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Metal complex compounds

Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1991-09-12
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Granted: 1992-07-21
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Expires: 2011-09-12
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Abstract

Abstract A monocyclopentadienyl or substituted monocyclopentadienyl metal complex containing compound useful as a polymerization catalyst corresponding to the formula: CpMX.sub.n.sup.+ A.sup.- wherein: Cp is a single η 5 -cyclopentadienyl or η 5 -substituted cyclopentadienyl group optionally covalently bonded to M through a substituent; M is a metal of Group 3-10 or the Lanthanide Series of the Periodic Table bound in an η 5 bonding mode to the cyclopentadienyl or substituted cyclopentadienyl group; X each occurrence independently is selected from the group consisting of hydride, halo, alkyl, aryl, silyl, germyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, amide, siloxy, neutral Lewis base ligands and combinations thereof having up to 20 non-hydrogen atoms, and optionally one X together with Cp forms a metallocycle with M; R is alkyl or aryl of up to 10 carbons; n is one or two depending on the valence of M; and A is a noncoordinating, compatible anion of a Bronsted acid salt.

Inventors

  • 👤 James C. Stevens
  • 👤 David R. Neithamer

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07F; C07F7/00; C07F7/28; C08; C08F; C08F10/00; C07F17/00; C08F4/00; C08F4/42; C08F4/44; C08F4/60; C08F4/619; C08F4/61908; C08F4/6192; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S526/00; Y10S526/943

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A process for polymerizing an olefin, diolefin or acetylenic compound comprising contacting the olefin, diolefin or acetylenic compound or mixture thereof with a monocyclopentadienyl or substituted monocyclopentadienyl metal complex containing compound corresponding to the formula: CpMX.sub.n.sup.+ A.sup.- wherein: Cp is a single η 5 -cyclopentadienyl or η 5 -substituted cyclopentadienyl group optionally covalently bonded to M through a substituent; M is a metal of Groups 3-10 or the Lanthanide Series of the Periodic Table bound in an η 5 bonding mode to the cyclopentadienyl or substituted cyclopentadienyl group; X each occurrence independently is selected from the group consisting of hydride, halo, alkyl, aryl, silyl, germyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, amide, siloxy, neutral Lewis base ligands and combinations thereof having up to 20 non-hydrogen atoms, and optionally one X together with Cp forms a metallocycle with M; n is one or two depending on the valence of M; and A - is a noncoordinating, compatible anion of a Bronsted acid salt under polymerization conditions and recovering the resulting polymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A process for polymerizing an olefin, diolefin or acetylenic compound comprising contacting the olefin, diolefin or acetylenic compound or mixture thereof with a monocyclopentadienyl or substituted monocyclopentadienyl metal complex containing compound corresponding to the formula: CpMX.sub.n.sup.+ A.sup.- wherein: Cp is a single η 5 -cyclopentadienyl or η 5 -substituted cyclopentadienyl group optionally covalently bonded to M through a substituent; M is a metal of Groups 3-10 or the Lanthanide Series of the Periodic Table bound in an η 5 bonding mode to the cyclopentadienyl or substituted cyclopentadienyl group; X each occurrence independently is selected from the group consisting of hydride, halo, alkyl, aryl, silyl, germyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, amide, siloxy, neutral Lewis base ligands and combinations thereof having up to 20 non-hydrogen atoms, and optionally one X together with Cp forms a metallocycle with M; n is one or two depending on the valence of M; and A - is a noncoordinating, compatible anion of a Bronsted acid salt under polymerization conditions and recovering the resulting polymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 12 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein M is titanium or zirconium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 170 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the compound corresponds to the formula: ##STR4## wherein: M is zirconium or titanium; Cp* is a cyclopentadienyl or substituted cyclopentadienyl group bound in an η 5 bonding mode to M; Z is SiR* 2 , CR* 2 , SiR* 2 SiR* 2 , CR* 2 CR* 2 , CR*═CR*, CR* 2 SiR* 2 , or GeR* 2 ; wherein: R* each occurrence is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, silyl, halogenated alkyl, halogenated aryl groups having up to 20 non-hydrogen atoms, and mixtures thereof, of two or more R* groups from Y, Z, or both Y and Z form a fused ring system, Y is a nitrogen or phosphorus containing group corresponding to the formula --N(R"")--or --P(R"")--, wherein R"" is C 1-10 alkyl or aryl; X is independently each occurrence halo, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, or aryloxy of up to 20 carbons; n is one or two; and A - is a noncoordinating, compatible anion of a Bronsted acid salt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein X is C 1-4 alkyl or alkoxy.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 10 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein n is 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 12 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein A - is tetrakis-pentafluorophenyl borate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 24 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the olefin is ethylene, propylene, butadiene, cyclopentene, 1-hexene, 3-methyl-1-pentene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1,4-hexadiene, 1-octene, 1-decene, styrene, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 15 words
The process of claim 1 conducted at a temperature from 0° C. to 200° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 16 words
The process of claim 1 conducted at a pressure from atmospheric to 6.894 kPa (1000 psig).

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