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Method for making a dicyclopentadiene cross-linked polymer and the product thereof
Assignee: Metton America Inc
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Filing: 1985-04-15
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Granted: 1987-10-27
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Expires: 2005-04-15
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a method of making a cross-linked poly(dicyclopentadiene) with a metathesis-catalyst system, where the metathesis-catalyst system contains an organoaluminum or organoaluminum halide activator and a pentavalent tantalum catalyst. In a preferred embodiment, the cross-linked polymer is formed by combining, in a first place, a plurality of reactant streams, one reactant stream which contains the activator, a second reactant stream which contains the catalyst and at least one reactant stream which contains dicyclopentadiene; then injecting the combined reactant streams into a second place, such as a mold, where polymerization occurs. Use of the pentavalent tantalum catalyst results in the formation of a cross-linked polymer having less color and greater transparency than cross-linked poly(dicyclopentadiene) made without a pentavalent tantalum catalyst.
Inventors
- 👤 Tuyen T. Nguyen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:36
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G61/00; C08G61/02; C08G61/04; C08G61/06; C08G61/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of making a cross-linked substantially transparent low haze polymer comprising combining a plurality of reactant streams to form a polymerization solution, one reactant stream containing an organo aluminum activator of a metathesis catalyst system; a second reactant stream containing a catalyst of said metathesis-catalyst system, where the catalyst of the metathesis-catalyst system is a pentavalent tantalum catalyst represented by the formula Ta--Y 5 , where Y is selected from the group of halides; --O--R, where R is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and --OOCR', where R' is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and at least one reactant stream containing dicyclopentadiene under polymerization conditions said polymerization stream comprising cycloolefin monomer, said monomer being at least 80 percent by weight dicyclopentadiene, and then recovering the cross-linked substantially transparaent polymer having a percent haze of less than 25 percent.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of making a cross-linked substantially transparent low haze polymer comprising combining a plurality of reactant streams to form a polymerization solution, one reactant stream containing an organo aluminum activator of a metathesis catalyst system; a second reactant stream containing a catalyst of said metathesis-catalyst system, where the catalyst of the metathesis-catalyst system is a pentavalent tantalum catalyst represented by the formula Ta--Y 5 , where Y is selected from the group of halides; --O--R, where R is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and --OOCR', where R' is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and at least one reactant stream containing dicyclopentadiene under polymerization conditions said polymerization stream comprising cycloolefin monomer, said monomer being at least 80 percent by weight dicyclopentadiene, and then recovering the cross-linked substantially transparaent polymer having a percent haze of less than 25 percent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the catalyst is tantalum pentachloride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing a blowing agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 2 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing a blowing agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing an elastomer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 2 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing an elastomer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 3 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing an elastomer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 4 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing an elastomer.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of making a cross-linked substantially transparent low haze polymer comprising combining a plurality of reactant streams to form a polymerization solution, one reactant stream containing an organoaluminum halide activator of a metathesis catalyst system; a second reactant stream containing a catalyst of said metathesis-catalyst system, where the catalyst of the metathesis-catalyst system is a pentavalent tantalum catalyst represented by the formula Ta--Y 5 , where Y is selected from the group of halides; --O--R, where R is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and --OOCR', where the R' is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; at least one reactant stream containing dicyclopentadiene; said polymerization solution containing cycloolefin monomer, said monomer being at least 80 percent dicyclopentadiene and up to about 20 percent, based on the weight of dicyclopentadiene of said cycloolefin being selected from the group consisting of norbornene, norbornadiene, cyclopentene, dimethanehexahydronaphthalene and dimethaneoctahydronaphthalene, under polymerization conditions and then recovering the cross-linked substantially transparent low haze polymer having a percent haze of less than 25 percent.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of making a cross-linked substantially transparent low haze polymer comprising combining a plurality of reactant streams to form a polymerization solution, one reactant stream containing an organoaluminum halide activator of a metathesis catalyst system; a second reactant stream containing a catalyst of said metathesis-catalyst system, where the catalyst of the metathesis-catalyst system is a pentavalent tantalum catalyst represented by the formula Ta--Y 5 , where Y is selected from the group of halides; --O--R, where R is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and --OOCR', where the R' is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; at least one reactant stream containing dicyclopentadiene; said polymerization solution containing cycloolefin monomer, said monomer being at least 80 percent dicyclopentadiene and up to about 20 percent, based on the weight of dicyclopentadiene of said cycloolefin being selected from the group consisting of norbornene, norbornadiene, cyclopentene, dimethanehexahydronaphthalene and dimethaneoctahydronaphthalene, under polymerization conditions and then recovering the cross-linked substantially transparent low haze polymer having a percent haze of less than 25 percent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein the catalyst is tantalum pentachloride.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 9 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing a blowing agent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing a blowing agent.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 9 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing an elastomer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing an elastomer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 11 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing an elastomer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 12 which further comprises, at least one of the reactant streams containing an elastomer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein at least one reactant stream comprises a cyclcolefin where the cycloolefin contains from 5 to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
62 words
A transparent polymer polymerization feed composition, consisting essentially of: at least 80 weight percent dicyclopentadiene and a catalyst, said catalyst consisting essentially of TaY 5 , where Y is selected from the group of halides; --O--R, where R is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and --OOCR', where R' is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
62 words
A transparent polymer polymerization feed composition, consisting essentially of: at least 80 weight percent dicyclopentadiene and a catalyst, said catalyst consisting essentially of TaY 5 , where Y is selected from the group of halides; --O--R, where R is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and --OOCR', where R' is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
8 words
The composition of claim 18 further comprising elastomer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
9 words
The composition of claim 18 further comprising blowing agent.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 18 further comprising solvent, said catalyst being soluble in said solvent.
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