPHTHENATE, BIS(ALPHA FURYL DIOXIME) NICKEL, NICKEL OCTANOTE, NICKEL PALMITATE, NICKEL STEARATE, NICKEL ACETLACETONATE, BIS(SALICYLALDEHYDE) ETHYLENE DIIMINE NICKEL, NICKEL SALICALDEHYDE AND NICKEL TETRACARBONYL, C. A FLUORINE CONTAINING COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE G GROUP CONSISTING OF BORON TRIFLUORIDE, BORON TTRIFLUORIDE DIETHYL-ETHERATE BORON TRIFLUORIDE DI-N-BUTYL-ETHERATE BORON TRIFLUORIDE ETHYL ACETATE COMPLEX, BORON TRIFLUORIDE BENZALDEHYDE COMPLEX, BORON TRIFLUORIDE ACETONE COMPLEX, BORON TRIFLUORIDE BENZONITRILE COMPLEX, BORON TRIFLUORIDE ETHYL ALCOHOLATE, MOLYBDENUM HEXAFLUORIDE, TUNGTRIBUTYLTIN FLUORIDE, MOLYBDENUM HEXAFLUORIDE, TUNGSTEN HEXAFLUORIDE, STANNIC FLUORIDE, TITAIUM TETRAFLUORIDE, ANTIMONY TRIFLUORIDE, AND D. A COMPOUND CONTAINING A HYDROPEROXIDE GROUP OF THE FORMULAE: A. ROOH OR B. HOOR(OCH WHEREIN R IS HYDROGEN OR HYDROCARBYL AND R'' IS HYDROCARBYLENE IN WHICH THE MOLE RATIO OF THE ORGANOMETAL COMPOUND TO THE NICKEL COMPOUND RANGES FROM ABOUT 1/1 TO ABOUT 150/1 THE MOLE RATIO OF THE FLUORINE CONTAINING COMPOUND OF THE NICKEL CONTAINING COMPOUND RANGES FROMA BOUT 3/1 TO 400/1 THE MOLE RATIO OF THE ORGANOMETAL COMPOUND TO THE FLUORINE CONTAINING COMPOUND RANGES FROM ABOUT 0,3/1 TO ABOUT 3/1 AND THE MOLE RATIO OF THE HYDROPEROXIDE COMPOUND TO THE ORGANOMETAL COMPOUND RANGES FROM ABOUT 0.0/1 TO ABOUT 1.5/1.

Claim 17

AN ORGANOLITHIUM COMPOUND OF THE FORMULAE: A. RLI OR B. R''4LIAL WHEREIN R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL, ALKARYL, ARYLALKYL AND ARYL AND R'' IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL, ALKARYL, AND ARYLALKYL, B. AT LEAST ONE NICKEL COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NICKEL BENZOATE, NICKEL ACETATE, NICKEL NAPHTHENATE, BIS(ALPHA FURYL DIOXIME) NICKEL, NICKEL OCTANOTE, NICKEL PALMITATE, NICKEL STEARATE, NICKEL ACETLACETONATE, BIS(SALICYLALDEHYDE) ETHYLENE DIIMINE NICKEL, NICKEL SALICALDEHYDE AND NICKEL TETRACARBONYL, C. A FLUORINE CONTAINING COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE G GROUP CONSISTING OF BORON TRIFLUORIDE, BORON TTRIFLUORIDE DIETHYL-ETHERATE BORON TRIFLUORIDE DI-N-BUTYL-ETHERATE BORON TRIFLUORIDE ETHYL ACETATE COMPLEX, BORON TRIFLUORIDE BENZALDEHYDE COMPLEX, BORON TRIFLUORIDE ACETONE COMPLEX, BORON TRIFLUORIDE BENZONITRILE COMPLEX, BORON TRIFLUORIDE ETHYL ALCOHOLATE, MOLYBDENUM HEXAFLUORIDE, TUNGTRIBUTYLTIN FLUORIDE, MOLYBDENUM HEXAFLUORIDE, TUNGSTEN HEXAFLUORIDE, STANNIC FLUORIDE, TITAIUM TETRAFLUORIDE, ANTIMONY TRIFLUORIDE, AND D. A COMPOUND CONTAINING A HYDROPEROXIDE GROUP OF THE FORMULAE: A. ROOH OR B. HOOR(OCH WHEREIN R IS HYDROGEN OR HYDROCARBYL AND R'' IS HYDROCARBYLENE IN WHICH THE MOLE RATIO OF THE ORGANOMETAL COMPOUND TO THE NICKEL COMPOUND RANGES FROM ABOUT 1/1 TO ABOUT 150/1 THE MOLE RATIO OF THE FLUORINE CONTAINING COMPOUND OF THE NICKEL CONTAINING COMPOUND RANGES FROMA BOUT 3/1 TO 400/1 THE MOLE RATIO OF THE ORGANOMETAL COMPOUND TO THE FLUORINE CONTAINING COMPOUND RANGES FROM ABOUT 0,3/1 TO ABOUT 3/1 AND THE MOLE RATIO OF THE HYDROPEROXIDE COMPOUND TO THE ORGANOMETAL COMPOUND RANGES FROM ABOUT 0.0/1 TO ABOUT 1.5/1.