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Olefin polymerization catalysts

Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc
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Filing: 1990-06-04
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Granted: 1991-10-08
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Expires: 2010-06-04
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Abstract

Abstract The invention is a polymerization catalyst system including an alumoxane and a Group IV B metallocene having a heteroatom ligand. The catalyst system can be employed to polymerize olefins to produce a high molecular weight polymer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jo Ann M. Canich

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00; C08F4/00; C08F4/42; C08F4/44; C08F4/60; C08F4/62; C08F4/64; C07; C07F; C07F17/00; C07F7/00; C07F7/02; C07F7/08; C07F7/10; C08F10/04; C08F10/06; C08F210/00; C08F210/16; C08F110/00; C08F110/02; C08F110/04; C08F110/06; C08F210/04; C08F210/06; C08F210/18; C08F4/659; C08F4/65908; C08F4/65912; C08F4/65916; C08F4/6592; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S526/00; Y10S526/943

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 317 words
A catalyst system comprising: (A) a Group IV B transition metal component of the formula: ##STR5## wherein M is Zr, Hf or Ti; (C 5 H 5-y-x R x ) is a cyclopentadienyl ring which is substituted wit from zero to five groups R, "x" is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 denoting the degree of substitution, and each R is, independently, a radical selected from a group consisting of C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl radicals, C 1 -C 20 substituted hydrocarbyl radicals wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by a halogen atom, C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl-substituted metalloid radicals wherein the metalloid is selected from the Group IV A of the Periodic Table of Elements and halogen radicals or (C 5 H 5-y-x R x ) is a cyclopentadienyl ring in which two adjacent R-groups are joined forming C 4 -C 20 ring to give a saturated or unsaturated polycyclic cyclopentadienyl ligand; (JR' z-l-y ) is a heteroatom ligand in which J is an element with a coordination number of three from Group V A or an element with a coordination number of two from Group VI A of the Periodic Table of Elements, each R' is, independently a radical selected from a group consisting of C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl radicals, substituted C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl radicals wherein one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced by a halogen atom, and "z" is the coordination number of the element J; each Q is, independently any univalent anionic ligand or two Q's are a divalent anionic chelating agent; "y" is 0 or 1 when w is greater than 0; y is 1 when w is 0, when "y" is 1, T is a covalent bridging group containing a Group IV A or V A element; L is a Lewis base where "w" denotes a number from 0 to 3; and (B) an alumoxane.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 317 words
A catalyst system comprising: (A) a Group IV B transition metal component of the formula: ##STR5## wherein M is Zr, Hf or Ti; (C 5 H 5-y-x R x ) is a cyclopentadienyl ring which is substituted wit from zero to five groups R, "x" is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 denoting the degree of substitution, and each R is, independently, a radical selected from a group consisting of C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl radicals, C 1 -C 20 substituted hydrocarbyl radicals wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by a halogen atom, C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl-substituted metalloid radicals wherein the metalloid is selected from the Group IV A of the Periodic Table of Elements and halogen radicals or (C 5 H 5-y-x R x ) is a cyclopentadienyl ring in which two adjacent R-groups are joined forming C 4 -C 20 ring to give a saturated or unsaturated polycyclic cyclopentadienyl ligand; (JR' z-l-y ) is a heteroatom ligand in which J is an element with a coordination number of three from Group V A or an element with a coordination number of two from Group VI A of the Periodic Table of Elements, each R' is, independently a radical selected from a group consisting of C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl radicals, substituted C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl radicals wherein one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced by a halogen atom, and "z" is the coordination number of the element J; each Q is, independently any univalent anionic ligand or two Q's are a divalent anionic chelating agent; "y" is 0 or 1 when w is greater than 0; y is 1 when w is 0, when "y" is 1, T is a covalent bridging group containing a Group IV A or V A element; L is a Lewis base where "w" denotes a number from 0 to 3; and (B) an alumoxane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The catalyst system of claim 1 wherein the heteroatom ligand group J element is nitrogen, phosphorous, oxygen or sulfur.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
The catalyst system of claim 2 wherein the heteroatom ligand group J element is nitrogen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 12 words
The catalyst system of claim 1 wherein M is zirconium or hafnium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 18 words
The catalyst system of claim 1 wherein the mole ratio of Al:M is from 10:1 to about 20,000:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 59 words
The catalyst system of claim 1 wherein Q is independently halogen, hydride, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl, alkoxide, aryloxide, amide arylamide, phosphide or arylphosphide, provided that where any Q is a hydrocaryl such Q is different from (C 5 H 4-x R x ) or both together are an alkylidene or a cyclometallated hydrocarbyl.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 14 words
The catalyst system of claim 6 wherein Q is a halogen or hydrocarbyl radical.

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