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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: 1987-06-10
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Granted: 1989-02-28
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Expires: 2007-06-10
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
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:39
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G61/00; C08G61/02; C08G61/04; C08G61/06; C08G61/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A transparent cross-linked polymer product comprising at least 80 percent by weight metathesis catalyst polymerized units of dicyclopentadiene, said polymer product comprising cross-linked substantially transparent polymer having a percent haze of less than 25 percent and a luminous transmittance of at least 30 for at least one of the tristimulus values, said metathesis catalyst comprising pentavalent tantalum.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
A transparent cross-linked polymer product comprising at least 80 percent by weight metathesis catalyst polymerized units of dicyclopentadiene, said polymer product comprising cross-linked substantially transparent polymer having a percent haze of less than 25 percent and a luminous transmittance of at least 30 for at least one of the tristimulus values, said metathesis catalyst comprising pentavalent tantalum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The product of claim 1 wherein the luminous transmittance is at least 70 for at least two of the tristimulus values.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
120 words
A transparent cross-linked polymer product comprising metathesis-catalyst polymerized units of dicyclopentadiene, said polymer product comprising cross-linked substantially transparent polymerized units of dicyclopentadiene said polymer product having a percent haze of less than 25 percent, said metathesis catalyst comprising pentavalent tantalum of the formula TaY 5 where Y is selected from the group consisting of halides; alkoxys, represented by the formula --O--R where the organic radical R is hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbons; aryloxys represented by the formula --O--Ar where the organic radical Ar is an aromatic radical containing from 1 to 3 aromatic rings; and carboxys, represented by the formula --OOCR 1 where the organic radical R 1 is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
120 words
A transparent cross-linked polymer product comprising metathesis-catalyst polymerized units of dicyclopentadiene, said polymer product comprising cross-linked substantially transparent polymerized units of dicyclopentadiene said polymer product having a percent haze of less than 25 percent, said metathesis catalyst comprising pentavalent tantalum of the formula TaY 5 where Y is selected from the group consisting of halides; alkoxys, represented by the formula --O--R where the organic radical R is hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbons; aryloxys represented by the formula --O--Ar where the organic radical Ar is an aromatic radical containing from 1 to 3 aromatic rings; and carboxys, represented by the formula --OOCR 1 where the organic radical R 1 is a hydrocarbyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The product of claim 1 wherein said product has a light color.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
8 words
The product of claim 1 further comprising elastomer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
9 words
The product of claim 1 further comprising blowing agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The product of claim 1 further comprising polymerized units of at least one cycloolefin selected from the group consisting of norbornene, norbornadiene, cyclopentene, dimethanehexahydronaphthalene and dimethaneoctahydronaphthalene in a proportion of up to about 20 percent based on the weight of dicyclopentadiene units.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
8 words
The product of claim 7 further comprising elastomer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
9 words
The product of claim 7 further comprising blowing agent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The product of claim 7 wherein said product has a light color.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The product of claim 1 wherein said product has a percent haze of less than five percent and a luminous transmittance of at least 20 for each of the tristimulus values.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The product of claim 11 wherein said transmittance is at least 30 for each of the tristimulus values.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The product of claim 1 wherein said product has a luminous transmittance of at 50 for at least one of the tristimulus values.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The product of claim 13 wherein said product has a luminous transmittance of at least 70 for at least two of the tristimulus values.
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